Europe/Astrakhan

Time zone identifier: Europe/Astrakhan

Current civil offset: +04:00 (+04)

Current DST state: Observing Standard Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1924-04-30

Local Mean Time (LMT): +03:12:12 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 64 transitions across 4 distinct offsets

Associated countries: RU

Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)

Text summary: Europe/Astrakhan shifted between 4 distinct offsets from 1924-04-30 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (64 Transitions)

UTC Instant	Local Wall Time	Shift	Abbreviation	DST	Effect
`1924-04-30T20:47:48Z`	`1924-04-30 23:47:48`	+03:12:12 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`1930-06-20T21:00:00Z`	`1930-06-21 01:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	gap
`1981-03-31T20:00:00Z`	`1981-04-01 01:00:00`	+04:00 → +05:00	`+05`	Yes	gap
`1981-09-30T19:00:00Z`	`1981-09-30 23:00:00`	+05:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	overlap
`1982-03-31T20:00:00Z`	`1982-04-01 01:00:00`	+04:00 → +05:00	`+05`	Yes	gap
`1982-09-30T19:00:00Z`	`1982-09-30 23:00:00`	+05:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	overlap
`1983-03-31T20:00:00Z`	`1983-04-01 01:00:00`	+04:00 → +05:00	`+05`	Yes	gap
`1983-09-30T19:00:00Z`	`1983-09-30 23:00:00`	+05:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	overlap
`1984-03-31T20:00:00Z`	`1984-04-01 01:00:00`	+04:00 → +05:00	`+05`	Yes	gap
`1984-09-29T22:00:00Z`	`1984-09-30 02:00:00`	+05:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	overlap
`1985-03-30T22:00:00Z`	`1985-03-31 03:00:00`	+04:00 → +05:00	`+05`	Yes	gap
`1985-09-28T22:00:00Z`	`1985-09-29 02:00:00`	+05:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	overlap
`1986-03-29T22:00:00Z`	`1986-03-30 03:00:00`	+04:00 → +05:00	`+05`	Yes	gap
`1986-09-27T22:00:00Z`	`1986-09-28 02:00:00`	+05:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	overlap
`1987-03-28T22:00:00Z`	`1987-03-29 03:00:00`	+04:00 → +05:00	`+05`	Yes	gap
`1987-09-26T22:00:00Z`	`1987-09-27 02:00:00`	+05:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	overlap
`1988-03-26T22:00:00Z`	`1988-03-27 03:00:00`	+04:00 → +05:00	`+05`	Yes	gap
`1988-09-24T22:00:00Z`	`1988-09-25 02:00:00`	+05:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	overlap
`1989-03-25T22:00:00Z`	`1989-03-26 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	offset-only
`1989-09-23T23:00:00Z`	`1989-09-24 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`1990-03-24T23:00:00Z`	`1990-03-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`1990-09-29T23:00:00Z`	`1990-09-30 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`1991-03-30T23:00:00Z`	`1991-03-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	gap
`1992-03-28T22:00:00Z`	`1992-03-29 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	offset-only
`1992-09-26T23:00:00Z`	`1992-09-27 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`1993-03-27T23:00:00Z`	`1993-03-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`1993-09-25T23:00:00Z`	`1993-09-26 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`1994-03-26T23:00:00Z`	`1994-03-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`1994-09-24T23:00:00Z`	`1994-09-25 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`1995-03-25T23:00:00Z`	`1995-03-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`1995-09-23T23:00:00Z`	`1995-09-24 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`1996-03-30T23:00:00Z`	`1996-03-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`1996-10-26T23:00:00Z`	`1996-10-27 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`1997-03-29T23:00:00Z`	`1997-03-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`1997-10-25T23:00:00Z`	`1997-10-26 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`1998-03-28T23:00:00Z`	`1998-03-29 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`1998-10-24T23:00:00Z`	`1998-10-25 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`1999-03-27T23:00:00Z`	`1999-03-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`1999-10-30T23:00:00Z`	`1999-10-31 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2000-03-25T23:00:00Z`	`2000-03-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`2000-10-28T23:00:00Z`	`2000-10-29 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2001-03-24T23:00:00Z`	`2001-03-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`2001-10-27T23:00:00Z`	`2001-10-28 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2002-03-30T23:00:00Z`	`2002-03-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`2002-10-26T23:00:00Z`	`2002-10-27 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2003-03-29T23:00:00Z`	`2003-03-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`2003-10-25T23:00:00Z`	`2003-10-26 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2004-03-27T23:00:00Z`	`2004-03-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`2004-10-30T23:00:00Z`	`2004-10-31 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2005-03-26T23:00:00Z`	`2005-03-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`2005-10-29T23:00:00Z`	`2005-10-30 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2006-03-25T23:00:00Z`	`2006-03-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`2006-10-28T23:00:00Z`	`2006-10-29 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2007-03-24T23:00:00Z`	`2007-03-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`2007-10-27T23:00:00Z`	`2007-10-28 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2008-03-29T23:00:00Z`	`2008-03-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`2008-10-25T23:00:00Z`	`2008-10-26 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2009-03-28T23:00:00Z`	`2009-03-29 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`2009-10-24T23:00:00Z`	`2009-10-25 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2010-03-27T23:00:00Z`	`2010-03-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	Yes	gap
`2010-10-30T23:00:00Z`	`2010-10-31 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2011-03-26T23:00:00Z`	`2011-03-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	gap
`2014-10-25T22:00:00Z`	`2014-10-26 01:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	overlap
`2016-03-26T23:00:00Z`	`2016-03-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	gap

