Current time in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Moscow Standard Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- Moscow Standard Time · Europe/Moscow
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00
- Abbreviation
- MSK
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC+3 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
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- Location
- St.-Petersburg, Russia · 59.94° N, 30.31° E
- Population
- 5,351,935
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Saint Petersburg at about 12:59 standard time: the clock runs about 59 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:42 and 13:13 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 07:00 | 19:12 | 12h 12m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 03:35 | 22:25 | 18h 51m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:45 | 18:55 | 12h 11m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 10:00 | 15:53 | 5h 53m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:59–18:37 (11 h 39 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.