Daylight Savings Time Changes in Russia 🇷🇺 (1988)

Next change:
MAR
27
1 hour Forward
27 Mar 1988, 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
:
00
27 MAR

27 Mar 1988 - Daylight Saving Time Starts

When local standard time is about to reach Sunday, 27 March 1988, 01:59 clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, 27 March 1988, 03:00 local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on 27 Mar 1988 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward.

Before
02
:
59
After
02
:
00
25 SEP

25 Sep 1988 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

When local standard time is about to reach Sunday, 25 September 1988, 02:59 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, 25 September 1988, 02:00 local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 25 Sep 1988 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 (1988)

Federal SubjectDST Start (Spring)DST End (Fall)
Adygeya Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Altai 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Altai Krai 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Amur Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Arkhangelskaya 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Astrakhan Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Bashkortostan Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Belgorod Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Bryansk Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Buryatiya Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Chechnya Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Chelyabinsk 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Chukotka 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Chuvashiya Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Dagestan Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Ingushetiya Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Irkutsk Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Ivanovo Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Kabardino-Balkariya Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Kaliningrad Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Kalmykiya Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Kaluga Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Kamchatka 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Karelia 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Khabarovsk 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Khakasiya Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Khanty-Mansia 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Kirov Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Komi 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Kostroma Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Krasnodar Krai 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Krasnoyarsk Krai 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Kurgan Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Kursk Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Kuzbass 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Leningradskaya Oblast' 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Lipetsk Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Magadan Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Mariy-El Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Mordoviya Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Moscow 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Moscow Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Murmansk 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Nenets 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Novgorod Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Novosibirsk Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Omsk Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Orenburg Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Oryol oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Penza Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Perm Krai 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Primorye 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Pskov Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Republic of North Ossetia–Alania 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Rostov 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Ryazan Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Sakha 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Sakhalin Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Samara Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Saratov Oblast - 25 Sep 1988
Smolensk Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
St.-Petersburg 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Stavropol Kray 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Sverdlovsk Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Tambov Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Tatarstan Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Tomsk Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Tula Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Tver Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Tyumen Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Tyva Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Udmurtiya Republic 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Ulyanovsk 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Vladimir Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Volgograd Oblast - 25 Sep 1988
Vologda Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Voronezh Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Yamalo-Nenets 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Yaroslavl Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Yevrey (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988
Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray 27 Mar 1988 25 Sep 1988

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 1988?

Yes, Russia observes Daylight Saving Time during the 1988 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, 27 March 1988. 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 27 Mar 1988, 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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