Moscow

Russia • Moscow Standard Time

Time Zone

Moscow uses Moscow Standard Time (MSK), currently running at UTC+3 (year-round). Russia eliminated daylight saving time in 2014, permanently adopting UTC+3 (what had been Moscow's summer time). MSK is fixed every day of the year.

Business & Commerce

Moscow operates on Moscow Standard Time (MSK, UTC+3) year-round — Russia eliminated daylight saving time in 2014, permanently shifting to UTC+3. MSK is three hours ahead of London (GMT) and eight hours ahead of New York (EST) without seasonal variation. Moscow's fixed UTC+3 means its business day begins well before London and ends in the early afternoon by London time, giving it a strong morning overlap with Western European hours. The Moscow Exchange (MOEX), formed from the merger of MICEX and RTS in 2011, is the main venue for Russian equities, bonds, derivatives, and currency trading. Russia's global significance in energy markets — as one of the world's largest exporters of oil and natural gas — means that MSK-time news and pricing decisions have an outsized effect on global energy benchmarks regardless of what time it is elsewhere.