Basel, Switzerland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Basel (Switzerland, Basel-City, Basel-Stadt). Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 20:30 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Zurich . All times are shown in Basel local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 22.91%, Maximal illumination for this day: 33.21%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 10:46; remaining time: 9d 14h 16m 31s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:14
Moonset:	01:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 370 518 km
230 229 mi
Basel ↔ Moon, nearest point: 363 726 km
226 009 mi
View angle: 0.538°

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: 31.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 14 hours, 49 minutes. (≈5.618 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -44°

Basel, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 52.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 237.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22	2026-05-23
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	07:32:00	08:51:00	10:14:00	11:37:00	12:55:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:50:00	01:31:00	02:00:00	02:22:00

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

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