First light
07:36
Brussels, Belgium
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Europe/Brussels (UTC+02:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
08:10
Sunset
18:45
Last light
19:18
Day length
10 h 36 min
Solar noon
13:27
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 08:10 | 18:45 | 10 h 36 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 08:11 | 18:43 | 10 h 32 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 08:13 | 18:41 | 10 h 28 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 08:15 | 18:39 | 10 h 24 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 08:16 | 18:37 | 10 h 21 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 08:18 | 18:35 | 10 h 17 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 08:20 | 18:33 | 10 h 13 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:38 | 17:04 | 8 h 26 min |
| February | 07:55 | 17:57 | 10 h 02 min |
| March | 06:57 | 18:45 | 11 h 49 min |
| April | 06:48 | 20:36 | 13 h 48 min |
| May | 05:53 | 21:24 | 15 h 30 min |
| June | 05:28 | 21:57 | 16 h 29 min |
| July | 05:45 | 21:51 | 16 h 05 min |
| August | 06:29 | 21:04 | 14 h 35 min |
| September | 07:17 | 19:58 | 12 h 41 min |
| October | 08:05 | 18:51 | 10 h 47 min |
| November | 07:57 | 16:56 | 8 h 59 min |
| December | 08:38 | 16:36 | 7 h 59 min |
Brussels in 2026: the sun's extremes #
| Longest day | 21 June - 16 h 31 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 7 h 56 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:28 (12 – 22 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 08:45 (1 January) |
| Earliest sunset | 16:36 (10 – 16 December) |
| Latest sunset | 22:00 (22 – 29 June) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 12:26 (25 October) to 13:49 (21 July) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 4 minutes a day, around 18 March |
| Clocks go forward | 29 March, by 1 hour; sunset 19:07 the day before, 20:09 that day |
| Clocks go back | 25 October, by 1 hour; sunset 18:33 the day before, 17:31 that day |
| Same clock as Paris | 260 km to the south-west; the sun is 8 minutes earlier in Brussels |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q239
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Europe/Brussels - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — Belgium #
Currency
EUR €
Plug type
C, E
Voltage
230 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+32
Emergency number
112
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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