Right now, local time in Gornyy Shchit is 01:39 (GMT+5, UTC+05:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Gornyy Shchit ranks #71984 worldwide by population and #2907 in Russia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Yekaterinburg GMT+5
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 42m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 9h 02m
- Solar noon
- 12:42
- Daylight range
- 6h 47m (winter) – 17h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Gornyy Shchit — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 56.6882° N, 60.5195° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 4,648 · #71984 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Gornyy Shchit through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 56.69° S, 119.48° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 3,380 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Gornyy Shchit today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:01
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Dhuhr
- 12:42
- Asr
- 14:42
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 19:13
- Qibla direction
- 212.0° from north (SSW (212°))
Full prayer timetable for Gornyy Shchit — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Gornyy Shchit sits in the Asia/Yekaterinburg time zone, UTC+05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 02m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Gornyy Shchit's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,413 km away; even São Paulo lies some 13,214 km off. Its position on the globe is 56.69° N, 60.52° 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 | 12:39 | −13h |
| Chicago | 14:39 | −11h |
| São Paulo | 17:39 | −8h |
| London | 20:39 | −5h |
| Paris | 21:39 | −4h |
| Moscow | 23:39 | −2h |
| Dubai | 00:39 | −1h |
| Mumbai | 02:09 | +0h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:39 | +3h |
| Hong Kong | 04:39 | +3h |
| Tokyo | 05:39 | +4h |
| Sydney | 07:39 | +6h |
Best time to call Gornyy Shchit
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Gornyy Shchit local time:
Cities sharing Gornyy Shchit's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow23:39
- Saint Petersburg23:39
- Novosibirsk03:39
- Yekaterinburg01:39
- Nizhniy Novgorod23:39
- Kazan23:39
- Chelyabinsk01:39
- Omsk02:39
- Samara00:39
- Rostov-on-Don23:39
- Ufa01:39
- Krasnoyarsk03:39
Distances from Gornyy Shchit
| Moscow | 1,413 km | W (275°) |
| Dubai | 3,520 km | S (189°) |
| London | 3,864 km | WNW (288°) |
| Paris | 3,883 km | WNW (282°) |
| Mumbai | 4,312 km | SSE (161°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,759 km | ESE (109°) |
| Tokyo | 6,133 km | ENE (76°) |
| Singapore | 7,251 km | SE (131°) |
| Chicago | 8,656 km | NNW (336°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,925 km | N (359°) |
| Sydney | 13,134 km | ESE (110°) |
| São Paulo | 13,214 km | W (270°) |
Cities near Gornyy Shchit
- Shabrovskiy7 km · 01:39
- Sovkhoznyy9 km · 01:39
- Shirokaya Rechka12 km · 01:39
- Yekaterinburg20 km · 01:39
- Shuvakish26 km · 01:39
- Istok20 km · 01:39
- Severka24 km · 01:39
- Verkhnyaya Pyshma32 km · 01:39
FAQ
What time is it in Gornyy Shchit right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Gornyy Shchit (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Gornyy Shchit in?
Gornyy Shchit runs on the Asia/Yekaterinburg IANA time zone (UTC+05:00), currently abbreviated GMT+5.
Does Gornyy Shchit observe daylight saving time?
Gornyy Shchit does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Gornyy Shchit today?
Gornyy Shchit sees sunrise at 08:11 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 9h 02m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Gornyy Shchit tonight?
The moon phase over Gornyy Shchit tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Gornyy Shchit?
The antipode of Gornyy Shchit — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 56.69° S, 119.48° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 3,380 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Gornyy Shchit?
Gornyy Shchit lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Gornyy Shchit?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Gornyy Shchit, clocks run about 42 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.