Right now, local time in Kaniv is 15:57 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kaniv ranks #24116 worldwide by population and #295 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 21m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Day length
- 9h 57m
- Solar noon
- 11:39
- Daylight range
- 8h 07m (winter) – 16h 20m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kaniv — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 49.7519° N, 31.4700° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- 85 m above sea level — higher than about 29% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Cherkasy
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Population
- 23,503 · #24116 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kaniv through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.75° S, 148.53° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 3,046 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kaniv today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:51
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Dhuhr
- 11:39
- Asr
- 14:08
- Maghrib
- 16:35
- Isha
- 18:18
- Qibla direction
- 163.8° from north (SSE (164°))
Full prayer timetable for Kaniv — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kaniv sits in the Europe/Kyiv time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 57m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 3884 cities we cover in Ukraine.
Kaniv sits at just 85 m above sea level. Kaniv's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 785 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,872 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.75° N, 31.47° 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 | 06:57 | −9h |
| Chicago | 08:57 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 10:57 | −5h |
| London | 13:57 | −2h |
| Paris | 14:57 | −1h |
| Moscow | 16:57 | +1h |
| Dubai | 17:57 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 19:27 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:57 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 21:57 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 22:57 | +7h |
| Sydney | 00:57 | +9h |
Best time to call Kaniv
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kaniv local time:
Cities sharing Kaniv's time zone
- KyivUA
- KharkivUA
- OdesaUA
- DniproUA
- DonetskUA
- LvivUA
- ZaporizhzhyaUA
- Kryvyy RihUA
Other cities in Ukraine
- Kyiv15:57
- Kharkiv15:57
- Odesa15:57
- Dnipro15:57
- Donetsk15:57
- Lviv15:57
- Zaporizhzhya15:57
- Kryvyy Rih15:57
- Sevastopol16:57
- Mykolayiv15:57
- Vinnytsya15:57
- Saltivka15:57
Distances from Kaniv
| Moscow | 785 km | NNE (29°) |
| Paris | 2,100 km | W (279°) |
| London | 2,220 km | WNW (287°) |
| Dubai | 3,409 km | SE (134°) |
| Mumbai | 5,005 km | ESE (118°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,622 km | E (80°) |
| Tokyo | 8,191 km | NE (54°) |
| Chicago | 8,229 km | NW (317°) |
| Singapore | 8,635 km | ESE (103°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,230 km | NNW (335°) |
| São Paulo | 11,179 km | WSW (246°) |
| Sydney | 14,872 km | E (94°) |
Cities near Kaniv
- Bobrytsia7 km · 15:57
- Lipliave7 km · 15:57
- Stepantsi14 km · 15:57
- Bubnivska Slobidka18 km · 15:57
- Tsybli28 km · 15:57
- Hladkivshchyna20 km · 15:57
- Pereiaslav35 km · 15:57
- Moshny31 km · 15:57
FAQ
What time is it in Kaniv right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kaniv (Ukraine), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kaniv in?
Kaniv runs on the Europe/Kyiv IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Kaniv 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 Kaniv today?
Kaniv sees sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 16:37 today, giving 9h 57m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kaniv tonight?
The moon phase over Kaniv tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kaniv?
The antipode of Kaniv — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.75° S, 148.53° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 3,046 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kaniv?
Kaniv sits at about 85 m above sea level, higher than roughly 29% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Kaniv?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kaniv, clocks run about 21 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.