Bucharest to Ponta Delgada: time difference
Ponta Delgada is 3 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−3 h
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Bucharest 20:58 8:58 PM Ponta Delgada 17:58 5:58 PM You –:–
20:58 8:58 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:01
17:58 5:58 PM
Azores Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 17:41
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−3 h
Ponta Delgada is 3 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Ponta Delgada 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
🇵🇹 Ponta Delgada
21 9 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇷🇴 Bucharest | 🇵🇹 Ponta Delgada |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:58 | 17:58 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Azores Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-1 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Atlantic/Azores |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | On standard time → UTC+0, Mar 28, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:59 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 17:01 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 10 h 3 min | 10 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 67,233 |
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Bucharest and Ponta Delgada: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Ponta Delgada?
Ponta Delgada is 3 hours behind Bucharest: UTC−1 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Ponta Delgada at the start of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest starts at 9:00 AM; in Ponta Delgada it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Ponta Delgada?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Ponta Delgada show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Bucharest and Ponta Delgada are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Ponta Delgada), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Ponta Delgada?
Until 3:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Ponta Delgada. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Ponta Delgada it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Is the time difference between Bucharest and Ponta Delgada the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 3 hours.
