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UTC+03:00#Arabia Standard Time

{{Short description|Identifier for a time offset from UTC of +3}}

{{Infobox time zone | UTC = yes}}

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{{Time zones of Africa}}

{{Time zones of the Middle East}}

{{Time zones of Europe}}

{{Time zones of Russia}}

UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03:00. In areas using this time offset, the time is three hours ahead of the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Following the ISO 8601 standard, a time with this offset would be written as, for example, 2019-02-08T23:36:06+03:00.

As standard time (year-round)

Principal cities: Istanbul, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Doha, Riyadh, Baghdad, Nairobi, Dire Dawa, Addis Ababa, Manama, Sanaa, Aden, Minsk, Kuwait City, Asmara, Antananarivo, Kampala, Amman, Damascus

= Africa =

{{Main|East Africa Time}}

==East Africa==

  • Comoros
  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  • Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean
  • Bassas da India,{{cite web|url=http://www.timegenie.com/country.time/bx|title=Current Times In Bassas da India...|publisher=Time Genie|access-date=18 August 2012}} Europa Island{{cite web|url=http://www.timegenie.com/city.time/xeueu|title=Current Time In Europa Island, Europa Island...|publisher=Time Genie|access-date=18 August 2012}} and Juan de Nova Island{{cite web|url=http://www.timegenie.com/country.time/ju|title=Current Times In Juan de Nova Island...|publisher=Time Genie|access-date=18 August 2012}}
  • Mayotte
  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
  • Somalia
  • Somaliland
  • South Africa{{cite web|url=http://www.worldtimezone.com/wtz019.php|title=World Time Zone Map Section # 19|publisher=WorldTimeZone.com|access-date=15 July 2012}}
  • Prince Edward Islands
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda

=Antarctica=

=Asia=

==Arabia Standard Time==

{{For|other time zones with the abbreviation AST|AST (disambiguation)#Time zones{{!}}AST (time)}}

Arabia Standard Time, or AST (indicated by KSA on some Arabic TV stations), is used by some of the countries in the Middle East. As this time zone is predominantly in the equatorial region, there is no significant change in day length throughout the year, so daylight saving time is not observed. Between 1982 and 2007, Iraq observed Arabia Daylight Time (UTC+04:00) but the government abolished DST in March 2008.{{cite web|title=AST – Arabia Standard Time|url=http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/ast.html|publisher=timeanddate.com|access-date=31 August 2011}}{{cite web|title=Winter time change will be abandoned this year|url=http://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/kis-saati-uygulamasi-yururlukten-kaldirildi|publisher=cnnturk.com|access-date=8 September 2016}}

Arabia Standard Time is used by the following countries:

  • Bahrain
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Yemen

=Europe=

{{Main articles|Moscow Time|Time in Turkey}}

Most of European Russia, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Novaya Zemlya, Franz Josef Land. From October 26, 2014 Moscow and most other parts of European Russia started using UTC+03:00 again, year-round.{{Cite web |title=Russia returns to Standard Time all year |url=https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/russia-abandons-permanent-summer-time.html |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.timeanddate.com |language=en}} Also on September 7, 2016, Turkey started using UTC+03:00 year-round.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/turkey-scraps-dst-2016.html|title=Turkey Stays on Daylight Saving Time for Good|date=September 7, 2016|website=Time and Date|access-date=September 7, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/northern-cyprus-time-zone.html|title=Occupied Northern Cyprus to Follow Turkey Time|date=September 14, 2016|access-date=September 14, 2016}} Besides the names mentioned above, the name "Eastern Europe Forward Time"' (EEFT) is sometimes used.

==Caucasus region==

  • Georgia (while Georgia remains within UTC+04:00, its two breakaway regions have opted to use UTC+03:00) this includes:
  • Abkhazia{{cite web|url=http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/society/61360.html|title=Transition to winter time will take place in Abkhazia in parallel with Russia - Vestnik Kavkaza|website=vestnikkavkaza.net|date=22 June 2012 |access-date=5 September 2018}}
  • South Ossetia

As daylight saving time (Northern Hemisphere summer only)

{{main|Eastern European Summer Time|Israel Summer Time}}

Principal cities: Kyiv, Bucharest, Athens, Jerusalem, Sofia, Cairo

= Europe =

=Asia=

  • Israel
  • Lebanon

=Africa=

  • Egypt{{cite web|author= |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/2/490952/Egypt/Society/Egypt-to-reapply-daylightsaving-time-annually-to-r.aspx|title= Egypt to reapply daylight-saving time annually to rationalise use of energy|website= Ahram|date= 1 March 2023|access-date= 20 March 2023|language= English}}

Discrepancies between official UTC+03:00 and geographical UTC+03:00

= Areas in UTC+03:00 longitudes using other time zones =

Using UTC+04:00:

Using UTC+03:30:

  • Iran
  • The western part, including Tehran

Using UTC+02:00:

  • Ukraine (standard time)
  • The easternmost part, including Luhansk (the territories under Ukrainian control)
  • Sudan
  • The very easternmost part in the country
  • Mozambique
  • Most of the northeast, including Montepuez and Nampula

= Areas outside UTC+03:00 longitudes using UTC+03:00 time =

== Areas between 67°30′ E and 82°30′ E ("physical" [[UTC+05:00]]) ==

  • Russia
  • The very east of Severny Island with 69°2' E as the easternmost point

== Areas between 52°30' E and 67°30' E ("physical" UTC+04:00) ==

== Areas between 22°30' E and 37°30' E ("physical" UTC+02:00) ==

Notes

  1. The westernmost point at UTC+03:00 is the westernmost point of contiguous Russia, near Lavry, Pskov Oblast (27°19' E). The time zone employed there (corresponding to 45°E) is 17°41' E of physical time, i.e. roughly 1 hour and 11 minutes ahead of physical time, making for the largest overall discrepancy between time used and physical time for UTC+03:00.
  2. The easternmost point at UTC+03:00 is Cape Zhelaniya, Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya, Russia (69°06' E). The time zone employed there (corresponding to 45°E) is 24°06' W of physical time, i.e. roughly 1 hour and 36 minutes behind physical time, making for the largest discrepancy between time used and physical time for UTC+03:00.
  3. On February 8, 2011, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev issued a decree cancelling daylight saving time in Russia. Under the decree, all clocks in Russia advanced by 1 hour on March 27, 2011, but did not change back the following October, effectively making Kaliningrad Time UTC+03:00 permanently, and Moscow Time UTC+04:00 permanently. This proved unpopular because of the dark mornings, children walking to school and people going to work in complete darkness. On October 26, 2014, Russia permanently returned to standard time by setting the clocks back by 1 hour effectively making Kaliningrad Time UTC+02:00 permanently and Moscow Time UTC+03:00 permanently.
  4. Ukraine had UTC+02:00 plus regularly EEST from 1990 till 2011 (in years 1981–1990 Moscow Summer Time) until the Ukrainian parliament added 1 hour "on the territory of Ukraine from March 27, 2011" and canceled daylight saving time on September 20, 2011, de facto making EEST (UTC+03:00) the new standard time.{{Cite news |date=20 September 2011 |title=Ukraine cancels use of daylight saving time |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/113166/ |work=Kyiv Post}} After strong criticism from the mass media, on 18 October 2011 the Ukrainian parliament cancelled its previous decision.{{Cite news |date=18 October 2011 |title=Ukraine to return to standard time on Oct. 30 (updated) |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/115146/ |work=Kyiv Post |access-date=18 October 2011}}

See also

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