Horta to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 3 h ahead of Horta. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+3 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Horta 20:30 8:30 PM Bucharest 23:30 11:30 PM You –:–
20:30 8:30 PM
Azores Standard Time · UTC-1
☀️ 07:26 · 🌙 17:52
23:30 11:30 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:59 · 🌙 17:01
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+3 h
Bucharest is 3 h ahead of Horta.
When you, Horta and Bucharest are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇹 Horta
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
🇷🇴 Bucharest
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇹 Horta | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:30 | 23:30 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Azores Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-1 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Horta | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Atlantic/Azores | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+0, Mar 28, 01:00 | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:26 | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 17:52 | 17:01 |
| Daylight | 10 h 26 min | 10 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 14,334 | 1,883,425 |
Compare Horta with another city
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Big time differences
Horta and Bucharest: common questions
How many hours ahead of Horta is Bucharest?
The clocks in Bucharest are 3 hours ahead of those in Horta (UTC+2 and UTC−1).
If it is 9:00 AM in Horta, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 9:00 AM in Horta, clocks in Bucharest show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Bucharest when it is 6:00 PM in Horta?
When it is 6:00 PM in Horta, it is 9:00 PM in Bucharest.
Is there a time when both Horta and Bucharest are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Horta (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Bucharest?
From 9:00 PM in Horta it is already the next day in Bucharest. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Bucharest it is still the previous day in Horta.
Does the time gap between Horta and Bucharest change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 3 hours.
