Current Local Time in Donetsk, Ukraine

4:42:36 pm MSK

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	Ukraine
Oblast:	Donetsk
Lat/Long:	48°00'N / 37°48'E
Elevation:	204 m
Currency:	Russian Ruble (RUB)
Languages:	Ukrainian, Russian
Country Code:	+380

Note: Officially, Ukraine only has one standard time zone: EET. However, in the Russian occupied Donetsk Oblast, the de facto (in practice) time zone is MSK.

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Weather

52 °F

Overcast.
54 / 38 °F

Sun 22.		54 / 38 °F
Mon 23.		55 / 38 °F

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Time Zone

MSK (Moscow Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +3 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

7 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:30 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

6:42 pm
↑ 272° West

Day length

12 hours, 13 minutes
+3m 30s longer

Moon 8.4%

Rise – 7:07 am
Set – 10:11 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:35 pm
Altitude: 42.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:45 am – 5:22 am
7:50 pm – 8:28 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:22 am – 5:59 am
7:13 pm – 7:50 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:59 am – 6:30 am
6:42 pm – 7:13 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
4:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
10:17 pm

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Airports

Donetsk International Airport, DOK
About 5 mi NNW of Donetsk
Mariupol International Airport, MPW
About 66 mi SSW of Donetsk
Luhansk International Airport, VSG
About 78 mi ENE of Donetsk
Rostov-on-Don Airport, ROV (Russia)
About 107 mi ESE of Donetsk

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Donetsk

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4:42 36 pm

Saturday, March 21, 2026