Chisinau — Europe/Chisinau
The current local time in the Europe/Chisinau IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Moldova in the area around Chisinau. The zone is currently at UTC +03:00 · EEST and observes daylight saving time.
Europe/Chisinau
Thursday, 22 October 2026 EEST
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +03:00
Daylight saving: Observed
January offset +02:00 · July offset +03:00
Countries using Europe/Chisinau
Chisinau vs. major cities
How far Chisinau is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Chisinau, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Chisinau | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Delhi · India | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Beijing · China | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Chisinau time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Chisinau
Since 1970, Chisinau has gone through 4 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 45 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 1991, is UTC +02:00 with UTC +03:00 in daylight saving time. Clocks currently go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October, a rule in place since 1996.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 03:00 → 04:00 | UTC +03:00 |
| Sunday, 25 October 2026 | Back 1 hour | 04:00 → 03:00 | UTC +02:00 |
| Sunday, 28 March 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 03:00 → 04:00 | UTC +03:00 |
| Sunday, 31 October 2027 | Back 1 hour | 04:00 → 03:00 | UTC +02:00 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1980 | UTC +03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1981–1989 | UTC +03:00, DST UTC +04:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in September (since 1985) |
| 1990 | UTC +02:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1991–2026 | UTC +02:00, DST UTC +03:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October (since 1996) |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Chisinau
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Europe/Chisinau on every day of 2026, changing their clocks at the same moments. Their histories may differ.
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