Right now, local time in Buchrain is 12:12 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Buchrain ranks #66377 worldwide by population and #328 in Switzerland.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 10h 06m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 8h 30m (winter) – 15h 55m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Buchrain — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 47.0962° N, 8.3473° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lucerne
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Population
- 5,341 · #66377 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Buchrain through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 47.10° S, 171.65° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 518 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Buchrain today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:25
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 14:46
- Maghrib
- 17:12
- Isha
- 18:49
- Qibla direction
- 124.4° from north (SE (124°))
Full prayer timetable for Buchrain — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Buchrain sits in the Europe/Zurich time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1425 cities we cover in Switzerland.
Buchrain's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 487 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,589 km off. Its position on the globe is 47.10° N, 8.35° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 04:12 | −8h |
| Chicago | 06:12 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 08:12 | −4h |
| London | 11:12 | −1h |
| Paris | 12:12 | same time |
| Moscow | 14:12 | +2h |
| Dubai | 15:12 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 16:42 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 19:12 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 19:12 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 20:12 | +8h |
| Sydney | 22:12 | +10h |
Best time to call Buchrain
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Buchrain local time:
Cities sharing Buchrain's time zone
- ZürichCH
- GenevaCH
- BaselCH
- LausanneCH
- BernCH
- WinterthurCH
- LuzernCH
- Sankt GallenCH
Other cities in Switzerland
- Zürich12:12
- Geneva12:12
- Basel12:12
- Lausanne12:12
- Bern12:12
- Winterthur12:12
- Luzern12:12
- Sankt Gallen12:12
- Lugano12:12
- Biel/Bienne12:12
- Zürich (Kreis 11)12:12
- Zürich (Kreis 3)12:12
Distances from Buchrain
| Paris | 487 km | WNW (296°) |
| London | 786 km | NW (312°) |
| Moscow | 2,224 km | NE (54°) |
| Dubai | 4,768 km | ESE (104°) |
| Mumbai | 6,556 km | E (95°) |
| Chicago | 7,132 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,328 km | ENE (64°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,536 km | NW (318°) |
| São Paulo | 9,590 km | SW (229°) |
| Tokyo | 9,612 km | NE (38°) |
| Singapore | 10,311 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,589 km | ENE (78°) |
Cities near Buchrain
- Ebikon2 km · 12:12
- Inwil3 km · 12:12
- Adligenswil4 km · 12:12
- Root4 km · 12:12
- Udligenswil4 km · 12:12
- Meggen6 km · 12:12
- Luzern6 km · 12:12
- Ballwil7 km · 12:12
FAQ
What time is it in Buchrain right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Buchrain (Switzerland), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Buchrain in?
Buchrain runs on the Europe/Zurich IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Buchrain observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Buchrain today?
Buchrain sees sunrise at 07:08 and sunset at 17:14 today, giving 10h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Buchrain tonight?
The moon phase over Buchrain tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 71.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Buchrain?
The antipode of Buchrain — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 47.10° S, 171.65° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 518 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Buchrain?
Buchrain lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Buchrain?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Buchrain, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.