Right now, local time in Kortrijk is 22:59 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kortrijk ranks #8470 worldwide by population and #20 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 31m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Day length
- 9h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:31
- Daylight range
- 7h 56m (winter) – 16h 31m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 46% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kortrijk — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.8280° N, 3.2649° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 73,879 · #8470 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kortrijk through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.83° S, 176.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 765 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kortrijk today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:48
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Dhuhr
- 12:31
- Asr
- 14:53
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 19:05
- Qibla direction
- 122.2° from north (ESE (122°))
Full prayer timetable for Kortrijk — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kortrijk 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.
Kortrijk's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 228 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,816 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.83° N, 3.26° 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 | 13:59 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:59 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 18:59 | −4h |
| London | 21:59 | −1h |
| Paris | 22:59 | same time |
| Moscow | 00:59 | +2h |
| Dubai | 01:59 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 03:29 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 05:59 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 05:59 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 06:59 | +8h |
| Sydney | 08:59 | +10h |
Best time to call Kortrijk
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kortrijk local time:
Cities sharing Kortrijk's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels22:59
- Antwerp22:59
- Gent22:59
- Charleroi22:59
- Liège22:59
- Anderlecht22:59
- Schaerbeek22:59
- Brugge22:59
- Namur22:59
- Leuven22:59
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean22:59
- Mons22:59
Distances from Kortrijk
| Paris | 228 km | SSW (197°) |
| London | 249 km | WNW (289°) |
| Moscow | 2,322 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,224 km | ESE (103°) |
| Chicago | 6,596 km | WNW (300°) |
| Mumbai | 6,956 km | E (93°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,980 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,459 km | ENE (60°) |
| Tokyo | 9,493 km | NE (34°) |
| São Paulo | 9,604 km | SW (225°) |
| Singapore | 10,629 km | E (81°) |
| Sydney | 16,816 km | ENE (66°) |
Cities near Kortrijk
FAQ
What time is it in Kortrijk right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kortrijk (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kortrijk in?
Kortrijk runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Kortrijk 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 Kortrijk today?
Kortrijk sees sunrise at 07:41 and sunset at 17:22 today, giving 9h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kortrijk tonight?
The moon phase over Kortrijk tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kortrijk?
The antipode of Kortrijk — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.83° S, 176.74° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 765 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kortrijk?
Kortrijk lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kortrijk?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kortrijk, clocks run about 31 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.