Right now, local time in Monte Carasso is 14:04 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Monte Carasso ranks #102558 worldwide by population and #736 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 10h 09m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 8h 37m (winter) – 15h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 71% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Monte Carasso — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 46.1865° N, 8.9989° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Ticino
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Population
- 2,336 · #102558 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Monte Carasso through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 46.19° S, 171.00° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 502 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Monte Carasso today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:22
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 14:46
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:47
- Qibla direction
- 124.2° from north (SE (124°))
Full prayer timetable for Monte Carasso — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Monte Carasso sits in the Europe/Zurich time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 09m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1425 cities we cover in Switzerland.
Monte Carasso's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 581 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,559 km off. Its position on the globe is 46.19° N, 9.00° 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 | 06:04 | −8h |
| Chicago | 08:04 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 10:04 | −4h |
| London | 13:04 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:04 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:04 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:04 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 18:34 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:04 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:04 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:04 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:04 | +10h |
Best time to call Monte Carasso
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Monte Carasso local time:
Cities sharing Monte Carasso's time zone
- ZürichCH
- GenevaCH
- BaselCH
- LausanneCH
- BernCH
- WinterthurCH
- LuzernCH
- Sankt GallenCH
Other cities in Switzerland
- Zürich14:04
- Geneva14:04
- Basel14:04
- Lausanne14:04
- Bern14:04
- Winterthur14:04
- Luzern14:04
- Sankt Gallen14:04
- Lugano14:04
- Biel/Bienne14:04
- Zürich (Kreis 11)14:04
- Zürich (Kreis 3)14:04
Distances from Monte Carasso
| Paris | 581 km | WNW (303°) |
| London | 891 km | NW (315°) |
| Moscow | 2,246 km | NE (51°) |
| Dubai | 4,695 km | ESE (103°) |
| Mumbai | 6,497 km | E (95°) |
| Chicago | 7,231 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,328 km | ENE (64°) |
| São Paulo | 9,561 km | SW (229°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,645 km | NW (319°) |
| Tokyo | 9,661 km | NE (38°) |
| Singapore | 10,270 km | E (86°) |
| Sydney | 16,559 km | E (80°) |
Cities near Monte Carasso
FAQ
What time is it in Monte Carasso right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Monte Carasso (Switzerland), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Monte Carasso in?
Monte Carasso runs on the Europe/Zurich IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Monte Carasso 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 Monte Carasso today?
Monte Carasso sees sunrise at 07:04 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 10h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Monte Carasso tonight?
The moon phase over Monte Carasso tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 70.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Monte Carasso?
The antipode of Monte Carasso — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 46.19° S, 171.00° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 502 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Monte Carasso?
Monte Carasso lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Monte Carasso?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Monte Carasso, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.