Right now, local time in Horw is 16:49 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Horw ranks #39151 worldwide by population and #118 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Day length
- 9h 60m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 8h 30m (winter) – 15h 54m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Horw — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 47.0169° N, 8.3096° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Lucerne
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Population
- 12,348 · #39151 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Horw through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 47.02° S, 171.69° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 510 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Horw today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:11
- Asr
- 14:44
- Maghrib
- 17:09
- Isha
- 18:47
- Qibla direction
- 124.3° from north (SE (124°))
Full prayer timetable for Horw — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Horw sits in the Europe/Zurich time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 60m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1425 cities we cover in Switzerland.
Horw's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 489 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,593 km off. Its position on the globe is 47.02° N, 8.31° 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 | 07:49 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:49 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:49 | −4h |
| London | 15:49 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:49 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:49 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:49 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 21:19 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:49 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:49 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:49 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:49 | +10h |
Best time to call Horw
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Horw local time:
Cities sharing Horw's time zone
- ZürichCH
- GenevaCH
- BaselCH
- LausanneCH
- BernCH
- WinterthurCH
- LuzernCH
- Sankt GallenCH
Other cities in Switzerland
- Zürich16:49
- Geneva16:49
- Basel16:49
- Lausanne16:49
- Bern16:49
- Winterthur16:49
- Luzern16:49
- Sankt Gallen16:49
- Lugano16:49
- Biel/Bienne16:49
- Zürich (Kreis 11)16:49
- Zürich (Kreis 3)16:49
Distances from Horw
| Paris | 489 km | WNW (297°) |
| London | 789 km | NW (312°) |
| Moscow | 2,232 km | NE (53°) |
| Dubai | 4,768 km | ESE (104°) |
| Mumbai | 6,558 km | E (95°) |
| Chicago | 7,134 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,334 km | ENE (63°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,541 km | NW (318°) |
| São Paulo | 9,582 km | SW (229°) |
| Tokyo | 9,620 km | NE (38°) |
| Singapore | 10,315 km | E (85°) |
| Sydney | 16,593 km | ENE (78°) |
Cities near Horw
FAQ
What time is it in Horw right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Horw (Switzerland), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Horw in?
Horw runs on the Europe/Zurich IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Horw 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 Horw today?
Horw sees sunrise at 07:11 and sunset at 17:11 today, giving 9h 60m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Horw tonight?
The moon phase over Horw tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Horw?
The antipode of Horw — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 47.02° S, 171.69° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 510 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Horw?
Horw lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Horw?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Horw, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.