Right now, local time in Kursk is 15:29 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kursk ranks #1358 worldwide by population and #42 in Russia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 20m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Day length
- 9h 37m
- Solar noon
- 12:20
- Daylight range
- 7h 47m (winter) – 16h 41m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kursk — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 51.7269° N, 36.1846° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kursk Oblast
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 448,733 · #1358 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kursk through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 51.73° S, 143.82° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 3,270 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kursk today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:37
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Dhuhr
- 12:20
- Asr
- 14:39
- Maghrib
- 17:06
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 173.3° from north (S (173°))
Full prayer timetable for Kursk — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kursk sits in the Europe/Moscow time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 37m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Kursk's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 458 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,558 km off. Its position on the globe is 51.73° N, 36.18° 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 | 04:29 | −11h |
| Chicago | 06:29 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 09:29 | −6h |
| London | 12:29 | −3h |
| Paris | 13:29 | −2h |
| Moscow | 15:29 | same time |
| Dubai | 16:29 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 17:59 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:29 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 20:29 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 21:29 | +6h |
| Sydney | 23:29 | +8h |
Best time to call Kursk
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kursk local time:
Cities sharing Kursk's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow15:29
- Saint Petersburg15:29
- Novosibirsk19:29
- Yekaterinburg17:29
- Nizhniy Novgorod15:29
- Kazan15:29
- Chelyabinsk17:29
- Omsk18:29
- Samara16:29
- Rostov-on-Don15:29
- Ufa17:29
- Krasnoyarsk19:29
Distances from Kursk
| Moscow | 458 km | NNE (11°) |
| Paris | 2,403 km | W (276°) |
| London | 2,481 km | WNW (284°) |
| Dubai | 3,358 km | SE (144°) |
| Mumbai | 4,836 km | SE (125°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,264 km | E (85°) |
| Tokyo | 7,794 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 8,283 km | NW (320°) |
| Singapore | 8,371 km | ESE (107°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,156 km | NNW (339°) |
| São Paulo | 11,569 km | WSW (250°) |
| Sydney | 14,558 km | E (95°) |
Cities near Kursk
- Voroshnëvo12 km · 15:29
- Chernichenskiye Dvory26 km · 15:29
- Pryamitsyno19 km · 15:29
- Medvënka35 km · 15:29
- Zolotukhino42 km · 15:29
- Fatezh46 km · 15:29
- Kurchatov35 km · 15:29
- Oboyan’58 km · 15:29
FAQ
What time is it in Kursk right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kursk (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Kursk in?
Kursk runs on the Europe/Moscow IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Kursk observe daylight saving time?
Kursk does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kursk today?
Kursk sees sunrise at 07:31 and sunset at 17:08 today, giving 9h 37m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kursk tonight?
The moon phase over Kursk tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kursk?
The antipode of Kursk — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 51.73° S, 143.82° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 3,270 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kursk?
Kursk lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kursk?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kursk, clocks run about 20 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.