Right now, local time in Riga is 22:34 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Riga ranks #774 worldwide by population — the largest city in Latvia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Riga 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Day length
- 9h 31m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 6h 43m (winter) – 17h 52m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Riga — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Riga through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 56.95° S, 155.89° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 2,041 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Riga today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 14:19
- Maghrib
- 16:52
- Isha
- 18:53
- Qibla direction
- 155.4° from north (SSE (155°))
Full prayer timetable for Riga — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Riga sits in the Europe/Riga time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 31m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Latvia, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Riga's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 842 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,318 km off. Its position on the globe is 56.95° N, 24.11° 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 | 13:34 | −9h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −5h |
| London | 20:34 | −2h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −1h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | +1h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +7h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +9h |
Best time to call Riga
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Riga local time:
Cities sharing Riga's time zone
Distances from Riga
| Moscow | 842 km | E (93°) |
| London | 1,676 km | W (259°) |
| Paris | 1,703 km | WSW (247°) |
| Dubai | 4,311 km | SE (132°) |
| Mumbai | 5,803 km | ESE (116°) |
| Chicago | 7,322 km | NW (311°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,947 km | ENE (77°) |
| Tokyo | 8,082 km | NE (50°) |
| Singapore | 9,260 km | E (98°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,296 km | NNW (329°) |
| São Paulo | 11,095 km | WSW (241°) |
| Sydney | 15,318 km | E (80°) |
Cities near Riga
FAQ
What time is it in Riga right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Riga (Latvia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Riga in?
Riga runs on the Europe/Riga IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Riga 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 Riga today?
Riga sees sunrise at 07:23 and sunset at 16:54 today, giving 9h 31m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Riga tonight?
The moon phase over Riga tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Riga?
The antipode of Riga — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 56.95° S, 155.89° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 2,041 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Riga?
Riga lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Riga?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Riga, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.