Right now, local time in Scânteia is 12:52 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Scânteia ranks #75519 worldwide by population and #1079 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 ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Day length
- 10h 03m
- Solar noon
- 11:54
- Daylight range
- 8h 31m (winter) – 15h 53m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 61% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Scânteia — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 46.9167° N, 27.5667° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Iași County
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Population
- 4,245 · #75519 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Scânteia through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 46.92° S, 152.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,903 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Scânteia today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:09
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Dhuhr
- 11:54
- Asr
- 14:28
- Maghrib
- 16:54
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 154.5° from north (SSE (155°))
Full prayer timetable for Scânteia — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Scânteia sits in the Europe/Bucharest time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 03m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4571 cities we cover in Romania.
Scânteia's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,203 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,140 km off. Its position on the globe is 46.92° N, 27.57° 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 | 02:52 | −10h |
| Chicago | 04:52 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 07:52 | −5h |
| London | 10:52 | −2h |
| Paris | 11:52 | −1h |
| Moscow | 13:52 | +1h |
| Dubai | 14:52 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 16:22 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:52 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 18:52 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 19:52 | +7h |
| Sydney | 21:52 | +9h |
Best time to call Scânteia
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Scânteia local time:
Cities sharing Scânteia's time zone
Distances from Scânteia
| Moscow | 1,203 km | NNE (32°) |
| Paris | 1,884 km | WNW (286°) |
| London | 2,062 km | WNW (295°) |
| Dubai | 3,431 km | SE (125°) |
| Mumbai | 5,136 km | ESE (111°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,967 km | ENE (77°) |
| Chicago | 8,259 km | NW (316°) |
| Tokyo | 8,613 km | NE (50°) |
| Singapore | 8,858 km | E (99°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,385 km | NNW (332°) |
| São Paulo | 10,782 km | WSW (243°) |
| Sydney | 15,140 km | E (94°) |
Cities near Scânteia
FAQ
What time is it in Scânteia right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Scânteia (Romania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Scânteia in?
Scânteia runs on the Europe/Bucharest IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Scânteia 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 Scânteia today?
Scânteia sees sunrise at 06:52 and sunset at 16:56 today, giving 10h 03m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Scânteia tonight?
The moon phase over Scânteia tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 61.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Scânteia?
The antipode of Scânteia — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 46.92° S, 152.43° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,903 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Scânteia?
Scânteia lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Scânteia?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Scânteia, clocks run about 6 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.