Right now, local time in Poltava is 02:30 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Poltava ranks #2165 worldwide by population and #22 in Ukraine.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Kyiv GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 34m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Day length
- 9h 51m
- Solar noon
- 11:26
- Daylight range
- 8h 08m (winter) – 16h 18m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 66% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Poltava — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 49.5892° N, 34.5537° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- 156 m above sea level — higher than about 42% of cities with a recorded elevation
- Region
- Poltava
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Population
- 279,593 · #2165 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Poltava through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 49.59° S, 145.45° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 3,062 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Poltava today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:41
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Dhuhr
- 11:26
- Asr
- 13:53
- Maghrib
- 16:20
- Isha
- 18:02
- Qibla direction
- 169.7° from north (S (170°))
Full prayer timetable for Poltava — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Poltava sits in the Europe/Kyiv time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 51m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 3884 cities we cover in Ukraine.
Poltava sits at just 156 m above sea level. Poltava's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 716 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,649 km off. Its position on the globe is 49.59° N, 34.55° 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 | 17:30 | −9h |
| Chicago | 19:30 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 21:30 | −5h |
| London | 00:30 | −2h |
| Paris | 01:30 | −1h |
| Moscow | 03:30 | +1h |
| Dubai | 04:30 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 06:00 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:30 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 08:30 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 09:30 | +7h |
| Sydney | 11:30 | +9h |
Best time to call Poltava
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Poltava local time:
Cities sharing Poltava's time zone
- KyivUA
- KharkivUA
- OdesaUA
- DniproUA
- DonetskUA
- LvivUA
- ZaporizhzhyaUA
- Kryvyy RihUA
Other cities in Ukraine
- Kyiv02:30
- Kharkiv02:30
- Odesa02:30
- Dnipro02:30
- Donetsk02:30
- Lviv02:30
- Zaporizhzhya02:30
- Kryvyy Rih02:30
- Sevastopol03:30
- Mykolayiv02:30
- Vinnytsya02:30
- Saltivka02:30
Distances from Poltava
| Moscow | 716 km | NNE (16°) |
| Paris | 2,322 km | W (280°) |
| London | 2,437 km | WNW (288°) |
| Dubai | 3,244 km | SE (139°) |
| Mumbai | 4,803 km | ESE (121°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,405 km | E (83°) |
| Tokyo | 8,021 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 8,390 km | NW (319°) |
| Singapore | 8,415 km | ESE (105°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,335 km | NNW (338°) |
| São Paulo | 11,376 km | WSW (248°) |
| Sydney | 14,649 km | E (96°) |
Cities near Poltava
- Shevchenko3 km · 02:30
- Kyivskyi3 km · 02:30
- Levada3 km · 02:30
- Yakivtsi4 km · 02:30
- Podil3 km · 02:30
- Zaliznychne4 km · 02:30
- Lisok4 km · 02:30
- Krutyi Bereh5 km · 02:30
FAQ
What time is it in Poltava right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Poltava (Ukraine), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Poltava in?
Poltava runs on the Europe/Kyiv IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Poltava observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Poltava today?
Poltava sees sunrise at 06:30 and sunset at 16:22 today, giving 9h 51m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Poltava tonight?
The moon phase over Poltava tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 65.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Poltava?
The antipode of Poltava — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 49.59° S, 145.45° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 3,062 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Poltava?
Poltava sits at about 156 m above sea level, higher than roughly 42% of cities with a recorded elevation.
What is solar time in Poltava?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Poltava, clocks run about 34 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.