Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Belfast

Sunrise in Belfast today is at 05:23:12 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:56:42 PM, giving Belfast 15h 33min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:44:47 AM and ends at 09:35:13 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Belfast or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Belfast. Get a full year of light data with the printable Belfast Photography Planner 2026.

Belfast is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Belfast receives 15.8 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:20 AM and sunset at 09:06 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.6 hours — a difference of 7.1 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:20, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:06. The evening golden hour in Belfast lasts about 69 minutes in summer and 71 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.