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).
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| KALT | Kaliningrad Time | UTC 2 | (MSK−1) | |
| MSK | Moscow Time | UTC 3 | (MSK±0) | |
| SAMT | Samara Time | UTC 4 | (MSK 1) | |
| YEKT | Yekaterinburg Time | UTC 5 | (MSK 2) | |
| OMST | Omsk Time | UTC 6 | (MSK 3) | |
| KRAT | Krasnoyarsk Time | UTC 7 | (MSK 4) | |
| IRKT | Irkutsk Time | UTC 8 | (MSK 5) | |
| YAKT | Yakutsk Time | UTC 9 | (MSK 6) | |
| VLAT | Vladivostok Time | UTC 10 | (MSK 7) | |
| MAGT | Magadan Time | UTC 11 | (MSK 8) | |
| PETT | Kamchatka Time | UTC 12 | (MSK 9) |
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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See also
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edit- ^ "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)