Right now, local time in Helchteren is 15:08 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Helchteren ranks #19444 worldwide by population and #79 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 23m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Day length
- 9h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Daylight range
- 7h 54m (winter) – 16h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Helchteren — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.0559° N, 5.3824° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 30,050 · #19444 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Helchteren through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.06° S, 174.62° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 803 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Helchteren today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:35
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Dhuhr
- 12:23
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:16
- Isha
- 19:02
- Qibla direction
- 124.9° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Helchteren — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Helchteren sits in the Europe/Brussels time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1735 cities we cover in Belgium.
Helchteren's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 327 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,669 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.06° N, 5.38° 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 | 07:08 | −8h |
| Chicago | 09:08 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 11:08 | −4h |
| London | 14:08 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:08 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:08 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:08 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:38 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:08 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:08 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:08 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:08 | +10h |
Best time to call Helchteren
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Helchteren local time:
Cities sharing Helchteren's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels15:08
- Antwerp15:08
- Gent15:08
- Charleroi15:08
- Liège15:08
- Anderlecht15:08
- Schaerbeek15:08
- Brugge15:08
- Namur15:08
- Leuven15:08
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean15:08
- Mons15:08
Distances from Helchteren
| Paris | 327 km | SW (223°) |
| London | 387 km | W (280°) |
| Moscow | 2,178 km | ENE (64°) |
| Dubai | 5,086 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 6,711 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,810 km | E (95°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,067 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,317 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 9,388 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 9,728 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 10,479 km | E (83°) |
| Sydney | 16,669 km | ENE (68°) |
Cities near Helchteren
FAQ
What time is it in Helchteren right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Helchteren (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Helchteren in?
Helchteren runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Helchteren 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 Helchteren today?
Helchteren sees sunrise at 07:27 and sunset at 17:18 today, giving 9h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Helchteren tonight?
The moon phase over Helchteren tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Helchteren?
The antipode of Helchteren — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.06° S, 174.62° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 803 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Helchteren?
Helchteren lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Helchteren?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Helchteren, clocks run about 23 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.