Right now, local time in Ballast is 18:56 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ballast ranks #117990 worldwide by population and #1184 in The Netherlands.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 17m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 9h 31m
- Solar noon
- 12:17
- Daylight range
- 7h 37m (winter) – 16h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ballast — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.6722° N, 6.7330° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Drenthe
- Country
- 🇳🇱 The Netherlands
- Population
- 1,710 · #117990 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ballast through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.67° S, 173.27° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 999 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ballast today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:35
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:18
- Asr
- 14:33
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:51
- Qibla direction
- 128.1° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Ballast — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ballast sits in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 31m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1572 cities we cover in The Netherlands.
Ballast's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 486 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,516 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.67° N, 6.73° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 09:56 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:56 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:56 | −4h |
| London | 17:56 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:56 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:56 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:56 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:26 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:56 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:56 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:56 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:56 | +10h |
Best time to call Ballast
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ballast local time:
Cities sharing Ballast's time zone
Distances from Ballast
| London | 486 km | WSW (257°) |
| Paris | 524 km | SW (218°) |
| Moscow | 2,020 km | ENE (68°) |
| Dubai | 5,048 km | ESE (108°) |
| Chicago | 6,697 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,737 km | E (97°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,001 km | NW (317°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,152 km | ENE (63°) |
| Tokyo | 9,188 km | NE (37°) |
| São Paulo | 9,918 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 10,365 km | E (84°) |
| Sydney | 16,516 km | ENE (68°) |
Cities near Ballast
FAQ
What time is it in Ballast right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ballast (The Netherlands), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ballast in?
Ballast runs on the Europe/Amsterdam IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ballast observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ballast today?
Ballast sees sunrise at 07:32 and sunset at 17:03 today, giving 9h 31m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ballast tonight?
The moon phase over Ballast tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ballast?
The antipode of Ballast — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.67° S, 173.27° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 999 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ballast?
Ballast lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ballast?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ballast, clocks run about 17 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.