Right now, local time in Donetsk is 22:33 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Donetsk ranks #644 worldwide by population and #5 in Ukraine.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Kyiv GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 47m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Day length
- 10h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:13
- Daylight range
- 8h 22m (winter) – 16h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Donetsk — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 48.0230° N, 37.8022° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Donetsk
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Population
- 901,645 · #644 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Donetsk through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 48.02° S, 142.20° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 2,842 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Donetsk today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:21
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Dhuhr
- 11:14
- Asr
- 13:51
- Maghrib
- 16:19
- Isha
- 17:57
- Qibla direction
- 175.8° from north (S (176°))
Full prayer timetable for Donetsk — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Donetsk sits in the Europe/Kyiv time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 15m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 3884 cities we cover in Ukraine.
Donetsk's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 860 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,390 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.02° N, 37.80° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:33 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:33 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:33 | −5h |
| London | 20:33 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:33 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:33 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:33 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:03 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:33 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:33 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:33 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:33 | +9h |
Best time to call Donetsk
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Donetsk local time:
Cities sharing Donetsk's time zone
- KyivUA
- KharkivUA
- OdesaUA
- DniproUA
- LvivUA
- ZaporizhzhyaUA
- Kryvyy RihUA
- MykolayivUA
Other cities in Ukraine
- Kyiv22:33
- Kharkiv22:33
- Odesa22:33
- Dnipro22:33
- Lviv22:33
- Zaporizhzhya22:33
- Kryvyy Rih22:33
- Sevastopol23:33
- Mykolayiv22:33
- Vinnytsya22:33
- Saltivka22:33
- Luhansk22:33
Distances from Donetsk
| Moscow | 860 km | N (359°) |
| Paris | 2,593 km | WNW (285°) |
| London | 2,720 km | WNW (293°) |
| Dubai | 2,958 km | SE (143°) |
| Mumbai | 4,509 km | ESE (123°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,189 km | E (84°) |
| Tokyo | 7,920 km | ENE (57°) |
| Singapore | 8,138 km | ESE (107°) |
| Chicago | 8,675 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,583 km | NNW (340°) |
| São Paulo | 11,536 km | WSW (250°) |
| Sydney | 14,390 km | E (100°) |
Cities near Donetsk
- Hladkivka2 km · 22:33
- Sotsmistechko2 km · 22:33
- Vitka2 km · 22:33
- Nova Dilnytsya2 km · 22:33
- Yuzivskyi3 km · 22:33
- Kalmiuskyi3 km · 22:33
- Kyivskyi3 km · 22:33
- Putylivka4 km · 22:33
FAQ
What time is it in Donetsk right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Donetsk (Ukraine), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Donetsk in?
Donetsk runs on the Europe/Kyiv IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Donetsk observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Donetsk today?
Donetsk sees sunrise at 06:06 and sunset at 16:21 today, giving 10h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Donetsk tonight?
The moon phase over Donetsk tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Donetsk?
The antipode of Donetsk — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.02° S, 142.20° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 2,842 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Donetsk?
Donetsk lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Donetsk?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Donetsk, clocks run about 47 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.