What is the time difference between Moscow and Denver?

Denver is 9 hours behind Moscow. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Denver from Moscow?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Moscow observe daylight saving time?

No. Moscow stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Denver observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Denver runs on UTC-7 in winter and UTC-6 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Moscow, what time is it in Denver?

It is 03:00 in Denver, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Moscow and Denver use?

Moscow uses Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3, and Denver uses America/Denver, currently UTC-6 (MDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Moscow time to Denver time

Denver is 9 hours behind Moscow right now, so midday in Moscow lands in the small hours in Denver.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Moscow, and what the clock reads in Denver at that same moment.

Moscow	Denver
00:00	15:00previous day
01:00	16:00previous day
02:00	17:00previous day
03:00	18:00previous day
04:00	19:00previous day
05:00	20:00previous day
06:00	21:00previous day
07:00	22:00previous day
08:00	23:00previous day
09:00	00:00
10:00	01:00
11:00	02:00
12:00	03:00
13:00	04:00
14:00	05:00
15:00	06:00
16:00	07:00
17:00	08:00
18:00	09:00
19:00	10:00
20:00	11:00
21:00	12:00
22:00	13:00
23:00	14:00

Daylight saving time

Denver changes its clocks; Moscow does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Moscow

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+3

Denver

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-7
Daylight: UTC-6
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

When you can actually talk

There is no hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 working day. Someone has to move — the nearest workable windows are below.

Moscow 09:00–03:00Denver 00:00–18:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Moscow	Denver
IANA zone	Europe/Moscow	America/Denver
Abbreviation	UTC+3	MDT
Standard offset	UTC+3	UTC-7
Daylight offset	—	UTC-6
Clock changes this year	0	2
Country	Russia	United States

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Moscow and Denver?: Denver is 9 hours behind Moscow. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Denver from Moscow?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Moscow observe daylight saving time?: No. Moscow stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Denver observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Denver runs on UTC-7 in winter and UTC-6 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Moscow, what time is it in Denver?: It is 03:00 in Denver, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Moscow and Denver use?: Moscow uses Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3, and Denver uses America/Denver, currently UTC-6 (MDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.