Right now, local time in Makhachkala is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Makhachkala ranks #986 worldwide by population and #27 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 25m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Day length
- 10h 33m
- Solar noon
- 11:35
- Daylight range
- 9h 00m (winter) – 15h 22m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Makhachkala — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Makhachkala through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 42.98° S, 132.50° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 2,004 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Makhachkala today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:42
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Dhuhr
- 11:35
- Asr
- 14:24
- Maghrib
- 16:49
- Isha
- 18:19
- Qibla direction
- 199.0° from north (SSW (199°))
Full prayer timetable for Makhachkala — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Makhachkala sits in the Europe/Moscow time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Makhachkala's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,588 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,521 km off. Its position on the globe is 42.98° N, 47.50° 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 | 13:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −6h |
| London | 20:34 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +8h |
Best time to call Makhachkala
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Makhachkala local time:
Cities sharing Makhachkala's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow23:34
- Saint Petersburg23:34
- Novosibirsk03:34
- Yekaterinburg01:34
- Nizhniy Novgorod23:34
- Kazan23:34
- Chelyabinsk01:34
- Omsk02:34
- Samara00:34
- Rostov-on-Don23:34
- Ufa01:34
- Krasnoyarsk03:34
Distances from Makhachkala
| Moscow | 1,588 km | NNW (337°) |
| Dubai | 2,094 km | SSE (158°) |
| Paris | 3,500 km | WNW (297°) |
| Mumbai | 3,569 km | SE (130°) |
| London | 3,649 km | WNW (302°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,472 km | E (88°) |
| Singapore | 7,234 km | ESE (113°) |
| Tokyo | 7,558 km | ENE (61°) |
| Chicago | 9,567 km | NNW (328°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,328 km | NNW (348°) |
| São Paulo | 12,087 km | WSW (255°) |
| Sydney | 13,521 km | ESE (109°) |
Cities near Makhachkala
- Kyakhulay2 km · 23:34
- Al’burikent2 km · 23:34
- Tarki4 km · 23:34
- Semender8 km · 23:34
- Novyy Khushet10 km · 23:34
- Leninkent12 km · 23:34
- Kaspiysk16 km · 23:34
- Shamkhal16 km · 23:34
FAQ
What time is it in Makhachkala right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Makhachkala (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Makhachkala in?
Makhachkala runs on the Europe/Moscow IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Makhachkala observe daylight saving time?
Makhachkala does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Makhachkala today?
Makhachkala sees sunrise at 06:18 and sunset at 16:51 today, giving 10h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Makhachkala tonight?
The moon phase over Makhachkala tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Makhachkala?
The antipode of Makhachkala — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 42.98° S, 132.50° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 2,004 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Makhachkala?
Makhachkala lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Makhachkala?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Makhachkala, clocks run about 25 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.