Bucharest to Kilkenny: time difference
Kilkenny is 2 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 18:37 6:37 PM Kilkenny 16:37 4:37 PM You –:–
18:37 6:37 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:30
16:37 4:37 PM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 18:32
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−2 h
Kilkenny is 2 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Kilkenny 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
🇮🇪 Kilkenny
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇮🇪 Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:37 | 16:37 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Irish Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Europe/Dublin |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:33 | 07:58 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 18:32 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 10 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 26,500 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Big time differences
Bucharest and Kilkenny: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Kilkenny?
Kilkenny is 2 hours behind Bucharest: UTC+1 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Kilkenny at the start of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest starts at 9:00 AM; in Kilkenny it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Kilkenny?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Kilkenny show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Bucharest and Kilkenny are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Kilkenny), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Bucharest is it still yesterday in Kilkenny?
Before 2:00 AM in Bucharest, the date in Kilkenny has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Kilkenny, it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Is the time difference between Bucharest and Kilkenny the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
