Right now, local time in Nalchik is 15:29 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nalchik ranks #2563 worldwide by population and #83 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 10m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Day length
- 10h 15m
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Daylight range
- 8h 57m (winter) – 15h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nalchik — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 43.4981° N, 43.6189° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Kabardino-Balkariya Republic
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 239,300 · #2563 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nalchik through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.50° S, 136.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 2,128 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nalchik today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:05
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 11:50
- Asr
- 14:31
- Maghrib
- 16:56
- Isha
- 18:27
- Qibla direction
- 189.3° from north (S (189°))
Full prayer timetable for Nalchik — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nalchik sits in the Europe/Moscow time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 15m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Nalchik's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,429 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,838 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.50° N, 43.62° 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 Nalchik
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nalchik local time:
Cities sharing Nalchik'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 Nalchik
| Moscow | 1,429 km | NNW (345°) |
| Dubai | 2,288 km | SSE (149°) |
| Paris | 3,192 km | WNW (295°) |
| London | 3,350 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 3,852 km | SE (126°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,783 km | E (86°) |
| Singapore | 7,547 km | ESE (111°) |
| Tokyo | 7,802 km | ENE (59°) |
| Chicago | 9,348 km | NW (326°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,198 km | NNW (345°) |
| São Paulo | 11,802 km | WSW (253°) |
| Sydney | 13,838 km | ESE (106°) |
Cities near Nalchik
- Vol’nyy Aul2 km · 15:29
- Aleksandrovka2 km · 15:29
- Shalushka6 km · 15:29
- Kenzhe5 km · 15:29
- Chegem8 km · 15:29
- Nartan7 km · 15:29
- Chegem Vtoroy11 km · 15:29
- Belaya Rechka10 km · 15:29
FAQ
What time is it in Nalchik right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nalchik (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nalchik in?
Nalchik runs on the Europe/Moscow IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Nalchik observe daylight saving time?
Nalchik does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nalchik today?
Nalchik sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 16:57 today, giving 10h 15m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nalchik tonight?
The moon phase over Nalchik tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nalchik?
The antipode of Nalchik — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.50° S, 136.38° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 2,128 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nalchik?
Nalchik lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nalchik?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nalchik, clocks run about 10 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.