Sunrise in Brussels today
September 12, 2026 · Brussels, Belgium
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Sunrise in Brussels today is at 07:14. Day length is 12h 52m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Brussels's coordinates and updated daily.
Brussels lies at 51°N. In Brussels, day length ranges from 7h 56m in winter to 16h 31m in summer — a swing of about 8h 35m.
The sun comes up over the east horizon in Brussels today, at a bearing of 82°. It starts getting light 33 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises at practically the same moment in Brussels as in Antwerpen, 41 km to the north.
The time of sunrise slides earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Brussels.
The longest day in Brussels is around 16h 31m (around June 21). The shortest is around 7h 56m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 4 minutes per day.
Sunrise in Brussels by month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:40 | 17:05 | 8h 26m |
| February | 07:57 | 17:59 | 10h 2m |
| March | 06:58 | 18:47 | 11h 49m |
| April | 06:49 | 20:37 | 13h 48m |
| May | 05:55 | 21:25 | 15h 30m |
| June | 05:29 | 21:58 | 16h 29m |
| July | 05:46 | 21:52 | 16h 5m |
| August | 06:30 | 21:06 | 14h 35m |
| September | 07:18 | 19:59 | 12h 41m |
| October | 08:06 | 18:52 | 10h 47m |
| November | 07:59 | 16:57 | 8h 59m |
| December | 08:39 | 16:38 | 7h 58m |