Time in Kyakhta, Russia
Saturday, 14 November 2026
What time is it in Kyakhta? It is on Saturday, 14 November 2026.
Next public holiday in Russia: Day off (moved from 4 January 2026), Thursday, 31 December (in 47 days) · All holidays
Kyakhta time zone
- Time zone
- Irkutsk Standard Time
- UTC offset
- UTC+8
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Irkutsk
- Week number
- 46
Daylight saving time in Kyakhta
Kyakhta does not observe daylight saving time. The time is UTC+8 all year round. The last time change was in 2014.
Sunrise and sunset in Kyakhta today
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Solar noon
- 12:38
- Golden hour
- 07:43–08:57 and 16:19–17:32
- Day length
- 9 h 4 min (3 min 1 s shorter than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 07:30–08:05 and 17:10–17:46
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, 1 June 203080% of the Sun covered, maximum at 15:15
Moon in Kyakhta today
Waxing crescent
Illumination: 24%
- Moonrise
- 12:54
- Moonset
- 20:30
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 22:53
- Next new moon
- Wednesday, 9 December 2026, 08:51
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, 7 July 2028Maximum at 02:19
About Kyakhta
Kyakhta lies in Buryatiya Republic, Russia. The time zone of Kyakhta is Irkutsk Standard Time (UTC+8). It is 4,447 km from Moscow, the capital of Russia. Kyakhta had a population of 17,758 in 2025.
- Coordinates
- 50°20′58″N 106°27′04″E
- Elevation
- 742 m
- Region
- Buryatiya Republic
- Country
- Russia
- Population
- 17,758 (2025)
- Distance to Moscow
- 4,447 km
Where is Kyakhta
Best time to call Kyakhta
Working hours in Kyakhta are usually from 09:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday.
Places near Kyakhta
- Sühbaatar 22 km
- Petropavlovka 85 km
- Bichura 85 km
- Darhan 103 km
- Gusinoozyorsk 104 km
- Sharïngol 124 km
- Mukhorshibir 124 km
- Hongor 131 km
Time in other cities in Russia
Time difference from Kyakhta
+ means the time there is ahead of Kyakhta, − that it is behind.
- Los Angeles USA −16 hours
- Chicago USA −14 hours
- Mexico City Mexico −14 hours
- New York USA −13 hours
- Toronto Canada −13 hours
- São Paulo Brazil −11 hours
- London UK −8 hours
- Berlin Germany −7 hours
- Paris France −7 hours
- Cairo Egypt −6 hours
- Istanbul Turkey −5 hours
- Moscow Russia −5 hours
- Dubai UAE −4 hours
- Mumbai India −2.5 hours
- Beijing China same time
- Hong Kong same time
- Singapore same time
- Seoul South Korea +1 hour
- Tokyo Japan +1 hour
- Sydney Australia +3 hours
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Kyakhta in?
Kyakhta is in the Irkutsk Standard Time time zone (Asia/Irkutsk), UTC+8.
Does Kyakhta observe daylight saving time?
No. Kyakhta stays on UTC+8 all year round.
What is the UTC offset in Kyakhta?
The current UTC offset in Kyakhta is UTC+8.
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The time in Kyakhta is currently UTC+8.
What time is sunrise in Kyakhta today?
Today the sun rises in Kyakhta at 08:05 and sets at 17:10.
How far is Kyakhta from Moscow?
Kyakhta is 4,447 km from Moscow in a straight line.