Right now, local time in Mechelen-Bovelingen is 02:02 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Mechelen-Bovelingen ranks #123347 worldwide by population and #1421 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
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day length
- 9h 38m
- Solar noon
- 12:23
- Daylight range
- 7h 57m (winter) – 16h 30m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Mechelen-Bovelingen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.7408° N, 5.2628° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 1,537 · #123347 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Mechelen-Bovelingen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.74° S, 174.74° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 767 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Mechelen-Bovelingen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:42
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Dhuhr
- 12:24
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 124.5° from north (SE (124°))
Full prayer timetable for Mechelen-Bovelingen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Mechelen-Bovelingen sits in the Europe/Brussels time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 38m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1735 cities we cover in Belgium.
Mechelen-Bovelingen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 296 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,690 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.74° N, 5.26° 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 | 17:02 | −9h |
| Chicago | 19:02 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 22:02 | −4h |
| London | 01:02 | −1h |
| Paris | 02:02 | same time |
| Moscow | 04:02 | +2h |
| Dubai | 05:02 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 06:32 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:02 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 09:02 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 10:02 | +8h |
| Sydney | 12:02 | +10h |
Best time to call Mechelen-Bovelingen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Mechelen-Bovelingen local time:
Cities sharing Mechelen-Bovelingen's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels02:02
- Antwerp02:02
- Gent02:02
- Charleroi02:02
- Liège02:02
- Anderlecht02:02
- Schaerbeek02:02
- Brugge02:02
- Namur02:02
- Leuven02:02
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean02:02
- Mons02:02
Distances from Mechelen-Bovelingen
| Paris | 296 km | SW (226°) |
| London | 386 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 2,202 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,085 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 6,722 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,815 km | E (95°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,086 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,341 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 9,421 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 9,697 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 10,492 km | E (83°) |
| Sydney | 16,690 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near Mechelen-Bovelingen
FAQ
What time is it in Mechelen-Bovelingen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Mechelen-Bovelingen (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Mechelen-Bovelingen in?
Mechelen-Bovelingen runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Mechelen-Bovelingen 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-Bovelingen today?
Mechelen-Bovelingen sees sunrise at 07:34 and sunset at 17:12 today, giving 9h 38m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Mechelen-Bovelingen tonight?
The moon phase over Mechelen-Bovelingen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Mechelen-Bovelingen?
The antipode of Mechelen-Bovelingen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.74° S, 174.74° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 767 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Mechelen-Bovelingen?
Mechelen-Bovelingen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Mechelen-Bovelingen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Mechelen-Bovelingen, clocks run about 23 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.