Bucharest to CET to ET Time Converter

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Bucharest
RomaniaEEST
UTC+3
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Bucharest's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Oct 25 · EEST → EET
CEST/CET
Central European Summer Time
UTC+2
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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.
Use CET all year (UTC+1)
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Eastern Time
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3:00 pm15:00 EEST (UTC+3), Oct 13, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 13, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 EDT (UTC-4), Oct 13, 2026

Bucharest is 1 hour ahead of CEST. Bucharest is 7 hours ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

Bucharest to CET

For most of the year, Bucharest is 1 hour ahead of CEST. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Bucharest is 1 hour ahead of CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Bucharest correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Bucharest correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Bucharest correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Bucharest correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in CET.

Bucharest to ET

For most of the year, Bucharest is 7 hours ahead of ET. From Oct 25 to Nov 1, 2026, and from Mar 14 to Mar 28, 2027, Bucharest is 6 hours ahead of ET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Bucharest correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in ET. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Bucharest correspond to 3:00 am to 11:00 am in ET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Bucharest correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in ET. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Bucharest correspond to 03:00 to 11:00 in ET.

Compare Bucharest time with CET and ET time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) is 1 hour ahead of Central European Summer Time. EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) is 7 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.
3:00 pm15:00 in Bucharest, Romania is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST and is 8:00 am08:00 in EDT

Bucharest to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in Bucharest which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in CEST
Bucharest to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm16:00-17:00 in Bucharest which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in EDT

3:00 pm15:00 EEST (Eastern European Summer Time) (Bucharest, Romania). Offset UTC +3:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 Bucharest, Romania / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST / 8:00 am08:00 EDT

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Bucharest Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
EEST – Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3 (now, daylight saving time)
EET – Eastern European Time, UTC+2 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (EET). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 3:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 03:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 4:00 am04:00 (EEST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Clock Changes
Romania daylight saving time · Clock changes worldwide

Bucharest Facts

Country
Romania
Alternative Names
BUH, Boekarest, Boukouresti, Bucarest, Bucaresta, Bucareste, Bucarèst, Bucharest, Bucuresti, Bucureşti, București, Buekres, Bukarest, Bukarestas, Bukareste, Bukaresto, Bukareszt, Bukareŝto, Bukareštas, Bukharest, Bukureshh, Bukuresht, Bukureshta, Bukureshti, Bukurest, Bukurešt, Bukurešť, Buxarest, Búkarest, Bûkarest, Bükreş, bkharst, bu jia lei si te, bukaresuto, bukulesyuti, bwkharst, bwqrst, Βουκουρέστι, Букурешт, Букурещ, Бухарест, Բուխարեստ, בוקאַרעשט, בוקרשט, بخارست, بوخارست, بۇخارېست, པུ་ཁ་རེ་སིད, ბუქარესტი, ቡካረስት, ブカレスト, 布加勒斯特, 부쿠레슈티
Population
1,877,155
Currency
Leu (RON)
Geographic Coordinates
44° 25' N Latitude / 26° 06' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+40
More About Bucharest
Bucharest local time and city facts

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Tunisia, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

Map of the areas on Central European Time (CET)
CET all year CET part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC+2 (CEST).

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

123456789101112End: Central European Time (CET) ended on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Central European Time (CET) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

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CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time

Eastern Time

Eastern Time (ET) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the United States and Canada. ET is not static but switches between EDT and EST.

ET is also used somewhat as a de facto official time for all of the United States because it encompasses 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States including the capital city Washington D.C., the most populous city New York and half of the country’s population.

In the United States nationally televised programs, evening newscasts, talent and awards shows, and any other nationally televised event that airs live on American television during prime time and on the weekends are broadcast live in the Eastern Time Zone. Major professional sports leagues MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL also provide their game times in Eastern Time, even if teams are from outside of Eastern Time.

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States.

Principal Cities: The largest city in the ET time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Time (ET)
ET all year ET part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time, EST).

Open the world time zone map© OpenStreetMap

ET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for ET
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
ET Abbreviation: Several time zones share ET abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Eastern Time - UTC -5
  • Tiempo del Este - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT