Time Zone History

Kirov time zone history

The Kirov zone has changed its standard time 5 times since 1970, tied second-most among the 12 zones on UTC+3 standard time. The latest change of standard time came on October 26, 2014, from UTC+4 to UTC+3. Daylight saving time was used in 29 years since 1970, last in 2010; under the current rules the clocks no longer change.

UTC+3

Standard time is UTC+3 (MSK) all year under the current rules.

Covers: Kirov region · tz database name Europe/Kirov

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Summer time in 29 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+3: today’s standard timeUTC+3:18:48: 19 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+4: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+5: 2 hours ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+3: today’s standard timeUTC+3:18:48: 19 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC+4: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard timeUTC+5: 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
July 1, 1919Local mean time (UTC+3:18:48) replacedUTC+3numeric only
June 21, 1930Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+4numeric only
Since 1970
March 26, 1989Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+3MSK
March 31, 1991Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+4numeric only
March 29, 1992Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+3MSK
March 27, 2011Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+4MSK
October 26, 2014Standard time back 1 hourUTC+3MSK

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1981–19831 April, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour
1984April 1September 301 hour
1985–1988last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in September, 03:001 hour
1989not that yearSeptember 241 hour
1990March 25September 301 hour, MSK to MSD
1992not that yearSeptember 271 hour
1993–1995fourth Sunday in March, 02:00fourth Sunday in September, 03:001 hour, MSK to MSD
1996–2010last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in October, 03:001 hour, MSK to MSD

Also on UTC+3

Moscow (Russia), Volgograd (Russia), Belarus, Simferopol (Ukraine), Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia (nearest first; 1 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Ulyanovsk (481 km): same time except 4,296 days in 1991, 1992 and 2016–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Samara (601 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 9,797 days in 1970–2014.
  • Yekaterinburg (678 km): usually 2 hours ahead; different on 7,391 days in 1970–2011 and 2014.
  • Moscow (790 km): same time except 7,388 days in 1970–1989, 1991 and 1992.
  • Saratov (815 km): same time except 4,044 days in 1988, 1989 and 2016–2026; 1 hour ahead today.

How it compares

On standard time, clocks in Kirov run 19 minutes behind local mean solar time.