Right now, local time in Paal is 16:53 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Paal ranks #40084 worldwide by population and #303 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 24m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 9h 47m
- Solar noon
- 12:24
- Daylight range
- 7h 54m (winter) – 16h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 69% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Paal — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.0399° N, 5.1723° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 11,935 · #40084 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Paal through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.04° S, 174.83° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 799 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Paal today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Dhuhr
- 12:24
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:15
- Isha
- 19:01
- Qibla direction
- 124.6° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Paal — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Paal sits in the Europe/Brussels time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1735 cities we cover in Belgium.
Paal's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 315 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,684 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.04° N, 5.17° 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 | 08:53 | −8h |
| Chicago | 10:53 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 12:53 | −4h |
| London | 15:53 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:53 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:53 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:53 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 21:23 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:53 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:53 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:53 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:53 | +10h |
Best time to call Paal
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Paal local time:
Cities sharing Paal's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels16:53
- Antwerp16:53
- Gent16:53
- Charleroi16:53
- Liège16:53
- Anderlecht16:53
- Schaerbeek16:53
- Brugge16:53
- Namur16:53
- Leuven16:53
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean16:53
- Mons16:53
Distances from Paal
| Paris | 315 km | SW (221°) |
| London | 372 km | W (280°) |
| Moscow | 2,192 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,100 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 6,700 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,824 km | E (95°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,058 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,331 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 9,398 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 9,716 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 10,493 km | E (82°) |
| Sydney | 16,684 km | ENE (68°) |
Cities near Paal
FAQ
What time is it in Paal right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Paal (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Paal in?
Paal runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Paal 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 Paal today?
Paal sees sunrise at 07:30 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 9h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Paal tonight?
The moon phase over Paal tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 69.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Paal?
The antipode of Paal — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.04° S, 174.83° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 799 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Paal?
Paal lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Paal?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Paal, clocks run about 24 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.