Current Local Time in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

3:47:03 pm CET

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	Switzerland
Canton:	Basel-Stadt (BS)
Lat/Long:	47°33'N / 7°35'E
Elevation:	265 m
Currency:	Swiss Franc (CHF)
Languages:	German, French, Italian, …
Country Code:	+41

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Weather

41 °F

Sunny.
43 / 29 °F

Thu 22.		43 / 29 °F
Fri 23.		44 / 35 °F

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Time Zone

CET (Central European Time)
UTC/GMT +1 hour

DST starts

Mar 29, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Oct 25, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

About CET — Central European Time

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Sunrise

8:08 am
↑ 119° Southeast

Sunset

5:13 pm
↑ 241° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 6 minutes
+2m 20s longer

Moon 8.0%

Rise – 9:33 am
Set – 8:17 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:40 pm
Altitude: 22.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:19 am – 6:56 am
6:25 pm – 7:02 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:56 am – 7:34 am
5:48 pm – 6:25 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:34 am – 8:08 am
5:13 pm – 5:48 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
8:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
5:47 am

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Airports

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, BSL
About 4 mi NW of Basel
Zürich Airport, ZRH
About 45 mi E of Basel

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026