Right now, local time in Ruja is 03:57 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ruja ranks #140230 worldwide by population and #3894 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Day length
- 10h 01m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 8h 38m (winter) – 15h 45m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 44% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ruja — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 46.0117° N, 24.6505° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sibiu County
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Population
- 1,135 · #140230 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ruja through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 46.01° S, 155.35° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,679 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ruja today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:23
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:05
- Isha
- 18:41
- Qibla direction
- 148.2° from north (SSE (148°))
Full prayer timetable for Ruja — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ruja sits in the Europe/Bucharest time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 01m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4571 cities we cover in Romania.
Ruja's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,410 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,357 km off. Its position on the globe is 46.01° N, 24.65° 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 | 17:57 | −10h |
| Chicago | 19:57 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 22:57 | −5h |
| London | 01:57 | −2h |
| Paris | 02:57 | −1h |
| Moscow | 04:57 | +1h |
| Dubai | 05:57 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 07:27 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 09:57 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 09:57 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 10:57 | +7h |
| Sydney | 12:57 | +9h |
Best time to call Ruja
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ruja local time:
Cities sharing Ruja's time zone
Distances from Ruja
| Moscow | 1,410 km | NE (35°) |
| Paris | 1,700 km | WNW (289°) |
| London | 1,906 km | WNW (298°) |
| Dubai | 3,566 km | ESE (120°) |
| Mumbai | 5,312 km | ESE (108°) |
| Chicago | 8,171 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,209 km | ENE (74°) |
| Tokyo | 8,848 km | NE (48°) |
| Singapore | 9,065 km | E (97°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,365 km | NNW (330°) |
| São Paulo | 10,538 km | WSW (241°) |
| Sydney | 15,357 km | E (93°) |
Cities near Ruja
FAQ
What time is it in Ruja right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ruja (Romania), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Ruja in?
Ruja runs on the Europe/Bucharest IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Ruja 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 Ruja today?
Ruja sees sunrise at 07:05 and sunset at 17:06 today, giving 10h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ruja tonight?
The moon phase over Ruja tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 44.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ruja?
The antipode of Ruja — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 46.01° S, 155.35° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,679 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ruja?
Ruja lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ruja?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ruja, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.