Europe/Minsk

Time zone identifier: Europe/Minsk

Current civil offset: +03:00 (+03)

Current DST state: Observing Standard Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1879-12-31

Local Mean Time (LMT): +01:50:16 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 68 transitions across 6 distinct offsets

Associated countries: BY

Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)

Text summary: Europe/Minsk shifted between 6 distinct offsets from 1879-12-31 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (68 Transitions)

UTC Instant	Local Wall Time	Shift	Abbreviation	DST	Effect
`1879-12-31T22:09:44Z`	`1879-12-31 23:59:44`	+01:50:16 → +01:50	`MMT`	No	overlap
`1924-05-01T22:10:00Z`	`1924-05-02 00:10:00`	+01:50 → +02:00	`EET`	No	gap
`1930-06-20T22:00:00Z`	`1930-06-21 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	gap
`1941-06-27T21:00:00Z`	`1941-06-27 23:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`CEST`	Yes	overlap
`1942-11-02T01:00:00Z`	`1942-11-02 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`CET`	No	overlap
`1943-03-29T01:00:00Z`	`1943-03-29 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CEST`	Yes	gap
`1943-10-04T01:00:00Z`	`1943-10-04 02:00:00`	+02:00 → +01:00	`CET`	No	overlap
`1944-04-03T01:00:00Z`	`1944-04-03 03:00:00`	+01:00 → +02:00	`CEST`	Yes	gap
`1944-07-02T22:00:00Z`	`1944-07-03 01:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	gap
`1981-03-31T21:00:00Z`	`1981-04-01 01:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1981-09-30T20:00:00Z`	`1981-09-30 23:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1982-03-31T21:00:00Z`	`1982-04-01 01:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1982-09-30T20:00:00Z`	`1982-09-30 23:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1983-03-31T21:00:00Z`	`1983-04-01 01:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1983-09-30T20:00:00Z`	`1983-09-30 23:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1984-03-31T21:00:00Z`	`1984-04-01 01:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1984-09-29T23:00:00Z`	`1984-09-30 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1985-03-30T23:00:00Z`	`1985-03-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1985-09-28T23:00:00Z`	`1985-09-29 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1986-03-29T23:00:00Z`	`1986-03-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1986-09-27T23:00:00Z`	`1986-09-28 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1987-03-28T23:00:00Z`	`1987-03-29 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1987-09-26T23:00:00Z`	`1987-09-27 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1988-03-26T23:00:00Z`	`1988-03-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1988-09-24T23:00:00Z`	`1988-09-25 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1989-03-25T23:00:00Z`	`1989-03-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1989-09-23T23:00:00Z`	`1989-09-24 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1991-03-30T23:00:00Z`	`1991-03-31 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	offset-only
`1991-09-29T00:00:00Z`	`1991-09-29 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1992-03-29T00:00:00Z`	`1992-03-29 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1992-09-27T00:00:00Z`	`1992-09-27 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1993-03-28T00:00:00Z`	`1993-03-28 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1993-09-26T00:00:00Z`	`1993-09-26 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1994-03-27T00:00:00Z`	`1994-03-27 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1994-09-25T00:00:00Z`	`1994-09-25 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1995-03-26T00:00:00Z`	`1995-03-26 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1995-09-24T00:00:00Z`	`1995-09-24 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1996-03-31T00:00:00Z`	`1996-03-31 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1996-10-27T00:00:00Z`	`1996-10-27 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1997-03-30T00:00:00Z`	`1997-03-30 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1997-10-26T00:00:00Z`	`1997-10-26 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1998-03-29T00:00:00Z`	`1998-03-29 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1998-10-25T00:00:00Z`	`1998-10-25 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`1999-03-28T00:00:00Z`	`1999-03-28 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`1999-10-31T00:00:00Z`	`1999-10-31 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2000-03-26T00:00:00Z`	`2000-03-26 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2000-10-29T00:00:00Z`	`2000-10-29 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2001-03-25T00:00:00Z`	`2001-03-25 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2001-10-28T00:00:00Z`	`2001-10-28 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2002-03-31T00:00:00Z`	`2002-03-31 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2002-10-27T00:00:00Z`	`2002-10-27 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2003-03-30T00:00:00Z`	`2003-03-30 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2003-10-26T00:00:00Z`	`2003-10-26 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2004-03-28T00:00:00Z`	`2004-03-28 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2004-10-31T00:00:00Z`	`2004-10-31 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2005-03-27T00:00:00Z`	`2005-03-27 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2005-10-30T00:00:00Z`	`2005-10-30 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2006-03-26T00:00:00Z`	`2006-03-26 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2006-10-29T00:00:00Z`	`2006-10-29 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2007-03-25T00:00:00Z`	`2007-03-25 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2007-10-28T00:00:00Z`	`2007-10-28 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2008-03-30T00:00:00Z`	`2008-03-30 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2008-10-26T00:00:00Z`	`2008-10-26 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2009-03-29T00:00:00Z`	`2009-03-29 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2009-10-25T00:00:00Z`	`2009-10-25 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2010-03-28T00:00:00Z`	`2010-03-28 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`EEST`	Yes	gap
`2010-10-31T00:00:00Z`	`2010-10-31 02:00:00`	+03:00 → +02:00	`EET`	No	overlap
`2011-03-27T00:00:00Z`	`2011-03-27 03:00:00`	+02:00 → +03:00	`+03`	No	gap

Notes from the Maintainers

Source: europe (Lines 834 to 857)

Belarus

From Stepan Golosunov (2016-07-02):
http://www.lawbelarus.com/repub/sub30/texf9611.htm
(Act of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus from
1992-03-25 No. 157) ... says clocks were to be moved forward at 2:00
on last Sunday of March and backward at 3:00 on last Sunday of September
(the same as previous USSR and contemporary Russian regulations).

From Yauhen Kharuzhy (2011-09-16):
By latest Belarus government act Europe/Minsk timezone was changed to
GMT+3 without DST (was GMT+2 with DST).

Sources (Russian language):
http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/society/V-Belarusi-otmenjaetsja-perexod-na-sezonnoe-vremja_i_572952.html
http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2011/09/16/ic_articles_116_175144/
https://news.tut.by/society/250578.html

From Alexander Bokovoy (2014-10-09):
Belarussian government decided against changing to winter time....
http://eng.belta.by/all_news/society/Belarus-decides-against-adjusting-time-in-Russias-wake_i_76335.html

Zone	NAME		STDOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]

Attributed Statements:

Stepan Golosunov (2016-07-02):

http://www.lawbelarus.com/repub/sub30/texf9611.htm (Act of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus from 1992-03-25 No. 157) ... says clocks were to be moved forward at 2:00 on last Sunday of March and backward at 3:00 on last Sunday of September (the same as previous USSR and contemporary Russian regulations).

Yauhen Kharuzhy (2011-09-16):

By latest Belarus government act Europe/Minsk timezone was changed to GMT+3 without DST (was GMT+2 with DST). Sources (Russian language): http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/society/V-Belarusi-otmenjaetsja-perexod-na-sezonnoe-vremja_i_572952.html http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2011/09/16/ic_articles_116_175144/ https://news.tut.by/society/250578.html

Alexander Bokovoy (2014-10-09):

Belarussian government decided against changing to winter time.... http://eng.belta.by/all_news/society/Belarus-decides-against-adjusting-time-in-Russias-wake_i_76335.html Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]

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.