MSK to AST converter

Moscow Time (Moscow, Saint Petersburg) to Atlantic Time (Halifax).

MSK3:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

AST9:07 PMFri 30 Oct 2026

AST is 6 h behind MSK.

Pick a time in MSK

⇄ AST to MSK

9:00 AM MSK = 3:00 AM AST same day

Best time to meet

The best time to meet is between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM MSK, which is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM AST. Both sides are then inside 9 AM to 5 PM.

MSK to AST time table

For 31 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

MSK	AST
12:00 AM MSK	6:00 PM AST previous day
1:00 AM MSK	7:00 PM AST previous day
2:00 AM MSK	8:00 PM AST previous day
3:00 AM MSK	9:00 PM AST previous day
4:00 AM MSK	10:00 PM AST previous day
5:00 AM MSK	11:00 PM AST previous day
6:00 AM MSK	12:00 AM AST
7:00 AM MSK	1:00 AM AST
8:00 AM MSK	2:00 AM AST
9:00 AM MSK	3:00 AM AST
10:00 AM MSK	4:00 AM AST
11:00 AM MSK	5:00 AM AST
12:00 PM MSK	6:00 AM AST
1:00 PM MSK	7:00 AM AST
2:00 PM MSK	8:00 AM AST
3:00 PM MSK	9:00 AM AST
4:00 PM MSK	10:00 AM AST
5:00 PM MSK	11:00 AM AST
6:00 PM MSK	12:00 PM AST
7:00 PM MSK	1:00 PM AST
8:00 PM MSK	2:00 PM AST
9:00 PM MSK	3:00 PM AST
10:00 PM MSK	4:00 PM AST
11:00 PM MSK	5:00 PM AST

Quick answers

9:00 AM MSK = 3:00 AM AST
12:00 PM MSK = 6:00 AM AST
3:00 PM MSK = 9:00 AM AST
5:00 PM MSK = 11:00 AM AST
9:00 AM AST = 3:00 PM MSK
12:00 PM AST = 6:00 PM MSK
5:00 PM AST = 11:00 PM MSK

Does the gap change during the year?

Yes, because of daylight saving. Until 1 Nov 2026: AST is 6 h behind MSK. From 1 Nov 2026 to 14 Mar 2027: AST is 7 h behind MSK. From 14 Mar 2027 to 7 Nov 2027: AST is 6 h behind MSK.

MSK does not change its clocks. AST next changes its clocks on 1 Nov 2026 (back 1 h, to UTC−4), then on 14 Mar 2027 (forward 1 h, to UTC−3).

About MSK and AST

MSK here means Moscow Time, the clock in Moscow, Saint Petersburg. Right now it is UTC+3. It has no daylight saving.

AST here means Atlantic Time, the clock in Halifax. Right now it is UTC−3. Strictly, AST is the winter name; in summer these places use ADT. This page follows their real clock all year.

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