Ukraine
Time now in Donetsk
Sunrise 05:31Sunset 07:33Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Kyiv
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
901,645
Sunrise
05:31
Sunset
07:33
Day length
14h 02m
Coordinates
48.02, 37.80
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About the time in Donetsk
Around 901,645 people live in Donetsk, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Donetsk runs on Europe/Kyiv, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Donetsk is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC +3 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 25 October 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in Donetsk
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Donetsk?
- Donetsk is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Donetsk right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Donetsk, updating every second from Europe/Kyiv (UTC +3).
- When do the sun rise and set in Donetsk today?
- Sunrise is at 05:31 and sunset at 07:33, giving 14h 02m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Donetsk in?
- Donetsk uses Europe/Kyiv, currently UTC +3.
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