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Current Local Time in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium (Gent)

5:26:03 pm CET

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Country: Belgium
Province: East Flanders
Lat/Long: 51°03'N / 3°44'E
Elevation: 15 m
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Languages: Dutch, French
Country Code: +32
Location of GhentLocation
°F

Weather

51 °F

Cool.
49 / 38 °F

Thu 22.49 / 38 °F
Fri 23.48 / 42 °F

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Time Zone

CET (Central European Time)
UTC/GMT +1 hour
Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am

DST starts

Mar 29, 2026
Forward 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am

DST ends

Oct 25, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

Sunrise

8:36 am
122° Southeast

Sunset

5:16 pm
239° Southwest

Day length

8 hours, 41 minutes
+2m 43s longer

Moon 8.4%

Rise – 9:56 am
Set – 8:27 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:56 pm
Altitude: 19.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:39 am – 7:18 am
6:34 pm – 7:14 pm

Nautical
Twilight

7:18 am – 7:59 am
5:54 pm – 6:34 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:59 am – 8:36 am
5:16 pm – 5:54 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
8:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
5:47 am

Airports

  • Brussels Airport, BRU
    About 35 mi ESE of Ghent
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport, CRL
    About 52 mi SE of Ghent
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, AMS (Netherlands)
    About 98 mi NNE of Ghent

Other cities near Ghent

Ghent
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026