Time Zone History

Khandyga time zone history

The Khandyga zone has changed its standard time 6 times since 1970, the most of the 9 zones on UTC+9 standard time. The record holds 5 different UTC offsets, tied for the most among the 9 zones on UTC+9 standard time. The latest change of standard time came on October 26, 2014, from UTC+10 to UTC+9.

UTC+9

Standard time is UTC+9 all year under the current rules.

Covers: Tomponsky and Ust-Maysky districts · tz database name Asia/Khandyga

Convert a time from Khandyga

Summer time in 30 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+8: 1 hour behind today’s standard timeUTC+9: today’s standard timeUTC+9:02:13: 2 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+10: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+11: 2 hours ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+8: 1 hour behind today’sstandard timeUTC+9: today’s standard timeUTC+9:02:13: 2 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC+10: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard timeUTC+11: 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
December 15, 1919Local mean time (UTC+9:02:13) replacedUTC+8numeric only
June 21, 1930Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+9numeric only
Since 1970
March 31, 1991Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+8numeric only
January 19, 1992Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+9numeric only
January 1, 2004Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+10numeric only
March 27, 2011Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+11numeric only
September 13, 2011Standard time back 1 hourUTC+10numeric only
October 26, 2014Standard time back 1 hourUTC+9numeric only

Daylight saving periods

Since 1970: the periods shared by 14 of 26 zones, listed on the Russia page.

Also on UTC+9

Yakutsk (Russia), Chita (Russia), North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Palau, Jayapura (Indonesia) and East Timor.

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Yakutsk (313 km): same time except 2,812 days in 2003–2011.
  • Ust-Nera (434 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 12,416 days in 1970–2011 and 2014.
  • Magadan (885 km): usually 2 hours ahead; different on 3,362 days in 1981–2011 and 2014–2016.
  • Srednekolymsk (1,000 km): usually 2 hours ahead; different on 2,816 days in 1981–2011 and 2014.
  • Kamchatka (1,721 km): usually 3 hours ahead; different on 3,956 days in 1981–2014.

How it compares

Daylight saving time was used in 30 years since 1970, last in 2010; under the current rules the clocks no longer change.

On standard time, clocks in Khandyga run 2 minutes behind local mean solar time.