Current Time in Gossau, Saint Gallen, Switzerland
5:27:03 PM
17:27:03
CET (Central European Time) · UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich
Time zone details
Gossau is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Gossau
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Switzerland
- Administrative area
- Saint Gallen
- District
- Wahlkreis St. Gallen
- Place type
- Populated place
- Country currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
Practical
- Country languages
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Dialing code
- +41
- Population
- 17,043
- Elevation
- Approximately 637 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 47° 24' N / 9° 15' E
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Gossau follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Zürich
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Gossau local time
Clock changes in Gossau
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 9 hr 22 min2 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, November 14, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 22 min2 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (24.3° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent (23% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Monday, November 9, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 22 min | 2 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 19 min | 2 min 37 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 17 min | 2 min 34 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 14 min | 2 min 32 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 12 min | 2 min 29 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 09 min | 2 min 26 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 07 min | 2 min 23 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Upcoming public holidays in Canton of St. Gallen
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- New Year's Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Gossau, Saint Gallen, Switzerland
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein AirportACHMedium airport · Serves St. Gallen24.3 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · ACH / LSZR
About 24.3 km (15.1 mi) east-northeast of Gossau
Scheduled airline service in source data
Bodensee Airport FriedrichshafenFDHLarge airport · Serves Friedrichshafen, Germany34.4 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · FDH / EDNY
About 34.4 km (21.4 mi) northeast of Gossau
Scheduled airline service in source data
Zürich AirportZRHLarge airport · Serves Zurich53.4 km west
Source: OurAirports record · ZRH / LSZH
About 53.4 km (33.2 mi) west of Gossau
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Gossau in?
- Gossau uses Central European Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer. Its IANA time zone is Europe/Zurich.
- When is the next clock change in Gossau?
- Clocks in Gossau move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM, changing from CET (UTC+01:00) to CEST (UTC+02:00)
- Does Gossau observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Gossau observes daylight saving time: CEST (UTC+2) in summer and CET (UTC+1) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Gossau?
- Gossau is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer