Timezones in Russia
There are altogether 14 official timezones in Russia, but practically only 11 different times. Countries with a large distance from West to East are often devided into two or more timezones to adjust daytimes to the position of the sun. Timezones are always computed relatively to UTC, the "Universal Time Coordinated".In Russia exists a time difference of up to 10 hours between the East and the West. Russia has no time difference between summer and winter. A daylight saving time doesn't exist.
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Timezones by region
| Region | UTC | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anadyr | +12 | Anadyr Time (ANAT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Barnaul | +7 | Novosibirsk Time (NOVT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Chita | +9 | Yakutsk Time (YAKT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Irkutsk | +8 | Irkutsk Time (IRKT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Kamchatka | +12 | Kamchatka Time (PETT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Krasnoyarsk | +7 | Krasnoyarsk Time (KRAT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Novosibirsk | +7 | Novosibirsk Time (NOVT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Omsk | +6 | Omsk Standard Time (OMST) | discontinued 2010 |
| Sakhalin | +11 | Sakhalin Time (SAKT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Srednekolymsk | +11 | Srednekolymsk Time (SRET) | discontinued 2010 |
| Tomsk | +7 | Novosibirsk Time (NOVT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Vladivostok | +10 | Vladivostok Time (VLAT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Yakutsk | +9 | Yakutsk Time (YAKT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Yekaterinburg | +5 | Yekaterinburg Time (YEKT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Astrakhan | +4 | Samara Time (SAMT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Kaliningrad | +2 | Eastern European Time (EET) | discontinued 2010 |
| Kirov | +3 | Moscow Standard Time (MSK) | discontinued 2010 |
| Moscow | +3 | Moscow Standard Time (MSK) | discontinued 2010 |
| Samara | +4 | Samara Time (SAMT) | discontinued 2010 |
| Volgograd | +3 | Moscow Standard Time (MSK) | discontinued 2010 |
No more daylight saving time in Russia
Due to the sun's orbit around the equator, the days are longer in summer (June to September in the northern hemisphere). Countries that switch to daylight saving time in the summer months align the daylight phase with the human rhythm. Unused bright morning hours are thus shifted into the evening (more information on daylight saving time here).Due to its distance from the equator, the impact would be significant in Russia. Moscow is located 6,200 km from the equator. A day in midsummer would then not last from 03:42 to 21:20, but from 04:42 to 22:20. Nevertheless, in 2010 it was decided to finally abandon daylight saving time in Russia.
Changes in Daylight Saving Times
In Anadyr Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.In Barnaul Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Chita Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Irkutsk Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Kamchatka Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Krasnoyarsk Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Novosibirsk Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Omsk Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Sakhalin Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Srednekolymsk Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Tomsk Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Vladivostok Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Yakutsk Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Yekaterinburg Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Astrakhan Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Kaliningrad Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1916 until 10/31/2010.
In Kirov Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Moscow Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1917 until 10/31/2010.
In Samara Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
In Volgograd Daylight Saving Time has been observed since 1981 until 10/31/2010.
Sunrise and sunset in Russia
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