Right now, local time in Bucharest is 15:57 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Bucharest ranks #237 worldwide by population — the largest city in Romania.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Bucharest GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 0m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Day length
- 10h 16m
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Daylight range
- 8h 50m (winter) – 15h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 70% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Bucharest — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 44.4323° N, 26.1063° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Bucharest
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Population
- 1,877,155 · #237 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Bucharest through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 44.43° S, 153.89° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,455 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Bucharest today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Dhuhr
- 12:00
- Asr
- 14:41
- Maghrib
- 17:07
- Isha
- 18:39
- Qibla direction
- 149.3° from north (SSE (149°))
Full prayer timetable for Bucharest — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Bucharest sits in the Europe/Bucharest time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 16m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Romania, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Bucharest's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,499 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,231 km off. Its position on the globe is 44.43° N, 26.11° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 06:57 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:57 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:57 | −5h |
| London | 13:57 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:57 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:57 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:57 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:27 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:57 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:57 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:57 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:57 | +9h |
Best time to call Bucharest
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Bucharest local time:
Cities sharing Bucharest's time zone
Distances from Bucharest
| Moscow | 1,499 km | NNE (29°) |
| Paris | 1,871 km | WNW (294°) |
| London | 2,092 km | WNW (301°) |
| Dubai | 3,380 km | ESE (119°) |
| Mumbai | 5,150 km | ESE (108°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,145 km | ENE (75°) |
| Chicago | 8,376 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 8,878 km | NE (49°) |
| Singapore | 8,930 km | E (98°) |
| São Paulo | 10,553 km | WSW (241°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,574 km | NNW (331°) |
| Sydney | 15,231 km | E (95°) |
Cities near Bucharest
FAQ
What time is it in Bucharest right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Bucharest (Romania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Bucharest in?
Bucharest runs on the Europe/Bucharest IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Bucharest observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Bucharest today?
Bucharest sees sunrise at 06:52 and sunset at 17:08 today, giving 10h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Bucharest tonight?
The moon phase over Bucharest tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 70.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Bucharest?
The antipode of Bucharest — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 44.43° S, 153.89° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,455 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Bucharest?
Bucharest lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Bucharest?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Bucharest, clocks run about 0 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.