🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
40
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Twilight
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42 · 11 h 18 min
Bucharest to Kiel: time difference
Kiel is 1 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 06:45 6:45 AM Kiel 05:45 5:45 AM You –:–
06:45 6:45 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
05:45 5:45 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:36
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−1 h
Kiel is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Kiel are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
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
🇩🇪 Kiel
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 | 🇩🇪 Kiel |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:45 | 05:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Europe/Berlin |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 07:38 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:36 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 10 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 246,306 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Big time differences
Bucharest and Kiel: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Kiel?
Kiel is 1 hour behind Bucharest: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Kiel when it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest?
When it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, it is 8:00 AM in Kiel.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Kiel?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Kiel show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Kiel from Bucharest?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Bucharest – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Kiel – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Kiel compared with Bucharest?
The new day starts in Kiel later: until 1:00 AM in Bucharest, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Kiel, Bucharest is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Kiel change?
No. The clocks in Bucharest and in Kiel change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
