What time is it in Besançon?
18:43:39
Friday 13 November 2026
- Besançon, France
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:37 · sunset 17:03
Time difference with Besançon
Besançon is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Besançon |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 4 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Besançon
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 28 March 2027 | at 02:00 it becomes 03:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+01:00 → UTC+02:00, summer time) |
| Sunday 31 October 2027 | at 03:00 it becomes 02:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+02:00 → UTC+01:00) |
Last change: Sunday 25 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Besançon
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1976 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| until 1975 | UTC+1 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Paris. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Besançon
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 550 km away, Douvres (United Kingdom) is 1 hour behind Besançon all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Vesoul | 43 km |
| Dole | 44 km |
| Pontarlier | 46 km |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 63 km |
| Montbéliard | 66 km |
| Audincourt | 68 km |
| Yverdon-les-Bains | 70 km |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 73 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Besançon
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 9 h 26 min
- Tomorrow
- −3 min
Dawn 07:04, dusk 17:36, solar noon 12:20. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (8 h 28 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (15 h 56 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:39 (10 June 2027), latest at 08:22 (28 December 2026); earliest sunset at 16:45 (9 December 2026), latest at 21:36 (23 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 11:52 · moonset 19:42 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in France
Good to know about the time in Besançon
Besançon has the legal time of the whole of mainland France. Further east than Paris, it sees the sun at its highest around 12:36 in winter and 13:36 in summer (mean solar noon), a quarter of an hour earlier than the capital.
It is the French capital of watchmaking. Its observatory, founded in 1878, has tested the accuracy of watches since the late 19th century and issues chronometer certificates, stamped with the viper’s head hallmark. The city has been home to major watchmakers, including Lip, founded in 1867. Time in La Chaux-de-Fonds