Daylight Gains: 8 Minutes Added on 03. April 2026

April 3, 2026

On this Friday, April 3, 2026, the sun will rise at 07:02 and set at 20:03, granting us 13 hours and 1 minute of daylight. The preceding night will last a comparatively brief 10 hours and 59 minutes. We find ourselves on the 93rd day of the year, firmly in the embrace of spring. It has already been 13 days since the beginning of spring, and it will be another 79 days until the longest day of the year.

Our daily allotment of light continues to grow, having gained a net total of 271 minutes since the spring equinox. Today’s contribution is a generous 8-minute increase, a cooperative effort from both dawn and dusk. The sun is rising 4 minutes earlier and setting 4 minutes later, as if it’s finally found its stride and is enthusiastically stretching the day at both ends.


Table 1: Key figures for Daylight time in Basel on 2026-04-03
label value
Date Apr 3, 2026
Sunrise 07:02
Sunset 20:03
Daylight (min) 781
Daylight gain in minutes since yesterday 8.0

Figure 1: Daylight in Basel by day of the Year in Basel

Data source: API from sunrise-sunset.org
Additional resources: timeanddate

🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.