Right now, local time in Ranst is 18:55 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ranst ranks #30630 worldwide by population and #184 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day length
- 9h 46m
- Solar noon
- 12:26
- Daylight range
- 7h 53m (winter) – 16h 35m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 69% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ranst — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.1898° N, 4.5653° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Flanders
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Population
- 17,405 · #30630 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ranst through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.19° S, 175.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 809 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ranst today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:40
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Dhuhr
- 12:26
- Asr
- 14:50
- Maghrib
- 17:17
- Isha
- 19:03
- Qibla direction
- 124.1° from north (SE (124°))
Full prayer timetable for Ranst — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ranst sits in the Europe/Brussels time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 46m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1735 cities we cover in Belgium.
Ranst's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 304 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,717 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.19° N, 4.57° 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 | 10:55 | −8h |
| Chicago | 12:55 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 14:55 | −4h |
| London | 17:55 | −1h |
| Paris | 18:55 | same time |
| Moscow | 20:55 | +2h |
| Dubai | 21:55 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 23:25 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:55 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 01:55 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 02:55 | +8h |
| Sydney | 04:55 | +10h |
Best time to call Ranst
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ranst local time:
Cities sharing Ranst's time zone
- BrusselsBE
- AntwerpBE
- GentBE
- CharleroiBE
- LiègeBE
- AnderlechtBE
- SchaerbeekBE
- BruggeBE
Other cities in Belgium
- Brussels18:55
- Antwerp18:55
- Gent18:55
- Charleroi18:55
- Liège18:55
- Anderlecht18:55
- Schaerbeek18:55
- Brugge18:55
- Namur18:55
- Leuven18:55
- Molenbeek-Saint-Jean18:55
- Mons18:55
Distances from Ranst
| Paris | 304 km | SSW (212°) |
| London | 328 km | W (278°) |
| Moscow | 2,223 km | ENE (64°) |
| Dubai | 5,145 km | ESE (104°) |
| Chicago | 6,655 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 6,868 km | E (94°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,016 km | NW (315°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,360 km | ENE (61°) |
| Tokyo | 9,409 km | NE (35°) |
| São Paulo | 9,697 km | SW (226°) |
| Singapore | 10,533 km | E (82°) |
| Sydney | 16,717 km | ENE (67°) |
Cities near Ranst
FAQ
What time is it in Ranst right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ranst (Belgium), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ranst in?
Ranst runs on the Europe/Brussels IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Ranst 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 Ranst today?
Ranst sees sunrise at 07:33 and sunset at 17:19 today, giving 9h 46m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ranst tonight?
The moon phase over Ranst tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 68.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ranst?
The antipode of Ranst — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.19° S, 175.43° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 809 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ranst?
Ranst lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ranst?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ranst, clocks run about 26 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.