Notes from the Maintainers

Source: europe (Lines 2892 to 2936)

Central Crimea used Moscow time 1994/1997.

From Paul Eggert (2022-07-21):
The _Economist_ (1994-05-28, p 45) reported that central Crimea switched
from Kyiv to Moscow time sometime after the January 1994 elections.
Shanks (1999) says "date of change uncertain", but implies that it happened
sometime between the 1994 DST switches.  Shanks & Pottenger simply say
1994-09-25 03:00, but that can't be right.  For now, guess it
changed in May.  This change evidently didn't last long; see below.
From IATA SSIM (1994/1997), which also said that Kerch is still like Kyiv.
IATA SSIM (1997-09) said Crimea switched to EET/EEST.
Assume it happened in March by not changing the clocks.
From Alexander Krivenyshev (2014-03-17):
time change at 2:00 (2am) on March 30, 2014
https://vz.ru/news/2014/3/17/677464.html
From Tim Parenti (2022-07-01), per Paul Eggert (2014-03-30):
The clocks at the railway station in Simferopol were put forward from 22:00
to 24:00 the previous day in a "symbolic ceremony"; however, per
contemporaneous news reports, "ordinary Crimeans [made] the daylight savings
time switch at 2am" on Sunday.
https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/crimea-to-set-clocks-to-russia-time-114033000014_1.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-crimea-time/crimea-switches-to-moscow-time-amid-incorporation-frenzy-idUKBREA2S0LT20140329
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-26806583


From Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):
Europe/Astrakhan covers:
30	RU-AST	Astrakhan Oblast

The 1989 transition is from USSR act No. 227 (1989-03-14).

From Alexander Krivenyshev (2016-01-12):
On February 10, 2016 Astrakhan Oblast got approval by the Federation
Council to change its time zone to UTC+4 (from current UTC+3 Moscow time)....
This Federal Law shall enter into force on 27 March 2016 at 02:00.
From Matt Johnson (2016-03-09):
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201602150056

Attributed Statements:

Paul Eggert (2022-07-21):

The _Economist_ (1994-05-28, p 45) reported that central Crimea switched from Kyiv to Moscow time sometime after the January 1994 elections. Shanks (1999) says "date of change uncertain", but implies that it happened sometime between the 1994 DST switches. Shanks & Pottenger simply say 1994-09-25 03:00, but that can't be right. For now, guess it changed in May. This change evidently didn't last long; see below. From IATA SSIM (1994/1997), which also said that Kerch is still like Kyiv. IATA SSIM (1997-09) said Crimea switched to EET/EEST. Assume it happened in March by not changing the clocks.

Alexander Krivenyshev (2014-03-17):

time change at 2:00 (2am) on March 30, 2014 https://vz.ru/news/2014/3/17/677464.html

Tim Parenti (2022-07-01):

The clocks at the railway station in Simferopol were put forward from 22:00 to 24:00 the previous day in a "symbolic ceremony"; however, per contemporaneous news reports, "ordinary Crimeans [made] the daylight savings time switch at 2am" on Sunday. https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/crimea-to-set-clocks-to-russia-time-114033000014_1.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-crimea-time/crimea-switches-to-moscow-time-amid-incorporation-frenzy-idUKBREA2S0LT20140329 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-26806583

Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):

Europe/Astrakhan covers: 30 RU-AST Astrakhan Oblast The 1989 transition is from USSR act No. 227 (1989-03-14).

Alexander Krivenyshev (2016-01-12):

On February 10, 2016 Astrakhan Oblast got approval by the Federation Council to change its time zone to UTC+4 (from current UTC+3 Moscow time).... This Federal Law shall enter into force on 27 March 2016 at 02:00.

Matt Johnson (2016-03-09):

http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201602150056

Years on Record

Methodology Note: The 1970 Rule

tzdb guarantees accuracy for timestamps from 1970 onwards. Transitions prior to 1970 represent best-effort historical reconstructions.