Right now, local time in Haelen is 18:00 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Haelen ranks #45383 worldwide by population and #334 in The Netherlands.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam 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 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 9h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 7h 52m (winter) – 16h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 69% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Haelen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.2358° N, 5.9569° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- 🇳🇱 The Netherlands
- Population
- 9,935 · #45383 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Haelen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.24° S, 174.04° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 831 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Haelen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:35
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:58
- Qibla direction
- 125.8° from north (SE (126°))
Full prayer timetable for Haelen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Haelen sits in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1572 cities we cover in The Netherlands.
Haelen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 369 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,625 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.24° N, 5.96° 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 | 10:00 | −8h |
| Chicago | 12:00 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 14:00 | −4h |
| London | 17:00 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:00 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:00 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:00 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 22:30 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:00 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:00 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:00 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:00 | +10h |
Best time to call Haelen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Haelen local time:
Cities sharing Haelen's time zone
Distances from Haelen
| Paris | 369 km | SW (226°) |
| London | 423 km | W (277°) |
| Moscow | 2,134 km | ENE (64°) |
| Dubai | 5,053 km | ESE (106°) |
| Chicago | 6,735 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,772 km | E (96°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,080 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,273 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 9,348 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 9,771 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 10,436 km | E (83°) |
| Sydney | 16,625 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near Haelen
FAQ
What time is it in Haelen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Haelen (The Netherlands), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Haelen in?
Haelen runs on the Europe/Amsterdam IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Haelen 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 Haelen today?
Haelen sees sunrise at 07:27 and sunset at 17:14 today, giving 9h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Haelen tonight?
The moon phase over Haelen tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Haelen?
The antipode of Haelen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.24° S, 174.04° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 831 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Haelen?
Haelen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Haelen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Haelen, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.