Right now, local time in Tulcea is 14:20 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tulcea ranks #9508 worldwide by population and #40 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 11m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Day length
- 10h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:49
- Daylight range
- 8h 44m (winter) – 15h 38m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tulcea — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 45.1787° N, 28.8050° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Tulcea County
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Population
- 65,624 · #9508 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tulcea through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 45.18° S, 151.19° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,527 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tulcea today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:01
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Dhuhr
- 11:49
- Asr
- 14:30
- Maghrib
- 16:56
- Isha
- 18:29
- Qibla direction
- 155.5° from north (SSE (156°))
Full prayer timetable for Tulcea — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tulcea sits in the Europe/Bucharest 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 4571 cities we cover in Romania.
Tulcea's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,329 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,028 km off. Its position on the globe is 45.18° N, 28.81° 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 | 05:20 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:20 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 09:20 | −5h |
| London | 12:20 | −2h |
| Paris | 13:20 | −1h |
| Moscow | 15:20 | +1h |
| Dubai | 16:20 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 17:50 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:20 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 20:20 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 21:20 | +7h |
| Sydney | 23:20 | +9h |
Best time to call Tulcea
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tulcea local time:
Cities sharing Tulcea's time zone
Distances from Tulcea
| Moscow | 1,329 km | NNE (25°) |
| Paris | 2,036 km | WNW (291°) |
| London | 2,234 km | WNW (299°) |
| Dubai | 3,243 km | SE (124°) |
| Mumbai | 4,977 km | ESE (111°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,918 km | ENE (77°) |
| Chicago | 8,464 km | NW (317°) |
| Tokyo | 8,661 km | NE (51°) |
| Singapore | 8,732 km | E (100°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,600 km | NNW (333°) |
| São Paulo | 10,780 km | WSW (243°) |
| Sydney | 15,028 km | E (96°) |
Cities near Tulcea
FAQ
What time is it in Tulcea right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tulcea (Romania), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Tulcea in?
Tulcea runs on the Europe/Bucharest IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Tulcea 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 Tulcea today?
Tulcea sees sunrise at 06:41 and sunset at 16:57 today, giving 10h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tulcea tonight?
The moon phase over Tulcea tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tulcea?
The antipode of Tulcea — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 45.18° S, 151.19° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,527 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tulcea?
Tulcea lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tulcea?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tulcea, clocks run about 11 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.