Daylight Savings Time Changes in Russia 🇷🇺 (1981)

Next change:
MAR
31
1 hour Forward
31 Mar 1981, 23:59
Country: Russia
Capital: Moscow
Abbreviations: RU, RUS
IANA Time Zones: 28
Dial Code: +7

Daylight Savings Time Schedule and Information

Before
23
:
59
After
01
:
00
31 MAR

31 Mar 1981 - Daylight Saving Time Starts

When local standard time is about to reach Tuesday, 31 March 1981, 23:59 clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Tuesday, 31 March 1981, 01:00 local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on 31 Mar 1981 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward.

Before
23
:
59
After
23
:
00
30 SEP

30 Sep 1981 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

When local standard time is about to reach Wednesday, 30 September 1981, 23:59 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Wednesday, 30 September 1981, 23:00 local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 30 Sep 1981 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back.

Daylight Savings Time Schedules by Federal Subjects in Russia (1981)

Federal SubjectDST Start (Spring)DST End (Fall)
Adygeya Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Altai 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Altai Krai 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Amur Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Arkhangelskaya 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Astrakhan Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Bashkortostan Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Belgorod Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Bryansk Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Buryatiya Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Chechnya Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Chelyabinsk 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Chukotka 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Chuvashiya Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Dagestan Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Ingushetiya Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Irkutsk Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Ivanovo Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Kabardino-Balkariya Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Kaliningrad Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Kalmykiya Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Kaluga Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Kamchatka 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Karelia 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Khabarovsk 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Khakasiya Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Khanty-Mansia 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Kirov Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Komi 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Kostroma Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Krasnodar Krai 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Krasnoyarsk Krai 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Kurgan Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Kursk Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Kuzbass 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Leningradskaya Oblast' 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Lipetsk Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Magadan Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Mariy-El Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Mordoviya Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Moscow 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Moscow Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Murmansk 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Nenets 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Novgorod Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Novosibirsk Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Omsk Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Orenburg Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Oryol oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Penza Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Perm Krai 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Primorye 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Pskov Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Republic of North Ossetia–Alania 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Rostov 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Ryazan Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Sakha 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Sakhalin Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Samara Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Saratov Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Smolensk Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
St.-Petersburg 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Stavropol Kray 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Sverdlovsk Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Tambov Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Tatarstan Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Tomsk Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Tula Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Tver Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Tyumen Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Tyva Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Udmurtiya Republic 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Ulyanovsk 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Vladimir Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Volgograd Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Vologda Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Voronezh Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Yamalo-Nenets 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Yaroslavl Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Yevrey (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981
Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray 31 Mar 1981 30 Sep 1981

DST Changes Summary for Russia

Date Year Change Time Details
31 Oct 2010 Back 1 hour 02:59 ➜ 02:00 Daylight Saving End
27 Mar 2011 Forward 1 hour 01:59 ➜ 03:00 Daylight Saving Start

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Common Questions about Daylight Savings Time Changes in Russia

Does Russia use Daylight Saving Time in 1981?

Yes, Russia observes Daylight Saving Time during the 1981 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.

When do the clocks change next in Russia?

The next scheduled time transition in Russia will take place on Tuesday, 31 March 1981. At 23:59 local time, clocks will be turned forward by 1 hour. This specific change marks the transition to daylight saving time starts.

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 Mar 1981, you will notice that there is more light in the evening compared to the day before. While the transition may temporarily disrupt sleep patterns, the primary goal of this forward shift is to maximize usable daylight for the population.

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