Right now, local time in Giurgiu is 03:18 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Giurgiu ranks #11374 worldwide by population and #44 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 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Day length
- 10h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 8h 54m (winter) – 15h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Giurgiu — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 43.8866° N, 25.9627° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Giurgiu County
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Population
- 54,551 · #11374 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Giurgiu through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.89° S, 154.04° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,396 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Giurgiu today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:13
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 14:43
- Maghrib
- 17:08
- Isha
- 18:40
- Qibla direction
- 148.5° from north (SSE (148°))
Full prayer timetable for Giurgiu — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Giurgiu sits in the Europe/Bucharest time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 19m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4571 cities we cover in Romania.
Giurgiu's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,558 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,237 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.89° N, 25.96° 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 | 18:18 | −9h |
| Chicago | 20:18 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 22:18 | −5h |
| London | 01:18 | −2h |
| Paris | 02:18 | −1h |
| Moscow | 04:18 | +1h |
| Dubai | 05:18 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 06:48 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:18 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 09:18 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 10:18 | +7h |
| Sydney | 12:18 | +9h |
Best time to call Giurgiu
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Giurgiu local time:
Cities sharing Giurgiu's time zone
Distances from Giurgiu
| Moscow | 1,558 km | NNE (28°) |
| Paris | 1,885 km | WNW (295°) |
| London | 2,114 km | WNW (303°) |
| Dubai | 3,361 km | ESE (118°) |
| Mumbai | 5,143 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,172 km | ENE (75°) |
| Chicago | 8,411 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 8,926 km | NE (49°) |
| Singapore | 8,933 km | E (98°) |
| São Paulo | 10,513 km | WSW (241°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,621 km | NNW (331°) |
| Sydney | 15,237 km | E (96°) |
Cities near Giurgiu
FAQ
What time is it in Giurgiu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Giurgiu (Romania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Giurgiu in?
Giurgiu runs on the Europe/Bucharest IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Giurgiu 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 Giurgiu today?
Giurgiu sees sunrise at 06:51 and sunset at 17:10 today, giving 10h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Giurgiu tonight?
The moon phase over Giurgiu tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Giurgiu?
The antipode of Giurgiu — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.89° S, 154.04° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,396 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Giurgiu?
Giurgiu lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Giurgiu?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Giurgiu, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.