Right now, local time in Minsk is 16:44 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Minsk ranks #266 worldwide by population — the largest city in Belarus.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Minsk GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 54m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Day length
- 9h 36m
- Solar noon
- 12:54
- Daylight range
- 7h 23m (winter) – 17h 07m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 79% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Minsk — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 53.9002° N, 27.5665° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Minsk City
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Population
- 1,742,124 · #266 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Minsk through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.90° S, 152.43° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 2,065 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Minsk today MWL
- Fajr
- 06:06
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Dhuhr
- 12:54
- Asr
- 15:11
- Maghrib
- 17:40
- Isha
- 19:33
- Qibla direction
- 159.2° from north (SSE (159°))
Full prayer timetable for Minsk — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Minsk sits in the Europe/Minsk time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 36m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Belarus, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Minsk's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 676 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,141 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.90° N, 27.57° 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 | 06:44 | −10h |
| Chicago | 08:44 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 10:44 | −6h |
| London | 13:44 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:44 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:44 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:44 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:14 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:44 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:44 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:44 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:44 | +8h |
Best time to call Minsk
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Minsk local time:
Cities sharing Minsk's time zone
Distances from Minsk
| Moscow | 676 km | ENE (68°) |
| Paris | 1,826 km | W (262°) |
| London | 1,873 km | W (273°) |
| Dubai | 3,922 km | SE (133°) |
| Mumbai | 5,456 km | ESE (117°) |
| Chicago | 7,712 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,803 km | E (79°) |
| Tokyo | 8,125 km | NE (52°) |
| Singapore | 8,990 km | E (100°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,698 km | NNW (332°) |
| São Paulo | 11,133 km | WSW (244°) |
| Sydney | 15,141 km | E (86°) |
Cities near Minsk
- Syenitsa8 km · 16:44
- Sonechny9 km · 16:44
- Yubilyeyny9 km · 16:44
- Bal’shavik11 km · 16:44
- Machulishchy14 km · 16:44
- Hatava14 km · 16:44
- Schomyslitsa12 km · 16:44
- Zhdanovichy10 km · 16:44
FAQ
What time is it in Minsk right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Minsk (Belarus), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Minsk in?
Minsk runs on the Europe/Minsk IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Minsk observe daylight saving time?
Minsk does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Minsk today?
Minsk sees sunrise at 08:06 and sunset at 17:42 today, giving 9h 36m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Minsk tonight?
The moon phase over Minsk tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Minsk?
The antipode of Minsk — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.90° S, 152.43° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 2,065 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Minsk?
Minsk lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Minsk?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Minsk, clocks run about 54 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.