Basel Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Basel, Switzerland — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Basel, Switzerland
Prayer times in Basel are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (47.56°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Switzerland. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Basel's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Switzerland. They are drawn from Basel's own coordinates (47.5584°N, 7.5733°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Basel's prayer times are worked out
From Basel, the Qibla is 124° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,091 km (2,542 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Basel's own coordinates (47.56°N, 7.57°E), not a national average. That is why Basel's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Basel timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Basel lies well west inside its Zurich time zone. So the sun peaks about 38 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 12:15 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 19h 06m near June down to 10h 19m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Basel come from the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 17°. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. We also publish times for nearby Mulhouse, Freiburg and Biel/Bienne. Each is only a few minutes off Basel's clock.
Nearby: Mulhouse prayer times · Freiburg prayer times · Biel/Bienne prayer times · Belfort prayer times · Colmar prayer times
Prayer times for Switzerland's Muslim communities
Muslims make up roughly 5% of Switzerland's population. The great majority have roots in the Balkans (Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia) and Turkey. Arab and other communities live alongside them in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. There is no national timetable; mosques and cantonal associations publish their own. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to the city's own coordinates, on Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer). At Switzerland's latitude the summer fast is long and the winter one short.
Two minarets, and a referendum
Switzerland's oldest mosque is the Mahmud Mosque in Zurich, built by the Ahmadiyya community in 1963. It carries the first minaret raised in the country. The largest is the Geneva Mosque at Petit-Saconnex, financed by the Muslim World League. It was inaugurated in 1978 by King Khalid of Saudi Arabia and the Swiss President, and its minaret stands 22 metres. Only a handful of Swiss mosques have minarets at all: a 2009 federal referendum wrote a ban on building new ones into the constitution. Most Swiss Muslims, being Balkan or Turkish, follow the standard first-shadow Asr shown on this page.
Mosques in Basel
Mosques in and around Basel include Kaserne Moschee Basel, Arrahma Verein, Mosquée El-Feth, Saidi Nursi Stiftung, Anadolu Kültür Merkezi and Fetih Moschee. The times on this page are worked out from Basel's own coordinates, and they apply across these mosques. Check the exact iqama time with your local mosque. That is the congregation, called a few minutes after each prayer starts.
Fajr
5:20 AMالفجر
Fajr in Basel — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
12:15 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Basel — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
2:55 PMالعصر
Asr in Basel — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
5:24 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Basel — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
7:01 PMالعشاء
Isha in Basel — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Basel Prayer Times — October 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Basel, Switzerland. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:46 AM | 7:29 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:30 PM | 7:09 PM | 8:46 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:47 AM | 7:30 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:28 PM | 7:07 PM | 8:44 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:49 AM | 7:31 AM | 1:20 PM | 4:27 PM | 7:05 PM | 8:42 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:50 AM | 7:33 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:25 PM | 7:03 PM | 8:40 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:52 AM | 7:34 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:24 PM | 7:01 PM | 8:37 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:53 AM | 7:35 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:22 PM | 6:59 PM | 8:35 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:54 AM | 7:37 AM | 1:19 PM | 4:21 PM | 6:57 PM | 8:33 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:56 AM | 7:38 AM | 1:18 PM | 4:19 PM | 6:55 PM | 8:31 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:57 AM | 7:40 AM | 1:18 PM | 4:18 PM | 6:53 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:59 AM | 7:41 AM | 1:18 PM | 4:16 PM | 6:52 PM | 8:28 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:00 AM | 7:43 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:15 PM | 6:50 PM | 8:26 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:02 AM | 7:44 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:13 PM | 6:48 PM | 8:24 PM |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:03 AM | 7:45 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:12 PM | 6:46 PM | 8:22 PM |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:04 AM | 7:47 AM | 1:17 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:44 PM | 8:20 PM |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:06 AM | 7:48 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:09 PM | 6:42 PM | 8:18 PM |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:07 AM | 7:50 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:07 PM | 6:40 PM | 8:16 PM |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:09 AM | 7:51 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:06 PM | 6:38 PM | 8:15 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:10 AM | 7:53 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:05 PM | 6:36 PM | 8:13 PM |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:11 AM | 7:54 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:03 PM | 6:35 PM | 8:11 PM |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:13 AM | 7:56 AM | 1:16 PM | 4:02 PM | 6:33 PM | 8:09 PM |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:14 AM | 7:57 AM | 1:15 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:31 PM | 8:08 PM |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:16 AM | 7:58 AM | 1:15 PM | 3:59 PM | 6:29 PM | 8:06 PM |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:17 AM | 8:00 AM | 1:15 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:27 PM | 8:04 PM |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:18 AM | 8:01 AM | 1:15 PM | 3:56 PM | 6:26 PM | 8:03 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25Today | 5:20 AM | 7:03 AM | 12:15 PM | 2:55 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:01 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:21 AM | 7:04 AM | 12:15 PM | 2:53 PM | 5:22 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:22 AM | 7:06 AM | 12:15 PM | 2:52 PM | 5:21 PM | 6:58 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:24 AM | 7:07 AM | 12:14 PM | 2:51 PM | 5:19 PM | 6:56 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:25 AM | 7:09 AM | 12:14 PM | 2:49 PM | 5:17 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:26 AM | 7:10 AM | 12:14 PM | 2:48 PM | 5:16 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:28 AM | 7:12 AM | 12:14 PM | 2:47 PM | 5:14 PM | 6:52 PM |
Basel times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Basel mosque — verify with your imam.
Basel Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Basel?
The Qibla direction from Basel, Switzerland is 124° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,091 km (2,542 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Basel?
The longest daily fast in Basel is about 19h 06m, around June. The shortest is about 10h 19m, in December. That is a swing of 8h 47m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 47.56°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
What calculation method do Switzerland's prayer times use?
This page uses the Muslim World League method (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) on the city's own coordinates. It runs on Central European Time (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer), a common basis for Western Europe. Switzerland has no official national timetable; mosques publish their own, and most (Balkan and Turkish) use the standard Asr shown here.
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