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Time zones in Russia

Russia has 11 distinct clock rules in the time zone database, with 11 standard offsets from UTC+2 to UTC+12. There is no daylight saving time in 2026.

Eastern European Standard Time4:08 PMThu, Oct 22 · UTC+2

Kaliningrad, Chernyakhovsk, Sovetsk

Moscow Standard Time5:08 PMThu, Oct 22 · UTC+3

Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov

Samara Standard Time6:08 PMThu, Oct 22 · UTC+4

Samara, Saratov, Tolyatti, Izhevsk

Yekaterinburg Standard Time7:08 PMThu, Oct 22 · UTC+5

Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Orenburg

Omsk Standard Time8:08 PMThu, Oct 22 · UTC+6

Omsk, Tara, Isikul, Kalachinsk

Krasnoyarsk Standard Time9:08 PMThu, Oct 22 · UTC+7

Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Barnaul, Novokuznetsk

Irkutsk Standard Time10:08 PMThu, Oct 22 · UTC+8

Irkutsk, Ulan Ude, Angarsk, Bratsk

Yakutsk Standard Time11:08 PMThu, Oct 22 · UTC+9

Chita, Yakutsk, Blagoveshchensk, Belogorsk

Vladivostok Standard Time12:08 AMFri, Oct 23 · UTC+10

Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk na Amure, Nakhodka

Magadan Standard Time1:08 AMFri, Oct 23 · UTC+11

Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, Magadan, Korsakov, Kholmsk

Kamchatka Standard Time2:08 AMFri, Oct 23 · UTC+12

Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy, Oktyabrskiy, Anadyr, Bilibino

Time zones
1126 IANA identifiers
UTC offsets used in 2026
UTC+2, UTC+3, UTC+4, UTC+5, UTC+6, UTC+7, UTC+8, UTC+9, UTC+10, UTC+11, UTC+12
Daylight saving
Not observed
Dialing code
+7
National holidays in 2026
11Public and bank holidays

What to know about time in Russia

Russia spans eleven time zones, from Kaliningrad (UTC+2) to Kamchatka (UTC+12).

Russia stopped seasonal clock changes in 2011 and moved to permanent standard time in 2014, so its offsets no longer change during the year.

Russia’s time zones in 2026

Zones with identical rules are grouped. Calculated from the IANA time zone database at build time; local dates.

Time zoneOffsetsClock changes in 2026Major places
Eastern European Standard Time
Europe/Kaliningrad		UTC+2NoneKaliningrad, Chernyakhovsk, Sovetsk
3 places in our search index
Moscow Standard Time
Europe/Moscow, Europe/Volgograd, Europe/Kirov		UTC+3NoneMoscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, Kazan, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Yaroslavl
210 places in our search index
Samara Standard Time
Europe/Samara, Europe/Saratov, Europe/Ulyanovsk +1 more		UTC+4NoneSamara, Saratov, Tolyatti, Izhevsk, Ulyanovsk, Astrakhan, Engels, Balakovo
23 places in our search index
Yekaterinburg Standard Time
Asia/Yekaterinburg		UTC+5NoneYekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Orenburg, Tyumen, Nizhny Tagil, Surgut, Kurgan
89 places in our search index
Omsk Standard Time
Asia/Omsk		UTC+6NoneOmsk, Tara, Isikul, Kalachinsk, Nazyvayevsk, Cherlak
6 places in our search index
Krasnoyarsk Standard Time
Asia/Novosibirsk, Asia/Krasnoyarsk, Asia/Barnaul +2 more		UTC+7NoneNovosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Barnaul, Novokuznetsk, Tomsk, Kemerovo, Prokopyevsk, Noginsk
74 places in our search index
Irkutsk Standard Time
Asia/Irkutsk		UTC+8NoneIrkutsk, Ulan Ude, Angarsk, Bratsk, Usolye Sibirskoye, Ust-Ulimsk, Cheremkhovo, Tulun
27 places in our search index
Yakutsk Standard Time
Asia/Chita, Asia/Yakutsk, Asia/Khandyga		UTC+9NoneChita, Yakutsk, Blagoveshchensk, Belogorsk, Svobodnyy, Krasnokamensk, Neryungri, Tynda
55 places in our search index
Vladivostok Standard Time
Asia/Vladivostok, Asia/Ust-Nera		UTC+10NoneVladivostok, Khabarovsk, Komsomolsk na Amure, Nakhodka, Ussuriysk, Birobidzhan, Arsenyev, Amursk
35 places in our search index
Magadan Standard Time
Asia/Sakhalin, Asia/Magadan, Asia/Srednekolymsk		UTC+11NoneYuzhno Sakhalinsk, Magadan, Korsakov, Kholmsk, Okha, Nevelsk, Poronaysk, Palatka
29 places in our search index
Kamchatka Standard Time
Asia/Kamchatka, Asia/Anadyr		UTC+12NonePetropavlovsk Kamchatskiy, Oktyabrskiy, Anadyr, Bilibino, Ust Kamchatsk, Pevek, Palana, Ugolnye Kopi
25 places in our search index

Place assignments come from an open city dataset and can contain errors. Examples far from their zone are hidden. Search any place in the converter to check its zone.

Upcoming national holidays in Russia

Offices and banks are often closed, which matters as much as the time difference when you schedule. National public and bank holidays only; regional and many religious holidays are not listed.

DateHoliday
Wed, Nov 4, 2026Unity Day
Fri, Jan 1, 2027New Year's Day
Sat, Jan 2, 2027New Year Holiday
Thu, Jan 7, 2027Christmas Day
Fri, Jan 8, 2027New Year Holiday
Tue, Feb 23, 2027Defender of the Fatherland Day
Mon, Mar 8, 2027International Women's Day
Sat, May 1, 2027Spring and Labour Day
Sun, May 9, 2027Victory Day
Sat, Jun 12, 2027Russia Day
Thu, Nov 4, 2027Unity Day

Source: date-holidays (CC BY 3.0), generated 2026-10-22. Governments can add or move holidays; confirm important dates locally. About our data.

Questions about time in Russia

How many time zones does Russia have?

The time zone database groups Russia into 11 distinct sets of clock rules: Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2); Moscow Standard Time (UTC+3); Samara Standard Time (UTC+4); Yekaterinburg Standard Time (UTC+5); Omsk Standard Time (UTC+6); Krasnoyarsk Standard Time (UTC+7); Irkutsk Standard Time (UTC+8); Yakutsk Standard Time (UTC+9); Vladivostok Standard Time (UTC+10); Magadan Standard Time (UTC+11); Kamchatka Standard Time (UTC+12).

Does Russia observe daylight saving time?

No. Russia keeps the same offset all year in 2026.

What are the national public holidays in Russia in 2026?

New Year's Day (January 1), New Year Holiday (January 2), Christmas Day (January 7), New Year Holiday (January 8), Defender of the Fatherland Day (February 23), International Women's Day (March 8), International Women's Day (March 9), Spring and Labour Day (May 1), Victory Day (May 9), Russia Day (June 12), Unity Day (November 4).

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