Right now, local time in Herent is 16:48 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Herent ranks #28355 worldwide by population and #161 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 26m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Day length
- 9h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 7h 56m (winter) – 16h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Herent — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.9086° N, 4.6706° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 19,218 · #28355 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Herent through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.91° S, 175.33° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 779 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Herent today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:43
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 14:47
- Maghrib
- 17:14
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 123.9° from north (SE (124°))
Full prayer timetable for Herent — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Herent 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.
Herent's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 282 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,722 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.91° N, 4.67° 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 | 07:48 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:48 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:48 | −4h |
| London | 15:48 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:48 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:48 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:48 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 21:18 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:48 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:48 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:48 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:48 | +10h |
Best time to call Herent
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Herent local time:
Cities sharing Herent's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels16:48
- Antwerp16:48
- Gent16:48
- Charleroi16:48
- Liège16:48
- Anderlecht16:48
- Schaerbeek16:48
- Brugge16:48
- Namur16:48
- Leuven16:48
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean16:48
- Mons16:48
Distances from Herent
| Paris | 282 km | SW (217°) |
| London | 341 km | WNW (283°) |
| Moscow | 2,230 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,130 km | ESE (104°) |
| Chicago | 6,677 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,858 km | E (94°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,044 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,369 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 9,430 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 9,681 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 10,530 km | E (82°) |
| Sydney | 16,722 km | ENE (68°) |
Cities near Herent
FAQ
What time is it in Herent right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Herent (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Herent in?
Herent runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Herent 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 Herent today?
Herent sees sunrise at 07:35 and sunset at 17:16 today, giving 9h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Herent tonight?
The moon phase over Herent tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Herent?
The antipode of Herent — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.91° S, 175.33° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 779 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Herent?
Herent lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Herent?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Herent, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.