What time is it in Budapest?
18:42:10
Friday 13 November 2026
- Budapest, Hungary
- Time zone UTC+01:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 06:45 · sunset 16:10
Time difference with Budapest
Budapest is on UTC+01:00 right now: 1 hour ahead of UTC in winter and 2 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:42 | 1 hour behind |
| New York United States | 12:42 | 6 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:42 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:42 | same time |
| Berlin Germany | 18:42 | same time |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:42 | 3 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:12 | 4 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:42 | 7 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:42 | 7 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:42 | 8 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:42 | 10 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:42 | 4 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Budapest
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 28 March 2027 | at 02:00 it becomes 03:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+01:00 → UTC+02:00, summer time) |
| Sunday 31 October 2027 | at 03:00 it becomes 02:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+02:00 → UTC+01:00) |
Last change: Sunday 25 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Budapest
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1980 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| 1958 – 1979 | UTC+1 all year round |
| 1954 – 1957 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| 1950 – 1953 | UTC+1 all year round |
| until 1949 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Budapest. Daylight saving time in Hungary: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Budapest
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 212 km away, Salonta (Romania) is 1 hour ahead of Budapest all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Budaörs | 7 km |
| Érd | 15 km |
| Dunaharaszti | 17 km |
| Dunakeszi | 17 km |
| Szigetszentmiklós | 17 km |
| Fót | 17 km |
| Gyál | 19 km |
| Szentendre | 19 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Budapest
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 16:10
- Day length
- 9 h 24 min
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 06:12, dusk 16:43, solar noon 11:28. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (8 h 26 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (15 h 58 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:45 (14 June 2027), latest at 07:31 (28 December 2026); earliest sunset at 15:52 (8 December 2026), latest at 20:45 (23 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 11:00 · moonset 18:47 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 12:47 · moon calendar