Municipality of Benedikt, Slovenia
The Municipality of Benedikt follows Slovenian time, using CET as standard time and CEST during daylight saving. It stays synchronized with Maribor, Ljubljana, Kranj, Celje, and Koper; sunrise must be checked for the required calendar day.
Benedikt, Slovenia
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC+1 · Europe/Ljubljana
Time and sun data for Benedikt — the largest city of Municipality of Benedikt
The sun in Benedikt
Sunrise 6:45 AM Solar noon 11:41 AM Sunset 4:38 PM Daylight 9 h 53 min Night 14 h 07 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:10 PM
Slovenia · 16 cities
Largest cities
- Benedikt 955
- Ihova 292
- Drvanja 185
- Locki Vrh 176
- Spodnja Backova 123
- Spodnja Rocica 116
- Trstenik 110
- Trotkova 105
- Obrat 94
- Ločki Vrh 80
- Stara Gora 72
- Zgornja Rocica 67
All cities
- Benedikt
- Drvanja
- Ihova
- Locki Vrh
- Ločki Vrh
- Negovski Vrh
- Obrat
- Spodnja Backova
- Spodnja Rocica
- Stara Gora
- Stara Gora
- Sv. Trije Kralji V Slov. Gor.
- Sveti Trije Kralji v Slovenskih Goricah
- Trotkova
- Trstenik
- Zgornja Rocica
Current time in Municipality of Benedikt, Slovenia
The municipality’s winter or standard setting is Central European Time, equal to UTC+1. Its daylight-saving setting is Central European Summer Time, equal to UTC+2. These labels identify more than a casual notion of “summer time”: they determine how local timestamps correspond to UTC.
Europe/Ljubljana is the appropriate named zone for electronic schedules in Benedikt. Using it allows an application to interpret dates according to Slovenia’s clock rules. This is safer for repeated appointments than attaching every event to a constant offset.
A meeting marked “Benedikt time” needs no special clock—only a calendar that remembers Slovenia changes its clocks.
Benedikt’s place in Slovenia
Benedikt is a municipality and settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It is situated in the Slovene Hills and belongs to the Drava statistical region. The region also contains Maribor, but neither regional membership nor proximity creates any difference in official time.
Maribor is one of the country’s largest cities. Ljubljana is the largest, while Kranj, Celje, and Koper are also leading urban centers. From Benedikt, all five can be called at the same local hour without converting between domestic time zones.
Countrywide clock: Slovenian local time Standard form: CET Daylight-saving form: CEST Named database zone: Europe/Ljubljana Domestic conversion required: none
Planning around sunrise in Benedikt
Sunrise varies over the year because the duration and timing of daylight are seasonal. A useful sunrise display must specify Benedikt, a date, and the relevant local time basis. Copying a value from another month can give a misleading plan even though the time zone has not changed.
When clocks advance or return, the clock reading assigned to sunrise shifts accordingly. That administrative change should not be confused with an abrupt astronomical change. Comparing sunrise across the transition is clearest when both the offset and local clock time are visible.
The municipality’s rolling landscape can influence the first direct sunlight seen from a given spot. Calculated sunrise generally assumes an unobstructed horizon, while an actual eastern ridge, forest, or building may delay visibility. Weather affects brightness too, although it does not revise the astronomical calculation.
Choose a date-specific result. Confirm it is expressed in local Slovenian time. Check the UTC offset if coordinating internationally. Allow for relief and weather during outdoor planning.
Questions and answers
- Is Benedikt on the same time as Maribor?
- Yes. Both follow CET and CEST at the same times.
- What zone should a calendar use for Benedikt?
- Choose Europe/Ljubljana.
- Does a hill change astronomical sunrise?
- No, but it can delay the moment when direct sunlight becomes visible to an observer.