Vostok Station time zone history
On standard time, clocks at Vostok Station run 2 hours 8 minutes behind local mean solar time, the largest gap of the 79 zones whose clocks run behind the sun. The largest single move came on November 1, 1994, when clocks went forward 7 hours, from UTC+0 to UTC+7. The latest change of standard time came on December 18, 2023, from UTC+7 to UTC+5.
UTC+5
Standard time is UTC+5 all year under the current rules.
3 times a new standard time since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| December 16, 1957 | First local time in the record | UTC+7 | numeric only |
| Since 1970 | |||
| February 1, 1994 | Standard time back 7 hours | UTC+0 | numeric only |
| November 1, 1994 | Standard time forward 7 hours | UTC+7 | numeric only |
| December 18, 2023 | Standard time back 2 hours | UTC+5 | numeric only |
Also on UTC+5
Mawson Station (Antarctica), Maldives, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Qyzylorda (Kazakhstan) and Aqtau (Kazakhstan) (nearest first; 5 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Casey Station (1,352 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 2,940 days in 1994, 2009–2012 and 2016–2026; 3 hours ahead today.
- Davis Station (1,393 km): same time except 1,645 days in 1994, 2009–2012 and 2023–2026; 2 hours ahead today.
- Mawson Station (1,791 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 6,557 days in 1994 and 2009–2026; same time today.
- Troll Station (2,625 km): usually 7 hours behind; different on 5,458 days in 1994 and 2005–2026; 5 hours behind today.
- Macquarie Island (Australia) (3,294 km): usually 3 hours ahead; different on 10,193 days in 1970–2026; 5 hours ahead today.