Samarkand time zone history
Daylight saving time was used in 11 years since 1970, last in 1991; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. On standard time, clocks in Samarkand run 33 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.
UTC+5
Standard time is UTC+5 all year under the current rules.
Summer time in 11 of 57 years since 1970
Before 1970
Standard time changes
| Date | Change | New standard time | Clock label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | |||
| May 2, 1924 | Local mean time (UTC+4:27:53) replaced | UTC+4 | numeric only |
| June 21, 1930 | Standard time forward 1 hour | UTC+5 | numeric only |
| Since 1970 | |||
| October 1, 1981 | Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not move | UTC+6 | numeric only |
| April 1, 1982 | Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not move | UTC+5 | numeric only |
Daylight saving periods
| Years | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back | Shift and labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | April 1 | not that year | 1 hour |
| 1982 | not that year | October 1 | 1 hour |
| 1983 | April 1 | October 1 | 1 hour |
| 1984 | April 1 | September 30 | 1 hour |
| 1985–1991 | last Sunday in March, 02:00 | last Sunday in September, 03:00 | 1 hour |
Also on UTC+5
Tajikistan, Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Qyzylorda (Kazakhstan), Turkmenistan, Almaty (Kazakhstan), Aqtobe (Kazakhstan), Atyrau (Kazakhstan), Aqtau (Kazakhstan), Qostanay (Kazakhstan) and Pakistan (nearest first; 5 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Tajikistan (210 km): same time except 7,596 days in 1970–1991.
- Tashkent (281 km): same time except 7,576 days in 1970–1991.
- Qyzylorda (Kazakhstan) (581 km): same time except 8,062 days in 1991–2018.
- Afghanistan (611 km): usually 30 minutes behind; different on 2,194 days in 1981–1991.
- Kyrgyzstan (744 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 2,738 days in 1981–2005.