Current Local Time in Ghent
Belgium Europe/Brussels CEST UTC+2 Daylight saving time
13:29:46
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC+2 (+02:00)
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UTC offset now
UTC+2
UTC+1 standard / UTC+2 summer
Abbreviation
CEST
CET / CEST
Daylight saving
Daylight saving time
Next change October 25, 2026
IANA time zone
Europe/Brussels
Belgium · Europe
Ghent time zone
Ghent moves its clocks twice a year, so no single offset describes it. It runs UTC+1 as CET in winter and UTC+2 as CEST in summer. In 2026 the switch to CEST happens on March 29, 2026 and the return to CET on October 25, 2026.
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Brussels
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+1 (CET)
- Offset in daylight saving time
- UTC+2 (CEST)
- Daylight saving starts (2026)
- March 29, 2026 at 03:00
- Daylight saving ends (2026)
- October 25, 2026 at 02:00
- Most recent clock change
- March 29, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 CET to 03:00 CEST
- Next clock change
- October 25, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 CEST to 02:00 CET
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 13:00 in January · 14:00 in July
Clock changes in Ghent, 2026–2028
Full record for Ghent → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
| Date | Change | Local time | Offset after | Then called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2026 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+02:00 | CEST (DST) |
| October 25, 2026 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+01:00 | CET (standard) |
| March 28, 2027 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+02:00 | CEST (DST) |
| October 31, 2027 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+01:00 | CET (standard) |
| March 26, 2028 | Forward 60 min | 01:59 → 03:00 | UTC+02:00 | CEST (DST) |
| October 29, 2028 | Back 60 min | 02:59 → 02:00 | UTC+01:00 | CET (standard) |
Sun and moon in Ghent
Computed for 51.0543°, 3.7174° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
21:30
Day length
15h 18m
−3m 06s vs yesterday
Solar noon
13:51
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:29 | 00:13 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 04:39 | 23:02 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 05:32 | 22:10 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 06:12 | 21:30 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Ghent runs from about 7h 54m at the shortest day to 16h 33m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 22:44
- Moonset
- 10:30
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 06:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 19:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Ghent
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Time difference between Ghent and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | −6h | Varies: −6h / −5h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 08:29 | −5h | Varies: −5h / −4h |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | −1h | Fixed all year |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | +1h | Varies: +1h / +2h / ±0h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | +1h | Varies: +1h / ±0h / +2h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | +3:30h | Varies: +3:30h / +4:30h |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +8h | Varies: +8h / +10h / +9h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −9h | Varies: −9h / −8h |
Ghent at a glance
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Europe
- Coordinates
- 51.0543° N, 3.7174° E
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Brussels
- Currency
- EUR
- Language
- Dutch / French
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
- Also written
- Gent
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
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What time is it in Ghent right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ghent, Belgium, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Europe/Brussels time zone rules. Ghent currently runs at UTC+2 (CEST), and switches between UTC+1 and UTC+2 across the year.
What time zone is Ghent in?
Ghent uses the IANA time zone Europe/Brussels, written as CET in standard time and CEST while daylight saving time is in force. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.
What is the UTC offset in Ghent?
Ghent has two offsets. It runs at UTC+1 during standard time and at UTC+2 during daylight saving time, which is why a single fixed offset for Ghent is always wrong for part of the year. In 2026 the daylight saving period runs from March 29, 2026 to October 25, 2026.
Does Ghent observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Ghent changes its clocks twice in 2026: March 29, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 CET to 03:00 CEST; October 25, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 03:00 CEST to 02:00 CET. Time differences with other places therefore shift during the year.
What is the time difference between Ghent and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 6 hours behind Ghent. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 5 hours (New York behind Ghent) from March 8 – March 29 and October 25 – November 1.
What is the time difference between Ghent and Sao Paulo?
For most of 2026, Sao Paulo is 5 hours behind Ghent. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 4 hours (Sao Paulo behind Ghent) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Ghent and London?
London is 1 hour behind Ghent, and that gap holds all year — neither city moves its clocks in a way that changes it.
How long is the day in Ghent?
Day length in Ghent ranges from about 7h 54m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 16h 33m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 51.05°, longitude 3.72°.