Sunrise and sunset times in Belfast
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Belfast, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 1:45:53 am
First light at 6:52:26 am
Sunrise time: 7:26:17 am
Sunset time: 6:59:49 pm
Last light at 7:33:41 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -38.5° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 10° (N)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 33 minutes
17 hours, 13 minutes left for today's sunset in Belfast
Moon will set on Oct 2 at 3:36 PM
Moon will rise on Oct 2 at 9:29 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (67%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 4:50 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 4:13 AMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:54:17 am
Sunrise time: 7:28:09 am
Sunset time: 6:57:19 pm
Last light at 7:31:11 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 29 minutes
Tomorrow will be 4 minutes shorter than today in Belfast
Moon will set on Oct 3 at 4:25 PM Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 10:48 PMMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (46%)
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Latitude: 54.583328 (North)
- Longitude: -5.933330 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Belfast, Northern Ireland
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 19 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 7 hours and 20 minutes.Longest day in Belfast, Northern Ireland
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 17 hours and 21 minutes.
October 2026 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Belfast.
The day length shortens by 2 hours, 8 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Belfast, Northern Ireland - from 11 hours, 37 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 29 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:50:34 am | 7:24:25 am | 7:02:20 pm | 7:36:10 pm | 11h 37m 55s | -4m 22s | 1:13:22 pm | 32.1° | 6:08:48 am | 8:17:56 pm | 5:25:41 am | 9:01:04 pm | 12h 23m 57s | 🌖 (68%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:52:26 am | 7:26:17 am | 6:59:49 pm | 7:33:41 pm | 11h 33m 32s | -4m 23s | 1:13:03 pm | 31.7° | 6:10:43 am | 8:15:23 pm | 5:27:45 am | 8:58:21 pm | 12h 28m 20s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:54:17 am | 7:28:09 am | 6:57:19 pm | 7:31:11 pm | 11h 29m 10s | -4m 22s | 1:12:44 pm | 31.3° | 6:12:38 am | 8:12:51 pm | 5:29:48 am | 8:55:40 pm | 12h 32m 43s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:56:09 am | 7:30:02 am | 6:54:50 pm | 7:28:43 pm | 11h 24m 48s | -4m 22s | 1:12:26 pm | 30.9° | 6:14:32 am | 8:10:19 pm | 5:31:51 am | 8:53:01 pm | 12h 37m 4s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:58:00 am | 7:31:54 am | 6:52:21 pm | 7:26:15 pm | 11h 20m 27s | -4m 21s | 1:12:08 pm | 30.6° | 6:16:26 am | 8:07:49 pm | 5:33:52 am | 8:50:23 pm | 12h 41m 26s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:59:52 am | 7:33:47 am | 6:49:52 pm | 7:23:48 pm | 11h 16m 5s | -4m 22s | 1:11:50 pm | 30.2° | 6:18:20 am | 8:05:20 pm | 5:35:53 am | 8:47:47 pm | 12h 45m 49s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:01:43 am | 7:35:41 am | 6:47:24 pm | 7:21:21 pm | 11h 11m 43s | -4m 22s | 1:11:32 pm | 29.8° | 6:20:13 am | 8:02:52 pm | 5:37:53 am | 8:45:12 pm | 12h 50m 10s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:03:35 am | 7:37:34 am | 6:44:57 pm | 7:18:56 pm | 11h 7m 23s | -4m 20s | 1:11:15 pm | 29.4° | 6:22:06 am | 8:00:25 pm | 5:39:52 am | 8:42:39 pm | 12h 54m 31s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:05:26 am | 7:39:28 am | 6:42:30 pm | 7:16:31 pm | 11h 3m 2s | -4m 21s | 1:10:59 pm | 29° | 6:23:58 am | 7:57:59 pm | 5:41:50 am | 8:40:08 pm | 12h 58m 52s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:07:18 am | 7:41:22 am | 6:40:03 pm | 7:14:07 pm | 10h 58m 41s | -4m 21s | 1:10:43 pm | 28.7° | 6:25:50 am | 7:55:35 pm | 5:43:47 am | 8:37:38 pm | 13h 3m 13s | 🌑 (0.1%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:09:09 am | 7:43:16 am | 6:37:37 pm | 7:11:45 pm | 10h 54m 21s | -4m 20s | 1:10:27 pm | 28.3° | 6:27:42 am | 7:53:12 pm | 5:45:44 am | 8:35:10 pm | 13h 7m 34s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:11:01 am | 7:45:11 am | 6:35:12 pm | 7:09:23 pm | 10h 50m 1s | -4m 20s | 1:10:12 pm | 27.9° | 6:29:34 am | 7:50:50 pm | 5:47:40 am | 8:32:43 pm | 13h 11m 54s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:12:53 am | 7:47:06 am | 6:32:48 pm | 7:07:02 pm | 10h 45m 42s | -4m 19s | 1:09:57 pm | 27.5° | 6:31:25 am | 7:48:29 pm | 5:49:36 am | 8:30:18 pm | 13h 16m 14s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:14:44 am | 7:49:02 am | 6:30:25 pm | 7:04:42 pm | 10h 41m 23s | -4m 19s | 1:09:43 pm | 27.2° | 6:33:16 am | 7:46:10 pm | 5:51:31 am | 8:27:55 pm | 13h 20m 32s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:16:36 am | 7:50:57 am | 6:28:02 pm | 7:02:23 pm | 10h 37m 5s | -4m 18s | 1:09:30 pm | 26.8° | 6:35:07 am | 7:43:52 pm | 