Denmark — Time & Holidays
Denmark uses Central European Time (UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) in summer, changing the clocks with the rest of Europe.
National & Public Holidays
| Date | Holiday | What it marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day Fixed | The start of the year. |
| Movable | Maundy Thu, Good Fri & Easter Mon Movable | The Easter holidays. |
| Movable | Ascension & Whit Monday Movable | Christian holidays after Easter. |
| 5 June | Constitution Day Fixed | Marks the 1849 constitution. |
| 25 December | Christmas Day Fixed | The principal winter holiday. |
| 26 December | Second Christmas Day Fixed | Boxing Day equivalent. |
Time and holidays in Denmark
Denmark keeps Central European Time, UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer, switching on the standard European dates in late March and late October. As the southernmost of the Nordic countries, Denmark has a gentler swing of daylight than Norway or Sweden, but the long summer evenings and cosy, candle-lit winters still shape the famous Danish sense of hygge, the art of warm togetherness.
Constitution Day and the church year
Constitution Day on the fifth of June commemorates the signing of Denmark's first constitution in 1849, which set the country on the path to modern democracy; it is widely observed as a day off and marked by political gatherings and speeches. Most of the remaining public holidays follow the Christian calendar and cluster around Easter and Christmas: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Monday in spring, Ascension and Whit Monday in early summer, and the two Christmas days in December, alongside New Year's Day. Because the Easter-linked holidays move each year, their dates vary, so it is sensible to check them when planning. Denmark also includes the autonomous territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands, which keep their own time zones further west. The live clock above shows the current time in mainland Denmark with the correct seasonal offset.