Gent
Sunrise and sunset in Gent
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Gent, in local time. At 51.1° N, the day lasts from 7 h 54 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 33 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 08:18, sunset at 18:40.
Day length 10 h 22 min, 3 min 43 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:29, with the Sun 28° above the horizon.
Times are Gent time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:27 | 20:30 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:06 | 19:52 |
| Civil twilight | 07:44 | 19:13 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:18 | 18:40 |
| Golden hour | 08:18–09:04 | 17:53–18:40 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Gent
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 33 min, from sunrise at 05:30 to sunset at 22:03.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 54 min, from sunrise at 08:46 to sunset at 16:40.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:36 | 17:16 | 8 h 41 min |
| February 21 | 07:46 | 18:11 | 10 h 25 min |
| March 21 | 06:45 | 18:59 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:38 | 20:50 | 14 h 13 min |
| May 21 | 05:47 | 21:37 | 15 h 50 min |
| June 21 | 05:30 | 22:03 | 16 h 33 min |
| July 21 | 05:55 | 21:47 | 15 h 52 min |
| August 21 | 06:41 | 20:54 | 14 h 13 min |
| September 21 | 07:29 | 19:45 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 08:18 | 18:40 | 10 h 22 min |
| November 21 | 08:11 | 16:50 | 8 h 39 min |
| December 21 | 08:46 | 16:40 | 7 h 54 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 51.1° N, 3.7° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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