Bucharest
Romania
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+3
- Time zone
- Europe/BucharestEEST
- Sunrise
- 3:16 am
- Sunset
- 5:24 pm
- Daylight
- 14 hours 8 minutes159 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 73 days
Daylight saving in Bucharest
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 3:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Right now Bucharest is on EEST, UTC+3 — daylight saving time. That is 73 days away.
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 11am and 17:00 in Bucharest — 9am to 2pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Bucharest and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:15 pm Wed | 17:15 | 10 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:15 pm Wed | 18:15 | 9 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:15 pm Wed | 19:15 | 8 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:15 pm Wed | 20:15 | 7 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:15 pm Wed | 20:15 | 7 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:15 pm Wed | 21:15 | 6 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:15 am | 01:15 | 2 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:15 am | 02:15 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin CEST | 2:15 am | 02:15 | 1 hour behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:15 am | 02:15 | 1 hour behind |
| Moscow MSK | 3:15 am | 03:15 | the same time |
| Cairo EEST | 3:15 am | 03:15 | the same time |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:15 am | 04:15 | 1 hour ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:45 am | 05:45 | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:15 am | 08:15 | 5 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:15 am | 09:15 | 6 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:15 am | 10:15 | 7 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:15 pm | 12:15 | 9 hours ahead |
About Bucharest
- Population
- 1877155
- Coordinates
- 44.432, 26.106
- Region
- Romania
- IANA zone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Solar noon
- 10:20 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Bucharest right now?
It is 3:15 am (03:15 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Bucharest. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Bucharest in?
Bucharest uses the Europe/Bucharest time zone, currently EEST (UTC+3). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like EEST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Bucharest on daylight saving time right now?
Yes — Bucharest is currently observing daylight saving time as EEST. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 3:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Bucharest?
The next change is on Sunday, 25th October 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 3:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC+2.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bucharest today?
The sun rises at 6:16 am and sets at 8:24 pm today, giving 14 hours 8 minutes of daylight. That is 159 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Bucharest of Los Angeles?
Bucharest is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 3:15 am in Bucharest, it is 5:15 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Bucharest?
Bucharest is in Romania, at 44.43° N, 26.11° E, with a population of about 1,877,155. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.