Time Zone History

Qyzylorda time zone history

The Qyzylorda zone has changed its standard time 8 times since 1970, tied second-most among all 312 zones. The latest change of standard time came on December 21, 2018, from UTC+6 to UTC+5. Daylight saving time was used in 24 years since 1970, last in 2004; under the current rules the clocks no longer change.

UTC+5

Standard time is UTC+5 all year under the current rules.

Covers: Qyzylorda region · tz database name Asia/Qyzylorda

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Summer time in 24 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+4: 1 hour behind today’s standard timeUTC+4:21:52: 38 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+5: today’s standard timeUTC+6: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+4: 1 hour behind today’sstandard timeUTC+4:21:52: 38 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+5: today’s standard timeUTC+6: 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
May 2, 1924Local mean time (UTC+4:21:52) replacedUTC+4numeric only
June 21, 1930Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+5numeric only
Since 1970
October 1, 1981Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+6numeric only
April 1, 1982Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+5numeric only
March 31, 1991Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+4numeric only
September 29, 1991Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+5numeric only
January 19, 1992Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+6numeric only
March 29, 1992Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+5numeric only
October 31, 2004Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+6numeric only
December 21, 2018Standard time back 1 hourUTC+5numeric only

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1981April 1not that year1 hour
1982not that yearOctober 11 hour
1983April 1October 11 hour
1984April 1September 301 hour
1985–1990last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in September, 03:001 hour
1992not that yearSeptember 271 hour
1993–1995fourth Sunday in March, 02:00fourth Sunday in September, 03:001 hour
1996–2003last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in October, 03:001 hour
2004March 28not that year1 hour

Also on UTC+5

Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Tajikistan, Aqtobe (Kazakhstan), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Qostanay (Kazakhstan), Turkmenistan, Atyrau (Kazakhstan), Aqtau (Kazakhstan) and Oral (Kazakhstan) (nearest first; 5 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (495 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 12,939 days in 1970–2004 and 2018–2026; same time today.
  • Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (581 km): same time except 8,062 days in 1991–2018.
  • Tajikistan (744 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 12,939 days in 1970–2004 and 2018–2026; same time today.
  • Kyrgyzstan (762 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 10,157 days in 1981–2018.
  • Aqtobe (871 km): same time except 5,346 days in 1991, 1992 and 2004–2018.

How it compares

On standard time, clocks in Qyzylorda run 38 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.