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Current local time in St. Petersburg, Russia
Europe/Moscow
Observatory log
St. Petersburg, observed
- 01Time zone
Moscow Standard Time
MSK · UTC+3 · IANA
Europe/Moscow- 02Daylight saving
St. Petersburg does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on MSK (UTC+3) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise07:50Sunset17:36Day length9 h 46 minSolar noon12:43
MoonWaxing gibbous, 66% lit
Golden hour07:23–08:51 · 16:35–18:02
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Russia is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Russia
- KaliningradEET
- KirovMSK
- MoscowMSK
- SimferopolMSK
- VolgogradMSK
- AstrakhanUTC+4
- SamaraUTC+4
- SaratovUTC+4
- UlyanovskUTC+4
- YekaterinburgUTC+5
- OmskUTC+6
- BarnaulUTC+7
and 15 more zones.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
59.94° N, 30.32° E · City of St. Petersburg
Differences
St. Petersburg and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from St. PetersburgDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | −2 h | |
 New York | −7 h | |
| Los Angeles | −10 h | |
| Chicago | −8 h | |
 São Paulo | −6 h | |
 Paris | −1 h | |
 Dubai | +1 h | |
 Mumbai | +2 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +5 h | |
 Hong Kong | +5 h | |
 Tokyo | +6 h |
Questions
Asked about St. Petersburg
What time zone is St. Petersburg in?
St. Petersburg uses Moscow Standard Time (MSK), UTC+3. Its IANA time-zone ID is Europe/Moscow.
Does St. Petersburg use daylight saving time?
No. St. Petersburg does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Moscow Standard Time (UTC+3) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in St. Petersburg today?
Today in St. Petersburg the sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:36, giving 9 h 46 min of daylight.