Time Zone History

Magadan time zone history

The Magadan zone has changed its standard time 5 times since 1970, the second-most of the 9 zones on UTC+11 standard time. Magadan kept local mean time (UTC+10:03:12) until 1924, tied for the latest switch among the 9 zones on UTC+11 standard time. The latest change of standard time came on April 24, 2016, from UTC+10 to UTC+11.

UTC+11

Standard time is UTC+11 all year under the current rules.

Covers: Magadan region · tz database name Asia/Magadan

Convert a time from Magadan

Summer time in 30 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+10, UTC+10:03:12: behind today’s standard timeUTC+11: today’s standard timeUTC+12: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+10, UTC+10:03:12: behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+11: today’s standard timeUTC+12: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
May 2, 1924Local mean time (UTC+10:03:12) replacedUTC+10numeric only
June 21, 1930Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+11numeric only
Since 1970
March 31, 1991Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+10numeric only
January 19, 1992Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+11numeric only
March 27, 2011Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+12numeric only
October 26, 2014Standard time back 2 hoursUTC+10numeric only
April 24, 2016Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+11numeric only

Daylight saving periods

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

Also on UTC+11

Srednekolymsk (Russia), Sakhalin (Russia), Micronesia, Bougainville (Papua New Guinea), Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Norfolk Island.

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Ust-Nera (680 km): same time except 9,151 days in 1970–1981, 2011–2014 and 2016–2026; 1 hour behind today.
  • Kamchatka (873 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 2,221 days in 1981–2016.
  • Khandyga (885 km): usually 2 hours behind; different on 3,362 days in 1981–2011 and 2014–2016.
  • Srednekolymsk (890 km): same time except 546 days in 2014–2016.
  • Yakutsk (1,173 km): usually 2 hours behind; different on 551 days in 1981–2011 and 2014–2016.

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 Magadan run 57 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.