Right now, local time in Benthuizen is 18:01 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Benthuizen ranks #28669 worldwide by population and #207 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 9h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 7h 44m (winter) – 16h 45m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 69% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Benthuizen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.0775° N, 4.5444° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- South Holland
- Country
- 🇳🇱 The Netherlands
- Population
- 18,959 · #28669 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Benthuizen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.08° S, 175.46° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 907 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Benthuizen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:40
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 14:47
- Maghrib
- 17:15
- Isha
- 19:03
- Qibla direction
- 124.9° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Benthuizen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Benthuizen sits in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1572 cities we cover in The Netherlands.
Benthuizen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is London, 328 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,679 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.08° N, 4.54° 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 | 10:01 | −8h |
| Chicago | 12:01 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 14:01 | −4h |
| London | 17:01 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:01 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:01 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:01 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 22:31 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:01 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:01 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:01 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:01 | +10h |
Best time to call Benthuizen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Benthuizen local time:
Cities sharing Benthuizen's time zone
Distances from Benthuizen
| London | 328 km | W (261°) |
| Paris | 390 km | SSW (204°) |
| Moscow | 2,182 km | ENE (66°) |
| Dubai | 5,171 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 6,603 km | WNW (300°) |
| Mumbai | 6,877 km | E (95°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,945 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,314 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 9,329 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 9,765 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 10,521 km | E (82°) |
| Sydney | 16,679 km | ENE (66°) |
Cities near Benthuizen
- Palenstein3 km · 18:01
- Zoetermeer4 km · 18:01
- Zoeterwoude-Dorp6 km · 18:01
- Driemanspolder5 km · 18:01
- Bleiswijk7 km · 18:01
- Leiderdorp9 km · 18:01
- Noordeinde8 km · 18:01
- Binnenhof10 km · 18:01
FAQ
What time is it in Benthuizen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Benthuizen (The Netherlands), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Benthuizen in?
Benthuizen runs on the Europe/Amsterdam IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Benthuizen 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 Benthuizen today?
Benthuizen sees sunrise at 07:35 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 9h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Benthuizen tonight?
The moon phase over Benthuizen tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Benthuizen?
The antipode of Benthuizen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.08° S, 175.46° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 907 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Benthuizen?
Benthuizen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Benthuizen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Benthuizen, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.