Right now, local time in Kharkiv is 22:31 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kharkiv ranks #362 worldwide by population and #2 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 40m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Day length
- 10h 07m
- Solar noon
- 11:20
- Daylight range
- 8h 04m (winter) – 16h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kharkiv — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 49.9818° N, 36.2548° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- 94 m above sea level — higher than about 31% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Kharkiv
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Population
- 1,421,125 · #362 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kharkiv through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.98° S, 143.75° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 3,083 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kharkiv today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:27
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Dhuhr
- 11:20
- Asr
- 13:52
- Maghrib
- 16:21
- Isha
- 18:03
- Qibla direction
- 173.1° from north (S (173°))
Full prayer timetable for Kharkiv — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kharkiv sits in the Europe/Kyiv time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 07m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 3884 cities we cover in Ukraine.
Kharkiv sits at just 94 m above sea level. Kharkiv's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 649 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,533 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.98° N, 36.25° 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 | 13:31 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:31 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:31 | −5h |
| London | 20:31 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:31 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:31 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:31 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:01 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:31 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:31 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:31 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:31 | +9h |
Best time to call Kharkiv
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kharkiv local time:
Cities sharing Kharkiv's time zone
- KyivUA
- OdesaUA
- DniproUA
- DonetskUA
- LvivUA
- ZaporizhzhyaUA
- Kryvyy RihUA
- MykolayivUA
Other cities in Ukraine
- Kyiv22:31
- Odesa22:31
- Dnipro22:31
- Donetsk22:31
- Lviv22:31
- Zaporizhzhya22:31
- Kryvyy Rih22:31
- Sevastopol23:31
- Mykolayiv22:31
- Vinnytsya22:31
- Saltivka22:31
- Luhansk22:31
Distances from Kharkiv
| Moscow | 649 km | N (8°) |
| Paris | 2,435 km | W (280°) |
| London | 2,539 km | WNW (288°) |
| Dubai | 3,200 km | SE (142°) |
| Mumbai | 4,723 km | ESE (123°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,278 km | E (84°) |
| Tokyo | 7,896 km | ENE (57°) |
| Singapore | 8,310 km | ESE (107°) |
| Chicago | 8,435 km | NW (320°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,339 km | NNW (339°) |
| São Paulo | 11,506 km | WSW (249°) |
| Sydney | 14,533 km | E (97°) |
Cities near Kharkiv
- Zhuravlivka4 km · 22:31
- Slobidskyi5 km · 22:31
- Osnovyanskyi5 km · 22:31
- Shevchenkivskyi5 km · 22:31
- Saltivskyi5 km · 22:31
- Kyivskyi7 km · 22:31
- Nemyshlyanskyi6 km · 22:31
- Kholodna Hora6 km · 22:31
FAQ
What time is it in Kharkiv right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kharkiv (Ukraine), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kharkiv in?
Kharkiv runs on the Europe/Kyiv IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Kharkiv 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 Kharkiv today?
Kharkiv sees sunrise at 06:16 and sunset at 16:23 today, giving 10h 07m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kharkiv tonight?
The moon phase over Kharkiv tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kharkiv?
The antipode of Kharkiv — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.98° S, 143.75° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 3,083 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kharkiv?
Kharkiv sits at about 94 m above sea level, higher than roughly 31% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Kharkiv?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kharkiv, clocks run about 40 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.