Bucharest to Somerset West: time difference
Somerset West is 1 h behind Bucharest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bucharest 19:46 7:46 PM Somerset West 18:46 6:46 PM You –:–
19:46 7:46 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:28
18:46 6:46 PM
South Africa Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:01
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−1 h
Somerset West is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Somerset West 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
🇿🇦 Somerset West
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 | 🇿🇦 Somerset West |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:46 | 18:46 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | South Africa Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Africa/Johannesburg |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:35 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| Daylight | 10 h 54 min | 13 h |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | 55,166 |
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Bucharest and Somerset West: common questions
How many hours behind Bucharest is Somerset West?
The clocks in Somerset West are 1 hour behind those in Bucharest (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, what time is it in Somerset West?
At 9:00 AM in Bucharest, clocks in Somerset West show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Somerset West at the end of the working day in Bucharest?
The working day in Bucharest ends at 6:00 PM; in Somerset West it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Bucharest and in Somerset West overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Somerset West.
Until what time in Bucharest is it still yesterday in Somerset West?
Before 1:00 AM in Bucharest, the date in Somerset West has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Somerset West, it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time gap between Bucharest and Somerset West change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Bucharest but not in Somerset West. From October 25, 2026, Somerset West and Bucharest will have the same time.
