Debarca, North Macedonia
Debarca observes the common time of North Macedonia: CET during standard time and CEST during daylight saving. Because the municipality contains dispersed settlements and varied terrain, sunrise should be read for the chosen locality rather than treated as one identical visual event everywhere.
Belcista, North Macedonia
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Skopje
Time and sun data for Belcista — the largest city of Debarca
The sun in Belcista
Sunrise 06:07 Solar noon 12:37 Sunset 19:07 Daylight 13 h 00 min Night 11 h 00 min Civil twilight 05:39 – 19:36
North Macedonia · 34 cities
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- Arbinovo
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- Botun
- Brezani
- Crvena Voda
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- Dolno Sredorecje
- Godivje
- Gorenci
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- Gorno Sredorecje
- Grko Pole
- Izdeglavje
- Klimestani
- Laktinje
- Lesani
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- Orovnik
- Ozdoleni
- Pesocani
- Radomirovo
- Slatino
- Slatinski Ciflik
- Slivovo
- Sosani
- Trebenista
- Turje
- Velmej
- Vlaško Selo
- Volino
- Vrbjani
- Zlesti
Current time in Debarca, North Macedonia
The civil time in Debarca is UTC+1 when Central European Time is active. During the daylight-saving period it is UTC+2 under Central European Summer Time. This is a national arrangement, not a rule chosen separately by the municipality.
Any schedule expressed in local North Macedonian time can be used directly in Debarca. Conversion is needed only when the original schedule belongs to another time zone or explicitly uses UTC. Use UTC+1 for CET.
Use UTC+2 for CEST. Keep the date attached to any time-zone calculation. Choose a precise settlement when checking natural-light conditions. A municipality may contain many villages, but asking every village to maintain its own clock would be excessive local government.
Understanding the Debarca area
Debarca is a municipality in southwestern North Macedonia. It is associated with a collection of settlements rather than a single dominant city bearing the municipal name. This makes careful location selection important on weather, mapping, and sunrise services.
Ohrid is a useful nearby urban reference, while Skopje remains the country’s principal city and the most common time-zone reference. Kumanovo, Bitola, Prilep, and Tetovo are also among North Macedonia’s major cities. Their clocks match Debarca’s despite geographic differences.
If an application cannot find “Debarca,” selecting an accurately located settlement within the municipality is better than choosing a distant city merely because it is well known. The time-zone result will usually be the same, but solar calculations become more locally meaningful.
Sunrise across a dispersed municipality
One official clock can serve the whole municipality, whereas one observed sunrise cannot describe every viewpoint perfectly. Elevation, slopes, nearby obstructions, and the exact east-facing horizon influence the first appearance of direct sunlight.
Astronomical sunrise also changes from date to date. Daylight grows and contracts seasonally, and the transition between CET and CEST changes the clock label applied to the event. That administrative jump should not be confused with a sudden change in the Sun’s path.
Identify the settlement where the observation will occur. Enter the correct date rather than relying on a general monthly impression. Confirm that the service recognizes North Macedonia’s current offset.
Check the horizon when exact visible light matters. The difference between a calculated horizon and a real landscape is especially important for farming, hiking, driving, or photography. A forecast supplies the baseline; the terrain explains why experience may differ.
Questions and answers
- Does every settlement in Debarca show the same clock time?
- Yes. They share North Macedonia’s national civil time.
- Which city can I use to verify the time zone?
- Skopje or nearby Ohrid will show the same CET or CEST offset.
- Is one sunrise time exact for the entire municipality?
- No. A listed value applies to chosen coordinates, while actual visibility also depends on the observer’s horizon.