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Current local time in Kazan

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Sun & moon in Kazan today

Sunrise
05:44
Sunset
17:22
Daylight
11.6hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Kazan

J7.6 hrsF9.6 hrsM11.7 hrsA14.1 hrsM16.2 hrsJ17.5 hrsJ17 hrsA15.2 hrsS12.9 hrsO10.6 hrsN8.4 hrsD7.1 hrs

Working hours in Kazan

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KazanUTC+3
06121824
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Time zone guide for Kazan

Kazan, Russia runs on UTC+3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Kazan and New York is 7 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Kazan lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. The time difference between Kazan and London is 2 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Kazan lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. The time difference between Kazan and Tokyo is 6 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Kazan lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Istanbul, Nairobi. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Kazan.

Practical information for Kazan

Kazan (Russia) is home to roughly 1.3M people. Today brings about 11.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:44, sunset at 17:22. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 56° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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Russia

Russia

Capital

Moscow

Continent

Europe & Asia

Time Zone

UTC+3 · Europe/Moscow

Coordinates

55.79°N, 49.13°E

Currency

RUB (₽)

Calling Code

+7

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Russian

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Leaning Tower and a Third Capital

The Söyembikä Tower in the Kazan Kremlin leans about two metres off vertical. The city holds a registered trademark on the phrase the third capital of Russia, which it obtained in 2009 ahead of Nizhny Novgorod.

The clock: Kazan keeps UTC+3. It is the capital of Tatarstan, where Tatar and Russian are both official.

The sun and the clock in Kazan (2026)

Solar noon11:43on UTC+3 standard time
Longest day17h 34m22 June
Shortest day7h22 December
Yearly average12h 19mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise02:5819 June
Latest sunset20:3325 June

Kazan lies at 49.1°E. Its time zone, UTC+3, is built around the 45°E meridian. The 4.1° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 17 minutes behind the sun: solar noon arrives at about 11:43 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC+3 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 17h 34m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 7h. The swing between them is 10h 35m. Close to the Arctic or Antarctic circle, the year swings hard between long light and long dark.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Kazan the sun comes up earliest on 19 June at 02:58, while the latest sunset waits until 25 June at 20:33. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Kazan that civil twilight runs about 37 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 62 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Kazan?

The official timezone for Kazan, Russia is Europe/Moscow with a current UTC offset of UTC+3.

What is the population and location of Kazan?

Kazan has an estimated population of 1.3M and is located at coordinates 55.79°N, 49.13°E.

How many hours of daylight does Kazan get?

Kazan gets 17h 34m of daylight on its longest day and 7h on its shortest, averaging 12h 19m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Kazan?

Solar noon in Kazan falls at about 11:43 on UTC+3 standard time, because the city sits 4.1° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Kazan?

A Leaning Tower and a Third Capital: The Söyembikä Tower in the Kazan Kremlin leans about two metres off vertical. The city holds a registered trademark on the phrase the third capital of Russia, which it obtained in 2009 ahead of Nizhny Novgorod.