Satellite View of Moscow
Moscow sits at 55.7558, 37.6173. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
Europe · Europe/Moscow
Current Time in Russia
Live local time in Moscow, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather conditions.
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Moscow Right Now
Weather, sky, sea and location for Moscow, all updating live.
Weather in Moscow
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Sun and Daylight
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Moon Phase
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Calculated from the mean synodic month, so times are accurate to within a few hours rather than to the minute.
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Four-Day Forecast
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Reference
Russia at a Glance
| Country | Russia |
| Capital | Moscow |
| Region | Europe |
| IANA time zone | Europe/Moscow |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Time zones in country | 11 |
| Daylight saving | Not observed |
| Population | about 144 million |
| Currency | Russian Ruble (RUB) |
| Calling code | +7 |
| Capital coordinates | 55.7558, 37.6173 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Moscow | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
| Hemisphere | Northern |
| Coastline | Has a coastline |
Working with Russia
Time Differences and Business Hours
How Moscow lines up against the cities people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Moscow. For a specific date, use the converter; to find a meeting slot, use the meeting planner.
Understanding the offset
How Russia Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Moscow sits in Europe/Moscow. That name matters more than the number: an offset like the one shown above is only true today, whereas the zone name carries every rule about when the country changes its clocks. Software that stores offsets instead of zone names breaks at the next changeover.
A Steady Offset
Russia keeps the same offset all year. That sounds simpler, and it is, but it means the gap to any country that does change clocks shifts by an hour twice a year without anything changing on this end.
More Than One Zone
Russia spans about 11 time zones. The clock above is the capital's. If you are dealing with another part of the country, check which zone that region actually uses before assuming it matches Moscow.
Writing Times Clearly
When you send a time to someone in Russia, write the zone with it, or better, send a calendar invitation that converts automatically for each recipient. "14:00 UTC" cannot be misread; "2pm" in a message reaching three countries reliably produces at least one person joining an hour out.
Inside Russia
Time by State, Province or Territory
Russia spans more than one time zone, so a single national clock cannot answer the question. Each place below has its own page with live local time and weather.
Altai Krai
Barnaul
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Chukotka
Anadyr
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Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk
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Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad
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Kamchatka Krai
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
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Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk
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Magadan Oblast
Magadan
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Moscow
Moscow
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Novosibirsk Oblast
Novosibirsk
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Omsk Oblast
Omsk
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Primorsky Krai
Vladivostok
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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
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Sakha Republic
Yakutsk
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Sakhalin Oblast
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
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Samara Oblast
Samara
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Sverdlovsk Oblast
Yekaterinburg
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Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk
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Volgograd Oblast
Volgograd
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Zabaykalsky Krai
Chita
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Answers
Russia Time Questions
What time is it in Russia right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Moscow, Russia, updating every second. It is calculated from the Europe/Moscow time zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving rules are applied automatically and correctly.
What time zone does Russia use?
Moscow uses the Europe/Moscow zone. The current UTC offset is shown in the panel above and updates itself if the country changes its clocks. Russia spans 11 time zones in total, so other parts of the country may differ from the capital.
Does Russia observe daylight saving time?
No. Russia stays on the same offset all year, so the gap between Moscow and any country that does change clocks will differ by an hour for part of the year. That is the most common cause of a recurring meeting drifting.
How do I convert Russia time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Moscow and your own device clock. For a specific date and time rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which handles daylight saving for the date you enter rather than for today.
Where does the weather on this page come from?
Open-Meteo, a free weather service. The request goes directly from your browser to their API, so nothing about your visit passes through our server. It reports current conditions and a short forecast for Moscow.
How accurate is the clock?
It reads your own device clock and re-expresses that instant in the Europe/Moscow zone, so it is exactly as accurate as your device. Almost every phone and computer syncs to a network time server automatically, which puts you within a fraction of a second.