Budapest to Libya: time difference
Libya is 1 h ahead of Budapest. 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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Budapest 19:10 7:10 PM Libya 20:10 8:10 PM You –:–
19:10 7:10 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:34 · 🌙 16:23
20:10 8:10 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 18:14
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+1 h
Libya is 1 h ahead of Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Libya are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇭🇺 Budapest
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
🇱🇾 Libya
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇱🇾 Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:10 | 20:10 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | Africa/Tripoli |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:34 | 07:29 |
| Sunset | 16:23 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 9 h 49 min | 10 h 45 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 6,678,567 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Budapest and Libya: common questions
How many hours ahead of Budapest is Libya?
The clocks in Libya are 1 hour ahead of those in Budapest (UTC+2 and UTC+1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Libya?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Libya show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Libya at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Libya it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Libya from Budapest?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Budapest – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Libya – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Libya?
From 11:00 PM in Budapest it is already the next day in Libya. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Libya it is still the previous day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Libya the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Libya and Budapest will have the same time.
