🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
46
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42 · 11 h 18 min
Bucharest to Chennai (Madras): time difference
Chennai (Madras) is 2 h 30 min ahead of Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 08:21 8:21 AM Chennai (Madras) 10:51 10:51 AM You –:–
08:21 8:21 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
10:51 10:51 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 17:54
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+2 h 30 min
Chennai (Madras) is 2 h 30 min ahead of 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
🇮🇳 Chennai (Madras)
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇮🇳 Chennai (Madras) |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:21 | 10:51 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Asia/Kolkata |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 05:59 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 4,681,087 |
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Bucharest and Chennai (Madras): common questions
How far ahead of Bucharest is Chennai (Madras)?
Chennai is 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Bucharest: UTC+5:30 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Chennai (Madras) when it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest?
When it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, it is 11:30 AM in Chennai.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Chennai (Madras)?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Chennai show 8:30 PM.
When is a good time to call Chennai (Madras) from Bucharest?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Bucharest – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Chennai – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Chennai (Madras) compared with Bucharest?
The new day starts in Chennai earlier: at 9:30 PM in Bucharest it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Chennai, Bucharest is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Bucharest and Chennai (Madras) the same all year?
No. Only Bucharest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Chennai will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Bucharest.
