Chișinău is located in Moldova and uses the Europe/Chisinau timezone, currently GMT+2 from UTC. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+3. Sunrise is at 06:06 and sunset at 17:33 local time. The coordinates of Chișinău are 47.01°N, 28.86°E.

Today Chișinău gets 11 hours 27 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:49, about 11 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Chișinău shares its GMT+2 offset with Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Kyiv, Sofia, Riga. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Chișinău from…

From	Gap	Call at (Chișinău time)
🇹🇷 Istanbul	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇧🇾 Minsk	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇺🇦 Kyiv	same time	09:00–17:00
🇷🇴 Bucharest	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−2h	11:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−6h	15:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+6h	09:00–11:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+2h	09:00–15:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Chișinău in?›

Chișinău is in the Europe/Chisinau timezone, currently GMT+2.

Does Chișinău observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Chișinău observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 28 March 2027 to GMT+3.

What is the UTC offset for Chișinău?›

Chișinău is currently GMT+2 from UTC (GMT+2). Clocks change on 28 March 2027.

Is Chișinău ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Chișinău is 2 hours ahead of London and 6 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Chișinău in UTC?›

09:00 in Chișinău is 07:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+2 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Chișinău today?›

Today the sun rises in Chișinău at 06:06 and sets at 17:33 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.