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YST

Yekaterinburg Standard Time

Yekaterinburg Standard Time keeps clocks at UTC+05:00 all year, with no daylight saving time. It is used in the Urals region of Russia around Yekaterinburg, two hours ahead of Moscow.

UTC+05:00 standard1 IANA zone6 cities
Current time in YST☾ Night
03:34:30

Thursday, October 15, 2026

☾ NIGHT 07:2812:4317:59
Standard
+05 · +5
IANA zones
1

Current offset

UTC+05:00

Standard · +05

Daylight saving

Not observed

Year-round standard time

IANA zones

1

None observe daylight saving

DST offset

—

No summer variant

About YST

A fixed, year-round offset.

Yekaterinburg Standard Time keeps clocks at UTC+05:00 all year, with no daylight saving time. It is used in the Urals region of Russia around Yekaterinburg, two hours ahead of Moscow.

IANA zones · the technical identifiers

The zone that resolve to YST.

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/YekaterinburgYekaterinburg— None

Cities across YST

Local time, city by city.

6 cities

Yekaterinburg
03:34
03:34:30 · +05
YST year-round
Chelyabinsk
03:34
03:34:30 · +05
YST year-round
Ufa
03:34
03:34:30 · +05
YST year-round
Perm
03:34
03:34:30 · +05
YST year-round
Tyumen
03:34
03:34:30 · +05
YST year-round
Orenburg
03:34
03:34:30 · +05
YST year-round

Where YST is used

One country.

Russia
Eastern Europe

Same offset · UTC+05:00

Other zones at UTC+05:00 right now.

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

FSATUTC+5
--:--
French Southern & Antarctic Time
Antarctic— No DST
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
KZTUTC+5
--:--
Kazakhstan Time
Asia— No DST
Kazakhstan
MALDIVUTC+5
--:--
Maldives Time
Asia— No DST
Maldives
MAWSONUTC+5
--:--
Mawson Time
Antarctic— No DST
Antarctica
PKTUTC+5
--:--
Pakistan Standard Time
Asia— No DST
Pakistan
TAJIKIUTC+5
--:--
Tajikistan Time
Asia— No DST
Tajikistan
TSTUTC+5
--:--
Turkmenistan Standard Time
Asia— No DST
Turkmenistan
USTUTC+5
--:--
Uzbekistan Standard Time
Asia— No DST
Uzbekistan
VOSTOKUTC+5
--:--
Vostok Time
Antarctic— No DST
Antarctica

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YST to the world's clocks.

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7:34am
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6:34pm
Yakutsk Standard Time to Eastern Time13 hours ahead
Yakutsk Standard Time
7:34am
Pacific Time
3:34pm
Yakutsk Standard Time to Pacific Time16 hours ahead
Yakutsk Standard Time
7:34am
British Summer Time
11:34pm
Yakutsk Standard Time to London (GMT)8 hours ahead
Yakutsk Standard Time
7:34am
Central European Time
12:34am
Yakutsk Standard Time to Central Europe7 hours ahead
Yakutsk Standard Time
7:34am
India Standard Time
4:04am
Yakutsk Standard Time to India3 hours 30 minutes ahead
Yakutsk Standard Time
7:34am
Australian Eastern Time
9:34am
Yakutsk Standard Time to Sydney2 hours behind

Frequently asked questions

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

Does Yekaterinburg observe daylight saving time?
No, Yekaterinburg Standard Time stays permanently on +05:00 without any daylight saving changes.
What UTC offset is used for Yekaterinburg?
The representative city uses a constant UTC+05:00 throughout the year.
Which country uses Yekaterinburg Standard Time?
This offset is used in Russia, specifically the Ural region around Yekaterinburg.
What is the correct abbreviation for this timezone?
The short label is +05, matching several Eurasian regions, not only Russia.
When did Yekaterinburg lock in its current offset?
The last major change took effect on 26 October 2014, moving to permanent +05:00.

Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed

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"code": "YST",
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"counts": { "timezones": 1, "countries": 1 },
…
}
}