Right now, local time in Donetskyi is 18:26 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Donetskyi ranks #83503 worldwide by population and #1372 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 50m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Day length
- 9h 52m
- Solar noon
- 11:10
- Daylight range
- 8h 16m (winter) – 16h 09m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Donetskyi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 48.6996° N, 38.6763° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Luhansk
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Population
- 3,509 · #83503 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Donetskyi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 48.70° S, 141.32° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 2,804 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Donetskyi today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:26
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Dhuhr
- 11:10
- Asr
- 13:38
- Maghrib
- 16:04
- Isha
- 17:45
- Qibla direction
- 177.7° from north (S (178°))
Full prayer timetable for Donetskyi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Donetskyi sits in the Europe/Kyiv time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 52m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 3884 cities we cover in Ukraine.
Donetskyi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 788 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,339 km off. Its position on the globe is 48.70° N, 38.68° 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 | 08:26 | −10h |
| Chicago | 10:26 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 13:26 | −5h |
| London | 16:26 | −2h |
| Paris | 17:26 | −1h |
| Moscow | 19:26 | +1h |
| Dubai | 20:26 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 21:56 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:26 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 00:26 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 01:26 | +7h |
| Sydney | 03:26 | +9h |
Best time to call Donetskyi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Donetskyi local time:
Cities sharing Donetskyi's time zone
- KyivUA
- KharkivUA
- OdesaUA
- DniproUA
- DonetskUA
- LvivUA
- ZaporizhzhyaUA
- Kryvyy RihUA
Other cities in Ukraine
- Kyiv18:26
- Kharkiv18:26
- Odesa18:26
- Dnipro18:26
- Donetsk18:26
- Lviv18:26
- Zaporizhzhya18:26
- Kryvyy Rih18:26
- Sevastopol19:26
- Mykolayiv18:26
- Vinnytsya18:26
- Saltivka18:26
Distances from Donetskyi
| Moscow | 788 km | N (355°) |
| Paris | 2,636 km | WNW (284°) |
| London | 2,752 km | WNW (291°) |
| Dubai | 2,981 km | SE (145°) |
| Mumbai | 4,497 km | SE (125°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,117 km | E (85°) |
| Tokyo | 7,825 km | ENE (58°) |
| Singapore | 8,099 km | ESE (108°) |
| Chicago | 8,656 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,533 km | NNW (341°) |
| São Paulo | 11,622 km | WSW (251°) |
| Sydney | 14,339 km | E (100°) |
Cities near Donetskyi
- Novotoshkivske4 km · 18:26
- Holubivka7 km · 18:26
- Sentyanivka7 km · 18:26
- Nyzhnye9 km · 18:26
- Krymske10 km · 18:26
- Krynychanske13 km · 18:26
- Irmino13 km · 18:26
- Kadiyivka15 km · 18:26
FAQ
What time is it in Donetskyi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Donetskyi (Ukraine), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Donetskyi in?
Donetskyi runs on the Europe/Kyiv IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Donetskyi 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 Donetskyi today?
Donetskyi sees sunrise at 06:13 and sunset at 16:06 today, giving 9h 52m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Donetskyi tonight?
The moon phase over Donetskyi tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Donetskyi?
The antipode of Donetskyi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 48.70° S, 141.32° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 2,804 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Donetskyi?
Donetskyi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Donetskyi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Donetskyi, clocks run about 50 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.