The Republic of Sakha is the only federal subject of Russia which uses more than one time zone. Sakha spans three time zones.[1]
| Map | Time zone | Abbr. | UTC offset | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yakutsk Time | YAKT | UTC+09:00 | Most of the republic's territory. |
 | Vladivostok Time | VLAT | UTC+10:00 | Districts of Oymyakonsky, Ust-Yansky and Verkhoyansky. |
 | Magadan Time | MAGT | UTC+11:00 | Districts of Abyysky, Allaikhovsky, Momsky, Nizhnekolymsky, Srednekolymsky and Verkhnekolymsky. |
History
Decree No. 725 of 31 August 2011 changed Moscow Time (MSK) from UTC+03:00, or UTC+04:00 during with seasonal daylight saving time (DST), to UTC+04:00 all year. Therefore, the time zones of Sakha, which were MSK+6, MSK+7 and MSK+8, changed from UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00 and UTC+11:00 (or UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00 and UTC+12:00 during DST) to UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00 and UTC+12:00 all year. As the decree took effect when DST was already observed, there was no change in local time in most of Sakha. However, the decree also changed the offset of some parts of Sakha with respect to Moscow Time (MSK), and thus to UTC.[2]
| Areas | Before | After | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSK offset | UTC offset | MSK offset | UTC offset | ||
| all year | standard | DST | all year | ||
| Oymyakonsky District | MSK+8 | UTC+11:00 | UTC+12:00 | MSK+7 | UTC+11:00 |
| New Siberian Islands Tomponsky District Ust-Maysky District | MSK+7 | UTC+10:00 | UTC+11:00 | MSK+6 | UTC+10:00 |
On 26 October 2014, Moscow Time reverted to UTC+03:00, also without seasonal changes. The time offset in all parts of Sakha with respect to Moscow Time remained the same (MSK+6, MSK+7, MSK+8), but changed with respect to UTC (becoming again UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00).[3]
IANA time zone database
| Country | Coordinates | Time zone name | IANA description | UTC offset | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU | +623923+1353314 | Asia/Khandyga | MSK+06 - Tomponsky, Ust-Maysky | UTC+09:00 | Tomponsky, Ust-Maysky |
| RU | +6728+15343 | Asia/Srednekolymsk | MSK+08 - Sakha (E); North Kuril Is | UTC+11:00 | |
| RU | +643337+1431336 | Asia/Ust-Nera | MSK+07 - Oymyakonsky | UTC+10:00 | Oymyakonsky |
| RU | +6200+12940 | Asia/Yakutsk | MSK+06 - Lena River | UTC+09:00 | |
| RU | Asia/Vladivostok | MSK+07 - ... | UTC+10:00 | Ust-Yansky, Verkhoyansky |
External links
- http://efele.net/maps/tz/russia/ map showing IANA zones for Russia - five zones for Sakha
References
- ↑ Federal law on the calculation of time, Official internet portal of legal information of the Russian Federation (in Russian).
- ↑ Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации № 725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации».
- ↑ "New Russian time zones and the corresponding areas from October 26, 2014", World Time Zone, 22 July 2014.