Right now, local time in Drochia is 15:48 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Drochia ranks #32418 worldwide by population and #19 in Moldova.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Chisinau 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 7m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Day length
- 9h 55m
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Daylight range
- 8h 22m (winter) – 16h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Drochia — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 48.0369° N, 27.8124° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Drochia
- Country
- 🇲🇩 Moldova
- Population
- 16,080 · #32418 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Drochia through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 48.04° S, 152.19° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,928 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Drochia today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:10
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Dhuhr
- 11:53
- Asr
- 14:23
- Maghrib
- 16:49
- Isha
- 18:28
- Qibla direction
- 155.9° from north (SSE (156°))
Full prayer timetable for Drochia — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Drochia sits in the Europe/Chisinau time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 55m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 98 cities we cover in Moldova.
Drochia's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,089 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,129 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.04° N, 27.81° 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 | 05:48 | −10h |
| Chicago | 07:48 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:48 | −5h |
| London | 13:48 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:48 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:48 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:48 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:18 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:48 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:48 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:48 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:48 | +9h |
Best time to call Drochia
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Drochia local time:
Cities sharing Drochia's time zone
Distances from Drochia
| Moscow | 1,089 km | NE (34°) |
| Paris | 1,871 km | WNW (282°) |
| London | 2,030 km | WNW (291°) |
| Dubai | 3,489 km | SE (127°) |
| Mumbai | 5,165 km | ESE (113°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,921 km | ENE (77°) |
| Chicago | 8,183 km | NW (316°) |
| Tokyo | 8,520 km | NE (51°) |
| Singapore | 8,860 km | E (100°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,283 km | NNW (332°) |
| São Paulo | 10,855 km | WSW (243°) |
| Sydney | 15,129 km | E (93°) |
Cities near Drochia
- Ţarigrad4 km · 15:48
- Popeştii de Sus17 km · 15:48
- Rîşcani21 km · 15:48
- Donduşeni27 km · 15:48
- Bălţi32 km · 15:48
- Briceni36 km · 15:48
- Biruinţa31 km · 15:48
- Bronnytsia41 km · 15:48
FAQ
What time is it in Drochia right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Drochia (Moldova), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Drochia in?
Drochia runs on the Europe/Chisinau IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Drochia 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 Drochia today?
Drochia sees sunrise at 06:55 and sunset at 16:51 today, giving 9h 55m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Drochia tonight?
The moon phase over Drochia tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Drochia?
The antipode of Drochia — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.04° S, 152.19° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,928 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Drochia?
Drochia lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Drochia?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Drochia, clocks run about 7 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.