Time in Rostov-on-Don now

5:01PMMSK

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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

No clock changes: Rostov-on-Don stays on MSK (UTC+3) all year.

Clock rules in Rostov-on-Don

Rostov-on-Don keeps MSK (UTC+3) all year. Russia has 11 different clock settings; Rostov-on-Don 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 39.71° E is UTC+2:39, so the clock runs 21 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:21 PM. That is 8 min earlier than in Moscow, on the same clock.

Rostov-on-Don 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 Rostov-on-Don

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Rostov-on-Don	January	July
Moscow	Capital · 960 km	5:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Novosibirsk	Elsewhere in Russia · 3,080 km	9:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	+4 h	+4 h	+4 h
Yekaterinburg	Elsewhere in Russia · 1,780 km	7:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	+2 h	+2 h	+2 h
Omsk	Elsewhere in Russia · 2,480 km	8:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	+3 h	+3 h	+3 h
Tbilisi	Nearest capitals abroad · 740 km	6:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	+1 h	+1 h	+1 h
Kyiv	Nearest capitals abroad · 760 km	4:01 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h	−1 h	0 h
Chisinau	Nearest capitals abroad · 820 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 Rostov-on-Don

Place	Distance	Clock vs Rostov-on-Don
Bataysk	10 km south	same clock
Novocherkassk	37 km north-east	same clock
Taganrog	61 km west	same clock
Shakhty	67 km north-east	same clock
Vilkhivskyi UA	151 km north	1 h behind in January, same time in July
Skhidni Kvartaly UA	152 km north	1 h behind in January, same time in July
Luhansk UA	153 km north	1 h behind in January, same time in July
Verhunskyi UA	154 km north	1 h behind in January, same time in July

Rostov-on-Don at a glance

CountryRussia
Population1,130,305
Coordinates47.22° N, 39.71° E
Elevation54 m
Time zone IDEurope/Moscow
Standard timeMSK (UTC+3)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+7

Questions

What time zone is Rostov-on-Don in?

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

Does Rostov-on-Don change its clocks?

No. Rostov-on-Don 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 Rostov-on-Don and New York?

Rostov-on-Don 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 Rostov-on-Don does not.