Current Time in Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
9:00:28 PM
21:00:28
CEST (Central European Summer Time) · UTC+02:00
Europe/Brussels
Time zone details
Ostend is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Ostend
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Belgium
- Administrative area
- Flanders
- District
- Provincie West-Vlaanderen
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Euro (EUR)
Practical
- Languages
- Dutch, French, German
- Dialing code
- +32
- Population
- 69,011
- Elevation
- Approximately 6 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 51° 12' N / 2° 55' E
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Clock changes in Ostend
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 50 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 50 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (42.9° 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 50 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 47 min | 3 min 52 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 43 min | 3 min 51 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 39 min | 3 min 51 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 36 min | 3 min 52 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 32 min | 3 min 52 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 Ostend
Time context
Ostend 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 Ostend, Flanders, Belgium
Ostend-Bruges International AirportOSTLarge airport · Serves Oostende4.0 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · OST / EBOS
About 4.0 km (2.5 mi) west-southwest of Ostend
Scheduled airline service in source data
Lille AirportLILLarge airport · Serves Lesquin, France73.2 km south
Source: OurAirports record · LIL / LFQQ
About 73.2 km (45.5 mi) south of Ostend
Scheduled airline service in source data
Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)ANRMedium airport · Serves Antwerp107 km east
Source: OurAirports record · ANR / EBAW
About 107 km (66.5 mi) east of Ostend
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Ostend in?
- Ostend currently uses Central European Summer Time (CEST). Its IANA time zone is Europe/Brussels.
- When is the next clock change in Ostend?
- Clocks in Ostend 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 Ostend currently on daylight saving time?
- Ostend is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Ostend right now?
- Ostend is currently UTC+02:00