Meeting time

Best time to meet: San Francisco and Bucharest

San Francisco is 10 hours behind Bucharest right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 7:30 AM in San Francisco, which is 5:30 PM in Bucharest — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 7:56 AMSan Francisco · Pacific Standard TimeTue 5:56 PMBucharest · Eastern European Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, San Francisco time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

San FranciscoBucharest
6 AM4 PMBucharest at work
7 AM5 PMBoth off
8 AM6 PMBoth off
9 AM7 PMSan Francisco at work
10 AM8 PMSan Francisco at work
11 AM9 PMSan Francisco at work
12 PM10 PMSan Francisco at work
1 PM11 PMSan Francisco at work
2 PM12 AM next daySan Francisco at work
3 PM1 AM next daySan Francisco at work
4 PM2 AM next daySan Francisco at work
5 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM5 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM6 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM7 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM8 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesSan Francisco isBoth at work (San Francisco time)Easiest (San Francisco / Bucharest)
Now to March 14, 202710 hours behindNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027
clocks in San Francisco go forward		9 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Bucharest go forward		10 hours behindNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Bucharest go back		9 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Francisco go back		10 hours behindNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM

Bucharest keeps the same clock as Helsinki.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Bucharest when it is 9 AM in San Francisco?
7 PM in Bucharest, while San Francisco is 10 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between San Francisco and Bucharest?
7:30 AM in San Francisco, which is 5:30 PM in Bucharest. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between San Francisco and Bucharest change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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