First light
07:17
Zurich, Switzerland
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Europe/Zurich (UTC+02:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
07:48
Sunset
18:34
Last light
19:05
Day length
10 h 46 min
Solar noon
13:11
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 07:48 | 18:34 | 10 h 46 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 07:49 | 18:32 | 10 h 43 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 07:50 | 18:30 | 10 h 39 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 07:52 | 18:28 | 10 h 36 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 07:53 | 18:26 | 10 h 33 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 07:55 | 18:25 | 10 h 30 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 07:56 | 18:23 | 10 h 26 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:08 | 17:01 | 8 h 53 min |
| February | 07:31 | 17:48 | 10 h 17 min |
| March | 06:39 | 18:30 | 11 h 51 min |
| April | 06:38 | 20:13 | 13 h 36 min |
| May | 05:49 | 20:54 | 15 h 05 min |
| June | 05:28 | 21:23 | 15 h 55 min |
| July | 05:44 | 21:19 | 15 h 35 min |
| August | 06:21 | 20:39 | 14 h 17 min |
| September | 07:02 | 19:39 | 12 h 37 min |
| October | 07:43 | 18:39 | 10 h 56 min |
| November | 07:29 | 16:50 | 9 h 21 min |
| December | 08:06 | 16:35 | 8 h 29 min |
Zurich in 2026: the sun's extremes #
| Longest day | 21 June - 15 h 57 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 22 December - 8 h 27 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:28 (12 – 20 June) |
| Latest sunrise | 08:13 (1 – 3 January) |
| Earliest sunset | 16:35 (6 – 17 December) |
| Latest sunset | 21:26 (21 June – 2 July) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 12:09 (25 October) to 13:32 (18 July) |
| Fastest change in day length | gaining about 3 minutes a day, around 19 March |
| Clocks go forward | 29 March, by 1 hour; sunset 18:48 the day before, 19:50 that day |
| Clocks go back | 25 October, by 1 hour; sunset 18:23 the day before, 17:21 that day |
| Same clock as Paris | 490 km to the west; the sun is 25 minutes earlier in Zurich |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q72
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Europe/Zurich - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — Switzerland #
Currency
CHF CHF
Plug type
C, J
Voltage
230 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+41
Emergency number
112
Drives on the
right
Other cities #
Language #
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