What time zone is Moscow in?

Moscow uses the Europe/Moscow (MSK) time zone and is currently on UTC+03:00.

Does Moscow observe daylight saving time?

No. Moscow stays on UTC+03:00 all year. Daylight saving time was last used there in 2010.

Current time in Moscow

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Time zone: Europe/Moscow
UTC offset: UTC+03:00
Abbreviation: MSK
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Country: Russia
Population: 10,381,222

Moscow time difference

How far Moscow is ahead of or behind the world's main business hubs right now. Daylight saving time is already applied where it is in effect.

Compared with	Time difference	UTC offset
London	2h behindChanges with DST	UTC+01:00
New York City	7h behindChanges with DST	UTC-04:00
Los Angeles	10h behindChanges with DST	UTC-07:00
Chicago	8h behindChanges with DST	UTC-05:00
Tokyo	6h ahead	UTC+09:00
Dubai	1h ahead	UTC+04:00

Clock changes in Moscow

Moscow does not change its clocks: UTC+03:00 applies all year.

Sunrise, sunset and solar time in Moscow

Sunrise today: 6:34 AM
Sunset today: 6:03 PM
Day length today: 11 hours 29 minutes
Solar noon today: 12:18 PM
Longest day: 17 hours 33 minutes (June 21)
Shortest day: 7 hours (December 21)

On standard time, clocks in Moscow run 30 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon comes at about 12:30 PM, not at 12:00 PM.

Time zone history since 1970

Seasonal clock changes: 1981–2010. The last one was on October 31, 2010.

The current offset, UTC+03:00, has applied since October 26, 2014.

Changes outside the seasonal pattern:

September 29, 1991: UTC+03:00 → UTC+02:00
January 19, 1992: UTC+02:00 → UTC+03:00
March 27, 2011: UTC+03:00 → UTC+04:00
October 26, 2014: UTC+04:00 → UTC+03:00

Source: IANA time zone database, version 2025b.

Worth knowing

Moscow has used UTC+3 all year since 26 October 2014 and does not change its clocks. Before that, from March 2011, Russia stayed on permanent summer time at UTC+4; the return to UTC+3 in 2014 is the last change on record for the city.

Sources: IANA tz database: europe

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Moscow in?: Moscow uses the Europe/Moscow (MSK) time zone and is currently on UTC+03:00.
Does Moscow observe daylight saving time?: No. Moscow stays on UTC+03:00 all year. Daylight saving time was last used there in 2010.