Moon in Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
Phase nowWaxing crescent23.8% lit · 5.3 days old
Moonrise today12:23Local time
Moonset today20:38Local time
Distance405,360 km251,879 miles
Moon phase in Basel today
The Moon is waxing crescent and 23.8% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 12:23 and sets at 20:38 local time. Sunset is at 16:54. For the darkest skies, look for nights when the Moon is below the horizon after dark.
Next Moon phases
First quarterTue, Nov 1712:47 CET
Full MoonTue, Nov 2415:53 CET
Last quarterTue, Dec 107:08 CET
New MoonWed, Dec 901:51 CET
Phase times are shown in Basel local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.
Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase at noon | Lit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Nov 14 | 12:23 | 20:38 | Waxing crescent | 22.7% |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 12:51 | 21:46 | Waxing crescent | 31% |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 13:14 | 22:55 | Waxing crescent | 40.1% |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 13:33 | — | First quarter | 49.7% |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 13:50 | 00:04 | Waxing gibbous | 59.5% |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 14:06 | 01:14 | Waxing gibbous | 69.2% |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 14:22 | 02:25 | Waxing gibbous | 78.4% |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 14:40 | 03:40 | Waxing gibbous | 86.6% |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 15:02 | 04:59 | Waxing gibbous | 93.3% |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 15:29 | 06:23 | Waxing gibbous | 97.8% |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 16:07 | 07:49 | Full Moon | 99.8% |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 16:59 | 09:11 | Waning gibbous | 98.8% |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 18:08 | 10:21 | Waning gibbous | 94.9% |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 19:29 | 11:15 | Waning gibbous | 88.4% |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 20:54 | 11:54 | Waning gibbous | 79.7% |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 22:18 | 12:23 | Waning gibbous | 69.6% |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 23:37 | 12:45 | Waning gibbous | 58.7% |
| Tue, Dec 1 | — | 13:03 | Last quarter | 47.8% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 00:52 | 13:20 | Waning crescent | 37.2% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 02:05 | 13:36 | Waning crescent | 27.5% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 03:16 | 13:53 | Waning crescent | 19% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 04:28 | 14:13 | Waning crescent | 11.8% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 05:39 | 14:36 | Waning crescent | 6.3% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 06:49 | 15:05 | Waning crescent | 2.5% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 07:55 | 15:42 | Waning crescent | 0.5% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 08:54 | 16:29 | New Moon | 0.3% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 09:43 | 17:25 | Waxing crescent | 1.9% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 10:23 | 18:28 | Waxing crescent | 5.2% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 10:53 | 19:35 | Waxing crescent | 10.1% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 11:17 | 20:43 | Waxing crescent | 16.5% |
A dash means the Moon does not rise or set on that local date. This happens about once a month, because the Moon rises around 50 minutes later each day.
Moonrise and moonset are calculated for 47.5584, 7.5733 at sea level with a flat horizon, from a lunar series checked against a full ephemeris to within about a minute. Hills, buildings and elevation can shift what you see by several minutes. Sources and methods.