🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
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- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Twilight
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:30 · 10 h 57 min
Bucharest to Cherthala: time difference
Cherthala 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
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One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 19:21 7:21 PM Cherthala 21:51 9:51 PM You –:–
19:21 7:21 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:30
21:51 9:51 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:08
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+2 h 30 min
Cherthala 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
🇮🇳 Cherthala
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 | 🇮🇳 Cherthala |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:21 | 21:51 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | 07:33 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:08 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 45,827 |
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Bucharest and Cherthala: common questions
How many hours ahead of Bucharest is Cherthala?
The clocks in Cherthala are 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Bucharest (UTC+5:30 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Cherthala at the start of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest starts at 9:00 AM; in Cherthala it is 11:30 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Cherthala when it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, it is 8:30 PM in Cherthala.
When do working hours in Bucharest and in Cherthala overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM in Bucharest, which is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Cherthala.
When is it already the next day in Cherthala?
From 9:30 PM in Bucharest it is already the next day in Cherthala. The other way round, until 2:30 AM in Cherthala it is still the previous day in Bucharest.
Is the time difference between Bucharest and Cherthala the same all year?
No. Only Bucharest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Cherthala will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Bucharest.
