Current time in Moscow

Russia · UTC+3

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Europe/Moscow

UTC offset

UTC+3

Daylight Saving

No — not observed

Time zone ID

Europe/Moscow

Business hours

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM MSK (Monday–Friday)

About Moscow's time zone

Moscow follows Moscow Standard Time (MSK, UTC+3) year-round. Russia abolished daylight saving time permanently in 2014 after years of experimentation — the country tried staying on permanent summer time in 2011, which caused public health complaints (people going to work in complete darkness in winter), then switched to permanent standard time in 2014. Moscow's UTC+3 is shared with Istanbul, Riyadh, Nairobi, and Doha.

Best time to call Moscow

Calling from	Recommended window
London	6:00 AM – 3:00 PM GMT
New York	1:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Dubai	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM GST
Beijing	2:00 PM – 11:00 PM CST

Did you know? Russia spans 11 time zones — more than any other country in the world. A flight from Moscow to Vladivostok takes about 9 hours and crosses 7 time zones. Russian Railways uses Moscow Time for all its timetables nationwide, which means passengers in Siberia have to mentally calculate whether the train leaves at 3:00 AM local time or Moscow time.

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