Russia · YEKT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Yekaterinburg, Russia runs on UTC+5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 9-hour difference between Yekaterinburg and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 4-hour difference between Yekaterinburg and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Yekaterinburg lines up with 09:00–14:00 in London. There is a 4-hour difference between Yekaterinburg and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Yekaterinburg lines up with 13:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Karachi, Astana, Lahore. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Yekaterinburg.
Practical Info
Yekaterinburg (Russia) is home to roughly 1.5M people. Today brings about 17.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:06, sunset at 21:54. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 57° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Russia
Capital
Moscow
Continent
Europe & Asia
Time Zone
YEKT · Asia/Yekaterinburg
Coordinates
56.84°N, 60.65°E
Currency
RUB (₽)
Calling Code
+7
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Russian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
A marker about 17 km from Yekaterinburg sits on the Europe–Asia boundary along the Ural watershed. Visitors stand with one foot on each continent, which is about as literal as intercontinental travel gets.
The clock: Yekaterinburg keeps UTC+5, two hours ahead of Moscow, and is Russia's fourth-largest city.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap