Basel, Switzerland Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Basel (Switzerland, Basel-City, Basel-Stadt). Current time: Monday, 2026-08-17, 15:45 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Zurich . All times are shown in Basel local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 20.31%, Maximal illumination for this day: 29.12%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 06:19; remaining time: 10d 14h 34m 4s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	12:09
Moonset:	22:15

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 393 745 km
244 662 mi
Basel ↔ Moon, nearest point: 389 206 km
241 841 mi
View angle: 0.506°

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: 26%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5 Day, 0 hours, 44 minutes. (≈5.031 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 20°

Basel, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 25.7°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 155.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18	2026-08-19
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	09:41:00	10:56:00	12:09:00	13:21:00	14:32:00
Moonset:	21:42:00	21:58:00	22:15:00	22:36:00	23:01:00

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

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