What time zone is Balen in?

Balen is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Brussels. Standard time is UTC+1.

Does Balen use daylight saving time?

Yes. Balen changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.

What is the time difference between Balen and UTC?

Balen is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Balen

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 01:03

Next DST change: 2027-03-29 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Balen: 01:03 · 11 Nov 2026

Balen time zone

Time zone

CET · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 138 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Belgium uses Central European Standard Time.

CET · UTC+1Brussels Capital, Flanders, WalloniaUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Balen

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Balen
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	00:03	1 h behind	Compare Balen and London
New York	19:03-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Balen and New York
Los Angeles	16:03-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Balen and Los Angeles
Berlin	01:03	Same time	Compare Balen and Berlin
Dubai	04:03	3 h ahead	Compare Balen and Dubai
New Delhi	05:33	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Balen and New Delhi
Singapore	08:03	7 h ahead	Compare Balen and Singapore
Tokyo	09:03	8 h ahead	Compare Balen and Tokyo
Sydney	11:03	10 h ahead	Compare Balen and Sydney
Copenhagen	01:03	Same time	Compare Balen and Copenhagen

Sun in Balen today

Daylight

9h 8m today - 7h 27m less than the longest day and 1h 15m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Balen

City facts

Country: Belgium
Region: Flanders
Population: 19,978
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 51.1684°, 5.1703°

Public holidays in Belgium

Holidays

Nov112026
Armistice Day
Wednesday · today
National
Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar292027
Easter Monday
Monday · in 138 days
Nationallong weekend
May12027
Labour Day
Saturday · in 171 days
National

National holidays shown; a matching regional calendar is not available.

Airports near Balen

Airports

EIN
Eindhoven Airport
34 km north-east
Same local time
ANR
Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)
49 km west
Same local time
BRU
Brussels Airport
56 km south-west
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Kinshasamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lagosmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Kanomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Casablancamatches until 7 Feb 2027
Ibadanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Luandamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Abujamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Algiersmatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Hasselt29 km · Same time
Genk32 km · Same time
Eindhoven37 km · Same time
Tilburg43 km · Same time
Leuven46 km · Same time
Helmond49 km · Same time
Deurne49 km · Same time
Maastricht51 km · Same time
London370 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Birmingham507 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Balen in?: Balen uses Europe/Brussels: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Balen have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Balen and London?: Balen is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Balen from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Balen.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Balen in?: Balen is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Brussels. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does Balen use daylight saving time?: Yes. Balen changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Balen and UTC?: Balen is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Balen

Armistice Day

Christmas Day

New Year’s Day

Easter Monday

Labour Day

Eindhoven Airport

Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)

Brussels Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now