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Local time · Irkutsk

What time is it in Irkutsk?

5:48:52PM

Friday, November 13, 2026 in Irkutsk, Russia (MSK+05 - Irkutsk, Buryatia). UTC+8:00.
UTC offset
UTC+8:00
Daylight saving
Not observed
Versus Moscow
5 hours ahead
Versus New York
13 hours ahead

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Why Irkutsk has its own time

Russia spans 11 time zones, so the answer depends on where in it you mean. Irkutsk covers MSK+05 - Irkutsk, Buryatia and is 5 hours ahead Moscow, which is the zone most people mean by “the time in Russia”.

Irkutsk does not observe daylight saving, so its offset from UTC never moves. Its relationship to places that do change shifts twice a year instead.

The other zones in Russia

Time in Russia