Right now, local time in Yoshkar-Ola is 12:17 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Yoshkar-Ola ranks #2250 worldwide by population and #73 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 27m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Day length
- 9h 06m
- Solar noon
- 11:33
- Daylight range
- 6h 48m (winter) – 17h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 52% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Yoshkar-Ola — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 56.6388° N, 47.8908° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mariy-El Republic
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Population
- 268,272 · #2250 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Yoshkar-Ola through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 56.64° S, 132.11° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 3,514 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Yoshkar-Ola today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 11:33
- Asr
- 13:35
- Maghrib
- 16:04
- Isha
- 18:06
- Qibla direction
- 192.9° from north (SSW (193°))
Full prayer timetable for Yoshkar-Ola — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Yoshkar-Ola sits in the Europe/Moscow time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 06m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 4932 cities we cover in Russia.
Yoshkar-Ola's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 642 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,877 km off. Its position on the globe is 56.64° N, 47.89° 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 | 01:17 | −11h |
| Chicago | 03:17 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 06:17 | −6h |
| London | 09:17 | −3h |
| Paris | 10:17 | −2h |
| Moscow | 12:17 | same time |
| Dubai | 13:17 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 14:47 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 17:17 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 17:17 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 18:17 | +6h |
| Sydney | 20:17 | +8h |
Best time to call Yoshkar-Ola
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Yoshkar-Ola local time:
Cities sharing Yoshkar-Ola's time zone
Other cities in Russia
- Moscow12:17
- Saint Petersburg12:17
- Novosibirsk16:17
- Yekaterinburg14:17
- Nizhniy Novgorod12:17
- Kazan12:17
- Chelyabinsk14:17
- Omsk15:17
- Samara13:17
- Rostov-on-Don12:17
- Ufa14:17
- Krasnoyarsk16:17
Distances from Yoshkar-Ola
| Moscow | 642 km | W (266°) |
| London | 3,117 km | W (280°) |
| Paris | 3,121 km | W (274°) |
| Dubai | 3,540 km | SSE (167°) |
| Mumbai | 4,667 km | SE (143°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,510 km | E (97°) |
| Tokyo | 6,867 km | ENE (67°) |
| Singapore | 7,881 km | ESE (119°) |
| Chicago | 8,296 km | NNW (327°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,846 km | NNW (349°) |
| São Paulo | 12,446 km | W (260°) |
| Sydney | 13,877 km | E (100°) |
Cities near Yoshkar-Ola
- Medvedevo5 km · 12:17
- Semenovka6 km · 12:17
- Russkiy Kukmor16 km · 12:17
- Orshanka31 km · 12:17
- Surok26 km · 12:17
- Azanovo22 km · 12:17
- Suslonger42 km · 12:17
- Mariinskiy Posad59 km · 12:17
FAQ
What time is it in Yoshkar-Ola right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Yoshkar-Ola (Russia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Yoshkar-Ola in?
Yoshkar-Ola runs on the Europe/Moscow IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Yoshkar-Ola observe daylight saving time?
Yoshkar-Ola does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Yoshkar-Ola today?
Yoshkar-Ola sees sunrise at 07:00 and sunset at 16:06 today, giving 9h 06m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Yoshkar-Ola tonight?
The moon phase over Yoshkar-Ola tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 51.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Yoshkar-Ola?
The antipode of Yoshkar-Ola — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 56.64° S, 132.11° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 3,514 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Yoshkar-Ola?
Yoshkar-Ola lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Yoshkar-Ola?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Yoshkar-Ola, clocks run about 27 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.