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Current Time in Russia 🇷🇺

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Sunday, 18 October 2026
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Continent: Europe

Capital City: Moscow

Largest Cities:

ISO Alpha 2/3: RU, RUS

Uses Daylight Savings Time: No ❌

IANA Time Zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)

Time Zones: EET, MSK

Russia spans multiple time zones. The clocks and city list on this page show the time now across the country and update every second. Russia does not observe daylight saving time.

Qibla Direction from Russia

From Moscow, the Kaaba in Mecca bears 176deg (S), about 3,823 km away. Check the Qibla direction in Russia on a live compass.

Time Zone Overview for Russia

  • Russia spans 11 time zones.
  • Clocks in Moscow run about 30m ahead of local solar time.
  • The working week runs Monday to Friday, with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday.

Daylight Saving Time in Russia

Russia does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks stay on MSK (UTC+3) all year round.

View daylight saving time changes for Russia →

Time Difference Between Moscow and Major Cities

Live local time and the difference from Moscow right now.

New York Sun 00:16 -7h
Los Angeles Sat 21:16 -10h
Chicago Sat 23:16 -8h
Toronto Sun 00:16 -7h
Sao Paulo Sun 01:16 -6h
London Sun 05:16 -2h
Paris Sun 06:16 -1h
Berlin Sun 06:16 -1h
Dubai Sun 08:16 +1h
Mumbai Sun 09:46 +2h 30m
Singapore Sun 12:16 +5h
Hong Kong Sun 12:16 +5h
Tokyo Sun 13:16 +6h
Sydney Sun 15:16 +8h

Best Time to Call Russia

How standard business hours (9:00 to 17:00) in major hubs line up with the clock in Moscow:

  • New York: 9:00-17:00 there is 16:00 to 00:00 in Moscow.
  • London: 9:00-17:00 there is 11:00 to 19:00 in Moscow.
  • Tokyo: 9:00-17:00 there is 03:00 to 11:00 in Moscow.

Daylight Hours in Moscow

In the capital, Moscow, the sun is up for 10h 16m today. Sunrise in Moscow is at 07:06 and sunset in Moscow is at 17:21.

Daylight ranges from about 6h 59m near the December solstice to 17h 33m near the June solstice.

Moon in Russia

See moonrise and moonset times and the current moon phase for Moscow and major cities across Russia.

View moonrise & moonset times for Russia →

Federal Subjects in Russia

Adygeya Republic Altai Altai Krai Amur Oblast Arkhangelskaya Astrakhan Oblast Bashkortostan Republic Belgorod Oblast Bryansk Oblast Buryatiya Republic Chechnya Republic Chelyabinsk Chukotka Chuvashiya Republic Dagestan Republic Ingushetiya Republic Irkutsk Oblast Ivanovo Oblast Kabardino-Balkariya Republic Kaliningrad Oblast Kalmykiya Republic Kaluga Oblast Kamchatka Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic Karelia Khabarovsk Khakasiya Republic Khanty-Mansia Kirov Oblast Komi Kostroma Oblast Krasnodar Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai Kurgan Oblast Kursk Oblast Kuzbass Leningradskaya Oblast' Lipetsk Oblast Magadan Oblast Mariy-El Republic Mordoviya Republic Moscow Moscow Oblast Murmansk Nenets Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Novgorod Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast Omsk Oblast Orenburg Oblast Oryol oblast Penza Oblast Perm Krai Primorye Pskov Oblast Republic of North Ossetia–Alania Rostov Ryazan Oblast Sakha Sakhalin Oblast Samara Oblast Saratov Oblast Smolensk Oblast St.-Petersburg Stavropol Kray Sverdlovsk Oblast Tambov Oblast Tatarstan Republic Tomsk Oblast Tula Oblast Tver Oblast Tyumen Oblast Tyva Republic Udmurtiya Republic Ulyanovsk Vladimir Oblast Volgograd Oblast Vologda Oblast Voronezh Oblast Yamalo-Nenets Yaroslavl Oblast Yevrey (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray

Cities in Russia A–Z

Time.now features the exact time for 1,133 cities in Russia.
Select a letter to view all cities:

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Time Now in Major Cities in Russia

CityCurrent Time
Time now in Moscow Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Saint Petersburg Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Novosibirsk Sun 11:16:13
Time now in Yekaterinburg Sun 09:16:13
Time now in Nizhniy Novgorod Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Kazan Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Chelyabinsk Sun 09:16:13
Time now in Omsk Sun 10:16:13
Time now in Samara Sun 08:16:13
Time now in Rostov-na-Donu Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Ufa Sun 09:16:13
Time now in Krasnoyarsk Sun 11:16:13
Time now in Voronezh Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Volgograd Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Perm Sun 09:16:13
Time now in Krasnodar Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Saratov Sun 08:16:13
Time now in Tyumen Sun 09:16:13
Time now in Tolyatti Sun 08:16:13
Time now in Izhevsk Sun 08:16:13
Time now in Barnaul Sun 11:16:13
Time now in Ulyanovsk Sun 08:16:13
Time now in Irkutsk Sun 12:16:13
Time now in Khabarovsk Sun 14:16:13
Time now in Yaroslavl Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Vladivostok Sun 14:16:13
Time now in Makhachkala Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Khabarovsk Vtoroy Sun 14:16:13
Time now in Tomsk Sun 11:16:13
Time now in Orenburg Sun 09:16:13
Time now in Kemerovo Sun 11:16:13
Time now in Novokuznetsk Sun 11:16:13
Time now in Ryazan’ Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Astrakhan Sun 08:16:13
Time now in Penza Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Naberezhnyye Chelny Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Lipetsk Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Kirov Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Kalininskiy Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Cheboksary Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Tula Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Kaliningrad Sun 06:16:13
Time now in Kursk Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Stavropol’ Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Bryansk Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Tver Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Magnitogorsk Sun 09:16:13
Time now in Ivanovo Sun 07:16:13
Time now in Nizhny Tagil Sun 09:16:13
Time now in Ulan-Ude Sun 12:16:13

