Vladivostok Time Explained

Vladivostok Time (VLAT) (Russian: владивостокское время, vladivostokskoye vremya), is a time zone in Russia, named after the city of Vladivostok. It is ten hours ahead of UTC and seven hours ahead of Moscow Time (MSK+7).

On 27 March 2011, Russia moved to year-round daylight saving time. Instead of switching between in winter and in summer, Vladivostok Time became fixed at until 2014, when it was reset back to year-round.^[1]

IANA time zone database

In the zone.tab of the IANA time zone database the corresponding zones is Asia/Vladivostok.

Areas on Vladivostok Time

• Khabarovsk Krai
• Central parts of the Sakha Republic (Oymyakonsky District, Ust-Yansky District and Verkhoyansky District)
• The Jewish Autonomous Oblast
• Primorsky Krai

Between 26 October 2014 and 24 April 2016 Vladivostok Time was used in Magadan Oblast and Sakhalin.

Cities on Vladivostok Time

Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants using Vladivostok Time:

• Artyom
• Khabarovsk
• Komsomolsk-on-Amur
• Nakhodka
• Ussuriysk
• Vladivostok

See also

• Time in Russia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Russia: Putin abolishes 'daylight savings' time change. BBC News. 30 January 2017. 22 July 2014.