Ukraine
Time now in Poltava
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:29Sunset 07:36Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Kyiv
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
145
Sunrise
05:29
Sunset
07:36
Day length
14h 07m
Coordinates
49.99, 37.53
Time difference from Poltava
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About the time in Poltava
Around 145 people live in Poltava, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Poltava 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.
The zone identifier Europe/Kyiv is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/Kyiv keeps pointing at Kyiv time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Poltava
- Does Poltava change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Poltava today?
- Sunrise is at 05:29 and sunset at 07:36, giving 14h 07m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Poltava in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Poltava runs from 06:00–14:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Poltava right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Poltava, updating every second from Europe/Kyiv (UTC +3).
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