Right now, local time in Rostov-on-Don is 23:32 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rostov-on-Don ranks #492 worldwide by population and #10 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 6m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Day length
- 10h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Daylight range
- 8h 29m (winter) – 15h 56m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rostov-on-Don — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rostov-on-Don through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 47.22° S, 140.29° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 2,623 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rostov-on-Don today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 14:45
- Maghrib
- 17:13
- Isha
- 18:50
- Qibla direction
- 179.7° from north (S (180°))
Full prayer timetable for Rostov-on-Don — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rostov-on-Don sits in the Europe/Moscow time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 18m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Rostov-on-Don's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 960 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,234 km off. Its position on the globe is 47.22° N, 39.71° 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 | 13:32 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −6h |
| London | 20:32 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +8h |
Best time to call Rostov-on-Don
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rostov-on-Don local time:
Cities sharing Rostov-on-Don's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow23:32
- Saint Petersburg23:32
- Novosibirsk03:32
- Yekaterinburg01:32
- Nizhniy Novgorod23:32
- Kazan23:32
- Chelyabinsk01:32
- Omsk02:32
- Samara00:32
- Ufa01:32
- Krasnoyarsk03:32
- Voronezh23:32
Distances from Rostov-on-Don
| Moscow | 960 km | N (352°) |
| Paris | 2,755 km | WNW (288°) |
| Dubai | 2,802 km | SE (145°) |
| London | 2,887 km | WNW (294°) |
| Mumbai | 4,340 km | SE (125°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,055 km | E (85°) |
| Tokyo | 7,848 km | ENE (58°) |
| Singapore | 7,974 km | ESE (109°) |
| Chicago | 8,833 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,714 km | NNW (342°) |
| São Paulo | 11,640 km | WSW (251°) |
| Sydney | 14,234 km | ESE (101°) |
Cities near Rostov-on-Don
- Bataysk10 km · 23:32
- Aksay13 km · 23:32
- Kalinin16 km · 23:32
- Kuleshovka19 km · 23:32
- Krym17 km · 23:32
- Chaltyr18 km · 23:32
- Ol’ginskaya19 km · 23:32
- Samarskoye32 km · 23:32
FAQ
What time is it in Rostov-on-Don right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rostov-on-Don (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Rostov-on-Don in?
Rostov-on-Don runs on the Europe/Moscow IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Rostov-on-Don observe daylight saving time?
Rostov-on-Don does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rostov-on-Don today?
Rostov-on-Don sees sunrise at 06:57 and sunset at 17:15 today, giving 10h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rostov-on-Don tonight?
The moon phase over Rostov-on-Don tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rostov-on-Don?
The antipode of Rostov-on-Don — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 47.22° S, 140.29° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 2,623 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rostov-on-Don?
Rostov-on-Don lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rostov-on-Don?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rostov-on-Don, clocks run about 6 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.