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Chukotka, Russia

Chukotka observes Anadyr Time, UTC+12, throughout the year. Anadyr, Pevek, Bilibino, and the autonomous okrug’s other communities share one official clock, nine hours ahead of Moscow.

Anadyr, Russia

Saturday, 5 September 2026

UTC+12 · Asia/Anadyr

Time and sun data for Anadyr — the largest city of Chukotka

The sun in Anadyr

Sunrise 5:01 AM Solar noon 12:10 PM Sunset 7:19 PM Daylight 14 h 18 min Night 9 h 42 min Civil twilight 4:08 AM – 8:13 PM

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Current time in Chukotka, Russia

The time displayed on this page applies across Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. There is no seasonal clock change, so the offset remains UTC+12 during the dark winter, the bright summer, and the transitional seasons.

Chukotka is nine hours ahead of Moscow. The large difference often places the two locations on different calendar dates during part of the day. Anyone arranging a call should specify the date in both locations, not merely the hour.

Official zone: Anadyr Time UTC position: UTC+12 Lead over Moscow: nine hours Seasonal clock adjustment: none Chukotka also lies close to the International Date Line. Places across the Bering Strait can be geographically near while occupying a very different civil date and time. Never infer a cross-border meeting time from distance on a map; use explicit zones and dates.

In Chukotka, a neighbour across the sea may be close enough to imagine yet inconveniently located on another day.

Anadyr and Chukotka’s urban centres

Anadyr is the administrative capital and the main reference city for the okrug’s time. Bilibino is an inland town in western Chukotka, and Pevek is a northern port on the Arctic coast. All three use UTC+12.

Chukotka has a sparse population and relatively few places formally classed as cities or towns. Egvekinot and Provideniya are important urban-type settlements rather than large cities, but they follow the same Anadyr Time as the capital.

Anadyr provides the usual time reference for regional administration and travel. Bilibino keeps UTC+12 despite lying far west of Anadyr. Pevek uses the same clock on the Arctic coast. Egvekinot and Provideniya share the okrug-wide standard.

Long internal journeys may cover great distances without a time adjustment. Flights or voyages leaving Chukotka, however, can cross several zones or the date line. Arrival dates should be read directly from the itinerary rather than reconstructed from flight duration alone.

Polar sunrise and extreme daylight

Sunrise in Chukotka cannot be summarised by one daily regional value. The okrug extends across high latitudes and a wide span of longitude. Anadyr, Pevek, and Bilibino can have notably different solar schedules while their clocks remain identical.

In northern Chukotka, summer includes periods when the sun does not set, while winter includes periods when it does not rise. The duration and dates of these polar conditions depend on latitude. Anadyr, farther south than Pevek, has a different daylight pattern.

During polar night, twilight may still brighten part of the day even though there is no sunrise. During the midnight-sun season, a conventional sunset may be absent. That makes a simple sunrise field less informative than a full daylight and twilight table.

For aviation, marine travel, photography, or outdoor work, choose the exact settlement and date. Weather, sea ice, terrain, and visibility remain separate considerations. UTC+12 labels the moment consistently, but it says little by itself about whether the sky is dark, glowing, or fully sunlit.

Questions and answers
How far ahead of Moscow is Chukotka?
Chukotka is nine hours ahead of Moscow.
Does all of Chukotka use UTC+12?
Yes. The autonomous okrug follows Anadyr Time throughout its territory.
Why might no sunrise be listed for a winter day?
Some northern locations experience polar night, when the sun remains below the horizon all day.

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