Right now, local time in Istok is 22:15 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Istok ranks #89473 worldwide by population and #3826 in Russia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Irkutsk GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 39m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 9h 35m
- Solar noon
- 12:39
- Daylight range
- 7h 43m (winter) – 16h 45m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Istok — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.0953° N, 106.2475° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Buryatiya Republic
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 3,072 · #89473 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
- 52.10° S, 73.75° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Puerto Natales, Chile, about 95 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:15 GMT-3 (America/Punta_Arenas)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Istok today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:56
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Dhuhr
- 12:40
- Asr
- 14:58
- Maghrib
- 17:25
- Isha
- 19:14
- Qibla direction
- 265.3° from north (W (265°))
Full prayer timetable for Istok — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Istok sits in the Asia/Irkutsk time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 35m 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 Tokyo, 3,197 km away; even São Paulo lies some 16,094 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.10° N, 106.25° 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 | 06:15 | −16h |
| Chicago | 08:15 | −14h |
| São Paulo | 11:15 | −11h |
| London | 14:15 | −8h |
| Paris | 15:15 | −7h |
| Moscow | 17:15 | −5h |
| Dubai | 18:15 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 19:45 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 22:15 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 22:15 | same time |
| Tokyo | 23:15 | +1h |
| Sydney | 01:15 | +3h |
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
- Moscow17:15
- Saint Petersburg17:15
- Novosibirsk21:15
- Yekaterinburg19:15
- Nizhniy Novgorod17:15
- Kazan17:15
- Chelyabinsk19:15
- Omsk20:15
- Samara18:15
- Rostov-on-Don17:15
- Ufa19:15
- Krasnoyarsk21:15
Distances from Istok
| Tokyo | 3,197 km | ESE (112°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,380 km | SSE (165°) |
| Moscow | 4,325 km | WNW (303°) |
| Mumbai | 4,680 km | SW (231°) |
| Dubai | 5,185 km | WSW (255°) |
| Singapore | 5,647 km | S (183°) |
| London | 6,600 km | NW (316°) |
| Paris | 6,693 km | NW (313°) |
| Chicago | 9,480 km | N (10°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,506 km | NE (36°) |
| Sydney | 10,510 km | SE (144°) |
| São Paulo | 16,094 km | NW (314°) |
Cities near Istok
- Kamensk26 km · 22:15
- Kabansk28 km · 22:15
- Babushkin50 km · 22:15
- Selenginsk43 km · 22:15
- Yelantsy79 km · 22:15
- Gusinoozyorsk92 km · 22:15
- Gusinoye Ozero109 km · 22:15
- Il’inka70 km · 22:15
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 45.
What time zone is Istok in?
Istok runs on the Asia/Irkutsk IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
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 07:52 and sunset at 17:27 today, giving 9h 35m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Istok tonight?
The moon phase over Istok tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Istok?
The antipode of Istok — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.10° S, 73.75° W. It falls on land, near Puerto Natales, Chile, about 95 km from that city. 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 39 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.