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Time in Mechelen, Belgium now

19:56:59

Sunday, 17 May, 2026, week 20

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 05:49 ↓ 21:28 (15h 39m) - More info - Make Mechelen time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Mechelen

UTC +2

Central European Summer Time (CEST)
now 6 hours ahead of New York

From 25 October 2026: UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET)
The time in Mechelen is normally 6 hours ahead of the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Mechelen can for a short while be 5 hours ahead of the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Mechelen is Europe/Brussels.

Sunday March 29 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC +2 / Central European Summer Time (CEST).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Sunday October 25 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET).
The time will be set back one hour from 03:00 to 02:00 local time.

Time difference
from Mechelen

Los Angeles	−9 hours	−9 hours
Chicago	−7 hours	−7 hours
New York	−6 hours	−6 hours
Toronto	−6 hours	−6 hours
São Paulo	−5 hours	−5 hours
UTC	−2 hours	−2 hours
Lagos	−1 hours	−1 hours
London	−1 hours	−1 hours
Johannesburg	0
Paris	0
Zurich	0
Cairo	+1 hours
Istanbul	+1 hours
Moscow	+1 hours
Dubai	+2 hours
Mumbai	+3.5 hours
Hong Kong	+6 hours
Shanghai	+6 hours
Singapore	+6 hours
Tokyo	+7 hours
Sydney	+8 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Mechelen

Sunrise: 05:49
Sunset: 21:28
Day length: 15h 39m
Solar noon: 13:39
The current local time in Mechelen is 99 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Mechelen on the map

Location: Belgium
Latitude: 51.026. Longitude: 4.478
Population: 78,000

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Best restaurants in Mechelen

#1 The Indian Rasoi - Indian and vegetarian options food
#2 The Chick Mechelen - Belgian and european food
#3 Frituur Plankendaal

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