Right now, local time in Gent is 14:55 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gent ranks #2283 worldwide by population and #3 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 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:29
- Daylight range
- 7h 54m (winter) – 16h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gent — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.0500° N, 3.7167° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 265,086 · #2283 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gent through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.05° S, 176.28° 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 Gent 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 Gent — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gent 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.
Gent's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 262 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,777 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.05° N, 3.72° 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 | 05:55 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:55 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:55 | −4h |
| London | 13:55 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:55 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:55 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:55 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:25 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:55 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:55 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:55 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:55 | +10h |
Best time to call Gent
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gent local time:
Cities sharing Gent's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
- NamurBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels14:55
- Antwerp14:55
- Charleroi14:55
- Liège14:55
- Anderlecht14:55
- Schaerbeek14:55
- Brugge14:55
- Namur14:55
- Leuven14:55
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean14:55
- Mons14:55
- Ixelles14:55
Distances from Gent
| Paris | 262 km | SSW (202°) |
| London | 272 km | WNW (282°) |
| Moscow | 2,283 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,199 km | ESE (103°) |
| Chicago | 6,611 km | WNW (300°) |
| Mumbai | 6,926 km | E (94°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,985 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,420 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 9,455 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 9,644 km | SW (225°) |
| Singapore | 10,594 km | E (81°) |
| Sydney | 16,777 km | ENE (66°) |
Cities near Gent
- Ledeberg2 km · 14:55
- Sint-Amandsberg3 km · 14:55
- Wondelgem4 km · 14:55
- Mariakerke4 km · 14:55
- Zwijnaarde6 km · 14:55
- Gentbrugge4 km · 14:55
- Sint-Denijs-Westrem4 km · 14:55
- Drongen4 km · 14:55
FAQ
What time is it in Gent right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gent (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gent in?
Gent runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Gent 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 Gent today?
Gent sees sunrise at 07:39 and sunset at 17:20 today, giving 9h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gent tonight?
The moon phase over Gent tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gent?
The antipode of Gent — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.05° S, 176.28° 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 Gent?
Gent lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gent?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gent, clocks run about 29 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.