Europe/Chisinau time zone

Europe/Chisinau is an IANA time zone used in Moldova. It is on standard time now, UTC+2 (EET), until Sunday, March 28, 2027.

Europe/Chisinau at a glance

How Europe/Chisinau keeps time

Standard time in Europe/Chisinau is UTC+2 (EET). During daylight saving time the zone moves 1 hour to UTC+3 (EEST). The table lists the recent and upcoming changes as recorded in tz database version 2026e.

Recent and upcoming changes in Europe/Chisinau

The base offset of this zone changed in 1990, from UTC+3 to UTC+2. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.

Countries and cities on Europe/Chisinau

Europe/Chisinau is used in Moldova. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

• Chișinău

Europe/Chisinau compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

Other zones on UTC+2 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as Europe/Chisinau today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

• Africa/Blantyre
• Africa/Bujumbura
• Africa/Cairo
• Africa/Gaborone
• Africa/Harare
• Africa/Johannesburg
• Africa/Juba
• Africa/Khartoum
• Africa/Kigali
• Africa/Lubumbashi
• Africa/Lusaka
• Africa/Maputo

Using Europe/Chisinau in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Europe/Chisinau, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+2 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in Europe/Chisinau:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Europe/Chisinau', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Europe/Chisinau'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Europe/Chisinau')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Europe/Chisinau date

Tools for time in Europe/Chisinau

• Convert a time to or from Europe/Chisinau: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
• Add Chișinău to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
• Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Europe/Chisinau and the other cities you work with.
• Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.