Bucharest
Romania
Wednesday, 11th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Europe/BucharestEET
- Sunrise
- 7:06 am
- Sunset
- 4:52 pm
- Daylight
- 9 hours 46 minutes148 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 136 days
Next time, skip the search: worldclock.free/bucharest goes straight here.
Daylight saving in Bucharest
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 28th March 2027, at 2:59 am local time (4:00 am after the change).
Right now Bucharest is on EET, UTC+2: standard time. That is 136 days away.
Bucharest time to your time
Need a specific time rather than right now? Try Bucharest to London, Bucharest to New York City, Bucharest to Tokyo, or the full converter.
Call times with London
Both places are at work between 11am and 17:00 in Bucharest, 9am to 2pm at the other end.
10pm
11pm
12am
1am
2am
3am
4am
5am
6am
7am
8am
9am
10am
11am
12pm
1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
6pm
7pm
8pm
9pm
Time difference between Bucharest and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 11:52 pm Tue | 23:52 | 10 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 1:52 am | 01:52 | 8 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 1:52 am | 01:52 | 8 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 2:52 am | 02:52 | 7 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 2:52 am | 02:52 | 7 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 4:52 am | 04:52 | 5 hours behind |
| London GMT | 7:52 am | 07:52 | 2 hours behind |
| Paris CET | 8:52 am | 08:52 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin CET | 8:52 am | 08:52 | 1 hour behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 9:52 am | 09:52 | the same time |
| Cairo EET | 9:52 am | 09:52 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 10:52 am | 10:52 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 11:52 am | 11:52 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 1:22 pm | 13:22 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 3:52 pm | 15:52 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 4:52 pm | 16:52 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 6:52 pm | 18:52 | 9 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 8:52 pm | 20:52 | 11 hours ahead |
About Bucharest
- Population
- 1877155
- Coordinates
- 44.432, 26.106
- Region
- Romania
- IANA zone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Solar noon
- 11:59 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.
Convert Bucharest time
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Bucharest right now?
It is 9:52 am (09:52 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 11th November 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 EET (UTC+2). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like EET are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Bucharest on daylight saving time right now?
No. Bucharest is on standard time (EET). Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 28th March 2027, at 2:59 am local time (4:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Bucharest?
The next change is on Sunday, 28th March 2027. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 28th March 2027, at 2:59 am local time (4:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC+3.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bucharest today?
The sun rises at 7:06 am and sets at 4:52 pm today, giving 9 hours 46 minutes of daylight. That is 148 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Bucharest of Los Angeles?
Bucharest is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:52 am in Bucharest, it is 11:52 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.