Russia
Time now in Poltava
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:03Sunset 08:31Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Asia/Irkutsk
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
14
Sunrise
06:03
Sunset
08:31
Day length
14h 28m
Coordinates
54.10, 101.41
Time difference from Poltava
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Poltava right now.
Poltava on the map
About the time in Poltava
Poltava sits at latitude 54.10, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 14h 28m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Poltava runs on Asia/Irkutsk, which puts the city UTC +8 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 Asia/Irkutsk is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Irkutsk keeps pointing at Irkutsk time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Poltava
- Which time zone is Poltava in?
- Poltava uses Asia/Irkutsk, currently UTC +8.
- When do the sun rise and set in Poltava today?
- Sunrise is at 06:03 and sunset at 08:31, giving 14h 28m of daylight.
- What time is it in Poltava right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Poltava, updating every second from Asia/Irkutsk (UTC +8).
- Does Poltava change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Poltava keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
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