IANA tz database · zone identifier

Asia/Samarkand

The IANA tz database identifier for Uzbekistan Standard Time in Uzbekistan. Store this string — not the abbreviation, not the offset — and your timestamps stay correct forever.

UTC+05:00Abbreviation +05No DST — never observed
Time in Asia/Samarkand☾ Night
03:56:25
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Offset
UTC+05:00
Abbreviation
+05
DST
No DST

Current offset

UTC+05:00

same year-round

Abbreviation

+05

tzdb uses numeric abbreviations here

DST behaviour

Never

has never observed daylight saving

Country

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

ISO 3166: UZ · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

Asia/Samarkand is the identifier to use in code and config for this region. Every modern language, database, and OS resolves it through the same tz database, so the examples here behave identically everywhere.

Avoid storing +05 or +05:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

// format a date in this zone
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
timeZone: 'Asia/Samarkand',
dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long'
}).format(new Date());

Offset & DST behaviour

One offset,
34 years.

Asia/Samarkand has kept UTC+05:00 year-round since 29 September 1991 — no daylight saving and no offset changes on record since. It is among the most stable identifiers in the database.

Every offset this zone has kept

+04:27:12UTC+05:00 · UNCHANGED 29 September 1991 NOW

Keeping this offset since

29 September 1991

Next transition

None scheduled

no DST rules exist for this zone

Safe to assume

Local = UTC + 5h, always

…but store the identifier anyway

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database

IdentifierAsia/Samarkand
ISO country codeUZ🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
Reference coordinates39.67°N, 66.80°Etz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC+05:00abbreviation +05
Daylight offset—daylight saving has never been observed

Where it applies

One of Uzbekistan's 2 zones.

Looking for travel-friendly info? See Samarkand or Uzbekistan Standard Time.

🇺🇿
Uzbekistan

35M people, 2 time zones — this identifier covers one of them.

Country page →
🇺🇿 Samarkand
03:56
03:56:25 · +05
pop. 546KUST

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same zone group · Uzbekistan Standard Time

other identifiers keeping UST

Same offset · UTC+05:00

other zones keeping this offset right now

Frequently asked questions

Answers specific to this identifier — generated from the database record. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What UTC offset is Asia/Samarkand?
Asia/Samarkand is UTC+05:00, year-round. The offset never changes because the zone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Asia/Samarkand observe daylight saving time?
No. Asia/Samarkand has never observed DST — it has kept UTC+05:00 continuously since 29 September 1991.
Which country uses Asia/Samarkand?
Uzbekistan. It is one of 2 IANA zones covering the country.
Is Asia/Samarkand the same as UST?
Asia/Samarkand is one of the IANA zones that keeps Uzbekistan Standard Time (UST). Use Asia/Samarkand in software — UST is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.

Free · Developer API

This zone, as JSON.

Everything on this page — offset, abbreviation, DST rules, coordinates — from one endpoint, always current with the latest tzdb release.

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones?iana=Asia/Samarkand
{
"iana": "Asia/Samarkand",
"utc_offset": "+05:00",
"abbreviation": "+05",
"observes_dst": false,
"country": "UZ"
}