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AST

Azerbaijan Standard Time

Azerbaijan Standard Time (AST) is a single, stable time zone set firmly at UTC+04:00 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with no daylight saving time.

UTC+04:00 standard1 IANA zone1 city
Current time in AST☾ Night
03:00:53

Thursday, October 15, 2026

☾ NIGHT 06:5012:2618:02
Standard
+04 · +4
IANA zones
1

Current offset

UTC+04:00

Standard · +04

Daylight saving

Not observed

Year-round standard time

IANA zones

1

None observe daylight saving

DST offset

—

No summer variant

About AST

A fixed, year-round offset.

Azerbaijan Standard Time (AST) is a single, stable time zone set firmly at UTC+04:00 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with no daylight saving time.

IANA zones · the technical identifiers

The zone that resolve to AST.

For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.

IANA zonePrimary cityDST
Asia/BakuBaku— None

Cities across AST

Local time, city by city.

1 city

Baku
03:00
03:00:53 · +04
AST year-round

Where AST is used

One country.

Azerbaijan
Western Asia

Same offset · UTC+04:00

Other zones at UTC+04:00 right now.

These named zones share AST's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.

ASTUTC+4
--:--
Armenia Standard Time
Asia— No DST
Armenia
ASTRAKUTC+4
--:--
Astrakhan Time
Europe— No DST
Russia
GSTUTC+4
--:--
Georgia Standard Time
Asia— No DST
Georgia
GSTUTC+4
--:--
Gulf Standard Time
Asia— No DST
United Arab EmiratesOman
MSTUTC+4
--:--
Mauritius Standard Time
Africa— No DST
Mauritius
REUNIOUTC+4
--:--
Réunion Time
Africa— No DST
Réunion
SSTUTC+4
--:--
Samara Standard Time
Europe— No DST
Russia
SARATOUTC+4
--:--
Saratov Time
Europe— No DST
Russia
SEYCHEUTC+4
--:--
Seychelles Time
Africa— No DST
Seychelles
ULYANOUTC+4
--:--
Ulyanovsk Time
Europe— No DST
Russia

Convert

AST to the world's clocks.

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Atlantic Daylight Time
8pm
Eastern Daylight Time
7pm
Atlantic Daylight Time to Eastern Time1 hour ahead
Atlantic Daylight Time
8pm
Pacific Time
4pm
Atlantic Daylight Time to Pacific Time4 hours ahead
Atlantic Daylight Time
8pm
British Summer Time
12am
Atlantic Daylight Time to London (GMT)4 hours behind
Atlantic Daylight Time
8pm
Central European Time
1am
Atlantic Daylight Time to Central Europe5 hours behind
Atlantic Daylight Time
8pm
India Standard Time
4:30am
Atlantic Daylight Time to India8 hours 30 minutes behind
Atlantic Daylight Time
8pm
Japan Standard Time
8am
Atlantic Daylight Time to Japan12 hours behind

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about AST, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

Does Azerbaijan observe daylight saving time?
No, Azerbaijan does not observe daylight saving time. The clock in Baku stays at UTC+04:00 all year.
When did Azerbaijan last change its time zone?
Azerbaijan stopped observing daylight saving time and fixed its clocks at UTC+04:00 from 25 October 2015.
Is AST the same as Azerbaijan's current local time?
Yes, since Baku is the only representative zone, AST directly matches the local time in Azerbaijan.
How many countries use Azerbaijan Standard Time?
Only Azerbaijan uses AST; there is just one member zone, Baku.
What region does AST belong to?
AST covers the South Caucasus, placing it in the same time zone as Dubai and some other post-Soviet states.

Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed

Free · Developer API

This time zone, as JSON.

Its defining offset, DST status and member counts, from one endpoint.

GET /v1/abbreviations Live

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// AST, by slug (codes can be shared)
GET /v1/abbreviations/azerbaijan-standard-time
{
"data": {
"code": "AST",
"name": "Azerbaijan Standard Time",
"counts": { "timezones": 1, "countries": 1 },
…
}
}