Current Time in IANA Time Zones Used in Russia

TimezoneCurrent Time
Asia/Anadyr Sun 16:16:13
Asia/Barnaul Sun 11:16:13
Asia/Chita Sun 13:16:13
Asia/Irkutsk Sun 12:16:13
Asia/Kamchatka Sun 16:16:13
Asia/Khandyga Sun 13:16:13
Asia/Krasnoyarsk Sun 11:16:13
Asia/Magadan Sun 15:16:13
Asia/Novokuznetsk Sun 11:16:13
Asia/Novosibirsk Sun 11:16:13
Asia/Omsk Sun 10:16:13
Asia/Sakhalin Sun 15:16:13
Asia/Srednekolymsk Sun 15:16:13
Asia/Tomsk Sun 11:16:13
Asia/Ust-Nera Sun 14:16:13
Asia/Vladivostok Sun 14:16:13
Asia/Yakutsk Sun 13:16:13
Asia/Yekaterinburg Sun 09:16:13
Europe/Astrakhan Sun 08:16:13
Europe/Kaliningrad Sun 06:16:13
Europe/Kirov Sun 07:16:13
Europe/Moscow Sun 07:16:13
Europe/Samara Sun 08:16:13
Europe/Saratov Sun 08:16:13
Europe/Simferopol Sun 07:16:13
Europe/Ulyanovsk Sun 08:16:13
Europe/Volgograd Sun 07:16:13
W-SU Sun 07:16:13

Frequently Asked Questions about Russia

What time is it in Russia right now?

The current local time in Russia is 07:16:13 MSK on Sunday, 18 October 2026. The country uses the Europe/Moscow time zone.

How many time zones does Russia use?

Russia spans 28 time zones: Asia/Anadyr, Asia/Barnaul, Asia/Chita, Asia/Irkutsk, Asia/Kamchatka, Asia/Khandyga, Asia/Krasnoyarsk, Asia/Magadan and 20 more.

What is the capital of Russia?

The capital of Russia is Moscow, where the current local time is 07:16:13.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Moscow today?

Today in Moscow, the capital of Russia: sunrise is at 07:06 and sunset is at 17:21 local time.

Does Russia observe Daylight Saving Time?

No — Russia does not observe Daylight Saving Time. Local clocks stay on the same offset year-round.

When is the next public holiday in Russia?

The next public holiday in Russia is Unity Day on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 — in 17 days.

How many cities in Russia are listed on time.now?

time.now currently lists 50 cities across Russia (out of 1133 total in our database).

Which countries border Russia?

Russia shares a border with: Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia and 6 others.

Time Zone Converters for Russia

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Sunrise and Sunset in Russia

City ↑ Sunrise ↓ Sunset
↑ 7:06 AM
↓ 5:21 PM
↑ 7:45 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
↑ 8:03 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
↑ 7:36 AM
↓ 5:47 PM
↑ 6:42 AM
↓ 4:55 PM
↑ 6:20 AM
↓ 4:35 PM
↑ 7:29 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 5:36 PM
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
↑ 7:50 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 5:40 PM
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 5:23 PM
↑ 6:26 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 5:56 PM
↑ 7:17 AM
↓ 5:27 PM
↑ 7:15 AM
↓ 5:39 PM
↑ 7:06 AM
↓ 5:17 PM

Current Weather in Russia

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Information about Russia

Population 144,478,050
Area 17,100,000 km²
ISO Numeric Code 643
FIPS Code RS
Top Level Domain .ru
Currency Rouble (RUB)
Phone Prefix +7
Country Code +7
Postal Code Format ######
Postal Code Regex ^(\d{6})$
Languages ADY (ady), AV (av), BA (ba), BUA (bua), CAU (cau), CE (ce), CHM (chm), CV (cv), INH (inh), KBD (kbd), KRC (krc), KV (kv), MDF (mdf), MNS (mns), MYV (myv), NOG (nog), RU (ru), SAH (sah), TT (tt), TUT (tut), TYV (tyv), UDM (udm), XAL (xal)
Neighbouring Countries 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇨🇳 China, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇲🇳 Mongolia, 🇰🇵 North Korea, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Upcoming Public Holidays in Russia

This year, Russia observes 14 public holidays, with 14 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Unity Day on 4 Nov. The most recently passed holiday was Russia Day. Explore the full calendar of Public Holidays in Russia to plan your schedule.

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