Time in MSK (Moscow Standard Time)
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10:48:00
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
About MSK
The time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia, and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. Since 2014, Russia has remained on permanent standard time year-round, meaning MSK is UTC+03:00 throughout the year without daylight saving changes.
UTC Offset: +03:00
Current time is based on the representative IANA zone: Europe/Moscow
FAQ — Moscow Standard Time
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The current time in Moscow Standard Time (MSK) is 10:48:00. Compare with other major time zones on Time.so.
MSK stands for Moscow Standard Time. It is one of the standard time zone abbreviations used in scheduling, email headers, and time stamps. Browse all major time zones for comparison.
IANA time zones grouped under Moscow Standard Time include Europe/Moscow, Europe/Simferopol, W-SU. The full list and current time for each is on this page; see all IANA time zones for the complete database.
MSK is used (in whole or in part) by Russia, Ukraine. Each country page lists which time zone applies to which region.
Major cities in Moscow Standard Time include Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod, Kazan, Rostov-na-Donu, Voronezh. Click any city for its current local time, sunrise/sunset, and weather.
Use the time zone converter to translate any time from another zone into MSK. The converter handles DST transitions and accepts city names as inputs.