Current Time in Gent, Flanders, Belgium
1:37:15 AM
01:37:15
CEST (Central European Summer Time) · UTC+02:00
Europe/Brussels
Time zone details
Gent is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Gent
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Belgium
- Administrative area
- Flanders
- District
- Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen
- Place type
- Populated place
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Languages
- Dutch, French, German
- Dialing code
- +32
- Population
- 265,086
- Elevation
- Approximately 10 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 51° 02' N / 3° 43' E
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All times shown relative to Gent local time
Clock changes in Gent
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 51 min3 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 51 min3 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (43.0° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 51 min | 3 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 47 min | 3 min 50 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 43 min | 3 min 49 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 39 min | 3 min 50 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 35 min | 3 min 51 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 32 min | 3 min 50 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 28 min | 3 min 51 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Gent
Time context
Gent follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Brussels
Current time offsetUTC+02:00 (CEST)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Belgium
- All Saints' Day
- Armistice
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Gent, Flanders, Belgium
Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)ANRMedium airport · Serves Antwerp54.4 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · ANR / EBAW
About 54.4 km (33.8 mi) east-northeast of Gent
Scheduled airline service in source data
Brussels AirportBRULarge airport · Serves Zaventem56.2 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · BRU / EBBR
About 56.2 km (34.9 mi) east-southeast of Gent
Scheduled airline service in source data
Ostend-Bruges International AirportOSTLarge airport · Serves Oostende61.1 km west-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · OST / EBOS
About 61.1 km (38.0 mi) west-northwest of Gent
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Gent in?
- Gent currently uses Central European Summer Time (CEST). Its IANA time zone is Europe/Brussels.
- When is the next clock change in Gent?
- Clocks in Gent move backward 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM, changing from CEST (UTC+02:00) to CET (UTC+01:00)
- Is Gent currently on daylight saving time?
- Gent is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Gent right now?
- Gent is currently UTC+02:00