Time in Besançon
Friday, October 16, 2026
CEST (UTC+2), Central European Summer Time
France
Besançon is 6 hours ahead of New York.
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10:56 PM in Besançon, Friday, October 16, 2026
Shared working hours (9:00–18:00)
Time difference from Besançon
Current time in major cities and how far ahead or behind Besançon they are. Select a city for a detailed comparison.
| Place | Time now | Difference from Besançon |
|---|---|---|
| New YorkUnited States | 4:56 PM EDT | -6h |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 9:56 PM BST | -1h |
| Los AngelesCalifornia, United States | 1:56 PM PDT | -9h |
| ChicagoIllinois, United States | 3:56 PM CDT | -7h |
| TorontoOntario, Canada | 4:56 PM EDT | -6h |
| São PauloBrazil | 5:56 PM BRT | -5h |
| ParisFrance | 10:56 PM CEST | ±0 |
| BerlinGermany | 10:56 PM CEST | ±0 |
| MoscowRussia | 11:56 PM MSK | +1h |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 12:56 AM GSTnext day | +2h |
| New DelhiDelhi, India | 2:26 AM ISTnext day | +3h 30m |
| BangkokThailand | 3:56 AM ICTnext day | +5h |
| Singapore | 4:56 AM SGTnext day | +6h |
| ShanghaiChina | 4:56 AM CSTnext day | +6h |
| TokyoJapan | 5:56 AM JSTnext day | +7h |
| SydneyNew South Wales, Australia | 7:56 AM AEDTnext day | +9h |
| AucklandNew Zealand | 9:56 AM NZDTnext day | +11h |
| JohannesburgSouth Africa | 10:56 PM SAST | ±0 |
Besançon time zone
- Local time
- 10:56 PM
- Date
- Oct 16, 2026
- Time zone
- CEST
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Paris
- Dialing code
- +33
- Population
- 128,426
- Coordinates
- 47.25, 6.02
Daylight saving time
Besançon uses daylight saving time: UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 in summer. Summer time is in effect now.
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026: at 3:00 AM it becomes 2:00 AM again.
Sunrise and sunset today
- Sunrise
- 7:54 AM
- Sunset
- 6:47 PM
- Day length
- 10h 53m
- Solar noon
- 1:21 PM
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Questions and answers
What time zone is Besançon in?
Besançon uses Central European Summer Time (Europe/Paris); the local time is currently UTC+2.
Does Besançon observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Besançon switches between UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 in summer.
What is the time difference between Besançon and New York?
Besançon is 6 hours ahead of New York.
What is the international dialing code for Besançon?
The country calling code is +33.