Kyrgyzstan Time
Kyrgyzstan Time (KGT)is the time zone of Kyrgyzstan.[1] It is +6:00 hrs ahead of Universal Coordinated Time (UTC+06:00). Kyrgyzstan does not observe daylight saving time.
IANA time zone database
[edit]Data for Kyrgyzstan directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database. Columns marked with * are the columns from zone.tab itself.
| c.c.* | Coordinates* | TZ* | Comments* | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KG | +4254+07436 | Asia/Bishkek | +06:00 |
History
[edit]Historic time zones for Kyrgyzstan (both as an independent country and as part of the Soviet Union)[2]
| From | To | Zone | DST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1924 | 21 June 1930 | UTC+05:00 | No |
| 21 June 1930 | 1 April 1981 | UTC+06:00 | No |
| 1 April 1981 | 31 March 1991 | UTC+06:00 | Yes |
| 31 March 1991 | 12 August 2005 | UTC+05:00 | Yes |
| 12 August 2005 | Present | UTC+06:00 | No |
References
[edit]- ^ "KGT – Kyrgyzstan Time (Standard Time)". Time and Date. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Time Zone Database".