Basel, Switzerland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Basel (Switzerland, Basel-City, Basel-Stadt). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 03:51 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Zurich . All times are shown in Basel local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 77.5%, Maximal illumination for this day: 85.14%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 18:50; remaining time: 4d 14h 58m 23s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:50
Moonset:	02:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 447 km
249 447 mi
Basel ↔ Moon, nearest point: 401 312 km
249 364 mi
View angle: 0.496°

Basel on map:

Basel

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
Latitude:	47.55839°
Longitude:	7.57327°
Country:	Switzerland Basel-City
Population:	164 488

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 78.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 6 hours, 26 minutes. (≈10.268 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -7°

Basel, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -15°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 255°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-24
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	16:56:00	17:26:00	17:50:00	18:10:00	18:27:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:59:00	02:08:00	03:20:00	04:31:00

Basel moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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