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Current Time in Kyiv, Ukraine

See the current time in Kyiv, its difference from UTC and today’s sunrise and sunset. Change the display to compare it with another location.

11:35 AM
Saturday, September 26, 2026

The difference from your own time zone appears here when the page loads.

Kyiv time zone

Time zoneEastern European Time
Time zone IDEurope/Kyiv
UTC offsetUTC+3
Clock changesOn the later offset now
Sunrise today6:50 AM
Sunset today6:50 PM

Sunrise and sunset are calculated for Kyiv's coordinates and refresh on each rebuild; the clock above is live.

Kyiv time compared with other cities

CityLocal timeDifference from Kyiv
Los Angeles, CA1:35 AM10 hours behind
New York, NY4:35 AM7 hours behind
London, UK9:35 AM2 hours behind
Dubai, UAE12:35 PM1 hour ahead
Shanghai, China4:35 PM5 hours ahead
Tokyo, Japan5:35 PM6 hours ahead

Differences follow each region's daylight-saving rules, so they change when either city's clocks move.

Related astronomical information

Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.

Also see the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Kyiv, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.

Questions this page answers

About Kyiv time

This page shows the local time in Kyiv, Ukraine — the same clock people there are reading. Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

Comparing several places at once? The world clock lists every major UTC offset side by side and marks your own. Waiting for a moment that lands at the same instant everywhere, whatever the zone? Follow a countdown, or set a timer or an alarm. How this page knows the offset and the daylight-saving state.

Kyiv time FAQ

What time is it in Kyiv, Ukraine right now? The clock at the top of this page shows Kyiv's current local time and updates every minute. Kyiv is on Eastern European Time (UTC+3). Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

What time zone is Kyiv in? Kyiv uses the Europe/Kyiv time zone, known as Eastern European Time, currently UTC+3. Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

How far ahead or behind is Kyiv? The table on this page compares Kyiv with six major cities, and the line under the clock works out the difference from your own time zone as soon as the page loads.