Right now, local time in Braine-le-Château is 18:54 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Braine-le-Château ranks #46304 worldwide by population and #385 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 27m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Day length
- 9h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:27
- Daylight range
- 7h 58m (winter) – 16h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Braine-le-Château — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.6799° N, 4.2739° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Wallonia
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 9,627 · #46304 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Braine-le-Château through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.68° S, 175.73° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 751 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Braine-le-Château today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:44
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 14:50
- Maghrib
- 17:16
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 123.2° from north (ESE (123°))
Full prayer timetable for Braine-le-Château — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Braine-le-Château sits in the Europe/Brussels 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 1735 cities we cover in Belgium.
Braine-le-Château's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 245 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,757 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.68° N, 4.27° 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 | 09:54 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:54 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:54 | −4h |
| London | 17:54 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:54 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:54 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:54 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:24 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:54 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:54 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:54 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:54 | +10h |
Best time to call Braine-le-Château
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Braine-le-Château local time:
Cities sharing Braine-le-Château's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels18:54
- Antwerp18:54
- Gent18:54
- Charleroi18:54
- Liège18:54
- Anderlecht18:54
- Schaerbeek18:54
- Brugge18:54
- Namur18:54
- Leuven18:54
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean18:54
- Mons18:54
Distances from Braine-le-Château
| Paris | 245 km | SW (215°) |
| London | 321 km | WNW (288°) |
| Moscow | 2,267 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,151 km | ESE (104°) |
| Chicago | 6,666 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,884 km | E (94°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,042 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,406 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 9,467 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 9,643 km | SW (225°) |
| Singapore | 10,561 km | E (82°) |
| Sydney | 16,757 km | ENE (68°) |
Cities near Braine-le-Château
FAQ
What time is it in Braine-le-Château right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Braine-le-Château (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Braine-le-Château in?
Braine-le-Château runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Braine-le-Château 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 Braine-le-Château today?
Braine-le-Château sees sunrise at 07:36 and sunset at 17:18 today, giving 9h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Braine-le-Château tonight?
The moon phase over Braine-le-Château tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Braine-le-Château?
The antipode of Braine-le-Château — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.68° S, 175.73° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 751 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Braine-le-Château?
Braine-le-Château lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Braine-le-Château?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Braine-le-Château, clocks run about 27 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.