Europe/Volgograd

Time zone identifier: Europe/Volgograd

Current civil offset: +03:00 (MSK)

Current DST state: Observing Standard Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1920-01-02

Local Mean Time (LMT): +02:57:40 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 65 transitions across 4 distinct offsets

Associated countries: RU

Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)

Text summary: Europe/Volgograd shifted between 4 distinct offsets from 1920-01-02 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (65 Transitions)

UTC Instant	Local Wall Time	Shift	Abbreviation	DST	Effect
`1920-01-02T21:02:20Z`	`1920-01-03 00:02:20`	+02:57:40 → +03:00	`+03`	No	gap
`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 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	offset-only
`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
`1990-03-24T23:00:00Z`	`1990-03-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1990-09-29T23:00:00Z`	`1990-09-30 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	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	`MSD`	Yes	offset-only
`1992-09-26T23:00:00Z`	`1992-09-27 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1993-03-27T23:00:00Z`	`1993-03-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1993-09-25T23:00:00Z`	`1993-09-26 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1994-03-26T23:00:00Z`	`1994-03-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1994-09-24T23:00:00Z`	`1994-09-25 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1995-03-25T23:00:00Z`	`1995-03-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1995-09-23T23:00:00Z`	`1995-09-24 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1996-03-30T23:00:00Z`	`1996-03-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1996-10-26T23:00:00Z`	`1996-10-27 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1997-03-29T23:00:00Z`	`1997-03-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1997-10-25T23:00:00Z`	`1997-10-26 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1998-03-28T23:00:00Z`	`1998-03-29 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1998-10-24T23:00:00Z`	`1998-10-25 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`1999-03-27T23:00:00Z`	`1999-03-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`1999-10-30T23:00:00Z`	`1999-10-31 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2000-03-25T23:00:00Z`	`2000-03-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`2000-10-28T23:00:00Z`	`2000-10-29 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2001-03-24T23:00:00Z`	`2001-03-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`2001-10-27T23:00:00Z`	`2001-10-28 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2002-03-30T23:00:00Z`	`2002-03-31 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`2002-10-26T23:00:00Z`	`2002-10-27 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2003-03-29T23:00:00Z`	`2003-03-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`2003-10-25T23:00:00Z`	`2003-10-26 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2004-03-27T23:00:00Z`	`2004-03-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`2004-10-30T23:00:00Z`	`2004-10-31 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2005-03-26T23:00:00Z`	`2005-03-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`2005-10-29T23:00:00Z`	`2005-10-30 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2006-03-25T23:00:00Z`	`2006-03-26 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`2006-10-28T23:00:00Z`	`2006-10-29 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2007-03-24T23:00:00Z`	`2007-03-25 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`2007-10-27T23:00:00Z`	`2007-10-28 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2008-03-29T23:00:00Z`	`2008-03-30 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`2008-10-25T23:00:00Z`	`2008-10-26 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2009-03-28T23:00:00Z`	`2009-03-29 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`2009-10-24T23:00:00Z`	`2009-10-25 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2010-03-27T23:00:00Z`	`2010-03-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSD`	Yes	gap
`2010-10-30T23:00:00Z`	`2010-10-31 02:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2011-03-26T23:00:00Z`	`2011-03-27 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`MSK`	No	gap
`2014-10-25T22:00:00Z`	`2014-10-26 01:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap
`2018-10-27T23:00:00Z`	`2018-10-28 03:00:00`	+03:00 → +04:00	`+04`	No	gap
`2020-12-26T22:00:00Z`	`2020-12-27 01:00:00`	+04:00 → +03:00	`MSK`	No	overlap

Notes from the Maintainers

Source: europe (Lines 2946 to 2973)

From Paul Eggert (2016-11-11):
Europe/Volgograd covers:
34	RU-VGG	Volgograd Oblast
The 1988 transition is from USSR act No. 5 (1988-01-04).

From Alexander Fetisov (2018-09-20):
Volgograd region in southern Russia (Europe/Volgograd) change
timezone from UTC+3 to UTC+4 from 28oct2018.
http://sozd.parliament.gov.ru/bill/452878-7

From Stepan Golosunov (2018-10-11):
The law has been published today on
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201810110037

From Alexander Krivenyshev (2020-11-27):
The State Duma approved (Nov 24, 2020) the transition of the Volgograd
region to the Moscow time zone....
https://sozd.duma.gov.ru/bill/1012130-7

From Stepan Golosunov (2020-12-05):
Currently proposed text for the second reading (expected on December 8) ...
changes the date to December 27. https://v1.ru/text/gorod/2020/12/04/69601031/

From Stepan Golosunov (2020-12-22):
The law was published today on
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202012220002

Attributed Statements:

Paul Eggert (2016-11-11):

Europe/Volgograd covers: 34 RU-VGG Volgograd Oblast The 1988 transition is from USSR act No. 5 (1988-01-04).

Alexander Fetisov (2018-09-20):

Volgograd region in southern Russia (Europe/Volgograd) change timezone from UTC+3 to UTC+4 from 28oct2018. http://sozd.parliament.gov.ru/bill/452878-7

Stepan Golosunov (2018-10-11):

The law has been published today on http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201810110037

Alexander Krivenyshev (2020-11-27):

The State Duma approved (Nov 24, 2020) the transition of the Volgograd region to the Moscow time zone.... https://sozd.duma.gov.ru/bill/1012130-7

Stepan Golosunov (2020-12-05):

Currently proposed text for the second reading (expected on December 8) ... changes the date to December 27. https://v1.ru/text/gorod/2020/12/04/69601031/

Stepan Golosunov (2020-12-22):

The law was published today on http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202012220002

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.