Right now, local time in Donetsk is 17:39 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Donetsk ranks #12163 worldwide by population and #412 in Russia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Day length
- 9h 54m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 8h 19m (winter) – 16h 06m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Donetsk — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 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
- 48.34° S, 140.05° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 2,730 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
- 05:21
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Dhuhr
- 12:05
- Asr
- 14:34
- Maghrib
- 17:00
- Isha
- 18:40
- Qibla direction
- 180.3° from north (S (180°))
Full prayer timetable for Donetsk — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Donetsk sits in the Europe/Moscow time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 54m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Donetsk's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 841 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,239 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.34° N, 39.95° 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 | 06:39 | −11h |
| Chicago | 08:39 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 11:39 | −6h |
| London | 14:39 | −3h |
| Paris | 15:39 | −2h |
| Moscow | 17:39 | same time |
| Dubai | 18:39 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:09 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:39 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 22:39 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 23:39 | +6h |
| Sydney | 01:39 | +8h |
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
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow17:39
- Saint Petersburg17:39
- Novosibirsk21:39
- Yekaterinburg19:39
- Nizhniy Novgorod17:39
- Kazan17:39
- Chelyabinsk19:39
- Omsk20:39
- Samara18:39
- Rostov-on-Don17:39
- Ufa19:39
- Krasnoyarsk21:39
Distances from Donetsk
| Moscow | 841 km | N (350°) |
| Paris | 2,737 km | WNW (285°) |
| London | 2,855 km | WNW (292°) |
| Dubai | 2,895 km | SSE (147°) |
| Mumbai | 4,398 km | SE (126°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,027 km | E (86°) |
| Tokyo | 7,767 km | ENE (59°) |
| Singapore | 7,997 km | ESE (109°) |
| Chicago | 8,745 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,601 km | NNW (342°) |
| São Paulo | 11,698 km | WSW (251°) |
| Sydney | 14,239 km | E (101°) |
Cities near Donetsk
- Izvaryne7 km · 16:39
- Uralo-Kavkaz11 km · 16:39
- Uglerodovskiy23 km · 17:39
- Sorokyne17 km · 16:39
- Sukhodilsk17 km · 16:39
- Talove21 km · 16:39
- Gukovo32 km · 17:39
- Likhovskoy27 km · 17:39
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 (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Donetsk in?
Donetsk runs on the Europe/Moscow IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Donetsk observe daylight saving time?
Donetsk does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Donetsk today?
Donetsk sees sunrise at 07:07 and sunset at 17:02 today, giving 9h 54m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Donetsk tonight?
The moon phase over Donetsk tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Donetsk?
The antipode of Donetsk — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.34° S, 140.05° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 2,730 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 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.