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.
Russia · Europe/Moscow
Current Time in Moscow
Live local time in Moscow, Moscow, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather.
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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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Calculated from the mean synodic month, so times are accurate to within a few hours rather than to the minute.
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Reference
Moscow at a Glance
| Region | Moscow |
| Abbreviation | MOW |
| Country | Russia |
| Reference city | Moscow |
| IANA time zone | Europe/Moscow |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Coordinates | 55.7558, 37.6173 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Moscow | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
Working with Moscow
Time Differences
How Moscow lines up against the places people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Moscow. For a specific date, use the converter.
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Understanding the offset
How Moscow 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.
Clock Changes
Whether Moscow moves its clocks twice a year is baked into the Europe/Moscow zone, so the offset above is always the one in force today. Places that stay on a fixed offset drift an hour relative to their neighbours for part of the year, which is the usual reason a recurring call slips.
One Zone Throughout
Moscow runs on Europe/Moscow throughout, so whatever the clock reads in Moscow is what it reads across the region.
Answers
Moscow Time Questions
What time is it in Moscow right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Moscow, Moscow, updating every second. It is calculated from the Europe/Moscow zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving is applied automatically.
What time zone is Moscow in?
Moscow uses the Europe/Moscow zone, and the current UTC offset is shown in the panel above. Moscow uses this one zone throughout, so the time is the same across the whole region.
Does Moscow change its clocks?
The offset shown above already accounts for daylight saving wherever it applies, because it comes from the time zone database rather than a fixed number. If Moscow is on a fixed offset all year, the panel simply never changes.
How do I convert Moscow time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Moscow and your own device clock. For a specific date rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which applies the daylight saving rules for the date you enter.
Where does the weather 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.