Moldova
Time now in Chisinau
Sunrise 06:09Sunset 08:06Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Chisinau
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
635,994
Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
08:06
Day length
13h 58m
Coordinates
47.01, 28.86
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About the time in Chisinau
The zone identifier Europe/Chisinau is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/Chisinau keeps pointing at Chisinau time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Chisinau runs on Europe/Chisinau, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Sunrise today lands at 06:09 and sunset at 08:06 local time, giving 13h 58m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (47.01, 28.86) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Chisinau.
Frequently asked questions about time in Chisinau
- When do the sun rise and set in Chisinau today?
- Sunrise is at 06:09 and sunset at 08:06, giving 13h 58m of daylight.
- Does Chisinau change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Chisinau?
- Chisinau is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Chisinau right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Chisinau, updating every second from Europe/Chisinau (UTC +3).
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