Right now, local time in Kortessem is 19:23 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kortessem ranks #51824 worldwide by population and #466 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 9h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Daylight range
- 7h 56m (winter) – 16h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kortessem — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.8589° N, 5.3897° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 8,042 · #51824 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kortessem through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.86° S, 174.61° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 782 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kortessem today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:40
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Dhuhr
- 12:23
- Asr
- 14:45
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 124.7° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Kortessem — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kortessem 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.
Kortessem's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 311 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,677 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.86° N, 5.39° 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 | 10:23 | −9h |
| Chicago | 12:23 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 15:23 | −4h |
| London | 18:23 | −1h |
| Paris | 19:23 | same time |
| Moscow | 21:23 | +2h |
| Dubai | 22:23 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:53 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:23 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 02:23 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 03:23 | +8h |
| Sydney | 05:23 | +10h |
Best time to call Kortessem
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kortessem local time:
Cities sharing Kortessem's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels19:23
- Antwerp19:23
- Gent19:23
- Charleroi19:23
- Liège19:23
- Anderlecht19:23
- Schaerbeek19:23
- Brugge19:23
- Namur19:23
- Leuven19:23
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean19:23
- Mons19:23
Distances from Kortessem
| Paris | 311 km | SW (226°) |
| London | 391 km | WNW (283°) |
| Moscow | 2,188 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,080 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 6,723 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,808 km | E (95°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,083 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,327 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 9,405 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 9,713 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 10,481 km | E (83°) |
| Sydney | 16,677 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near Kortessem
- Guigoven2 km · 19:23
- Vliermaalroot3 km · 19:23
- Vliermaal3 km · 19:23
- Wellen4 km · 19:23
- Diepenbeek6 km · 19:23
- Borgloon7 km · 19:23
- Alken6 km · 19:23
- Hasselt9 km · 19:23
FAQ
What time is it in Kortessem right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kortessem (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kortessem in?
Kortessem runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kortessem 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 Kortessem today?
Kortessem sees sunrise at 07:32 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 9h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kortessem tonight?
The moon phase over Kortessem tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kortessem?
The antipode of Kortessem — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.86° S, 174.61° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 782 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kortessem?
Kortessem lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kortessem?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kortessem, clocks run about 23 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.