Time zone
Central European Standard Time (CET), UTC+1. IANA zone Europe/Brussels.
Time in Belgium
Time in Brussels now
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
CET · UTC+1 Central European Standard Time
- Sunrise
- 7:37 AM
- Sunset
- 5:15 PM
- Day length
- 9 h 38 min
- Daylight saving
- Changes Mar 28, 2027
Brussels time zone
Clock changes
Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2).
Location
Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium. Coordinates 50.85° N, 4.35° E; population about 1,019,022.
Sunrise and sunset in Brussels today
- Dawn (civil)
- 7:02 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:37 AM
- Solar noon
- 12:26 PM
- Sunset
- 5:15 PM
- Dusk (civil)
- 5:49 PM
- Day length
- 9 h 38 min
- Night length
- 14 h 22 min
- Golden hour, morning
- 7:15 AM – 8:26 AM
- Golden hour, evening
- 4:25 PM – 5:36 PM
- Blue hour, morning
- 7:02 AM – 7:15 AM
- Blue hour, evening
- 5:36 PM – 5:49 PM
Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.
Brussels time compared with other cities
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| City | Local time | Difference from Brussels |
|---|---|---|
| New York City, New York | 7:00 AM | 6 hours behind Brussels |
| Los Angeles, California | 4:00 AM | 9 hours behind Brussels |
| Chicago, Illinois | 6:00 AM | 7 hours behind Brussels |
| Denver, Colorado | 5:00 AM | 8 hours behind Brussels |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 5:00 AM | 8 hours behind Brussels |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 2:00 AM | 11 hours behind Brussels |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 3:00 AM | 10 hours behind Brussels |
| Toronto, Canada | 7:00 AM | 6 hours behind Brussels |
| Vancouver, Canada | 5:00 AM | 8 hours behind Brussels |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 6:00 AM | 7 hours behind Brussels |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 9:00 AM | 4 hours behind Brussels |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 9:00 AM | 4 hours behind Brussels |
| London, United Kingdom | 12:00 PM | 1 hour behind Brussels |
| Dublin, Ireland | 12:00 PM | 1 hour behind Brussels |
Questions about time in Brussels
What time zone is Brussels in?
Brussels uses Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) as standard time and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) during daylight saving time. Its IANA time-zone identifier is Europe/Brussels, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.
Does Brussels observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Sunday, March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC+1 → UTC+2). The previous change was on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
How far is Brussels from UTC?
Brussels is 1 hour ahead of UTC on standard time and 2 hours ahead of UTC during daylight saving time.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Brussels today?
The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 7:37 AM and set at 5:15 PM, giving 9 h 38 min of daylight.
Near Brussels
- Breda, Netherlands 87 km
- Tilburg, Netherlands 94 km
- Maastricht, Netherlands 94 km
- Lille, France 94 km
- Eindhoven, Netherlands 103 km
- Dordrecht, Netherlands 109 km
- 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 115 km
- Rotterdam, Netherlands 120 km