What time is it in Lyon?
18:42:13
Friday 13 November 2026
- Lyon, France
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 07:37 · sunset 17:12
Time difference with Lyon
Lyon is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:42 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:42 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:42 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:42 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:42 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:42 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:12 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:42 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:42 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:42 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:42 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:42 | 4 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Lyon
| 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 Lyon
| 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 Lyon
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 647 km away, Saint Helier (Jersey) is 1 hour behind Lyon all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Villeurbanne | 3 km |
| Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon | 4 km |
| Saint-Fons | 5 km |
| Tassin-la-Demi-Lune | 5 km |
| Oullins | 5 km |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 5 km |
| Bron | 5 km |
| Écully | 6 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Lyon
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day length
- 9 h 34 min
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 07:05, dusk 17:44, solar noon 12:24. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (8 h 40 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (15 h 43 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:50 (9 June 2027), latest at 08:21 (29 December 2026); earliest sunset at 16:56 (5 December 2026), latest at 21:34 (21 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 11:49 · moonset 19:55 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in France
Good to know about the time in Lyon
Lyon has the same legal time as the rest of mainland France. At 4° 50′ east, the sun is at its highest there around 12:41 in winter and 13:41 in summer (mean solar noon), about ten minutes earlier than in Paris.
At the winter solstice, the day lasts almost half an hour longer than in Paris: 8 hours 40 minutes against 8 hours 14 minutes. On 8 December, for the Festival of Lights, the sun sets around 16:56.