Right now, local time in Palanca is 20:54 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Palanca ranks #94490 worldwide by population and #1941 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 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Day length
- 10h 11m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 8h 50m (winter) – 15h 33m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Palanca — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 44.4757° N, 25.7257° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Giurgiu County
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Population
- 2,760 · #94490 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Palanca through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 44.48° S, 154.27° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,464 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Palanca today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:17
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Dhuhr
- 12:02
- Asr
- 14:41
- Maghrib
- 17:05
- Isha
- 18:38
- Qibla direction
- 148.6° from north (SSE (149°))
Full prayer timetable for Palanca — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Palanca sits in the Europe/Bucharest time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 11m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4571 cities we cover in Romania.
Palanca's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,510 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,262 km off. Its position on the globe is 44.48° N, 25.73° 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 | 10:54 | −10h |
| Chicago | 12:54 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 15:54 | −5h |
| London | 18:54 | −2h |
| Paris | 19:54 | −1h |
| Moscow | 21:54 | +1h |
| Dubai | 22:54 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 00:24 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:54 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 02:54 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 03:54 | +7h |
| Sydney | 05:54 | +9h |
Best time to call Palanca
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Palanca local time:
Cities sharing Palanca's time zone
Distances from Palanca
| Moscow | 1,510 km | NNE (30°) |
| Paris | 1,841 km | WNW (294°) |
| London | 2,063 km | WNW (301°) |
| Dubai | 3,409 km | ESE (119°) |
| Mumbai | 5,180 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,173 km | ENE (75°) |
| Chicago | 8,351 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 8,898 km | NE (49°) |
| Singapore | 8,960 km | E (97°) |
| São Paulo | 10,528 km | WSW (241°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,555 km | NNW (331°) |
| Sydney | 15,262 km | E (95°) |
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- Ulmi5 km · 20:54
- Ogrezeni7 km · 20:54
FAQ
What time is it in Palanca right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Palanca (Romania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Palanca in?
Palanca runs on the Europe/Bucharest IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Palanca 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 Palanca today?
Palanca sees sunrise at 06:56 and sunset at 17:07 today, giving 10h 11m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Palanca tonight?
The moon phase over Palanca tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Palanca?
The antipode of Palanca — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 44.48° S, 154.27° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,464 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Palanca?
Palanca lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Palanca?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Palanca, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.