Samara Time
| Samara Time | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
| UTC offset | |
| SAMT | UTC+04:00 |
| Current time | |
| 07:24, 20 March 2026 SAMT [refresh] | |
| Observance of DST | |
| DST is not observed in this time zone. | |
Samara Time (SAMT) is the time zone four hours ahead of UTC (UTC+4) and 1 hour ahead of Moscow Time (MSK+1). Samara Time is used in Astrakhan Oblast, Samara Oblast, Saratov Oblast, Udmurtia, and Ulyanovsk Oblast.
History
Until a reform on 28 March 2010, Samara Time was UTC+4 in winter and Samara Summer Time (SAMST) was UTC+5 in summer. From that date, Samara Time was abolished with the two regions effectively joining Moscow Summer Time.[1][2] In March 2011, Moscow time was moved forward to UTC+04:00 year-round, and Samara Time was reinstated on 26 October 2014, when Moscow time moved back one hour to UTC+03:00 year-round and Samara Oblast and Udmurtia remained on UTC+04:00. On 27 March 2016, Ulyanovsk Oblast and Astrakhan Oblast switched to Samara Time by moving the clock 1 hour forwards from Moscow time.[3][4] On 4 December 2016, Saratov Oblast also switched to Samara Time by moving forward 1 hour from Moscow time.[5][6] On 28 October 2018, Volgograd Oblast also switched to Samara Time by moving forward 1 hour from Moscow time,[7] but this change was reverted on 27 December 2020.[8][9]
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 | +4621 |
Europe
|
MSK+01 – Astrakhan | +04:00 | |
| RU | +5134 |
Europe
|
MSK+01 – Saratov | +04:00 | |
| RU | +5420 |
Europe
|
MSK+01 – Ulyanovsk | +04:00 | |
| RU | +5312 |
Europe
|
MSK+01 – Samara, Udmurtia | +04:00 | |
References
- ^ Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации от 17 марта 2010 г. N 166 г. Москва "О применении на территории Удмуртской Республики времени второго часового пояса" (in Russian)
- ^ Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации от 19 марта 2010 г. N 170 г. Москва "О применении на территории Самарской области времени второго часового пояса" (in Russian)
- ^ Федеральный закон Российской Федерации от 15 февраля 2016 г. N 27-ФЗ "О внесении изменений в статью 5 Федерального закона "Об исчислении времени"(in Russian)
- ^ Федеральный закон Российской Федерации от 9 марта 2016 г. N 69-ФЗ "О внесении изменений в статью 5 Федерального закона "Об исчислении времени"(in Russian)
- ^ Proposed Time Change in Saratov, Russia, Timeanddate.com, 14 November 2016.
- ^ Vladimir Putin signed law on time change in Saratov Oblast, Vzglyad-info, 22 November 2016. (in Russian)
- ^ Федеральный закон от 11 октября 2018 г. N 368-ФЗ "О внесении изменений в статью 5 Федерального закона "Об исчислении времени"(in Russian)
- ^ New Time Zone in Russia's Volgograd Region, Timeanddate.com, 17 December 2020.
- ^ Federal law of 22 December 2020 no. 432-FZ "On amendments to article 5 of federal law 'On the calculation of time'" Archived 9 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Official internet portal of legal information of Russia. (in Russian)