It is 03:08 on Friday, October 30, 2026 in Bucharest, Romania. The city runs on UTC+2 (EET), which puts it 5 hours ahead of Brasília.
Time zone and UTC offset in Bucharest
Bucharest follows the Europe/Bucharest time zone, abbreviated EET. Right now its offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC+2.
Standard time is in effect at the moment, and Bucharest does observe daylight saving time. The next change comes on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 03:00: clocks go forward 1 hour, so at 03:00 the clock jumps to 04:00 and the offset becomes UTC+3. From that day the difference from Brasília is 6 hours ahead. The change after that is on Sunday, October 31, 2027 at 04:00.
Time difference between Brasília and Bucharest
To convert, take Brasília time and add 5 hours; when the sum passes midnight, the date in Bucharest is already the next day. The table uses today's offsets.
Going the other way, local noon in Bucharest is 07:00 in Brasília, and local midnight is 19:00 (previous day) in Brasília. Because Bucharest is ahead, its calendar date is one day later than in Brasília from 19:00 until midnight Brasília time. Keep this in mind for deadlines, flights and anything scheduled around the start or end of a day.
| Brasília (UTC-3) | Bucharest (UTC+2) |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 11:00 |
| 09:00 | 14:00 |
| 12:00 | 17:00 |
| 15:00 | 20:00 |
| 18:00 | 23:00 |
| 21:00 | 02:00 (next day) |
Best time to call Bucharest from Brazil
Taking a 9:00 to 18:00 working day on both sides, the shared window runs from 09:00 to 13:00 in Brasília, which is 14:00 to 18:00 in Bucharest. That leaves 4 hours of overlap: enough for most meetings, but book early. Because Bucharest changes its clocks, this window shifts by one hour after the next change.
For several cities at once, use the meeting planner, or convert any hour with the time zone converter.
Sunrise and sunset in Bucharest today
Today the Sun rises in Bucharest at 06:49 and sets at 17:07 local time, a daylight span of 10h 17min, with solar noon at 11:59. See other places on the sunrise and sunset page.
Where is Bucharest?
Bucharest is at 44.43° N, 26.10° E (country: Romania). The country page shows its main reference time and neighbours. Compare more places on world time or in the list of cities.