Current Time in Russia
Russia spans 11 time zones.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Russia
Russia spans 11 time zones. In Moscow (the capital) it is 8:47 PM MSK (UTC+03:00) on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
No time zone in Russia uses daylight saving time.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Time zones in Russia
Russia spans 11 time zones.
| Time zone | Example city | Local time | Offset now | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern European Standard Time Europe/Kaliningrad | Kaliningrad | 7:47 PM Thu, Nov 5 | EET · UTC+2 | No clock changes: UTC+2 all year. |
Moscow Standard Time Europe/Moscow | Moscow | 8:47 PM Thu, Nov 5 | MSK · UTC+3 | No clock changes: UTC+3 all year. |
Samara Standard Time Europe/Samara | Samara | 9:47 PM Thu, Nov 5 | SAMT · UTC+4 | No clock changes: UTC+4 all year. |
Yekaterinburg Standard Time Asia/Yekaterinburg | Yekaterinburg | 10:47 PM Thu, Nov 5 | YEKT · UTC+5 | No clock changes: UTC+5 all year. |
Omsk Standard Time Asia/Omsk | Omsk | 11:47 PM Thu, Nov 5 | OMST · UTC+6 | No clock changes: UTC+6 all year. |
Krasnoyarsk Standard Time Asia/Novosibirsk | Novosibirsk | 12:47 AM Fri, Nov 6 | NOVT · UTC+7 | No clock changes: UTC+7 all year. |
Irkutsk Standard Time Asia/Irkutsk | Irkutsk | 1:47 AM Fri, Nov 6 | IRKT · UTC+8 | No clock changes: UTC+8 all year. |
Yakutsk Standard Time Asia/Chita | Chita | 2:47 AM Fri, Nov 6 | YAKT · UTC+9 | No clock changes: UTC+9 all year. |
Vladivostok Standard Time Asia/Vladivostok | Khabarovsk | 3:47 AM Fri, Nov 6 | VLAT · UTC+10 | No clock changes: UTC+10 all year. |
Magadan Standard Time Asia/Sakhalin | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 4:47 AM Fri, Nov 6 | SAKT · UTC+11 | No clock changes: UTC+11 all year. |
Kamchatka Standard Time Asia/Kamchatka | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | 5:47 AM Fri, Nov 6 | PETT · UTC+12 | No clock changes: UTC+12 all year. |
Highlighted row: Moscow (the capital), used as the reference for the time differences below.
Major Cities
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Novosibirsk
Yekaterinburg
Nizhniy Novgorod
Kazan
Chelyabinsk
Omsk
How Russia writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25.11.2026 · 25 ноября 2026 г.
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the ru-RU locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about Russia
- Russia spans 11 time zones, from Kaliningrad (UTC+2) to Kamchatka (UTC+12); the 2014 time law set this structure. Source: interfax.com
- Russia stayed on summer time all year from March 2011, then a law signed on 22 July 2014 moved most regions back one hour on 26 October 2014, with no DST since. Source: rferl.org
- Russian Railways ran long-distance timetables on Moscow time nationwide until 1 August 2018; since then stations show local time. Source: euronews.com
Upcoming public holidays in Russia
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- New Year's DayНовый годFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- New Year holidayНовогодние каникулыSat, 2 January 2027 · in 58 days
- New Year holidayНовогодние каникулыSun, 3 January 2027 · in 59 days
- New Year holidayНовогодние каникулыMon, 4 January 2027 · in 60 days
- New Year holidayНовогодние каникулыTue, 5 January 2027 · in 61 days
Time difference from Moscow (the capital)
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Moscow time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 5:47 PM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 12:47 PM | 8 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 9:47 AM | 11 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 9:47 PM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 1:47 AM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 2:47 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 4:47 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 2:47 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
Russia at a glance
- Capital
- Moscow
- Population
- 146,028,325
- Currency
- Russian ruble (RUB)
Questions about time in Russia
- What time is it in Russia right now?
- Russia spans 11 time zones. When this page was generated: Kaliningrad 7:47 PM EET; Moscow 8:47 PM MSK; Samara 9:47 PM SAMT; Yekaterinburg 10:47 PM YEKT; Omsk 11:47 PM OMST; Novosibirsk 12:47 AM NOVT; Irkutsk 1:47 AM IRKT; Chita 2:47 AM YAKT; Khabarovsk 3:47 AM VLAT; Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 4:47 AM SAKT; Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 5:47 AM PETT.
- How many time zones does Russia have?
- Russia has 11 time zones (distinct standard UTC offsets), from UTC+2 to UTC+12.
- Does Russia observe daylight saving time?
- No. No time zone in Russia uses daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Russia?
- The next national public holiday is New Year's Day on Fri, 1 January 2027.