European time zones:

MSK – Moscow Standard Time

Time zone offset: UTC + 3 hours

MSK is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Note that during summer daylight saving time/summer time is observed, and MSD is used instead.

Time zone abbreviation: MSK

Full name is Moscow Standard Time

Email time zone indicator: +0300

An email sent from someone in the MSK time zone will have the time zone listed as "+0300" in the headers of the email. (However, "+0300" does not have to be in MSK, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).

For actual dates DST might be observed, look at the examples below

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Where and when is MSK observed?

Western Russia areas using MSK in the winter and MSD during the summer

• Russia - most western parts extending to Moscow, excluding Kaliningrad

Time zone maps are under development and will be available later

Example location in MSK

• Cheboksary - This time zone offset is used during winter in this location

Other time zones in Europe

Go directly through the links below, or see the Europe time zone list

• BST - British Summer Time
• CEST - Central European Summer Time
• CET - Central European Time
• EEST - Eastern European Summer Time
• EET - Eastern European Time
• GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
• IST - Irish Standard Time
• KUYT - Kuybyshev Time
• MSD - Moscow Daylight Time
• SAMT - Samara Time
• WEST - Western European Summer Time
• WET - Western European Time

Time zones in other regions

• Africa
• Antarctica
• Asia
• Atlantic
• Australia
• Caribbean
• Central America
• Indian Ocean
• Military
• North America
• Pacific
• South America

Related links

• Time zone abbreviations world-wide
• The World Clock - Time Zones - current time around the world
• The World Clock - Time Zone Converter - Convert between time zones