🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
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- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42 · 11 h 18 min
Bucharest to Reading: time difference
Reading is 2 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 08:18 8:18 AM Reading 06:18 6:18 AM You –:–
08:18 8:18 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
06:18 6:18 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:24
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−2 h
Reading is 2 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Reading 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
🇬🇧 Reading
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 | 🇬🇧 Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:18 | 06:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 162,666 |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Big time differences
Bucharest and Reading: common questions
How far behind Bucharest is Reading?
Reading is 2 hours behind Bucharest: UTC+1 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Reading at the start of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest starts at 9:00 AM; in Reading it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Reading when it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, it is 4:00 PM in Reading.
Is there a time when both Bucharest and Reading are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Reading), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Reading?
Until 2:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Reading. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Reading it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Is the time difference between Bucharest and Reading the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
