United Kingdom
Time now in Belfast
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:12Sunset 08:41Time zone UTC +1
Time zone
Europe/London
UTC offset
UTC +1
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
352,390
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
08:41
Day length
14h 29m
Coordinates
54.58, -5.92
Time difference from Belfast
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Belfast right now.
Belfast on the map
About the time in Belfast
Around 352,390 people live in Belfast, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Belfast runs on Europe/London, which puts the city UTC +1 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Belfast sits at latitude 54.58, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 14h 29m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Belfast
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Belfast?
- Belfast is UTC +1 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Belfast right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Belfast, updating every second from Europe/London (UTC +1).
- When do the sun rise and set in Belfast today?
- Sunrise is at 06:12 and sunset at 08:41, giving 14h 29m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Belfast in?
- Belfast uses Europe/London, currently UTC +1.
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