Current Time in Riga, Latvia 🇱🇻
Lat/Long: 56.95° N, 24.11° E
Municipality: Rīga
Country: 🇱🇻 Latvia
IANA Timezone: Europe/Riga
Timezone: EET
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: EEST)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Latvia: EET
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Latvia: EEST
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Riga
Sunrise
in Riga
↑
4:32 AM
Sunset
in Riga
↓
10:20 PM
Day Length
17h 48m
Dawn
in Riga
3:24 AM
Dusk
in Riga
11:29 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Riga
Current Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
98.2%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 22:12
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 02:54
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FAQ — Time in Riga
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 18:17:37 in Riga, Latvia. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Riga uses Europe/Riga (EET) — UTC+02:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Europe/Riga, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
Yes, Riga observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks move forward by one hour in spring and back by one hour in autumn. During DST, the local abbreviation becomes EEST (UTC+03:00). Check the Latvia public holiday calendar for the exact transition dates each year.
Riga is currently +02:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Riga's local time, use our time calculator.
In Latvia, daylight saving time changes typically happen twice a year. Clocks shift forward by one hour in spring (entering daylight saving time) and shift back by one hour in autumn (returning to standard time). Exact dates vary; see the Latvia calendar for this year's transition.