Turkmenistan time zone history
Daylight saving time was used in 11 years since 1970, last in 1991; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. On standard time, clocks in Ashgabat run 1 hour 6 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.
UTC+5
Standard time is UTC+5 all year under the current rules.
Summer time in 11 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| May 2, 1924 | Local mean time (UTC+3:53:32) replaced | UTC+4 | numeric only |
| June 21, 1930 | Standard time forward 1 hour | UTC+5 | numeric only |
| Since 1970 | |||
| March 31, 1991 | Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not move | UTC+4 | numeric only |
| January 19, 1992 | Standard time forward 1 hour | UTC+5 | numeric only |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–1983 | 1 April, 00:00 | 1 October, 00:00 | 1 hour |
| 1984 | April 1 | September 30 | 1 hour |
| 1985–1990 | last Sunday in March, 02:00 | last Sunday in September, 03:00 | 1 hour |
| 1991 | not that year | September 29 | 1 hour |
Also on UTC+5
Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Tajikistan, Qyzylorda (Kazakhstan), Aqtau (Kazakhstan), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Atyrau (Kazakhstan), Aqtobe (Kazakhstan), Oral (Kazakhstan), Pakistan and Almaty (Kazakhstan) (nearest first; 5 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Iran (669 km): usually 1 hour 30 minutes behind; different on 8,320 days in 1977–2005 and 2008–2022.
- Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (754 km): same time except 476 days in 1981, 1982, 1991 and 1992.
- Azerbaijan (783 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 4,341 days in 1981–1992 and 1996–2015.
- Tajikistan (912 km): same time except 8,032 days in 1970–1992.
- Qyzylorda (Kazakhstan) (963 km): same time except 8,174 days in 1981, 1982 and 1991–2018.