Right now, local time in Brakel is 18:30 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Brakel ranks #59051 worldwide by population and #554 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 29m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Day length
- 9h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Daylight range
- 7h 57m (winter) – 16h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Brakel — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.8010° N, 3.7626° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 6,513 · #59051 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Brakel through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.80° S, 176.24° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 762 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Brakel today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:46
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Dhuhr
- 12:30
- Asr
- 14:51
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 122.7° from north (ESE (123°))
Full prayer timetable for Brakel — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Brakel sits in the Europe/Brussels time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 41m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1735 cities we cover in Belgium.
Brakel's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 238 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,785 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.80° N, 3.76° 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 | 09:30 | −9h |
| Chicago | 11:30 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 14:30 | −4h |
| London | 17:30 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:30 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:30 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:30 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:00 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:30 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:30 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:30 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:30 | +10h |
Best time to call Brakel
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Brakel local time:
Cities sharing Brakel's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels18:30
- Antwerp18:30
- Gent18:30
- Charleroi18:30
- Liège18:30
- Anderlecht18:30
- Schaerbeek18:30
- Brugge18:30
- Namur18:30
- Leuven18:30
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean18:30
- Mons18:30
Distances from Brakel
| Paris | 238 km | SSW (206°) |
| London | 283 km | WNW (288°) |
| Moscow | 2,293 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,189 km | ESE (103°) |
| Chicago | 6,628 km | WNW (300°) |
| Mumbai | 6,921 km | E (94°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,007 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,431 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 9,476 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 9,627 km | SW (225°) |
| Singapore | 10,595 km | E (81°) |
| Sydney | 16,785 km | ENE (67°) |
Cities near Brakel
- Opbrakel1 km · 18:30
- Michelbeke4 km · 18:30
- Elst4 km · 18:30
- Sint-Maria-Oudenhove4 km · 18:30
- Everbeek5 km · 18:30
- Sint-Martens-Lierde4 km · 18:30
- Flobecq7 km · 18:30
- Strijpen8 km · 18:30
FAQ
What time is it in Brakel right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Brakel (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Brakel in?
Brakel runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Brakel 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 Brakel today?
Brakel sees sunrise at 07:39 and sunset at 17:20 today, giving 9h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Brakel tonight?
The moon phase over Brakel tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Brakel?
The antipode of Brakel — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.80° S, 176.24° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 762 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Brakel?
Brakel lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Brakel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Brakel, clocks run about 29 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.