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MSK to EST

Moscow is 8 hours ahead of New York from November to March and 7 hours ahead while the US is on daylight time. 4:00 PM in Moscow is 8:00 AM in New York in winter and 9:00 AM in summer.

MSK
Moscow Time
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Now ·
EST
Eastern Time
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Now ·
Eastern Time · UTC+0
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Difference right now
EST 7 hours behind MSK
Shared office hours
1 AM–2 AM MSK
Daylight saving
Only EST shifts its clocks

MSK to EST, hour by hour

Every hour of the day, using today's offsets (daylight saving is applied automatically).

  1. 12:00 AM5:00 PM−1
  2. 1:00 AM6:00 PM−1
  3. 2:00 AM7:00 PM−1
  4. 3:00 AM8:00 PM−1
  5. 4:00 AM9:00 PM−1
  6. 5:00 AM10:00 PM−1
  7. 6:00 AM11:00 PM−1
  8. 7:00 AM12:00 AM
  9. 8:00 AM1:00 AM
  10. 9:00 AM2:00 AM
  11. 10:00 AM3:00 AM
  12. 11:00 AM4:00 AM
  13. 12:00 PM5:00 AM
  14. 1:00 PM6:00 AM
  15. 2:00 PM7:00 AM
  16. 3:00 PM8:00 AM
  17. 4:00 PM9:00 AM
  18. 5:00 PM10:00 AM
  19. 6:00 PM11:00 AM
  20. 7:00 PM12:00 PM
  21. 8:00 PM1:00 PM
  22. 9:00 PM2:00 PM
  23. 10:00 PM3:00 PM
  24. 11:00 PM4:00 PM

Why Moscow stopped changing its clocks

Russia used daylight saving for decades, then in 2011 stopped changing clocks and stayed on permanent summer time, putting Moscow at UTC+4. Dark winter mornings proved unpopular, and in October 2014 the country moved permanently to standard time; Moscow has been on UTC+3 ever since. During those three years Moscow was 9 hours ahead of New York in winter. Today all the movement comes from the US side, on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November.

Moscow time is only one of eleven Russian time zones, from Kaliningrad at UTC+2 to Kamchatka at UTC+12. Railway timetables in Russia were long printed in Moscow time across the whole country, a habit that confused travelers in Siberia; long-distance trains switched to local time in 2018.

Hockey nights and morning calls

Russian players are a big part of the NHL, and their fans back home watch at night. A 7:00 PM Eastern game is 3:00 AM in Moscow in the winter months and 2:00 AM in October and from mid-March to April. Playoff games in May start at 2:00 or 3:00 AM Moscow time, so many fans watch the replay over breakfast.

For calls, the Moscow afternoon matches the New York morning: 4:00 to 6:00 PM in Moscow is 8:00 to 10:00 AM in New York in winter and 9:00 to 11:00 AM in summer. Brooklyn's Brighton Beach, home to one of the largest Russian-speaking communities in the US, keeps the same habit for family calls. Check any other date with the time zone converter.

Clock changes this year

  • —MSK: no clock changes this year
  • Mar 8, 2026EST: clocks go forward, UTC−5 → UTC−4
  • Nov 1, 2026EST: clocks go back, UTC−4 → UTC−5

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Frequently asked questions

Does Moscow change its clocks?
No. Since October 2014 Moscow has stayed on UTC+3 all year, so its gap to New York changes only when US clocks change.
How many time zones does Russia have?
Eleven, from UTC+2 in Kaliningrad to UTC+12 in Kamchatka and Chukotka. Moscow time covers most of European Russia.
What time is a 7 PM Eastern NHL game in Moscow?
3:00 AM in Moscow from November to mid-March, and 2:00 AM while the US is on daylight time.
How far ahead of New York was Moscow between 2011 and 2014?
With Moscow on UTC+4 all year, it was 9 hours ahead of New York in winter and 8 hours ahead in summer.