Right now, local time in Mechelen is 15:00 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mechelen ranks #8067 worldwide by population and #18 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
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 9h 40m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 7h 54m (winter) – 16h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mechelen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.0257° N, 4.4776° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 77,530 · #8067 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mechelen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.03° S, 175.52° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 790 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mechelen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:44
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Dhuhr
- 12:27
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:15
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 123.8° from north (SE (124°))
Full prayer timetable for Mechelen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mechelen sits in the Europe/Brussels time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 40m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1735 cities we cover in Belgium.
Mechelen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 285 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,729 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.03° N, 4.48° 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 | 06:00 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:00 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 11:00 | −4h |
| London | 14:00 | −1h |
| Paris | 15:00 | same time |
| Moscow | 17:00 | +2h |
| Dubai | 18:00 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:30 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:00 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 22:00 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 23:00 | +8h |
| Sydney | 01:00 | +10h |
Best time to call Mechelen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mechelen local time:
Cities sharing Mechelen's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels15:00
- Antwerp15:00
- Gent15:00
- Charleroi15:00
- Liège15:00
- Anderlecht15:00
- Schaerbeek15:00
- Brugge15:00
- Namur15:00
- Leuven15:00
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean15:00
- Mons15:00
Distances from Mechelen
| Paris | 285 km | SSW (213°) |
| London | 325 km | WNW (281°) |
| Moscow | 2,237 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,146 km | ESE (104°) |
| Chicago | 6,659 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,873 km | E (94°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,025 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,375 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 9,427 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 9,680 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 10,542 km | E (82°) |
| Sydney | 16,729 km | ENE (67°) |
Cities near Mechelen
FAQ
What time is it in Mechelen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mechelen (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mechelen in?
Mechelen runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Mechelen 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 Mechelen today?
Mechelen sees sunrise at 07:36 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 9h 40m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mechelen tonight?
The moon phase over Mechelen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mechelen?
The antipode of Mechelen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.03° S, 175.52° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 790 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mechelen?
Mechelen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mechelen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mechelen, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.