Istanbul to Sfantu Gheorghe: time difference
Sfantu Gheorghe is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇷🇴 Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania
36
- Eastern European Standard Time
- UTC+2
- Night
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 16:58 · 9 h 54 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 20:09 8:09 PM Sfantu Gheorghe 19:09 7:09 PM You –:–
20:09 8:09 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:41 · 🌙 17:56
19:09 7:09 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 16:58
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−1 h
Sfantu Gheorghe is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Sfantu Gheorghe are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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
🇷🇴 Sfantu Gheorghe
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
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇷🇴 Sfantu Gheorghe |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:09 | 19:09 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:41 | 07:04 |
| Sunset | 17:56 | 16:58 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 9 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 56,006 |
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Istanbul and Sfantu Gheorghe: common questions
How far behind Istanbul is Sfantu Gheorghe?
Sfantu Gheorghe is 1 hour behind Istanbul: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Sfantu Gheorghe?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Sfantu Gheorghe show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Sfantu Gheorghe when it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul?
When it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, it is 5:00 PM in Sfantu Gheorghe.
When is a good time to call Sfantu Gheorghe from Istanbul?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Istanbul – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Sfantu Gheorghe – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Sfantu Gheorghe?
Until 1:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Sfantu Gheorghe. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Sfantu Gheorghe it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Sfantu Gheorghe the same all year?
No. Only Sfantu Gheorghe switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Sfantu Gheorghe and Istanbul will have the same time.
