Right now, local time in Sankt Gallen is 14:49 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sankt Gallen ranks #8265 worldwide by population and #8 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 7m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Day length
- 9h 58m
- Solar noon
- 12:07
- Daylight range
- 8h 27m (winter) – 15h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sankt Gallen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 47.4239° N, 9.3748° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Saint Gallen
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Population
- 75,833 · #8265 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sankt Gallen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 47.42° S, 170.63° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 601 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sankt Gallen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Dhuhr
- 12:07
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:04
- Isha
- 18:42
- Qibla direction
- 126.1° from north (SE (126°))
Full prayer timetable for Sankt Gallen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sankt Gallen sits in the Europe/Zurich time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 58m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1425 cities we cover in Switzerland.
Sankt Gallen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 545 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,505 km off. Its position on the globe is 47.42° N, 9.37° 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 | 05:49 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:49 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:49 | −4h |
| London | 13:49 | −1h |
| Paris | 14:49 | same time |
| Moscow | 16:49 | +2h |
| Dubai | 17:49 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 19:19 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:49 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 21:49 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 22:49 | +8h |
| Sydney | 00:49 | +10h |
Best time to call Sankt Gallen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sankt Gallen local time:
Cities sharing Sankt Gallen's time zone
Other cities in Switzerland
- Zürich14:49
- Geneva14:49
- Basel14:49
- Lausanne14:49
- Bern14:49
- Winterthur14:49
- Luzern14:49
- Lugano14:49
- Biel/Bienne14:49
- Zürich (Kreis 11)14:49
- Zürich (Kreis 3)14:49
- Zürich (Kreis 9)14:49
Distances from Sankt Gallen
| Paris | 545 km | WNW (290°) |
| London | 823 km | NW (307°) |
| Moscow | 2,140 km | NE (54°) |
| Dubai | 4,701 km | ESE (105°) |
| Mumbai | 6,482 km | E (96°) |
| Chicago | 7,175 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,242 km | ENE (64°) |
| Tokyo | 9,535 km | NE (38°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,560 km | NW (319°) |
| São Paulo | 9,673 km | SW (230°) |
| Singapore | 10,231 km | E (86°) |
| Sydney | 16,505 km | ENE (79°) |
Cities near Sankt Gallen
- Teufen4 km · 14:49
- Wittenbach4 km · 14:49
- Haslen6 km · 14:49
- Mörschwil6 km · 14:49
- Speicher5 km · 14:49
- Bühler7 km · 14:49
- Häggenschwil8 km · 14:49
- Roggwil9 km · 14:49
FAQ
What time is it in Sankt Gallen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sankt Gallen (Switzerland), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sankt Gallen in?
Sankt Gallen runs on the Europe/Zurich IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Sankt Gallen 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 Sankt Gallen today?
Sankt Gallen sees sunrise at 07:08 and sunset at 17:06 today, giving 9h 58m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sankt Gallen tonight?
The moon phase over Sankt Gallen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sankt Gallen?
The antipode of Sankt Gallen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 47.42° S, 170.63° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 601 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sankt Gallen?
Sankt Gallen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sankt Gallen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sankt Gallen, clocks run about 7 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.