Current time in Brussels
Live local time, date and time zone information for Brussels, Belgium.
Current time in Brussels
16:12:24
Europe/Brussels · UTC+02:00
Time zone in Brussels
Brussels is in Belgium and uses the Europe/Brussels time zone. Brussels observes daylight saving time. It uses Central European Standard Time (UTC+01:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00) during summer time.
Sunrise and sunset in Brussels
Sun and clock in Brussels
Brussels lies about 11° west of the meridian its time zone is built around, so the sun runs late against the clock. Averaged over the year, solar noon does not arrive until 12:43 in standard time, which makes mornings darker and evenings lighter than the clock alone would suggest. Summer time moves that an hour later still, to about 13:43.
Daylight through the year in Brussels
At 50.9°N latitude, Brussels sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 16 h 31 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 7 h 56 m, a swing of about 8 h 35 m between midsummer and midwinter.
This far from the equator the seasons dominate the day: midsummer evenings stay light late, midwinter afternoons end early, and the two extremes are 8 h 35 m apart.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Brussels at about 05:28 and sets at about 21:59; on the December solstice it rises at about 08:42 and sets at about 16:38.
When the clocks change in Brussels
Brussels follows the European rule: clocks go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October, both at 01:00 UTC, so every country on the rule changes at the same instant.
The next two changes in Brussels:
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2026 | Clocks go back one hour on Oct 25, 2026 at 02:30, moving from UTC+02:00 to UTC+01:00. | UTC+01:00 |
| March 28, 2027 | Clocks go forward one hour on Mar 28, 2027 at 03:30, moving from UTC+01:00 to UTC+02:00. | UTC+02:00 |
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Brussels moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Brussels from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Brussels corresponds to 08:00–16:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 08:00–16:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York overlaps for only 2 hours, from 15:00 to 17:00 Brussels time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- London’s working day overlaps with Brussels’s for 7 hours, from 10:00 to 17:00 Brussels time.
- Tokyo overlaps for only 1 hours, from 09:00 to 10:00 Brussels time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Brussels is currently on UTC+02:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Brussels compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Brussels is the only place in this directory on Europe/Brussels; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Amsterdam, about 170 km away on Europe/Amsterdam, which shows the same clock time as Brussels today.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 50.85°N, 4.35°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Brussels in?
Brussels uses the Europe/Brussels time zone — Central European Standard Time, UTC+01:00, moving to Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00) during summer time.
Does Brussels use daylight saving time?
Brussels observes daylight saving time. It uses Central European Standard Time (UTC+01:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00) during summer time.
What is the UTC offset for Brussels?
The standard offset is UTC+01:00, and UTC+02:00 while summer time is in effect. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Brussels and my location?
The section above compares Brussels with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.