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Time in Brussels, Belgium now

18:08:56

Sunday, 17 May, 2026, week 20

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 05:50 ↓ 21:28 (15h 38m) - More info - Make Brussels time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Brussels

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

Time difference
from Brussels

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
Johannesburg	0
Paris	0
Zurich	0
Cairo	+1 hours
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	+8 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Brussels

Sunrise: 05:50
Sunset: 21:28
Day length: 15h 38m
Solar noon: 13:39
The current local time in Brussels is 99 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Brussels on the map

Brussels is the capital of Belgium.
Latitude: 50.85. Longitude: 4.35
Population: 1,019,000

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Best restaurants in Brussels

#1 Santorini Brussels Grand-Place - Greek and vegetarian options food
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