🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
54
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42 · 11 h 18 min
Bucharest to Zimba: time difference
Zimba 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 10:08 10:08 AM Zimba 09:08 9:08 AM You –:–
10:08 10:08 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:42
09:08 9:08 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 18:15
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−1 h
Zimba is 1 h behind Bucharest.
When you, Bucharest and Zimba 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
🇿🇲 Zimba
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 | 🇿🇲 Zimba |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:08 | 09:08 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central Africa Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Bucharest | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Bucharest | Africa/Lusaka |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:24 | 05:51 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 1,883,425 | — |
Compare Bucharest with another city
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Big time differences
Bucharest and Zimba: common questions
What is the time difference between Bucharest and Zimba?
Zimba is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Bucharest is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bucharest, what time is it in Zimba?
At 9:00 AM in Bucharest, clocks in Zimba show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Bucharest, what time is it in Zimba?
At 6:00 PM in Bucharest, clocks in Zimba show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Bucharest and Zimba are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Zimba), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Bucharest is it still yesterday in Zimba?
Before 1:00 AM in Bucharest, the date in Zimba has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Zimba, it is already the next day in Bucharest.
Does the time difference between Bucharest and Zimba change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bucharest. From October 25, 2026, Zimba and Bucharest will have the same time.
