Cambridge, MA to Budapest: time difference
Budapest is 6 h ahead of Cambridge, MA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
10
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Golden hour
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:53 · 10 h 46 min
+6 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cambridge, MA 10:56 10:56 AM Budapest 16:56 4:56 PM You –:–
10:56 10:56 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:01 · 🌙 17:59
16:56 4:56 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:07 · 🌙 17:53
·
+6 h
Budapest is 6 h ahead of Cambridge, MA.
When you, Cambridge, MA and Budapest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Cambridge, MA
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
🇭🇺 Budapest
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Cambridge, MA | 🇭🇺 Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:56 | 16:56 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Cambridge, MA | — | +6 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | Europe/Budapest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:01 | 07:07 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 10 h 58 min | 10 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 105,162 | 1,686,222 |
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Cambridge, MA and Budapest: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cambridge, MA, is Budapest?
The clocks in Budapest are 6 hours ahead of those in Cambridge (UTC+2 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Cambridge, MA, what time is it in Budapest?
At 9:00 AM in Cambridge, clocks in Budapest show 3:00 PM.
What time is it in Budapest at the end of the working day in Cambridge, MA?
The working day in Cambridge ends at 6:00 PM; in Budapest it is 12:00 AM (the next day) at that moment.
When do working hours in Cambridge, MA, and in Budapest overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Cambridge, which is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest.
When is it already the next day in Budapest?
From 6:00 PM in Cambridge, MA, it is already the next day in Budapest. The other way round, until 6:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Cambridge.
Is the time difference between Cambridge, MA, and Budapest the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Budapest will be 5 hours ahead of Cambridge.
