Right now, local time in Machelen is 00:16 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Machelen ranks #39376 worldwide by population and #291 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 27m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 9h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:27
- Daylight range
- 7h 55m (winter) – 16h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Machelen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.9106° N, 4.4417° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 12,252 · #39376 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Machelen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.91° S, 175.56° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 777 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Machelen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:45
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 14:47
- Maghrib
- 17:13
- Isha
- 18:59
- Qibla direction
- 123.6° from north (ESE (124°))
Full prayer timetable for Machelen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Machelen 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.
Machelen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 273 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,736 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.91° N, 4.44° 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 | 15:16 | −9h |
| Chicago | 17:16 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 20:16 | −4h |
| London | 23:16 | −1h |
| Paris | 00:16 | same time |
| Moscow | 02:16 | +2h |
| Dubai | 03:16 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 04:46 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:16 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 07:16 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 08:16 | +8h |
| Sydney | 10:16 | +10h |
Best time to call Machelen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Machelen local time:
Cities sharing Machelen's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels00:16
- Antwerp00:16
- Gent00:16
- Charleroi00:16
- Liège00:16
- Anderlecht00:16
- Schaerbeek00:16
- Brugge00:16
- Namur00:16
- Leuven00:16
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean00:16
- Mons00:16
Distances from Machelen
| Paris | 273 km | SW (214°) |
| London | 325 km | WNW (284°) |
| Moscow | 2,244 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,146 km | ESE (104°) |
| Chicago | 6,663 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,874 km | E (94°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,032 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,383 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 9,439 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 9,669 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 10,546 km | E (82°) |
| Sydney | 16,736 km | ENE (68°) |
Cities near Machelen
FAQ
What time is it in Machelen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Machelen (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Machelen in?
Machelen runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Machelen 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 Machelen today?
Machelen sees sunrise at 07:36 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 9h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Machelen tonight?
The moon phase over Machelen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Machelen?
The antipode of Machelen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.91° S, 175.56° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 777 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Machelen?
Machelen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Machelen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Machelen, clocks run about 27 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.