What time is it in Donetsk?
19:43:01
Friday 13 November 2026
- Donetsk, Ukraine
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 06:32 · sunset 15:54
Time difference with Donetsk
Donetsk is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC in winter and 3 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:43 | 2 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:43 | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:43 | 10 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:43 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:43 | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:43 | 2 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:13 | 3 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:43 | 6 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:43 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:43 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:43 | 9 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:43 | 5 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Donetsk
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 28 March 2027 | at 03:00 it becomes 04:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+02:00 → UTC+03:00, summer time) |
| Sunday 31 October 2027 | at 04:00 it becomes 03:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+03:00 → UTC+02:00) |
Last change: Sunday 25 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Donetsk
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1991 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
| 1981 – 1990 | UTC+3, summer time UTC+4 |
| until 1980 | UTC+3 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Kyiv. Daylight saving time in Ukraine: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Donetsk
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 120 km away, Taganrog (Russia) is 1 hour ahead of Donetsk in winter and on the same time in summer.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Makiyivka | 10 km |
| Yassynouvata | 12 km |
| Avdiïvka | 14 km |
| Khanzhonkivskyi | 20 km |
| Khartsyzk | 25 km |
| Dokuchayevsk | 32 km |
| Ilovays’k | 32 km |
| Zouhres | 35 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Donetsk
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Day length
- 9 h 21 min
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 05:58, dusk 16:27, solar noon 11:13. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (8 h 22 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (16 h 3 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 04:28 (12 June 2027), latest at 07:18 (28 December 2026); earliest sunset at 15:35 (8 December 2026), latest at 20:32 (21 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:45 · moonset 18:25 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar