Belfast
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+1
- Time zone
- Europe/LondonBST
- Sunrise
- 4:56 am
- Sunset
- 8:00 pm
- Daylight
- 15 hours 4 minutes239 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 73 days
Daylight saving in Belfast
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Right now Belfast is on BST, UTC+1 — daylight saving time. That is 73 days away.
Belfast time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 17:00 in London — 9am to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Belfast and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:19 pm Wed | 17:19 | 8 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:19 pm Wed | 18:19 | 7 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:19 pm Wed | 19:19 | 6 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:19 pm Wed | 20:19 | 5 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:19 pm Wed | 20:19 | 5 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:19 pm Wed | 21:19 | 4 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:19 am | 02:19 | 1 hour ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:19 am | 02:19 | 1 hour ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:19 am | 02:19 | 1 hour ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 3:19 am | 03:19 | 2 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:19 am | 03:19 | 2 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:19 am | 04:19 | 3 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:49 am | 05:49 | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:19 am | 08:19 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:19 am | 09:19 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:19 am | 10:19 | 9 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:19 pm | 12:19 | 11 hours ahead |
About Belfast
- Population
- 348005
- Coordinates
- 54.597, -5.925
- Region
- Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- IANA zone
- Europe/London
- Solar noon
- 12:28 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Belfast right now?
It is 1:19 am (01:19 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Belfast. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Belfast in?
Belfast uses the Europe/London time zone, currently BST (UTC+1). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like BST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Belfast on daylight saving time right now?
Yes — Belfast is currently observing daylight saving time as BST. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Belfast?
The next change is on Sunday, 25th October 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC+0.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Belfast today?
The sun rises at 5:56 am and sets at 9:00 pm today, giving 15 hours 4 minutes of daylight. That is 239 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Belfast of Los Angeles?
Belfast is 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 1:19 am in Belfast, it is 5:19 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Belfast?
Belfast is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, at 54.60° N, 5.93° W, with a population of about 348,005. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.