Right now, local time in Pest is 21:33 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Pest ranks #570 worldwide by population and #2 in Hungary.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Budapest GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 32m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Day length
- 10h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:28
- Daylight range
- 8h 26m (winter) – 15h 58m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Pest — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 47.5000° N, 19.0833° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Budapest
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Population
- 1,001,748 · #570 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Pest through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 47.50° S, 160.92° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,274 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Pest today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:36
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Dhuhr
- 11:29
- Asr
- 14:07
- Maghrib
- 16:35
- Isha
- 18:12
- Qibla direction
- 140.2° from north (SE (140°))
Full prayer timetable for Pest — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Pest sits in the Europe/Budapest time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 16m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1111 cities we cover in Hungary.
Pest's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,247 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,781 km off. Its position on the globe is 47.50° N, 19.08° 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 | 13:33 | −8h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −6h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −4h |
| London | 20:33 | −1h |
| Paris | 21:33 | same time |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +2h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +8h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +10h |
Best time to call Pest
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Pest local time:
Cities sharing Pest's time zone
Other cities in Hungary
- Budapest21:33
- Buda21:33
- Debrecen21:33
- Szeged21:33
- Miskolc21:33
- Pécs21:33
- Budapest XI. kerület21:33
- Zugló21:33
- Győr21:33
- Budapest III. kerület21:33
- Nyíregyháza21:33
- Budapest XIII. kerület21:33
Distances from Pest
| Paris | 1,247 km | WNW (283°) |
| London | 1,452 km | WNW (295°) |
| Moscow | 1,567 km | NE (47°) |
| Dubai | 4,019 km | ESE (115°) |
| Mumbai | 5,766 km | ESE (104°) |
| Chicago | 7,746 km | NW (310°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,564 km | ENE (71°) |
| Tokyo | 9,043 km | NE (45°) |
| Singapore | 9,502 km | E (93°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,999 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 10,261 km | WSW (237°) |
| Sydney | 15,781 km | E (87°) |
Cities near Pest
- Népszínháznegyed1 km · 21:33
- Magdolnanegyed1 km · 21:33
- Erzsébetváros1 km · 21:33
- Csarnoknegyed1 km · 21:33
- Istvánmező1 km · 21:33
- Józsefváros1 km · 21:33
- Orczynegyed2 km · 21:33
- Losoncinegyed2 km · 21:33
FAQ
What time is it in Pest right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Pest (Hungary), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Pest in?
Pest runs on the Europe/Budapest IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Pest 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 Pest today?
Pest sees sunrise at 06:20 and sunset at 16:36 today, giving 10h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Pest tonight?
The moon phase over Pest tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Pest?
The antipode of Pest — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 47.50° S, 160.92° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,274 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Pest?
Pest lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Pest?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Pest, clocks run about 32 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.