Right now, local time in Balve is 21:53 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Balve ranks #39313 worldwide by population and #1419 in Germany.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Day length
- 9h 39m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 7h 51m (winter) – 16h 36m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Balve — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.3315° N, 7.8642° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Population
- 12,281 · #39313 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Balve through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.33° S, 172.14° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 884 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Balve today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:30
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 14:33
- Maghrib
- 17:00
- Isha
- 18:47
- Qibla direction
- 128.2° from north (SE (128°))
Full prayer timetable for Balve — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Balve sits in the Europe/Berlin time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 39m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 7650 cities we cover in Germany.
Balve's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 480 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,497 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.33° N, 7.86° 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 | 12:53 | −9h |
| Chicago | 14:53 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:53 | −4h |
| London | 20:53 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:53 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:53 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:53 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:23 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:53 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:53 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:53 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:53 | +10h |
Best time to call Balve
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Balve local time:
Cities sharing Balve's time zone
- BerlinDE
- HamburgDE
- MunichDE
- KölnDE
- Frankfurt am MainDE
- DüsseldorfDE
- StuttgartDE
- EssenDE
Distances from Balve
| Paris | 480 km | WSW (237°) |
| London | 554 km | W (275°) |
| Moscow | 2,010 km | ENE (64°) |
| Dubai | 4,929 km | ESE (108°) |
| Mumbai | 6,641 km | E (97°) |
| Chicago | 6,842 km | WNW (303°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,150 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,163 km | NW (318°) |
| Tokyo | 9,260 km | NE (38°) |
| São Paulo | 9,876 km | SW (228°) |
| Singapore | 10,303 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,497 km | ENE (71°) |
Cities near Balve
FAQ
What time is it in Balve right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Balve (Germany), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Balve in?
Balve runs on the Europe/Berlin IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Balve 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 Balve today?
Balve sees sunrise at 07:24 and sunset at 17:02 today, giving 9h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Balve tonight?
The moon phase over Balve tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Balve?
The antipode of Balve — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.33° S, 172.14° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 884 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Balve?
Balve lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Balve?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Balve, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.