Tashkent 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 Tashkent run 23 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+4:37:11) replaced | UTC+5 | numeric only |
| June 21, 1930 | Standard time forward 1 hour | UTC+6 | numeric only |
| Since 1970 | |||
| March 31, 1991 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–1983 | 1 April, 00:00 | 1 October, 00:00 | 1 hour |
| 1984 | April 1 | September 30 | 1 hour |
| 1985–1990 | last Sunday in March, 02:00 | last Sunday in September, 03:00 | 1 hour |
| 1991 | not that year | September 29 | 1 hour |
Also on UTC+5
Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Tajikistan, Qyzylorda (Kazakhstan), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Turkmenistan, Aqtobe (Kazakhstan), Qostanay (Kazakhstan), Atyrau (Kazakhstan), Aqtau (Kazakhstan) and Oral (Kazakhstan) (nearest first; 5 more on the list of offsets).
Clocks next door since 1970
- Samarkand (281 km): same time except 7,576 days in 1970–1991.
- Tajikistan (309 km): same time except 20 days in 1991.
- Kyrgyzstan (470 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 10,314 days in 1970–2005.
- Qyzylorda (Kazakhstan) (495 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 12,939 days in 1970–2004 and 2018–2026; same time today.
- Almaty (Kazakhstan) (664 km): same time except 11,730 days in 1992–2024.