Basel, Switzerland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Basel (Switzerland, Basel-City, Basel-Stadt). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 16:44 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Zurich . All times are shown in Basel local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.38%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.61%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 05:13; remaining time: 2d 13h 28m 51s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:03
Moonset:	04:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 385 507 km
239 543 mi
Basel ↔ Moon, nearest point: 384 018 km
238 618 mi
View angle: 0.517°

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: 91.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 1 hours, 16 minutes. (≈12.053 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 7°

Basel, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -2.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 84.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	16:30:00	16:47:00	17:03:00	17:20:00	16:39:00
Moonset:	02:11:00	03:23:00	04:35:00	05:50:00	06:08:00

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

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