Right now, local time in Ploieşti is 11:30 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ploieşti ranks #3424 worldwide by population and #17 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 0m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Day length
- 10h 17m
- Solar noon
- 12:00
- Daylight range
- 8h 46m (winter) – 15h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 81% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ploieşti — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 44.9500° N, 26.0167° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Prahova
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Population
- 180,540 · #3424 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ploieşti through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 44.95° S, 153.98° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,790 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ploieşti today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:12
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 14:42
- Maghrib
- 17:07
- Isha
- 18:41
- Qibla direction
- 149.7° from north (SSE (150°))
Full prayer timetable for Ploieşti — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ploieşti sits in the Europe/Bucharest time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 17m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4571 cities we cover in Romania.
Ploieşti's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,453 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,244 km off. Its position on the globe is 44.95° N, 26.02° 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 | 02:30 | −9h |
| Chicago | 04:30 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 06:30 | −5h |
| London | 09:30 | −2h |
| Paris | 10:30 | −1h |
| Moscow | 12:30 | +1h |
| Dubai | 13:30 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 15:00 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:30 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 17:30 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 18:30 | +7h |
| Sydney | 20:30 | +9h |
Best time to call Ploieşti
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ploieşti local time:
Cities sharing Ploieşti's time zone
Distances from Ploieşti
| Moscow | 1,453 km | NNE (30°) |
| Paris | 1,842 km | WNW (292°) |
| London | 2,056 km | WNW (300°) |
| Dubai | 3,415 km | ESE (120°) |
| Mumbai | 5,175 km | ESE (108°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,137 km | ENE (75°) |
| Chicago | 8,330 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 8,846 km | NE (49°) |
| Singapore | 8,944 km | E (98°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,520 km | NNW (331°) |
| São Paulo | 10,574 km | WSW (241°) |
| Sydney | 15,244 km | E (95°) |
Cities near Ploieşti
- Ploieștiori4 km · 11:30
- Blejoi6 km · 11:30
- Tătărani6 km · 11:30
- Bucov6 km · 11:30
- Strejnicu6 km · 11:30
- Bărcăneşti8 km · 11:30
- Păuleşti7 km · 11:30
- Pleașa8 km · 11:30
FAQ
What time is it in Ploieşti right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ploieşti (Romania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ploieşti in?
Ploieşti runs on the Europe/Bucharest IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Ploieşti 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 Ploieşti today?
Ploieşti sees sunrise at 06:52 and sunset at 17:09 today, giving 10h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ploieşti tonight?
The moon phase over Ploieşti tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ploieşti?
The antipode of Ploieşti — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 44.95° S, 153.98° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,790 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ploieşti?
Ploieşti lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ploieşti?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ploieşti, clocks run about 0 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.