Time Zone History

Moldova time zone history

The record holds 7 different UTC offsets, tied third-most among all 312 zones. On standard time, clocks in Chișinău run 5 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.

UTC+2

Standard time is UTC+2 (EEST/EET); clocks go forward to UTC+3 on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.

tz database name Europe/Chisinau

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Summer time in 46 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+1: 1 hour behind today’s standard timeUTC+1:44:24, UTC+1:55, UTC+1:55:20: behind today’s standard timeUTC+2: today’s standard timeUTC+3: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+4: 2 hours ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+1: 1 hour behind today’sstandard timeUTC+1:44:24, UTC+1:55,UTC+1:55:20: behind today’sstandard timeUTC+2: today’s standard timeUTC+3: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard timeUTC+4: 2 hours 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
January 1, 1880Local mean time (UTC+1:55:20) replacedUTC+1:55CMT
February 15, 1918Standard time back 11 minutesUTC+1:44:24BMT
July 24, 1931Standard time forward 16 minutesUTC+2EET
July 17, 1941Standard time back 1 hourUTC+1CET
August 24, 1944Standard time forward 2 hoursUTC+3MSK
Since 1970
May 6, 1990Standard time back 1 hourUTC+2EET

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1932May 21October 21 hour, EET to EEST
1933April 2October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1934April 8October 71 hour, EET to EEST
1935–1939first Sunday in April, 00:00first Sunday in October, 01:001 hour, EET to EEST
1940August 15not that year1 hour, EET to EEST
1942not that yearNovember 21 hour
1943March 29October 41 hour, CET to CEST
1944April 3not that year1 hour, CET to CEST
Since 1970
1981–19831 April, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour, MSK to MSD
1984April 1September 301 hour, MSK to MSD
1985–1995last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in September, 03:001 hour, MSK to MSD
1996–2037last Sunday in March, 00:00last Sunday in October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

The clocks go forward 1 hour (EET to EEST) on March 29, 2026, March 28, 2027 and March 26, 2028 at 03:00 and back 1 hour (EEST to EET) on October 25, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 29, 2028 at 04:00, local time.

Also on UTC+2

Romania, Kyiv (Ukraine), Bulgaria, Lithuania, Kaliningrad (Russia), Greece, Latvia, Nicosia (Cyprus), Famagusta (Cyprus) and Estonia (nearest first; 12 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Romania (356 km): same time except 7,112 days in 1970–1993 and 1997–2021.
  • Kyiv (Ukraine) (401 km): same time except 241 days in 1990–2021.
  • Simferopol (Ukraine) (466 km): same time except 3,479 days in 1990–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Bulgaria (647 km): same time except 7,061 days in 1970–1991 and 1997–2021.
  • Turkey (665 km): same time except 6,285 days in 1970–1978 and 1981–2026; 1 hour ahead today.