Right now, local time in Bocholt is 03:28 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bocholt ranks #39153 worldwide by population and #288 in Belgium.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Brussels 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 22m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Day length
- 9h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:22
- Daylight range
- 7h 53m (winter) – 16h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bocholt — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.1734° N, 5.5799° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 12,346 · #39153 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bocholt through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.17° S, 174.42° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 819 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bocholt today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:36
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 14:46
- Maghrib
- 17:13
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 125.3° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Bocholt — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bocholt sits in the Europe/Brussels time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1735 cities we cover in Belgium.
Bocholt's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 346 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,652 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.17° N, 5.58° 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 | 19:28 | −8h |
| Chicago | 21:28 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 23:28 | −4h |
| London | 02:28 | −1h |
| Paris | 03:28 | same time |
| Moscow | 05:28 | +2h |
| Dubai | 06:28 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 07:58 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:28 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 10:28 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 11:28 | +8h |
| Sydney | 13:28 | +10h |
Best time to call Bocholt
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bocholt local time:
Cities sharing Bocholt's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels03:28
- Antwerp03:28
- Gent03:28
- Charleroi03:28
- Liège03:28
- Anderlecht03:28
- Schaerbeek03:28
- Brugge03:28
- Namur03:28
- Leuven03:28
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean03:28
- Mons03:28
Distances from Bocholt
| Paris | 346 km | SW (223°) |
| London | 398 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 2,160 km | ENE (64°) |
| Dubai | 5,076 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 6,716 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,797 km | E (95°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,067 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,299 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 9,369 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 9,747 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 10,463 km | E (83°) |
| Sydney | 16,652 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near Bocholt
- Reppel2 km · 03:28
- Beek3 km · 03:28
- Bree4 km · 03:28
- Kaulille4 km · 03:28
- Budel-Dorplein7 km · 03:28
- Wijshagen8 km · 03:28
- Ellikom6 km · 03:28
- Budel-Schoot8 km · 03:28
FAQ
What time is it in Bocholt right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bocholt (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bocholt in?
Bocholt runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Bocholt 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 Bocholt today?
Bocholt sees sunrise at 07:29 and sunset at 17:15 today, giving 9h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bocholt tonight?
The moon phase over Bocholt tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bocholt?
The antipode of Bocholt — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.17° S, 174.42° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 819 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bocholt?
Bocholt lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bocholt?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bocholt, clocks run about 22 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.