Time in Nizhniy Novgorod now

5:01PMMSK

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

MSKUTC+3+8 h vs New York (you)Europe/Moscow

No clock changes: Nizhniy Novgorod stays on MSK (UTC+3) all year.

Clock rules in Nizhniy Novgorod

Nizhniy Novgorod keeps MSK (UTC+3) all year. Russia has 11 different clock settings; Nizhniy Novgorod is in the zone tzdata calls Europe/Moscow, described as “MSK+00 - Moscow area”.

There is no daylight saving time; the last summer time here was in 2010.

Local mean solar time at 44.00° E is UTC+2:56, within 4 min of the clock: the sun is highest at about noon. That is 26 min earlier than in Moscow, on the same clock.

Nizhniy Novgorod has kept the same clocks as Moscow since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the Europe/Moscow page.

Time difference from Nizhniy Novgorod

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Nizhniy Novgorod	January	July
Moscow	Capital · 400 km	5:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Novosibirsk	Elsewhere in Russia · 2,410 km	9:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	+4 h	+4 h	+4 h
Yekaterinburg	Elsewhere in Russia · 1,020 km	7:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	+2 h	+2 h	+2 h
Omsk	Elsewhere in Russia · 1,830 km	8:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	+3 h	+3 h	+3 h
Minsk	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,080 km	5:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Kyiv	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,100 km	4:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h	−1 h	0 h
Tallinn	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,180 km	4:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h	−1 h	0 h
New York City	World cities	9:01 AM Tue, Nov 3	−8 h	−8 h	−7 h
Los Angeles	World cities	6:01 AM Tue, Nov 3	−11 h	−11 h	−10 h
London	World cities	2:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	−3 h	−3 h	−2 h
Berlin	World cities	3:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	−2 h	−2 h	−1 h
Dubai	World cities	6:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	+1 h	+1 h	+1 h

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Places near Nizhniy Novgorod

Place	Distance	Clock vs Nizhniy Novgorod
Dzerzhinsk	35 km west	same clock
Arzamas	104 km south	same clock
Murom	149 km south-west	same clock
Kovrov	165 km west	same clock
Ivanovo	200 km north-west	same clock
Cheboksary	202 km east	same clock
Novocheboksarsk	216 km east	same clock
Vladimir	224 km west	same clock
Samara	524 km south-east	1 h ahead
Ufa	772 km east	2 h ahead
Kharkiv UA	873 km south-west	1 h behind in January, same time in July

Nizhniy Novgorod at a glance

CountryRussia
Population1,259,013
Coordinates56.33° N, 44.00° E
Elevation141 m
Time zone IDEurope/Moscow
Standard timeMSK (UTC+3)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+7

Questions

What time zone is Nizhniy Novgorod in?

Nizhniy Novgorod keeps MSK (UTC+3) all year. Russia has 11 different clock settings; Nizhniy Novgorod is in the zone tzdata calls Europe/Moscow, described as “MSK+00 - Moscow area”. Its IANA time zone ID is Europe/Moscow.

Does Nizhniy Novgorod change its clocks?

No. Nizhniy Novgorod does not change its clocks under the current rules. It last used daylight saving time in 2010, after 29 years with summer time since 1970.

What is the time difference between Nizhniy Novgorod and New York?

Nizhniy Novgorod is 8 hours ahead of New York in January and 7 hours ahead of New York in July, because New York changes its clocks and Nizhniy Novgorod does not.