Right now, local time in Orël is 16:57 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Orël ranks #1985 worldwide by population and #64 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 20m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Day length
- 9h 30m
- Solar noon
- 12:20
- Daylight range
- 7h 34m (winter) – 16h 56m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Orël — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 52.9688° N, 36.0791° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Oryol oblast
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 303,696 · #1985 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Orël through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 52.97° S, 143.92° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 3,311 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Orël today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:37
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Dhuhr
- 12:20
- Asr
- 14:35
- Maghrib
- 17:03
- Isha
- 18:54
- Qibla direction
- 173.3° from north (S (173°))
Full prayer timetable for Orël — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Orël sits in the Europe/Moscow time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 30m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Orël's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 326 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,577 km off. Its position on the globe is 52.97° N, 36.08° 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 | 05:57 | −11h |
| Chicago | 07:57 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 10:57 | −6h |
| London | 13:57 | −3h |
| Paris | 14:57 | −2h |
| Moscow | 16:57 | same time |
| Dubai | 17:57 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 19:27 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:57 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 21:57 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 22:57 | +6h |
| Sydney | 00:57 | +8h |
Best time to call Orël
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Orël local time:
Cities sharing Orël's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow16:57
- Saint Petersburg16:57
- Novosibirsk20:57
- Yekaterinburg18:57
- Nizhniy Novgorod16:57
- Kazan16:57
- Chelyabinsk18:57
- Omsk19:57
- Samara17:57
- Rostov-on-Don16:57
- Ufa18:57
- Krasnoyarsk20:57
Distances from Orël
| Moscow | 326 km | NNE (17°) |
| Paris | 2,385 km | W (273°) |
| London | 2,445 km | W (281°) |
| Dubai | 3,474 km | SE (145°) |
| Mumbai | 4,921 km | SE (126°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,259 km | E (85°) |
| Tokyo | 7,725 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 8,172 km | NW (320°) |
| Singapore | 8,418 km | ESE (107°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,025 km | NNW (339°) |
| São Paulo | 11,610 km | WSW (250°) |
| Sydney | 14,577 km | E (94°) |
Cities near Orël
- Znamenka10 km · 16:57
- Naryshkino24 km · 16:57
- Kromy38 km · 16:57
- Zmiyëvka39 km · 16:57
- Bolkhov53 km · 16:57
- Znamenskoye43 km · 16:57
- Glazunovka55 km · 16:57
- Mtsensk48 km · 16:57
FAQ
What time is it in Orël right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Orël (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Orël in?
Orël runs on the Europe/Moscow IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Orël observe daylight saving time?
Orël does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Orël today?
Orël sees sunrise at 07:35 and sunset at 17:05 today, giving 9h 30m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Orël tonight?
The moon phase over Orël tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Orël?
The antipode of Orël — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 52.97° S, 143.92° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 3,311 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Orël?
Orël lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Orël?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Orël, clocks run about 20 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.