Magadan Time
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 |
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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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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)
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