Time in Tajikistan
| Tajikistan Standard Time | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
 Map of South Asia with time zones; Tajikistan is colored green to indicate UTC 05:00. | |
| UTC offset | |
| BST | UTC 05:00 |
| Current time | |
| 21:10, 22 November 2024 BST [refresh] | |
| Observance of DST | |
| DST is not observed in this time zone. | |
Time in Tajikistan is given by Tajikistan Time (TJT; UTC 05:00). Tajikistan does not currently observe daylight saving time.[1] The IANA identifier for Tajikistan Time is Asia/Dushanbe.
IANA time zone database
[edit]Data for Tajikistan directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database. Columns marked with * are the columns from zone.tab itself.
| c.c.* | Coordinates* | TZ* | Comments* | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ | 3835 06848 | Asia/Dushanbe | 05:00 |
History
[edit]Historic time zones for Tajikistan (both as an independent country and a Soviet state)[2]
| From | To | Zone | DST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1924 | 21 June 1930 | UTC 5 | no |
| 21 June 1930 | 1 April 1981 | UTC 6 | no |
| 1 April 1981 | 31 March 1991 | UTC 6 | yes |
| 31 March 1991 | 9 September 1991 | UTC 5 | yes |
| 9 September 1991 | Present | UTC 5 | no |
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/tajikistan/dushanbe Time zone in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- ^ "IANA — Time Zone Database".
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