Moscow
Russia
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+3
- Time zone
- Europe/MoscowMSK
- Sunrise
- 1:57 am
- Sunset
- 5:11 pm
- Daylight
- 15 hours 13 minutes252 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Moscow
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Moscow has stayed on MSK (UTC+3) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Moscow doing anything.
Moscow time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 11am and 17:00 in Moscow — 9am to 2pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Moscow and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:11 pm Wed | 17:11 | 10 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:11 pm Wed | 18:11 | 9 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:11 pm Wed | 19:11 | 8 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:11 pm Wed | 20:11 | 7 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:11 pm Wed | 20:11 | 7 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:11 pm Wed | 21:11 | 6 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:11 am | 01:11 | 2 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:11 am | 02:11 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin CEST | 2:11 am | 02:11 | 1 hour behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:11 am | 02:11 | 1 hour behind |
| Cairo EEST | 3:11 am | 03:11 | the same time |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:11 am | 04:11 | 1 hour ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:41 am | 05:41 | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:11 am | 08:11 | 5 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:11 am | 09:11 | 6 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:11 am | 10:11 | 7 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:11 pm | 12:11 | 9 hours ahead |
About Moscow
- Population
- 10381222
- Coordinates
- 55.752, 37.618
- Region
- Russia
- IANA zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Solar noon
- 9:34 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Moscow right now?
It is 3:11 am (03:11 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Moscow. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Moscow in?
Moscow uses the Europe/Moscow time zone, currently MSK (UTC+3). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like MSK are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Moscow on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Moscow stays on MSK (UTC+3) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Moscow today?
The sun rises at 4:57 am and sets at 8:11 pm today, giving 15 hours 13 minutes of daylight. That is 252 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Moscow of Los Angeles?
Moscow is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 3:11 am in Moscow, it is 5:11 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Moscow?
Moscow is in Russia, at 55.75° N, 37.62° E, with a population of about 10,381,222. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.