Right now, local time in Kerch is 15:31 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kerch ranks #4115 worldwide by population and #55 in Ukraine.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Simferopol GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 18m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Day length
- 10h 07m
- Solar noon
- 12:18
- Daylight range
- 8h 43m (winter) – 15h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kerch — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 45.3567° N, 36.4754° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Crimea
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Population
- 148,932 · #4115 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kerch through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 45.36° S, 143.52° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 2,591 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kerch today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:34
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Dhuhr
- 12:19
- Asr
- 14:56
- Maghrib
- 17:20
- Isha
- 18:55
- Qibla direction
- 172.3° from north (S (172°))
Full prayer timetable for Kerch — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kerch sits in the Europe/Simferopol time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 3884 cities we cover in Ukraine.
Kerch's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,160 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,438 km off. Its position on the globe is 45.36° N, 36.48° 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 | 04:31 | −11h |
| Chicago | 06:31 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 09:31 | −6h |
| London | 12:31 | −3h |
| Paris | 13:31 | −2h |
| Moscow | 15:31 | same time |
| Dubai | 16:31 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 18:01 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:31 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 20:31 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 21:31 | +6h |
| Sydney | 23:31 | +8h |
Best time to call Kerch
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kerch local time:
Cities sharing Kerch's time zone
Other cities in Ukraine
- Kyiv14:31
- Kharkiv14:31
- Odesa14:31
- Dnipro14:31
- Donetsk14:31
- Lviv14:31
- Zaporizhzhya14:31
- Kryvyy Rih14:31
- Sevastopol15:31
- Mykolayiv14:31
- Vinnytsya14:31
- Saltivka14:31
Distances from Kerch
| Moscow | 1,160 km | N (4°) |
| Paris | 2,590 km | WNW (291°) |
| London | 2,755 km | WNW (298°) |
| Dubai | 2,798 km | SE (137°) |
| Mumbai | 4,441 km | ESE (119°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,325 km | E (82°) |
| Singapore | 8,151 km | ESE (106°) |
| Tokyo | 8,169 km | NE (56°) |
| Chicago | 8,844 km | NW (321°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,826 km | NNW (339°) |
| São Paulo | 11,336 km | WSW (248°) |
| Sydney | 14,438 km | E (101°) |
Cities near Kerch
- Abissinka2 km · 15:31
- Yaponka2 km · 15:31
- Voykovo4 km · 15:31
- Arshyntseve7 km · 15:31
- Oktyabr'skoye8 km · 15:31
- Glazovka9 km · 15:31
- Priozyornoye15 km · 15:31
- Baherove14 km · 15:31
FAQ
What time is it in Kerch right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kerch (Ukraine), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kerch in?
Kerch runs on the Europe/Simferopol IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kerch observe daylight saving time?
Kerch does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kerch today?
Kerch sees sunrise at 07:15 and sunset at 17:22 today, giving 10h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kerch tonight?
The moon phase over Kerch tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kerch?
The antipode of Kerch — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 45.36° S, 143.52° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 2,591 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kerch?
Kerch lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kerch?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kerch, clocks run about 18 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.