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Time difference
Moscow and Boston

Live clocks (MSK ↔ EST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Moscow to Boston.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Moscow and Boston, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Moscow into Boston with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Moscow and Boston line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Moscow Boston

Boston is 7h behind Moscow at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Moscow
Europe/Moscow
ZoneMSK
Offset nowUTC+3
Hour gap
−7h

BostonMoscow

Boston
America/New_York
ZoneEST / EDT
Offset nowUTC-4
About this pairUseful when planning calls or docs

Time difference between Moscow and Boston: Boston is currently 8 hours behind Moscow.

This difference is not constant: in winter Moscow is 8 hours ahead of Boston, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 7 hours ahead of. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

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Right nowEurope/Moscow · America/New_York
Moscow
Europe/Moscow
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+3
AbbreviationMSK
No DST
Boston
America/New_York
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-4
AbbreviationEST / EDT
Observes DST
Relationship

Boston is 7h behind Moscow.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours Boston sits ahead of or behind Moscow through the calendar year.

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Boston versus Moscow; a value of +3h means Boston is three hours ahead of Moscow.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Boston vs Moscow)
January-8h
February-8h
March-7h
April-7h
May-7h
June-7h
July-7h
August-7h
September-7h
October-7h
November-8h
December-8h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Moscow mapped into Boston; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

MoscowBoston

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Moscow with part-of-day icon
Boston arrow and converted time
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Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
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Currently, Boston is 7h behind Moscow. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.