Sunrise and sunset in Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland

Local time 18:38 CET 47.56° N, 7.57° E
Sunrise07:33First light 06:59
Sunset16:54Last light 17:28
Daylight9 h 22 min2 min 40 s shorter
Solar noon12:14Sun highest in the sky

Sun times in Basel today

The Sun rises in Basel at 07:33 and sets at 16:54 today, giving 9 h 22 min of daylight, 2 min 40 s shorter. It is highest at 12:14. The sky is fully dark from 18:41 until 05:45.

Twilight

PhaseMorningEvening
Astronomical twilight begins / ends05:4518:41
Nautical twilight06:2218:05
Civil twilight (first and last light)06:5917:28
Sunrise / sunset07:3316:54

A dash means the Sun does not reach that depth below the horizon today.

Golden hour and blue hour

LightMorningEvening
Blue hour06:59 – 07:1217:15 – 17:28
Golden hour07:12 – 08:2016:07 – 17:15

Golden hour: Sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: 4° to 6° below.

Sunrise and sunset for the next 30 days

DateSunriseSunsetDaylightChangeDark from
Sat, Nov 14 07:33 16:54 9 h 22 min −2:40 18:41
Sun, Nov 15 07:34 16:53 9 h 19 min −2:37 18:40
Mon, Nov 16 07:35 16:52 9 h 16 min −2:36 18:39
Tue, Nov 17 07:37 16:51 9 h 14 min −2:32 18:38
Wed, Nov 18 07:38 16:50 9 h 11 min −2:30 18:38
Thu, Nov 19 07:40 16:49 9 h 09 min −2:27 18:37
Fri, Nov 20 07:41 16:48 9 h 07 min −2:25 18:36
Sat, Nov 21 07:43 16:47 9 h 04 min −2:20 18:35
Sun, Nov 22 07:44 16:46 9 h 02 min −2:17 18:35
Mon, Nov 23 07:46 16:45 9 h 00 min −2:15 18:34
Tue, Nov 24 07:47 16:44 8 h 58 min −2:10 18:34
Wed, Nov 25 07:48 16:44 8 h 55 min −2:08 18:33
Thu, Nov 26 07:50 16:43 8 h 53 min −2:03 18:33
Fri, Nov 27 07:51 16:42 8 h 51 min −2:00 18:32
Sat, Nov 28 07:52 16:42 8 h 49 min −1:57 18:32
Sun, Nov 29 07:54 16:41 8 h 47 min −1:53 18:31
Mon, Nov 30 07:55 16:41 8 h 46 min −1:48 18:31
Tue, Dec 1 07:56 16:40 8 h 44 min −1:43 18:31
Wed, Dec 2 07:57 16:40 8 h 42 min −1:41 18:31
Thu, Dec 3 07:59 16:39 8 h 41 min −1:35 18:30
Fri, Dec 4 08:00 16:39 8 h 39 min −1:31 18:30
Sat, Dec 5 08:01 16:39 8 h 38 min −1:27 18:30
Sun, Dec 6 08:02 16:38 8 h 36 min −1:21 18:30
Mon, Dec 7 08:03 16:38 8 h 35 min −1:18 18:30
Tue, Dec 8 08:04 16:38 8 h 34 min −1:12 18:30
Wed, Dec 9 08:05 16:38 8 h 33 min −1:08 18:30
Thu, Dec 10 08:06 16:38 8 h 32 min −1:03 18:30
Fri, Dec 11 08:07 16:38 8 h 31 min −0:57 18:30
Sat, Dec 12 08:08 16:38 8 h 30 min −0:53 18:30
Sun, Dec 13 08:09 16:38 8 h 29 min −0:47 18:30

Sunrise and sunset by month

Month (15th)SunriseSunsetDaylight
November 202607:3416:539 h 19 min
December 202608:1016:388 h 28 min
January 202708:1317:058 h 52 min
February 202707:3517:5210 h 17 min
March 202706:4318:3411 h 51 min
April 202706:4120:1813 h 37 min
May 202705:5220:5915 h 07 min
June 202705:3121:2815 h 57 min
July 202705:4721:2315 h 36 min
August 202706:2520:4214 h 17 min
September 202707:0619:4212 h 36 min
October 202707:4718:4210 h 55 min

2026 at a glance

  • Longest day: June 21, 15 h 59 min of daylight
  • Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 26 min
  • Earliest sunset: 16:38 on December 11
  • Latest sunrise: 08:17 on January 1

Tonight the Moon is waxing crescent, 23% lit. Moonrise and moonset in Basel.

Times are calculated for 47.5584, 7.5733 at sea level with a flat horizon and standard refraction, using the NOAA solar equations. Hills, buildings and elevation can shift the times you see by a few minutes. Sources and methods.