Time Zone History

Hovd time zone history

Daylight saving time was used in 24 years since 1970, last in 2016; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. On standard time, clocks in Hovd run 53 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.

UTC+7

Standard time is UTC+7 all year under the current rules.

Covers: Bayan-Ölgii, Khovd and Uvs · tz database name Asia/Hovd

Convert a time from Hovd

Summer time in 24 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+6, UTC+6:06:36: behind today’s standard timeUTC+7: today’s standard timeUTC+8: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+6, UTC+6:06:36: behind today’sstandard timeUTC+7: today’s standard timeUTC+8: 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
August 1, 1905Local mean time (UTC+6:06:36) replacedUTC+6numeric only
Since 1970
January 1, 1978Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+7numeric only

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1983April 1October 11 hour
1984April 1September 301 hour
1985–1998last Sunday in March, 00:00last Sunday in September, 00:001 hour
2001April 28September 291 hour
2002–2006last Saturday in March, 02:00last Saturday in September, 02:001 hour
2015–2016last Saturday in March, 02:00fourth Saturday in September, 00:001 hour

Also on UTC+7

Novokuznetsk (Russia), Barnaul (Russia), Krasnoyarsk (Russia), Novosibirsk (Russia), Tomsk (Russia), Thailand, Vietnam, Pontianak (Indonesia), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Davis Station (Antarctica).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Ürümqi (China) (564 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 7,276 days in 1970–1977, 1983–1998, 2001–2006, 2015 and 2016.
  • Novokuznetsk (Russia) (712 km): same time except 5,477 days in 1970–1977, 1981, 1982, 1984–2011, 2015 and 2016.
  • Barnaul (Russia) (814 km): same time except 8,470 days in 1970–1977, 1981, 1982, 1984–2011 and 2014–2016.
  • Krasnoyarsk (Russia) (893 km): same time except 6,856 days in 1970–1977, 1981, 1982 and 1984–2016.
  • Novosibirsk (Russia) (985 km): same time except 9,204 days in 1970–1977, 1981, 1982, 1984–2011 and 2014–2016.

How it compares

Hovd left local mean time (UTC+6:06:36) in 1905, the third-earliest switch of the 10 zones on UTC+7 standard time with local mean time in the record.