Daylight Savings Time Changes in Ukraine 🇺🇦 (1941)
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Capital: | Kyiv |
| Abbreviations: | UA, UKR |
| IANA Time Zones: | 5 |
| Dial Code: | +380 |
Daylight Savings Time Schedule and Information
Before
23
:
59
After
23
:
00
19 SEP
19 Sep 1941 - Daylight Saving Time Ends
When local standard time is about to reach Friday, 19 September 1941, 23:59 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Friday, 19 September 1941, 23:00 local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 19 Sep 1941 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.
Also called Fall Back.
Daylight Savings Time Schedules by Oblasts in Ukraine (1941)
| Oblast | DST Start (Spring) | DST End (Fall) |
|---|---|---|
| Cherkasy | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Chernihiv | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Chernivtsi | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Crimea | 31 Oct 1941 | - |
| Dnipropetrovsk | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Donetsk | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Ivano-Frankivsk | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Kharkivs’ka Oblast’ | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Kherson | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Khmelnytskyi | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Kirovohrad | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Kyiv | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Kyiv City | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Luhansk | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Lviv | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Mykolaiv | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Odesa | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Poltava | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Rivne | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Sevastopol City | 31 Oct 1941 | - |
| Sumy | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Ternopil | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Vinnytsia | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Volyn | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Zakarpattia | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Zaporizhzhia | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
| Zhytomyr | 19 Sep 1941 | - |
DST Changes Summary for Ukraine
| Date | Year | Change | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar | 2025 | Forward 1 hour | 02:59 ➜ 04:00 | Daylight Saving Start |
| 26 Oct | 2025 | Back 1 hour | 03:59 ➜ 03:00 | Daylight Saving End |
| 29 Mar | 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 02:59 ➜ 04:00 | Daylight Saving Start |
| 25 Oct | 2026 | Back 1 hour | 03:59 ➜ 03:00 | Daylight Saving End |
| 28 Mar | 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 02:59 ➜ 04:00 | Daylight Saving Start |
| 31 Oct | 2027 | Back 1 hour | 03:59 ➜ 03:00 | Daylight Saving End |
| 26 Mar | 2028 | Forward 1 hour | 02:59 ➜ 04:00 | Daylight Saving Start |
| 29 Oct | 2028 | Back 1 hour | 03:59 ➜ 03:00 | Daylight Saving End |
| 25 Mar | 2029 | Forward 1 hour | 02:59 ➜ 04:00 | Daylight Saving Start |
| 28 Oct | 2029 | Back 1 hour | 03:59 ➜ 03:00 | Daylight Saving End |
| 31 Mar | 2030 | Forward 1 hour | 02:59 ➜ 04:00 | Daylight Saving Start |
| 27 Oct | 2030 | Back 1 hour | 03:59 ➜ 03:00 | Daylight Saving End |
Read More About Daylight Savings Time
Common Questions about Daylight Savings Time Changes in Ukraine
Does Ukraine use Daylight Saving Time in 1941?
Yes, Ukraine 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.
When do the clocks change next in Ukraine?
The next scheduled time transition in Ukraine will take place on Friday, 19 September 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 Ukraine follow the same time change schedule?
Yes, the calendar dates for starting and ending Daylight Saving Time are consistent across the country. However, because Ukraine spans 5 different time zones, the actual moment the clocks move occurs at different times depending on the local timezone of each oblast.
How will the next transition affect the day in Ukraine?
Following the shift on 19 Sep 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.