Current time in Brussels, Belgium
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Brussels
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 CEST
- Abbreviation
- CET / CEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 02:00, back the last Sunday in October at 03:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 (CEST → CET).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Brussels Capital, Belgium (capital) · 50.85° N, 4.35° E
- Population
- 1,019,022
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Brussels at about 12:43 standard time: the clock runs about 43 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:26 and 13:49 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:45 | 18:55 | 12h 10m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:28 | 22:00 | 16h 31m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:30 | 19:38 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:42 | 16:38 | 7h 56m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:39–19:25 (11 h 46 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.