Time in Mechelen
Saturday, October 17, 2026
CEST (UTC+2), Central European Summer Time
Belgium
Mechelen is 6 hours ahead of New York.
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1:43 AM in Mechelen, Saturday, October 17, 2026
Shared working hours (9:00–18:00)
Time difference from Mechelen
Current time in major cities and how far ahead or behind Mechelen they are. Select a city for a detailed comparison.
| Place | Time now | Difference from Mechelen |
|---|---|---|
| New YorkUnited States | 7:43 PM EDTprevious day | -6h |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 12:43 AM BST | -1h |
| Los AngelesCalifornia, United States | 4:43 PM PDTprevious day | -9h |
| ChicagoIllinois, United States | 6:43 PM CDTprevious day | -7h |
| TorontoOntario, Canada | 7:43 PM EDTprevious day | -6h |
| São PauloBrazil | 8:43 PM BRTprevious day | -5h |
| ParisFrance | 1:43 AM CEST | ±0 |
| BerlinGermany | 1:43 AM CEST | ±0 |
| MoscowRussia | 2:43 AM MSK | +1h |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 3:43 AM GST | +2h |
| New DelhiDelhi, India | 5:13 AM IST | +3h 30m |
| BangkokThailand | 6:43 AM ICT | +5h |
| Singapore | 7:43 AM SGT | +6h |
| ShanghaiChina | 7:43 AM CST | +6h |
| TokyoJapan | 8:43 AM JST | +7h |
| SydneyNew South Wales, Australia | 10:43 AM AEDT | +9h |
| AucklandNew Zealand | 12:43 PM NZDT | +11h |
| JohannesburgSouth Africa | 1:43 AM SAST | ±0 |
Mechelen time zone
- Local time
- 1:43 AM
- Date
- Oct 17, 2026
- Time zone
- CEST
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Brussels
- Dialing code
- +32
- Population
- 77,530
- Coordinates
- 51.03, 4.48
Daylight saving time
Mechelen uses daylight saving time: UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 in summer. Summer time is in effect now.
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026: at 3:00 AM it becomes 2:00 AM again.
Sunrise and sunset today
- Sunrise
- 8:07 AM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
- Day length
- 10h 39m
- Solar noon
- 1:27 PM
Cities in Belgium
Cities near Mechelen
- BredaThe Netherlands
- TilburgThe Netherlands
- EindhovenThe Netherlands
- MaastrichtThe Netherlands
Questions and answers
What time zone is Mechelen in?
Mechelen uses Central European Summer Time (Europe/Brussels); the local time is currently UTC+2.
Does Mechelen observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Mechelen switches between UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 in summer.
What is the time difference between Mechelen and New York?
Mechelen is 6 hours ahead of New York.
What is the international dialing code for Mechelen?
The country calling code is +32.