Magadan Time
| Magadan Time | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
| UTC offset | |
| MAGT | UTC+11:00 |
| Current time | |
| 12:16, 22 March 2026 MAGT [refresh] | |
| Observance of DST | |
| DST is not observed in this time zone. | |
Magadan Time (MAGT) (Russian: магада́нское вре́мя, magadanskoye vremya) is a time zone in Russia, named after Magadan, the administrative center of Magadan Oblast. It is 11 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+11) and 8 hours ahead of Moscow Time (MSK+8).
Between 26 October 2014 and 24 April 2016, Magadan Oblast was in UTC+10 (MSK+7), that is Vladivostok Time.[1][2] During this time, the UTC+11:00 (MSK+8) time zone was named Srednekolymsk Time, and was used by only 27,000 residents in the eastern districts of the Sakha Republic and northern Kuril Islands.[3]
The time in Magadan has been as follows:[4]
| Start date | UTC offset | MSK offset |
|---|---|---|
| From 1924, May 2 | UTC+10:00 | MSK+8 |
| From 1930, Jun 21 | UTC+11:00 | MSK+8 |
| From 1991, Mar 31 | UTC+10:00 with DST | MSK+8 |
| From 1992, Jan 19 | UTC+11:00 with DST | MSK+8 |
| From 2011, Mar 27 | UTC+12:00 | MSK+8 |
| From 2014, Oct 26 | UTC+10:00 | MSK+7 |
| From 2016, Apr 24 | UTC+11:00 | MSK+8 |
Areas on Magadan Time
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IANA time zone database
In the zone.tab of the IANA time zone database, the zones with the same current offset are:
| c.c. | Coordinates | Timezone name | Comments | UTC offset | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU | +5934 |
Asia
|
MSK+08 – Magadan | +11:00 | |
| RU | +4658 |
Asia
|
MSK+08 – Sakhalin Island | +11:00 | |
| RU | +6728 |
Asia
|
MSK+08 – Sakha (E), N Kuril Is | +11:00 | |
See also
References
- ^ "New Russian time zones and the corresponding areas from October 26, 2014", World Time Zone, 22 July 2014.
- ^ Russia Changes Time Zone in Magadan, Timeanddate.com, 7 April 2016.
- ^ Time Zones Currently Being Used in Russia, Timeanddate.com.
- ^ Time Zone Database (IANA)