Kilkenny to Bucharest: time difference
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Kilkenny. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania
23
- Eastern European Summer Time
- UTC+3
- Daytime
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:30 · 10 h 57 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Kilkenny 12:28 12:28 PM Bucharest 14:28 2:28 PM You –:–
12:28 12:28 PM
Irish Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 18:32
14:28 2:28 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:30
·
+2 h
Bucharest is 2 h ahead of Kilkenny.
When you, Kilkenny 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
🇮🇪 Kilkenny
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇮🇪 Kilkenny | 🇷🇴 Bucharest |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:28 | 14:28 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Irish Standard Time | Eastern European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Kilkenny | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Dublin | Europe/Bucharest |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 07:33 |
| Sunset | 18:32 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 10 h 33 min | 10 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 26,500 | 1,883,425 |
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Kilkenny and Bucharest: common questions
What is the time difference between Kilkenny and Bucharest?
Bucharest is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC+3, while Kilkenny is on UTC+1.
What time is it in Bucharest at the start of the working day in Kilkenny?
The working day in Kilkenny starts at 9:00 AM; in Bucharest it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kilkenny, what time is it in Bucharest?
At 6:00 PM in Kilkenny, clocks in Bucharest show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Kilkenny and Bucharest are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Kilkenny (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bucharest), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Kilkenny is it tomorrow in Bucharest?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Kilkenny, the date in Bucharest has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Bucharest, it is still the previous day in Kilkenny.
Is the time difference between Kilkenny and Bucharest the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
