Right now, local time in Gatchina is 21:15 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gatchina ranks #6966 worldwide by population and #241 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 44m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Day length
- 8h 43m
- Solar noon
- 12:44
- Daylight range
- 6h 00m (winter) – 18h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gatchina — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 59.5764° N, 30.1283° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Leningradskaya Oblast'
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 89,761 · #6966 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gatchina through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 59.58° S, 149.87° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 2,496 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gatchina today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:01
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Dhuhr
- 12:44
- Asr
- 14:33
- Maghrib
- 17:03
- Isha
- 19:16
- Qibla direction
- 165.5° from north (SSE (165°))
Full prayer timetable for Gatchina — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gatchina sits in the Europe/Moscow time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 8h 43m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Gatchina's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 615 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,927 km off. Its position on the globe is 59.58° N, 30.13° 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 | 10:15 | −11h |
| Chicago | 12:15 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 15:15 | −6h |
| London | 18:15 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:15 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:15 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:15 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:45 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:15 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:15 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:15 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:15 | +8h |
Best time to call Gatchina
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gatchina local time:
Cities sharing Gatchina's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow21:15
- Saint Petersburg21:15
- Novosibirsk01:15
- Yekaterinburg23:15
- Nizhniy Novgorod21:15
- Kazan21:15
- Chelyabinsk23:15
- Omsk00:15
- Samara22:15
- Rostov-on-Don21:15
- Ufa23:15
- Krasnoyarsk01:15
Distances from Gatchina
| Moscow | 615 km | SE (130°) |
| London | 2,080 km | WSW (258°) |
| Paris | 2,139 km | WSW (249°) |
| Dubai | 4,283 km | SE (142°) |
| Mumbai | 5,643 km | SE (124°) |
| Chicago | 7,385 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,551 km | E (83°) |
| Tokyo | 7,625 km | NE (55°) |
| Singapore | 8,968 km | ESE (103°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,205 km | NNW (334°) |
| São Paulo | 11,540 km | WSW (247°) |
| Sydney | 14,927 km | E (83°) |
Cities near Gatchina
- Maloye Verevo5 km · 21:15
- Mariyenburg4 km · 21:15
- Taytsy10 km · 21:15
- Kobrinskoye17 km · 21:15
- Krasnoye Selo18 km · 21:15
- Gorelovo22 km · 21:15
- Voyskovitsy12 km · 21:15
- Annino22 km · 21:15
FAQ
What time is it in Gatchina right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gatchina (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gatchina in?
Gatchina runs on the Europe/Moscow IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Gatchina observe daylight saving time?
Gatchina does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gatchina today?
Gatchina sees sunrise at 08:22 and sunset at 17:05 today, giving 8h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gatchina tonight?
The moon phase over Gatchina tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gatchina?
The antipode of Gatchina — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 59.58° S, 149.87° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 2,496 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gatchina?
Gatchina lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gatchina?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gatchina, clocks run about 44 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.