Right now, local time in Drongen is 16:17 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Drongen ranks #37776 worldwide by population and #273 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 30m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Day length
- 9h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:30
- Daylight range
- 7h 54m (winter) – 16h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Drongen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.0507° N, 3.6565° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 13,016 · #37776 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Drongen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.05° S, 176.34° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 789 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Drongen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:47
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Dhuhr
- 12:30
- Asr
- 14:51
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 19:04
- Qibla direction
- 122.9° from north (ESE (123°))
Full prayer timetable for Drongen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Drongen sits in the Europe/Brussels time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1735 cities we cover in Belgium.
Drongen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 261 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,781 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.05° N, 3.66° 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 | 07:17 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:17 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:17 | −4h |
| London | 15:17 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:17 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:17 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:17 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 20:47 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:17 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:17 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:17 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:17 | +10h |
Best time to call Drongen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Drongen local time:
Cities sharing Drongen's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels16:17
- Antwerp16:17
- Gent16:17
- Charleroi16:17
- Liège16:17
- Anderlecht16:17
- Schaerbeek16:17
- Brugge16:17
- Namur16:17
- Leuven16:17
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean16:17
- Mons16:17
Distances from Drongen
| Paris | 261 km | SSW (201°) |
| London | 268 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 2,287 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,203 km | ESE (103°) |
| Chicago | 6,608 km | WNW (300°) |
| Mumbai | 6,930 km | E (94°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,982 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,423 km | ENE (60°) |
| Tokyo | 9,457 km | NE (34°) |
| São Paulo | 9,641 km | SW (225°) |
| Singapore | 10,598 km | E (81°) |
| Sydney | 16,781 km | ENE (66°) |
Cities near Drongen
- Sint-Denijs-Westrem3 km · 16:17
- Mariakerke3 km · 16:17
- Vinderhoute4 km · 16:17
- Sint-Martens-Latem4 km · 16:17
- De Pinte6 km · 16:17
- Gent4 km · 16:17
- Deurle6 km · 16:17
- Wondelgem5 km · 16:17
FAQ
What time is it in Drongen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Drongen (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Drongen in?
Drongen runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Drongen 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 Drongen today?
Drongen sees sunrise at 07:40 and sunset at 17:20 today, giving 9h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Drongen tonight?
The moon phase over Drongen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Drongen?
The antipode of Drongen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.05° S, 176.34° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 789 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Drongen?
Drongen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Drongen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Drongen, clocks run about 30 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.