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Time in Genk, Belgium now

01:09:04AM

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

April Fools' Day

Genk switched to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, March 29. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 07:13AM ↓ 08:10PM (12h 57m) - More info - Make Genk time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Genk

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 Genk 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 Genk can for a short while be 5 hours ahead of the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Genk 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 02:00AM to 03:00AM 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 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Genk

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
Cairo	0
Johannesburg	0
Paris	0
Zurich	0
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	+9 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Genk

Sunrise: 07:13AM
Sunset: 08:10PM
Day length: 12h 57m
Solar noon: 01:42PM
The current local time in Genk is 102 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Genk on the map

Location: Belgium
Latitude: 50.965. Longitude: 5.501
Population: 64,000

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Best restaurants in Genk

#1 T Hert Hotel Genk - Belgian and seafood
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