Right now, local time in Carpen is 01:47 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Carpen ranks #90997 worldwide by population and #1789 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 11m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Day length
- 10h 09m
- Solar noon
- 12:11
- Daylight range
- 8h 51m (winter) – 15h 32m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 45% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Carpen — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 44.3333° N, 23.2500° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Dolj
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Population
- 2,978 · #90997 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Carpen through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 44.33° S, 156.75° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,577 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Carpen today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:28
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Dhuhr
- 12:12
- Asr
- 14:50
- Maghrib
- 17:14
- Isha
- 18:47
- Qibla direction
- 143.8° from north (SE (144°))
Full prayer timetable for Carpen — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Carpen sits in the Europe/Bucharest time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 09m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4571 cities we cover in Romania.
Carpen's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,627 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,457 km off. Its position on the globe is 44.33° N, 23.25° 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 | 15:47 | −10h |
| Chicago | 17:47 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 20:47 | −5h |
| London | 23:47 | −2h |
| Paris | 00:47 | −1h |
| Moscow | 02:47 | +1h |
| Dubai | 03:47 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 05:17 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 07:47 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 07:47 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 08:47 | +7h |
| Sydney | 10:47 | +9h |
Best time to call Carpen
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Carpen local time:
Cities sharing Carpen's time zone
Distances from Carpen
| Moscow | 1,627 km | NNE (34°) |
| Paris | 1,668 km | WNW (295°) |
| London | 1,905 km | WNW (303°) |
| Dubai | 3,577 km | ESE (116°) |
| Mumbai | 5,365 km | ESE (105°) |
| Chicago | 8,221 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,366 km | ENE (73°) |
| Tokyo | 9,055 km | NE (47°) |
| Singapore | 9,154 km | E (96°) |
| São Paulo | 10,350 km | WSW (240°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,470 km | NNW (329°) |
| Sydney | 15,457 km | E (94°) |
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FAQ
What time is it in Carpen right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Carpen (Romania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Carpen in?
Carpen runs on the Europe/Bucharest IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Carpen 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 Carpen today?
Carpen sees sunrise at 07:07 and sunset at 17:16 today, giving 10h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Carpen tonight?
The moon phase over Carpen tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 45.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Carpen?
The antipode of Carpen — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 44.33° S, 156.75° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,577 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Carpen?
Carpen lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Carpen?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Carpen, clocks run about 11 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.