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Time in Gjirokastër, Albania now

07:42:39AM

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Palm Sunday (Easter) / Piano Day

Gjirokastër switched to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, March 29. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 06:28AM ↓ 07:00PM (12h 32m) - More info - Make Gjirokastër time default - Add to favorite locations

UTC +2

Central European Summer Time (CEST)
now 6 hours ahead of New York

From 25 October 2026: UTC +1 / Central European Time (CET)
The time in Gjirokastër is normally 6 hours ahead of the time in New York, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, the time in Gjirokastër can for a short while be 5 hours ahead of the time in New York.
The IANA time zone identifier for Gjirokastër is Europe/Tirane.

Sunday March 29 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Sunday October 25 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Sunrise: 06:28AM
Sunset: 07:00PM
Day length: 12h 32m
Solar noon: 12:44PM
The current local time in Gjirokastër is 44 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.