Right now, local time in Calafat is 15:12 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Calafat ranks #29038 worldwide by population and #112 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 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Day length
- 10h 21m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 8h 53m (winter) – 15h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Calafat — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 43.9907° N, 22.9333° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Dolj
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Population
- 18,643 · #29038 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Calafat through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.99° S, 157.07° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,556 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Calafat today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:24
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 17:21
- Isha
- 18:53
- Qibla direction
- 142.8° from north (SE (143°))
Full prayer timetable for Calafat — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Calafat sits in the Europe/Bucharest time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 21m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4571 cities we cover in Romania.
Calafat's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,662 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,480 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.99° N, 22.93° 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 | 06:12 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:12 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:12 | −5h |
| London | 13:12 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:12 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:12 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:12 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 18:42 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:12 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:12 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:12 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:12 | +9h |
Best time to call Calafat
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Calafat local time:
Cities sharing Calafat's time zone
Distances from Calafat
| Paris | 1,662 km | WNW (296°) |
| Moscow | 1,672 km | NNE (33°) |
| London | 1,905 km | NW (304°) |
| Dubai | 3,583 km | ESE (115°) |
| Mumbai | 5,379 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 8,229 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,402 km | ENE (73°) |
| Tokyo | 9,099 km | NE (47°) |
| Singapore | 9,175 km | E (95°) |
| São Paulo | 10,308 km | WSW (239°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,489 km | NNW (329°) |
| Sydney | 15,480 km | E (94°) |
Cities near Calafat
- Vidin4 km · 15:12
- Ciupercenii Vechi6 km · 15:12
- Smârdan7 km · 15:12
- Basarabi6 km · 15:12
- Ciupercenii Noi9 km · 15:12
- Dunavtsi12 km · 15:12
- Salcia17 km · 15:12
- Poiana Mare13 km · 15:12
FAQ
What time is it in Calafat right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Calafat (Romania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Calafat in?
Calafat runs on the Europe/Bucharest IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Calafat 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 Calafat today?
Calafat sees sunrise at 07:02 and sunset at 17:23 today, giving 10h 21m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Calafat tonight?
The moon phase over Calafat tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Calafat?
The antipode of Calafat — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.99° S, 157.07° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,556 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Calafat?
Calafat lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Calafat?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Calafat, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.