Right now, local time in Ruse is 19:09 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Ruse ranks #5118 worldwide by population and #6 in Bulgaria.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Sofia 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
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Day length
- 10h 16m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 8h 54m (winter) – 15h 28m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 59% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Ruse — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 43.8487° N, 25.9534° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Ruse
- Country
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Population
- 121,168 · #5118 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Ruse through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.85° S, 154.05° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,392 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Ruse today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:15
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 14:42
- Maghrib
- 17:07
- Isha
- 18:39
- Qibla direction
- 148.4° from north (SSE (148°))
Full prayer timetable for Ruse — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Ruse sits in the Europe/Sofia time zone, UTC+02:00. 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 304 cities we cover in Bulgaria.
Ruse's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,562 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,237 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.85° N, 25.95° 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 | 09:09 | −10h |
| Chicago | 11:09 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 14:09 | −5h |
| London | 17:09 | −2h |
| Paris | 18:09 | −1h |
| Moscow | 20:09 | +1h |
| Dubai | 21:09 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 22:39 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 01:09 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 01:09 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 02:09 | +7h |
| Sydney | 04:09 | +9h |
Best time to call Ruse
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Ruse local time:
Cities sharing Ruse's time zone
Distances from Ruse
| Moscow | 1,562 km | NNE (28°) |
| Paris | 1,886 km | WNW (295°) |
| London | 2,116 km | WNW (303°) |
| Dubai | 3,360 km | ESE (118°) |
| Mumbai | 5,142 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,174 km | ENE (75°) |
| Chicago | 8,413 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 8,930 km | NE (49°) |
| Singapore | 8,933 km | E (97°) |
| São Paulo | 10,511 km | WSW (241°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,625 km | NNW (331°) |
| Sydney | 15,237 km | E (96°) |
Cities near Ruse
FAQ
What time is it in Ruse right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Ruse (Bulgaria), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Ruse in?
Ruse runs on the Europe/Sofia IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Ruse 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 Ruse today?
Ruse sees sunrise at 06:53 and sunset at 17:09 today, giving 10h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Ruse tonight?
The moon phase over Ruse tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 58.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Ruse?
The antipode of Ruse — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.85° S, 154.05° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,392 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Ruse?
Ruse lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Ruse?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Ruse, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.