Right now, local time in Melen is 19:15 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Melen ranks #87937 worldwide by population and #938 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 21m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 9h 42m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 7h 58m (winter) – 16h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Melen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.6462° N, 5.7359° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Wallonia
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 3,174 · #87937 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Melen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.65° S, 174.26° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 764 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Melen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:22
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 124.9° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Melen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Melen sits in the Europe/Brussels time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 42m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1735 cities we cover in Belgium.
Melen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 314 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,662 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.65° N, 5.74° 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 | 10:15 | −9h |
| Chicago | 12:15 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 15:15 | −4h |
| London | 18:15 | −1h |
| Paris | 19:15 | same time |
| Moscow | 21:15 | +2h |
| Dubai | 22:15 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:45 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:15 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 02:15 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 03:15 | +8h |
| Sydney | 05:15 | +10h |
Best time to call Melen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Melen local time:
Cities sharing Melen's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels19:15
- Antwerp19:15
- Gent19:15
- Charleroi19:15
- Liège19:15
- Anderlecht19:15
- Schaerbeek19:15
- Brugge19:15
- Namur19:15
- Leuven19:15
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean19:15
- Mons19:15
Distances from Melen
| Paris | 314 km | SW (232°) |
| London | 421 km | WNW (285°) |
| Moscow | 2,177 km | ENE (62°) |
| Dubai | 5,050 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 6,756 km | WNW (302°) |
| Mumbai | 6,781 km | E (95°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,117 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,317 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 9,410 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 9,714 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 10,460 km | E (83°) |
| Sydney | 16,662 km | ENE (70°) |
Cities near Melen
FAQ
What time is it in Melen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Melen (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Melen in?
Melen runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Melen 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 Melen today?
Melen sees sunrise at 07:30 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 9h 42m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Melen tonight?
The moon phase over Melen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Melen?
The antipode of Melen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.65° S, 174.26° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 764 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Melen?
Melen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Melen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Melen, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.