Current time in Kyiv, Ukraine
Eastern European Time
UTC+03:00- Time zone
- Eastern European Time · Europe/Kyiv
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00 EEST
- Abbreviation
- EET / EEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 03:00, back the last Sunday in October at 04:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:00 (EEST → EET).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Kyiv City, Ukraine (capital) · 50.45° N, 30.52° E
- Population
- 2,952,301
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Kyiv at about 11:58 standard time: the clock runs about 2 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:41 and 13:04 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:01 | 18:10 | 12h 10m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 04:46 | 21:13 | 16h 27m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:45 | 18:54 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 07:55 | 15:56 | 8h 00m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:54–18:40 (11 h 46 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.