Luzern in numbers
- Coordinates
- 47.0505, 8.3064
- Population
- 81 691
- Region
- Lucerne
- Country
- Switzerland, Europe
- Capital
- Bern — 66 km away
What time is it in Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
The reading below is the local time in Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland, taken from the Europe/Zurich zone (+2).
Luzern, Switzerland
Monday, 19 October 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Zurich
Local time in Luzern
UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Luzern.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:51 AM Solar noon 1:13 PM Sunset 6:35 PM Daylight 10 h 44 min Night 13 h 16 min Civil twilight 7:20 AM – 7:05 PM
Weather in Luzern right now
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Luzern and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 6000
- 6002
- 6003
- 6004
- 6005
- 6006
- 6007
- 6009
- 6014
- 6015
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Lucerne
Nearby places
- Littau — 3.3 km
- Horw — 4.1 km
- Gerliswil — 4.4 km
- Kastanienbaum — 5.4 km
- Buchrain — 6.5 km
- Kehrsiten — 7.2 km
Local time details for Luzern
Luzern spans 10 postal codes.
Time in Luzern is measured by Europe/Zurich, at UTC+2. Whether clocks are moved for summer: Yes.
The horizon brightens over Luzern at 7:51 AM, and the sun sets at 6:35 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 44 min.
Time in Luzern applies without change in Littau and Horw nearby.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Luzern labeled?
- The time zone for Luzern is labeled Europe/Zurich, with an offset of +2.
- Is the hour in Luzern changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- What time is sunset in Luzern?
- It is 6:35 PM.