When is the next time change in Russia?

The next clock change in Russia will be on Friday, 31 October 1941. At 23:59 local time, clocks will turn backward by 1 hour.

How will the next time change affect daylight in Russia?

After the clocks change on 31 Oct 1941, there will be more light in the morning. This adjustment is meant to maximize usable sunlight during the season.

Daylight Savings Time Changes in Russia 🇷🇺 (1941)

Q: Does Russia use Daylight Saving Time in 1941?

Russia observes Daylight Saving Time in 1941. Clocks are adjusted to make better use of daylight during the warmer months.

Q: Does all of Russia follow the same time change schedule?

Yes, the transition dates are consistent nationwide, though because the country spans multiple time zones, the change occurs at different moments depending on the local time zone.

Country:	Russia
Capital:	Moscow
Abbreviations:	RU, RUS
IANA Time Zones:	28
Dial Code:	+7

Daylight Savings Time Schedule and Information

Before

After

31 OCT

31 Oct 1941 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

When local standard time is about to reach Friday, 31 October 1941, 23:59 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Friday, 31 October 1941, 23:00 local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 31 Oct 1941 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back.

1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944

Federal Subjects in Russia that do not observe Daylight Savings Time

Adygeya Republic Altai Altai Krai Amur Oblast Arkhangelskaya Astrakhan Oblast Bashkortostan Republic Belgorod Oblast Bryansk Oblast Buryatiya Republic Chechnya Republic Chelyabinsk Chukotka Chuvashiya Republic Dagestan Republic Ingushetiya Republic Irkutsk Oblast Ivanovo Oblast Kabardino-Balkariya Republic Kaliningrad Oblast Kalmykiya Republic Kaluga Oblast Kamchatka Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic Karelia Khabarovsk Khakasiya Republic Khanty-Mansia Kirov Oblast Komi Kostroma Oblast Krasnodar Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai Kurgan Oblast Kursk Oblast Kuzbass Leningradskaya Oblast' Lipetsk Oblast Magadan Oblast Mariy-El Republic Mordoviya Republic Moscow Moscow Oblast Murmansk Nenets Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Novgorod Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast Omsk Oblast Orenburg Oblast Oryol oblast Penza Oblast Perm Krai Primorye Pskov Oblast Republic of North Ossetia–Alania Rostov Ryazan Oblast Sakha Sakhalin Oblast Samara Oblast Saratov Oblast Smolensk Oblast St.-Petersburg Stavropol Kray Sverdlovsk Oblast Tambov Oblast Tatarstan Republic Tomsk Oblast Tula Oblast Tver Oblast Tyumen Oblast Tyva Republic Udmurtiya Republic Ulyanovsk Vladimir Oblast Volgograd Oblast Vologda Oblast Voronezh Oblast Yamalo-Nenets Yaroslavl Oblast Yevrey (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray

DST Changes Summary for Russia

Date	Year	Change	Time	Details
30 Mar	2014	Forward 1 hour	01:59 ➜ 04:00	Daylight Saving Start
26 Oct	2014	Back 1 hour	01:59 ➜ 01:00	Daylight Saving End

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Does Russia use Daylight Saving Time in 1941?

Yes, Russia observes Daylight Saving Time during the 1941 calendar year. The country follows the practice of shifting clocks to better align waking hours with the available evening sunlight during the spring and summer months. Note that this does not apply to the entire country, as 83 federal subjects do not participate in the change.

When do the clocks change next in Russia?

The next scheduled time transition in Russia will take place on Friday, 31 October 1941. At 23:59 local time, clocks will be turned backward by 1 hour. This specific change marks the transition to daylight saving time ends.

Does all of Russia follow the same time change schedule?

Yes, the calendar dates for starting and ending Daylight Saving Time are consistent across the country. However, because Russia spans 28 different time zones, the actual moment the clocks move occurs at different times depending on the local timezone of each federal subject.

How will the next transition affect the day in Russia?

Following the shift on 31 Oct 1941, you will notice that there is more light in the morning compared to the day before. While the transition may temporarily disrupt sleep patterns, the primary goal of this backward shift is to maximize usable daylight for the population.