Right now, local time in Istok is 17:09 (GMT+5, UTC+05:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Istok ranks #64030 worldwide by population and #2459 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 41m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Day length
- 9h 19m
- Solar noon
- 12:41
- Daylight range
- 6h 46m (winter) – 17h 50m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Istok — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 56.7909° N, 60.7789° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 5,670 · #64030 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Istok through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 56.79° S, 119.22° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, 3,386 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Istok today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:53
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Dhuhr
- 12:42
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:19
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 212.3° from north (SSW (212°))
Full prayer timetable for Istok — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Istok sits in the Asia/Yekaterinburg time zone, UTC+05:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 19m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Istok's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,427 km away; even São Paulo lies some 13,230 km off. Its position on the globe is 56.79° N, 60.78° 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 | 05:09 | −12h |
| Chicago | 07:09 | −10h |
| São Paulo | 09:09 | −8h |
| London | 12:09 | −5h |
| Paris | 13:09 | −4h |
| Moscow | 15:09 | −2h |
| Dubai | 16:09 | −1h |
| Mumbai | 17:39 | +0h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:09 | +3h |
| Hong Kong | 20:09 | +3h |
| Tokyo | 21:09 | +4h |
| Sydney | 23:09 | +6h |
Best time to call Istok
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Istok local time:
Cities sharing Istok's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow15:09
- Saint Petersburg15:09
- Novosibirsk19:09
- Yekaterinburg17:09
- Nizhniy Novgorod15:09
- Kazan15:09
- Chelyabinsk17:09
- Omsk18:09
- Samara16:09
- Rostov-on-Don15:09
- Ufa17:09
- Krasnoyarsk19:09
Distances from Istok
| Moscow | 1,427 km | W (275°) |
| Dubai | 3,534 km | S (189°) |
| London | 3,876 km | WNW (288°) |
| Paris | 3,896 km | WNW (283°) |
| Mumbai | 4,318 km | SSE (162°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,748 km | ESE (109°) |
| Tokyo | 6,115 km | ENE (77°) |
| Singapore | 7,247 km | SE (131°) |
| Chicago | 8,652 km | NNW (336°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,914 km | N (359°) |
| Sydney | 13,123 km | ESE (110°) |
| São Paulo | 13,230 km | W (271°) |
Cities near Istok
- Aramil11 km · 17:09
- Beryozovsky13 km · 17:09
- Yekaterinburg12 km · 17:09
- Staropyshminsk18 km · 17:09
- Sovkhoznyy14 km · 17:09
- Bobrovskiy18 km · 17:09
- Shabrovskiy21 km · 17:09
- Verkhnyaya Pyshma23 km · 17:09
FAQ
What time is it in Istok right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Istok (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Istok in?
Istok runs on the Asia/Yekaterinburg IANA time zone (UTC+05:00), currently abbreviated GMT+5.
Does Istok observe daylight saving time?
Istok does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Istok today?
Istok sees sunrise at 08:02 and sunset at 17:21 today, giving 9h 19m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Istok tonight?
The moon phase over Istok tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.0% illumination.
What is the antipode of Istok?
The antipode of Istok — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 56.79° S, 119.22° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Hanga Roa, Chile, roughly 3,386 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Istok?
Istok lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Istok?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Istok, clocks run about 41 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.