Istanbul to Poltava: time difference
Poltava is 1 h behind Istanbul. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Istanbul 19:57 7:57 PM Poltava 18:57 6:57 PM You –:–
19:57 7:57 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:40 · 🌙 17:57
18:57 6:57 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:37 · 🌙 16:15
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−1 h
Poltava is 1 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Poltava are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇷 Istanbul
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇦 Poltava
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇺🇦 Poltava |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:57 | 18:57 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Kyiv |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:40 | 06:37 |
| Sunset | 17:57 | 16:15 |
| Daylight | 10 h 17 min | 9 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 297,600 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
More comparisons with Istanbul: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Istanbul and Poltava: common questions
How far behind Istanbul is Poltava?
Poltava is 1 hour behind Istanbul: UTC+2 against UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Poltava?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Poltava show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Poltava at the end of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul ends at 6:00 PM; in Poltava it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Poltava from Istanbul?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Istanbul – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Poltava – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Istanbul is it still yesterday in Poltava?
Before 1:00 AM in Istanbul, the date in Poltava has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Poltava, it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Does the time difference between Istanbul and Poltava change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Poltava. From March 28, 2027, Poltava and Istanbul will have the same time.
