Right now, local time in Sochi is 18:13 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Sochi ranks #1843 worldwide by population and #57 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 5m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Day length
- 10h 14m
- Solar noon
- 12:05
- Daylight range
- 8h 56m (winter) – 15h 26m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Sochi — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 43.5970° N, 39.7248° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Krasnodar Krai
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 327,608 · #1843 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Sochi through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.60° S, 140.28° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 2,258 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Sochi today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:21
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Dhuhr
- 12:06
- Asr
- 14:47
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 179.7° from north (S (180°))
Full prayer timetable for Sochi — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Sochi sits in the Europe/Moscow time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 14m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Sochi's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,361 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,144 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.60° N, 39.72° 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 | 07:13 | −11h |
| Chicago | 09:13 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 12:13 | −6h |
| London | 15:13 | −3h |
| Paris | 16:13 | −2h |
| Moscow | 18:13 | same time |
| Dubai | 19:13 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 20:43 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:13 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 23:13 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 00:13 | +6h |
| Sydney | 02:13 | +8h |
Best time to call Sochi
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Sochi local time:
Cities sharing Sochi's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow18:13
- Saint Petersburg18:13
- Novosibirsk22:13
- Yekaterinburg20:13
- Nizhniy Novgorod18:13
- Kazan18:13
- Chelyabinsk20:13
- Omsk21:13
- Samara19:13
- Rostov-on-Don18:13
- Ufa20:13
- Krasnoyarsk22:13
Distances from Sochi
| Moscow | 1,361 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 2,480 km | SE (140°) |
| Paris | 2,903 km | WNW (295°) |
| London | 3,075 km | WNW (301°) |
| Mumbai | 4,120 km | ESE (121°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,094 km | E (83°) |
| Singapore | 7,848 km | ESE (108°) |
| Tokyo | 8,063 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 9,157 km | NW (323°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,097 km | NNW (342°) |
| São Paulo | 11,508 km | WSW (250°) |
| Sydney | 14,144 km | ESE (104°) |
Cities near Sochi
- Dagomys9 km · 18:13
- Khosta15 km · 18:13
- Gornoye Loo16 km · 18:13
- Kudepsta18 km · 18:13
- Vardane20 km · 18:13
- Orël-Izumrud22 km · 18:13
- Adler25 km · 18:13
- Moldovka24 km · 18:13
FAQ
What time is it in Sochi right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sochi (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Sochi in?
Sochi runs on the Europe/Moscow IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Sochi observe daylight saving time?
Sochi does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sochi today?
Sochi sees sunrise at 06:58 and sunset at 17:13 today, giving 10h 14m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Sochi tonight?
The moon phase over Sochi tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Sochi?
The antipode of Sochi — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.60° S, 140.28° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 2,258 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Sochi?
Sochi lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Sochi?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Sochi, clocks run about 5 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.