Abstract: In a brushless motor driving apparatus, a drive circuit arranged to rotate a magnet rotor by sequentially switching energization of coils of phases, detect a position of the magnet rotor based on back electromotive force voltage generated in each phase coil, and control the energization of each phase coil based on the detected position. The drive circuit is configured to energize each phase under duty control and, before the back electromotive force control, perform initial setting twice sequentially for sweeping energization duty with respect to each phase coil to set the magnet rotor in a predetermined initial position.