Right now, local time in Sittard is 12:53 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sittard ranks #12727 worldwide by population and #71 in The Netherlands.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam 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 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Day length
- 9h 51m
- Solar noon
- 12:21
- Daylight range
- 7h 55m (winter) – 16h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sittard — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.9983° N, 5.8694° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- 🇳🇱 The Netherlands
- Population
- 48,400 · #12727 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sittard through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.00° S, 174.13° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 804 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sittard today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:33
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 14:46
- Maghrib
- 17:15
- Isha
- 19:00
- Qibla direction
- 125.4° from north (SE (125°))
Full prayer timetable for Sittard — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sittard sits in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1572 cities we cover in The Netherlands.
Sittard's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 346 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,640 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.00° N, 5.87° 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 | 04:53 | −8h |
| Chicago | 06:53 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 08:53 | −4h |
| London | 11:53 | −1h |
| Paris | 12:53 | same time |
| Moscow | 14:53 | +2h |
| Dubai | 15:53 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 17:23 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:53 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 19:53 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 20:53 | +8h |
| Sydney | 22:53 | +10h |
Best time to call Sittard
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sittard local time:
Cities sharing Sittard's time zone
Distances from Sittard
| Paris | 346 km | SW (228°) |
| London | 421 km | W (280°) |
| Moscow | 2,151 km | ENE (63°) |
| Dubai | 5,052 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 6,744 km | WNW (302°) |
| Mumbai | 6,775 km | E (95°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,095 km | NW (316°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,290 km | ENE (62°) |
| Tokyo | 9,373 km | NE (36°) |
| São Paulo | 9,748 km | SW (227°) |
| Singapore | 10,446 km | E (83°) |
| Sydney | 16,640 km | ENE (69°) |
Cities near Sittard
- Stadbroek1 km · 12:53
- Overhoven1 km · 12:53
- Ophoven1 km · 12:53
- Munstergeleen3 km · 12:53
- Broeksittard2 km · 12:53
- Limbricht3 km · 12:53
- Einighausen3 km · 12:53
- Puth5 km · 12:53
FAQ
What time is it in Sittard right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sittard (The Netherlands), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Sittard in?
Sittard runs on the Europe/Amsterdam IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sittard 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 Sittard today?
Sittard sees sunrise at 07:25 and sunset at 17:16 today, giving 9h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sittard tonight?
The moon phase over Sittard tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sittard?
The antipode of Sittard — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.00° S, 174.13° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 804 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sittard?
Sittard lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sittard?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sittard, clocks run about 21 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.