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Time Change 2009 in Russia

Last change: 2010
Oct
31
1 hour Back

Oct 31, 2010, 3:00 am

Country: Russia
Long Name: Russian Federation
Abbreviations: RU, RUS
Capital: Moscow
Time Zones: 11
Dial Code: +7

Mar 29

Forward 1 hour

Mar 29, 2009 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 29, 2009, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 29, 2009, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 29, 2009 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

More info:
Europe Starts Daylight Saving Time on March 29, 2009

Oct 25

Back 1 hour

Oct 25, 2009 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 25, 2009, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 25, 2009, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 25, 2009 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
Europe’s Daylight Saving Ends on October 25, 2009

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When Does DST Start and End in Russia?

Despite having used Daylight Saving Time (DST) for many years and as recently as 2010, Russia currently does not have DST.

DST First Introduced in 1917

The Soviet Union first experimented with DST in 1917, when clocks were turned forward by 1 hour. The measure was repealed only months later and, although the country's time zones underwent a number of changes in the years that followed, there was no official DST clock change from 1918 to 1980.

The USSR reintroduced DST in 1981. From 1984, the country changed its clocks simultaneously with most European countries. 2011 saw the nationwide introduction of year-round DST, ending a period of annual clock changes that had lasted for 3 decades. Following another law change in 2014, Russian clocks were turned back by 1 hour to today's all-year standard time.

Daylight Saving Time History in Russia