MSK(Moscow Standard Time)
Moscow Standard Time (MSK) is the civil time of Moscow and western Russia, three hours ahead of UTC.
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Abbreviation
- MSK
- Full name
- Moscow Standard Time
- Military letter
- Charlie (C)
- Regions
- Western Russia
- IANA zones
- Europe/Moscow, Europe/Volgograd, Europe/Kirov
- Converter model
- Fixed offset.
What MSK means
MSK is the reference offset for Russian railways, broadcasting and federal administration, and it covers the most populous part of the country.
- Russia spans eleven time zones, and other Russian offsets are commonly written relative to Moscow, such as MSK+4.
Cities on this offset
These cities keep UTC+03:00 as their standard offset:
- Moscow
- Saint Petersburg
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Rostov-on-Don
Zones with the same offset
- AST — Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
History
Moscow Time has moved between UTC+03:00 and UTC+04:00 several times as Russian clock policy changed, and it was fixed at UTC+03:00 without seasonal changes in 2014.
Do not confuse with
- MST — Mountain Standard Time
- EAT — East Africa Time