Time Zone History

Kyrgyzstan time zone history

Daylight saving time was used in 25 years since 1970, last in 2005; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. On standard time, clocks in Bishkek run 1 hour 2 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.

UTC+6

Standard time is UTC+6 all year under the current rules.

tz database name Asia/Bishkek

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Summer time in 25 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+4:58:24, UTC+5: behind today’s standard timeUTC+6: today’s standard timeUTC+7: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+4:58:24, UTC+5: behind today’sstandard timeUTC+6: today’s standard timeUTC+7: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
May 2, 1924Local mean time (UTC+4:58:24) replacedUTC+5numeric only
June 21, 1930Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+6numeric only
Since 1970
March 31, 1991Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+5numeric only
August 12, 2005Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+6numeric only

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1981–19831 April, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour
1984April 1September 301 hour
1985–1990last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in September, 03:001 hour
1991not that yearAugust 311 hour
1992–1995second Sunday in April, 00:00fourth Sunday in September, 00:001 hour
1996April 7September 291 hour
1997–2004last Sunday in March, 02:30last Sunday in October, 02:301 hour
2005March 27not that year1 hour

Also on UTC+6

Ürümqi (China), Omsk (Russia), Bhutan, Bangladesh and British Indian Ocean Territory.

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Almaty (Kazakhstan) (195 km): same time except 5,881 days in 1991–2005 and 2024–2026; 1 hour behind today.
  • Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (470 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 10,314 days in 1970–2005.
  • Tajikistan (685 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 10,314 days in 1970–2005.
  • Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (744 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 2,738 days in 1981–2005.
  • Qyzylorda (Kazakhstan) (762 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 10,157 days in 1981–2018.