Daylight Savings Time Changes in Russia 🇷🇺 (1985)

Next change:
MAR
31
1 hour Forward
31 Mar 1985, 01:59
Country: Russia
Capital: Moscow
Abbreviations: RU, RUS
IANA Time Zones: 28
Dial Code: +7

Daylight Savings Time Schedule and Information

Before
01
:
59
After
03
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00
31 MAR

31 Mar 1985 - Daylight Saving Time Starts

When local standard time is about to reach Sunday, 31 March 1985, 01:59 clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, 31 March 1985, 03:00 local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on 31 Mar 1985 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward.

Before
02
:
59
After
02
:
00
29 SEP

29 Sep 1985 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

When local standard time is about to reach Sunday, 29 September 1985, 02:59 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, 29 September 1985, 02:00 local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 29 Sep 1985 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 (1985)

Federal SubjectDST Start (Spring)DST End (Fall)
Adygeya Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Altai 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Altai Krai 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Amur Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Arkhangelskaya 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Astrakhan Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Bashkortostan Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Belgorod Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Bryansk Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Buryatiya Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Chechnya Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Chelyabinsk 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Chukotka 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Chuvashiya Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Dagestan Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Ingushetiya Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Irkutsk Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Ivanovo Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Kabardino-Balkariya Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Kaliningrad Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Kalmykiya Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Kaluga Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Kamchatka 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Karelia 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Khabarovsk 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Khakasiya Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Khanty-Mansia 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Kirov Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Komi 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Kostroma Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Krasnodar Krai 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Krasnoyarsk Krai 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Kurgan Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Kursk Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Kuzbass 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Leningradskaya Oblast' 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Lipetsk Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Magadan Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Mariy-El Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Mordoviya Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Moscow 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Moscow Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Murmansk 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Nenets 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Novgorod Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Novosibirsk Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Omsk Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Orenburg Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Oryol oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Penza Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Perm Krai 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Primorye 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Pskov Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Republic of North Ossetia–Alania 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Rostov 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Ryazan Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Sakha 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Sakhalin Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Samara Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Saratov Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Smolensk Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
St.-Petersburg 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Stavropol Kray 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Sverdlovsk Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Tambov Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Tatarstan Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Tomsk Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Tula Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Tver Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Tyumen Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Tyva Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Udmurtiya Republic 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Ulyanovsk 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Vladimir Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Volgograd Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Vologda Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Voronezh Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Yamalo-Nenets 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Yaroslavl Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Yevrey (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985
Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray 31 Mar 1985 29 Sep 1985

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 1985?

Yes, Russia observes Daylight Saving Time during the 1985 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 Sunday, 31 March 1985. At 01:59 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 1985, 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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