Prayer times in Switzerland
Times for Saturday, October 17, 2026 in the major cities, Ramadan dates, a page for each city and the calculation convention followed in Switzerland: Grand Mosque of Paris.
Prayer times on October 17 in the major cities
| City | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich | 06:13 | 07:47 | 13:16 | 16:02 | 18:38 | 20:05 |
| Geneva | 06:22 | 07:55 | 13:26 | 16:14 | 18:49 | 20:16 |
| Basel | 06:17 | 07:51 | 13:20 | 16:06 | 18:41 | 20:08 |
| Lausanne | 06:20 | 07:54 | 13:24 | 16:12 | 18:46 | 20:13 |
| Bern | 06:17 | 07:51 | 13:21 | 16:08 | 18:43 | 20:10 |
| Winterthur | 06:12 | 07:46 | 13:15 | 16:02 | 18:37 | 20:04 |
| Lucerne | 06:14 | 07:48 | 13:17 | 16:04 | 18:39 | 20:06 |
| St. Gallen | 06:10 | 07:44 | 13:13 | 15:59 | 18:34 | 20:01 |
| Lugano | 06:10 | 07:44 | 13:15 | 16:03 | 18:38 | 20:05 |
| Biel/Bienne | 06:18 | 07:52 | 13:21 | 16:08 | 18:43 | 20:10 |
| Thun | 06:16 | 07:50 | 13:20 | 16:07 | 18:42 | 20:09 |
| Bellinzona | 06:10 | 07:44 | 13:14 | 16:03 | 18:37 | 20:04 |
| Köniz | 06:17 | 07:51 | 13:21 | 16:08 | 18:43 | 20:10 |
| Fribourg | 06:18 | 07:52 | 13:22 | 16:09 | 18:44 | 20:11 |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 06:20 | 07:54 | 13:23 | 16:10 | 18:45 | 20:12 |
| Schaffhausen | 06:13 | 07:47 | 13:16 | 16:02 | 18:37 | 20:04 |
Method: Grand Mosque of Paris. Local time in each city.
The calculation method in Switzerland
No published national convention was found for this country: times follow the “Grand Mosque of Paris” method, published in a neighbouring country (seasonal Fajr, Isha 90 min after sunset). Every city page shows the other methods alongside.
- Fajr
- Seasonal durations (Sun at 18° at the earliest)
- Isha
- 90 min after sunset
- Start of Asr
- one shadow length (most schools)
- Imsak
- 10 min before Fajr (practice)
- Safety minutes
- Dhuhr +5 min, Maghrib +3 min
- Start of Ramadan
- follows the calculated calendar
Ramadan 2027 in Switzerland
Ramadan is expected from Monday, February 8, 2027 to Monday, March 8, 2027 (29 days, Umm al-Qura calendar). On the first day in Bern: imsak at 06:01, iftar at 17:46.