Right now, local time in Nikel is 21:23 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nikel ranks #33137 worldwide by population and #1075 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 43m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 09:27
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Day length
- 6h 33m
- Solar noon
- 12:43
- Daylight range
- 0h 00m (winter) – 24h 00m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nikel — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nikel through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 69.41° S, 149.78° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 3,210 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nikel today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:54
- Sunrise
- 09:27
- Dhuhr
- 12:44
- Asr
- 13:36
- Maghrib
- 15:57
- Isha
- 19:18
- Qibla direction
- 168.0° from north (SSE (168°))
Full prayer timetable for Nikel — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nikel sits in the Europe/Moscow time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 6h 33m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Nikel's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,562 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,703 km off. Its position on the globe is 69.41° N, 30.22° 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 | 10:23 | −11h |
| Chicago | 12:23 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 15:23 | −6h |
| London | 18:23 | −3h |
| Paris | 19:23 | −2h |
| Moscow | 21:23 | same time |
| Dubai | 22:23 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 23:53 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 02:23 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 02:23 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 03:23 | +6h |
| Sydney | 05:23 | +8h |
Best time to call Nikel
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nikel local time:
Cities sharing Nikel's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow21:23
- Saint Petersburg21:23
- Novosibirsk01:23
- Yekaterinburg23:23
- Nizhniy Novgorod21:23
- Kazan21:23
- Chelyabinsk23:23
- Omsk00:23
- Samara22:23
- Rostov-on-Don21:23
- Ufa23:23
- Krasnoyarsk01:23
Distances from Nikel
| Moscow | 1,562 km | SSE (163°) |
| London | 2,540 km | SW (234°) |
| Paris | 2,731 km | SW (228°) |
| Dubai | 5,178 km | SSE (148°) |
| Mumbai | 6,300 km | SE (130°) |
| Chicago | 6,652 km | NW (310°) |
| Tokyo | 7,027 km | ENE (59°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,456 km | E (87°) |
| Los Angeles | 8,227 km | NNW (333°) |
| Singapore | 9,233 km | ESE (105°) |
| São Paulo | 11,953 km | WSW (249°) |
| Sydney | 14,703 km | ENE (74°) |
Cities near Nikel
- Bjørnevatn30 km · 19:23
- Kirkenes36 km · 19:23
- Zapolyarnyy23 km · 21:23
- Vadsø76 km · 19:23
- Pechenga39 km · 21:23
- Vardø112 km · 19:23
- Båtsfjord137 km · 19:23
- Verkhnetulomskiy109 km · 21:23
FAQ
What time is it in Nikel right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nikel (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nikel in?
Nikel runs on the Europe/Moscow IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Nikel observe daylight saving time?
Nikel does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nikel today?
Nikel sees sunrise at 09:27 and sunset at 16:00 today, giving 6h 33m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nikel tonight?
The moon phase over Nikel tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nikel?
The antipode of Nikel — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 69.41° S, 149.78° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 3,210 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nikel?
Nikel lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nikel?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nikel, clocks run about 43 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.