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UTC+04:00
Time zone
World map with the time zone highlighted
UTC offset
UTC	UTC+04:00
Current time
15:58, 21 December 2024 UTC+04:00
Central meridian
60 degrees E
Date-time group
D

UTC+04:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +04:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+04:00. This time is used in:

As standard time (year-round)

Principal cities: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Samara, Muscat, Port Louis, Victoria, Saint-Denis, Stepanakert

Europe

Eastern Europe

• Russia – Samara Time
  • Southern Federal District
    • Astrakhan Oblast
  • Volga Federal District
    • Samara Oblast
    • Saratov Oblast
    • Udmurtia
    • Ulyanovsk Oblast

South Caucasus

• Armenia – Armenia Time (used DST in 1981–2012)
• Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan Time (used DST in 1981–2016)
• Georgia – Georgia Time
  • Except Abkhazia and South Ossetia
    • Georgia moved from zone UTC+04:00 to UTC+03:00 on June 27, 2004, then back to UTC+04:00 on March 27, 2005.

Asia

Middle East

• Oman – Time in Oman
• United Arab Emirates – United Arab Emirates Standard Time

Africa

• France
  • French Southern and Antarctic Lands
    • Crozet Islands
    • Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean
      • Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island
  • Réunion
• Mauritius – Mauritius Time
  • Mauritius tried DST in 2008 but decided not to continue
• Seychelles – Seychelles Time

Discrepancies between official UTC+04:00 and geographical UTC+04:00

Areas in UTC+04:00 longitudes using other time zones

Using UTC+03:00:

• Yemen
  • Socotra, the largest island in the Socotra Archipelago
  • The easternmost part of Al-Mahrah
• Saudi Arabia
  • The easternmost part of Syarqiyah
• Russia
  • Most of Franz Josef Land, Yuzhny Island, and most of Severny Island (with an exception of the very east)
  • Some parts of the Russian mainland (Komi Republic, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, east of Kirov Oblast and Tatarstan)

Using UTC+03:30:

• Most parts of Iran

Using UTC+04:30:

• Western parts of Afghanistan

Using UTC+05:00:

• Turkmenistan
• Kazakhstan
  • Aktobe
  • Kyzylorda
  • Parts of Mangystau, Atyrau, and West Kazakhstan
• Uzbekistan
  • Most parts of the country, including Samarkand
• Pakistan
  • Western parts, including Karachi
• Russia
  • Bashkortostan, Orenburg Oblast, Perm Krai, most parts of the Ural Federal District

Using UTC+06:00:

• Kazakhstan
  • Kostanay
  • A smaller parts of Turkistan
  • Western parts of Karaganda, Akmola, and North Kazakhstan

Areas outside UTC+04:00 longitudes using UTC+04:00 time

Areas between 37°30' E and 52°30' E ("physical" UTC+03:00)

• Caucasus region:
  • Georgia, excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
• Russia, with parts of its territories:
  • Astrakhan, Samara, Saratov and Ulyanovsk (with an exception of the very east)
  • Western half of Udmurtia
• United Arab Emirates
  • The westernmost region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
• Seychelles
  • Aldabra Group
    • Cosmoledo Atoll
  • Farquhar Group
• French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  • Crozet Islands

References

1. "Russia Time Zone Map". WorldTimeZone.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
2. Federal law of 3 June 2011 no. 107-FZ (as amended on 22 December 2020) "On the calculation of time", Article 5. Time zones, Consultant Plus (in Russian).
3. New Time Zone in Russia's Volgograd Region, Timeanddate.com, 17 December 2020.
4. "Armenia scraps daylight saving time for good". 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
5. "Times are a' changing in Georgia". BBC News. 2004-06-27. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
6. "Guide Pratique De L'hivernant" (PDF) (in French). Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
7. "Current Times In French Southern and Antarctic Territories..." Time Genie. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
8. "Current Time In Glorioso Islands, Glorioso Islands..." Time Genie. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
9. "Current Time In Tromelin Island, Tromelin Island..." Time Genie. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
10. "World Time Zone Map Section # 19". WorldTimeZone.com. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
11. "Mauritius will not repeat daylight saving time". 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

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