🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
54
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28 · 10 h 54 min
Bucharest to Bloemfontein: time difference
Bloemfontein is 1 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇿🇦 Bloemfontein, South Africa
54
- South Africa Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 05:36 · 🌙 18:26 · 12 h 51 min
−1 h
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Bucharest 11:15 11:15 AM Bloemfontein 10:15 10:15 AM You –:–
11:15 11:15 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28
10:15 10:15 AM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:36 · 🌙 18:26
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−1 h
Bloemfontein is 1 h behind Bucharest.
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Working hours
🇷🇴 Bucharest
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇿🇦 Bloemfontein
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇿🇦 Bloemfontein |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:15 | 10:15 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:35 | 05:36 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 18:26 |
| Daylight | 10 h 54 min | 12 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 370,000 |
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Bucharest and Bloemfontein: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Bloemfontein?
Bloemfontein is 1 hour behind Bucharest: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Bloemfontein at the start of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest starts at 9:00 AM; in Bloemfontein it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Bloemfontein?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Bloemfontein show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Bucharest and in Bloemfontein overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bloemfontein.
When is it still the previous day in Bloemfontein?
Until 1:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Bloemfontein. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Bloemfontein it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Is the time difference between Bucharest and Bloemfontein the same all year?
No. Only Bucharest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Bloemfontein and Bucharest will have the same time.