5:53:25 am | 8:25:34 pm | 13h 24m 51s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:18:28 am | 7:52:53 am | 6:25:40 pm | 7:00:05 pm | 10h 32m 47s | -4m 18s | 1:09:17 pm | 26.4° | 6:36:58 am | 7:41:35 pm | 5:55:19 am | 8:23:14 pm | 13h 29m 10s | 🌒 (34%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:20:20 am | 7:54:50 am | 6:23:19 pm | 6:57:48 pm | 10h 28m 29s | -4m 18s | 1:09:04 pm | 26.1° | 6:38:48 am | 7:39:20 pm | 5:57:12 am | 8:20:57 pm | 13h 33m 27s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:22:12 am | 7:56:46 am | 6:20:58 pm | 6:55:33 pm | 10h 24m 12s | -4m 17s | 1:08:52 pm | 25.7° | 6:40:38 am | 7:37:06 pm | 5:59:04 am | 8:18:41 pm | 13h 37m 45s | 🌓 (53%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:24:04 am | 7:58:43 am | 6:18:39 pm | 6:53:18 pm | 10h 19m 56s | -4m 16s | 1:08:41 pm | 25.3° | 6:42:28 am | 7:34:54 pm | 6:00:56 am | 8:16:26 pm | 13h 42m 1s | 🌔 (62%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:25:56 am | 8:00:40 am | 6:16:21 pm | 6:51:05 pm | 10h 15m 41s | -4m 15s | 1:08:30 pm | 25° | 6:44:18 am | 7:32:43 pm | 6:02:47 am | 8:14:14 pm | 13h 46m 17s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:27:48 am | 8:02:38 am | 6:14:03 pm | 6:48:53 pm | 10h 11m 25s | -4m 16s | 1:08:21 pm | 24.6° | 6:46:07 am | 7:30:34 pm | 6:04:38 am | 8:12:03 pm | 13h 50m 32s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:29:40 am | 8:04:35 am | 6:11:47 pm | 6:46:43 pm | 10h 7m 12s | -4m 13s | 1:08:11 pm | 24.3° | 6:47:56 am | 7:28:27 pm | 6:06:28 am | 8:09:55 pm | 13h 54m 46s | 🌔 (88%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:31:32 am | 8:06:33 am | 6:09:32 pm | 6:44:33 pm | 10h 2m 59s | -4m 13s | 1:08:03 pm | 23.9° | 6:49:45 am | 7:26:20 pm | 6:08:17 am | 8:07:48 pm | 13h 59m 0s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:33:24 am | 8:08:32 am | 6:07:18 pm | 6:42:25 pm | 9h 58m 46s | -4m 13s | 1:07:55 pm | 23.6° | 6:51:34 am | 7:24:16 pm | 6:10:06 am | 8:05:43 pm | 14h 3m 12s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:35:16 am | 7:10:30 am | 5:05:05 pm | 5:40:19 pm | 9h 54m 35s | -4m 11s | 12:07:48 pm | 23.2° | 5:53:22 am | 6:22:13 pm | 5:11:55 am | 7:03:40 pm | 14h 7m 24s | 🌔 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:37:08 am | 7:12:29 am | 5:02:54 pm | 5:38:14 pm | 9h 50m 25s | -4m 10s | 12:07:41 pm | 22.9° | 5:55:10 am | 6:20:12 pm | 5:13:43 am | 7:01:40 pm | 14h 11m 34s | 🌕 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:39:00 am | 7:14:28 am | 5:00:43 pm | 5:36:10 pm | 9h 46m 15s | -4m 10s | 12:07:35 pm | 22.5° | 5:56:58 am | 6:18:13 pm | 5:15:30 am | 6:59:41 pm | 14h 15m 44s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:40:52 am | 7:16:27 am | 4:58:34 pm | 5:34:09 pm | 9h 42m 7s | -4m 8s | 12:07:30 pm | 22.2° | 5:58:45 am | 6:16:16 pm | 5:17:17 am | 6:57:44 pm | 14h 19m 52s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:42:44 am | 7:18:26 am | 4:56:27 pm | 5:32:08 pm | 9h 38m 1s | -4m 6s | 12:07:26 pm | 21.9° | 6:00:33 am | 6:14:20 pm | 5:19:03 am | 6:55:49 pm | 14h 23m 58s | 🌖 (81%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:44:36 am | 7:20:25 am | 4:54:20 pm | 5:30:09 pm | 9h 33m 55s | -4m 6s | 12:07:23 pm | 21.5° | 6:02:19 am | 6:12:26 pm | 5:20:49 am | 6:53:56 pm | 14h 28m 4s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:46:28 am | 7:22:24 am | 4:52:16 pm | 5:28:12 pm | 9h 29m 52s | -4m 3s | 12:07:20 pm | 21.2° | 6:04:06 am | 6:10:34 pm | 5:22:34 am | 6:52:06 pm | 14h 32m 8s | 🌖 (60%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at Belfast, Northern Ireland. All images provided by our fantastic community of photographers!
Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Belfast, Northern Ireland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Belfast, Northern Ireland for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Belfast
In Belfast, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 17 at 4:44 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 29 at 8:43 am. The earliest sunset is on December 14 at 4:00 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 24 at 10:06 pm.
Belfast gets 10h 01m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (17h 21m versus 7h 20m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 22m.
Belfast Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Belfast. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Belfast.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 11.8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 58.5° (around Jun 20) in Belfast. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Belfast the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:07 and 12:37 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Belfast, Northern Ireland
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Belfast, Northern Ireland — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
Belfast City Centre 1 kmBelfast County Borough 2 kmShankill 2 kmWindsor 2 kmBallymacarret 3 kmRosetta 3 kmBallynafeigh 3 kmSpringfield 3 km