Tashkent

Asia • Tashkent

Uzbekistan

Current local time

09:14:33

Sunday, May 31, 2026

UTC offset

UTC+05:00

No daylight saving changes

Tashkent does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks stay on UTC+05:00 all year long.

Timezone details

Identifier
Abbreviation
—
Transitioned
May 31, 2021 at 06:00 AM
Featured city
Tashkent

Location

Latitude
41.33333
Longitude
69.3
Country
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Standard Time (UST)

FAQs

Uzbekistan Standard Time (UST) keeps things simple—no daylight saving clock changes, just a steady UTC+05:00 year-round across Central Asia’s Silk Road heartland. Whether you’re coordinating with partners in Samarkand or Tashkent, scheduling is refreshingly consistent in this historically rich region.

  • Why doesn’t Uzbekistan Standard Time observe daylight saving time?

    Uzbekistan permanently stopped using daylight saving time in 1991 and chose to stay on a fixed UTC+05:00 year-round, eliminating the biannual clock confusion.

  • How many time zones does Uzbekistan actually have?

    Uzbekistan uses a single time zone—All clocks in the country run on UTC+05:00 without variation across regions or seasons.

  • Is there any chance UST will ever bring back DST?

    As of now, there are no known plans to reintroduce daylight saving; the country has maintained a stable offset since abandoning DST in 1991.

  • What’s the best way to schedule meetings with Uzbekistan contacts?

    Their working hours (usually 09:00–18:00 local) map neatly to early afternoon slots in Europe and morning in parts of Asia—no seasonal surprises thanks to no DST.

  • Does Samarkand and Tashkent ever differ?

    Both cities share the same time zone—Asia/Samarkand and Asia/Tashkent—clocks are synchronized down to the second, so you can treat them as one scheduling zone.

  • What if my calendar ignores UST?

    Set a manual +05:00 offset or use 'GMT+05:00 (Tashkent)' if 'Uzbekistan Standard Time' is unavailable.

  • Any famous local time traditions?

    Market vendors, ferrous-hour tea houses, and astronomy events all stick to the reliable UTC+05:00—for cultural immersion, sync your chats just a head earlier for evening bazaars.