Right now, local time in Kyiv is 22:35 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Kyiv ranks #134 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 18m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Day length
- 10h 04m
- Solar noon
- 11:42
- Daylight range
- 7h 60m (winter) – 16h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Kyiv — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 50.4547° N, 30.5238° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kyiv City
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Population
- 2,952,301 · #134 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Kyiv through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 50.45° S, 149.48° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 2,156 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Kyiv today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Dhuhr
- 11:43
- Asr
- 14:14
- Maghrib
- 16:43
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 162.5° from north (SSE (162°))
Full prayer timetable for Kyiv — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Kyiv sits in the Europe/Kyiv time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 04m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Ukraine, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Kyiv's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 756 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,944 km off. Its position on the globe is 50.45° N, 30.52° 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 | 13:35 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:35 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:35 | −5h |
| London | 20:35 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:35 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:35 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:35 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:05 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:35 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:35 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:35 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:35 | +9h |
Best time to call Kyiv
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Kyiv local time:
Cities sharing Kyiv's time zone
- KharkivUA
- OdesaUA
- DniproUA
- DonetskUA
- LvivUA
- ZaporizhzhyaUA
- Kryvyy RihUA
- MykolayivUA
Other cities in Ukraine
- Kharkiv22:35
- Odesa22:35
- Dnipro22:35
- Donetsk22:35
- Lviv22:35
- Zaporizhzhya22:35
- Kryvyy Rih22:35
- Sevastopol23:35
- Mykolayiv22:35
- Vinnytsya22:35
- Saltivka22:35
- Luhansk22:35
Distances from Kyiv
| Moscow | 756 km | NE (36°) |
| Paris | 2,024 km | W (276°) |
| London | 2,133 km | WNW (285°) |
| Dubai | 3,512 km | SE (134°) |
| Mumbai | 5,101 km | ESE (117°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,675 km | E (80°) |
| Chicago | 8,126 km | NW (317°) |
| Tokyo | 8,199 km | NE (53°) |
| Singapore | 8,717 km | ESE (102°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,130 km | NNW (335°) |
| São Paulo | 11,150 km | WSW (245°) |
| Sydney | 14,944 km | E (92°) |
Cities near Kyiv
- Khreshchatyi Yar0 km · 22:35
- Stare Misto1 km · 22:35
- Pechersk1 km · 22:35
- Lypky1 km · 22:35
- Podil2 km · 22:35
- Cherepanova Hora2 km · 22:35
- Klov2 km · 22:35
- Rybalskyi Ostriv3 km · 22:35
FAQ
What time is it in Kyiv right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kyiv (Ukraine), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Kyiv in?
Kyiv runs on the Europe/Kyiv IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Kyiv 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 Kyiv today?
Kyiv sees sunrise at 06:40 and sunset at 16:45 today, giving 10h 04m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Kyiv tonight?
The moon phase over Kyiv tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Kyiv?
The antipode of Kyiv — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 50.45° S, 149.48° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 2,156 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Kyiv?
Kyiv lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Kyiv?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Kyiv, clocks run about 18 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.