Current local time in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Saint Petersburg is on Moscow Standard Time (UTC+3) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Moscow Standard TimeIANA: Europe/Moscow
- UTC offset
- UTC+3same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledDaylight saving was dropped
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- Country
- RussiaEurope
- Population
- 5.4 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +7currency: Ruble (RUB)
- Coordinates
- 59.94° N, 30.31° ENorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Saint Petersburg today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Saint Petersburg
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Saint Petersburg | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 2h behind | 7h |
| US New York | --:-- | 7h behind | 2h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 10h behind | None |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 1h behind | 8h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 1h ahead | 8h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 2h 30m ahead | 6h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 5h ahead | 4h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 5h ahead | 4h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 6h ahead | 3h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 6h ahead | 3h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 7h ahead | 2h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 6h behind | 3h |
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Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+3 all year. The last clock change here was on Sunday, 26 October 2014. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Saint Petersburg shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Saint Petersburg
Russia is wide enough to use 11 different standard times, from UTC+2 to UTC+12; Saint Petersburg uses UTC+3.
Saint Petersburg used to change its clocks for daylight saving time; the last change here was on Sunday, 26 October 2014, and clocks have stayed on UTC+3 since.
At 59.9° north, Saint Petersburg sees long summer evenings and very short winter days — about 18h 51m of daylight at midsummer and 5h 53m at midwinter.
Saint Petersburg’s clocks run about 59m ahead of the sun: solar noon (when the sun is highest) comes around 13:06 rather than 12:00 in March.
Other cities on the same clock (Europe/Moscow): Moscow.
Sunrise and sunset in Saint Petersburg, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 10:00 | 16:03 | 6h 03m |
| February | 09:13 | 17:11 | 7h 58m |
| March | 07:58 | 18:24 | 10h 26m |
| April | 06:24 | 19:40 | 13h 15m |
| May | 04:57 | 20:53 | 15h 56m |
| June | 03:49 | 22:04 | 18h 15m |
| July | 03:41 | 22:23 | 18h 42m |
| August | 04:39 | 21:30 | 16h 52m |
| September | 05:53 | 20:04 | 14h 12m |
| October | 07:03 | 18:33 | 11h 31m |
| November | 08:19 | 17:04 | 8h 45m |
| December | 09:32 | 16:03 | 6h 31m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 18h 51m of daylight (sunrise 03:35, sunset 22:25). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 5h 53m.
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Saint Petersburg
What time zone is Saint Petersburg in?
Saint Petersburg uses the Europe/Moscow time zone (Moscow Standard Time), UTC+3.
Does Saint Petersburg observe daylight saving time?
No. Saint Petersburg stays on UTC+3 all year; it last changed its clocks on Sunday, 26 October 2014.
What is the time difference between Saint Petersburg and New York?
Right now New York is 7h behind Saint Petersburg. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Saint Petersburg does not.
What is the time difference between Saint Petersburg and London?
London is 2h behind Saint Petersburg right now. Office hours overlap for about 7 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Saint Petersburg?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 03:35 and sets about 22:25 (18h 51m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 09:59 and sets about 15:53 (5h 53m).
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