Romania
Current local time in Bucharest
Bucharest keeps time on the Europe/Bucharest zone, currently UTC+3. The offset shifts twice a year with daylight saving, and the clock below always reflects the rule in force today. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Bucharest
Bucharest time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+3
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Next clock change
- Sun, Oct 25, 2026 → UTC+2
- Country
- Romania
- Coordinates
- 44.43°, 26.11°
- Population
- 1,877,155
- Local date
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Bucharest today
Computed from Bucharest's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 6:43 AM
- Sunset
- 7:45 PM
- Solar noon
- 1:15 PM
- Day length
- 13h 2m
- Civil dawn
- 6:09 AM
- Civil dusk
- 8:20 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 7:17 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 7:11 PM
Bucharest time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Bucharest is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:06 PM | 10h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:06 PM | 2h ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:06 AM | 1h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:06 AM | 6h behind |
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Bucharesttime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Bucharest right now?
- Bucharest is on Europe/Bucharest, currently UTC+3. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Bucharest in?
- Bucharest uses the IANA time zone Europe/Bucharest, which is UTC+3 at the moment. The offset shifts across the year because the zone observes daylight saving time.
- Does Bucharest observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. The next change is on Sun, Oct 25, 2026, shifting the offset to UTC+2.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Bucharest today?
- Today the sun rises at about 6:43 AM and sets at about 7:45 PM local time in Bucharest, giving roughly 13h 2m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 1:15 PM.
Working with Bucharest time
Scheduling across Europe/Bucharest is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.