Right now, local time in Costești is 17:07 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Costești ranks #127015 worldwide by population and #3284 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 2m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Day length
- 9h 56m
- Solar noon
- 11:58
- Daylight range
- 8h 24m (winter) – 16h 01m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Costești — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 47.8003° N, 26.6758° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Botoșani County
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Population
- 1,434 · #127015 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Costești through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 47.80° S, 153.32° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,841 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Costești today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 11:58
- Asr
- 14:28
- Maghrib
- 16:54
- Isha
- 18:33
- Qibla direction
- 153.6° from north (SSE (154°))
Full prayer timetable for Costești — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Costești sits in the Europe/Bucharest time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 56m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4571 cities we cover in Romania.
Costești's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,159 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,212 km off. Its position on the globe is 47.80° N, 26.68° 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 | 07:07 | −10h |
| Chicago | 09:07 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 12:07 | −5h |
| London | 15:07 | −2h |
| Paris | 16:07 | −1h |
| Moscow | 18:07 | +1h |
| Dubai | 19:07 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 20:37 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:07 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 23:07 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 00:07 | +7h |
| Sydney | 02:07 | +9h |
Best time to call Costești
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Costești local time:
Cities sharing Costești's time zone
Distances from Costești
| Moscow | 1,159 km | NE (36°) |
| Paris | 1,794 km | WNW (283°) |
| London | 1,961 km | WNW (292°) |
| Dubai | 3,542 km | SE (125°) |
| Mumbai | 5,234 km | ESE (111°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,009 km | ENE (76°) |
| Chicago | 8,142 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 8,602 km | NE (50°) |
| Singapore | 8,939 km | E (99°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,267 km | NNW (332°) |
| São Paulo | 10,768 km | WSW (242°) |
| Sydney | 15,212 km | E (92°) |
Cities near Costești
FAQ
What time is it in Costești right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Costești (Romania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Costești in?
Costești runs on the Europe/Bucharest IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Costești 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 Costești today?
Costești sees sunrise at 06:59 and sunset at 16:56 today, giving 9h 56m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Costești tonight?
The moon phase over Costești tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Costești?
The antipode of Costești — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 47.80° S, 153.32° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,841 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Costești?
Costești lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Costești?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Costești, clocks run about 2 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.