Current Time in Yekaterinburg
Russia · Asia/Yekaterinburg · GMT+5
Sunday, May 3, 2026
04:28:13 AM
Yekaterinburg Standard Time · GMT+5
Time in Yekaterinburg — Did You Know?
- ·Uses Yekaterinburg timezone in Asia
- ·Key Asian business hours reference point
- ·Northern latitude: Yekaterinburg experiences significant daylight swings with brief winter twilight
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:08 AM (NE)
- Sunset
- 08:40 PM (NW)
- Solar Noon
- 12:54 PM
- Daylight
- 15h 32m+4m vs yesterday
- Civil Dawn
- 04:22 AM
- Civil Dusk
- 09:27 PM
Daylight Saving Time
No DST observed in Russia
Geography
- Country
- Russia
- Calling Code
- +7
- Currency
- RUB
- Coordinates
- 56.84°N, 60.61°E
About Yekaterinburg's Time Zone
Yekaterinburg operates on the Yekaterinburg Standard Time time zone (GMT+5).
With a metropolitan population of approximately 1,495,066, it is one of the most significant cities in Russia.
Russia does not observe Daylight Saving Time, so Yekaterinburg maintains the GMT+5 offset year-round — a convenience for international scheduling since the offset never changes.
The IANA timezone identifier for Yekaterinburg is Asia/Yekaterinburg, used by operating systems and programming languages worldwide.
When scheduling calls, meetings, or travel involving Yekaterinburg, always verify the current UTC offset since daylight saving transitions can shift the relative time difference with other regions.
Other cities in Russia
Cities in the Same Timezone (Asia/Yekaterinburg)
These cities share the GMT+5 UTC offset with Yekaterinburg.
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