| Azerbaijan Time | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
| UTC offset | |
| AZT | UTC+04:00 |
| Current time | |
| 22:31, 27 November 2025UTC+04:00[refresh] | |
| Observance ofDST | |
| DST is not observed in this time zone. | |
Azerbaijan Time[a] (AZT) is the standardtime zone inAzerbaijan, four hours ahead of UTC (UTC+04:00).[1] Thedaylight saving time adjustment,Azerbaijan Summer Time[b] (AZST), was one hour ahead atUTC+05:00; it was introduced in 1997 and discontinued in March 2016.[2]
Azerbaijan Time is the same asSamara Time (Russia),United Arab Emirates Standard Time,Georgia Time,Armenia Time andSeychelles Time.
Azerbaijan, formerly theAzerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR), adhered to timekeeping regulations instituted by theSoviet Union. In 1930, theCouncil of People’s Commissars of the USSR implemented "Decree Time," which mandated a one-hour advancement of standard time across the entire Soviet territory. This move had been done to utilize maximum daylight and improve efficiency in energy. As a constituent republic, the Azerbaijan SSR observed this adjustment, effectively operating one hour ahead of its natural time zone.[3]
In 1981, the Soviet Union introduceddaylight saving time (DST), applying an additional one-hour shift during the summer period. This positioned Azerbaijan two hours ahead of its original standard time during the DST period. The regime of DST was standardized across the USSR to maintain consistency in administrative and economic procedures. Decree Time policy was gradually abolished towards the late 1980s. By 1991, just prior to the breakup of the Soviet Union, Decree Time was technically eliminated, and Azerbaijan fell back to regular time.[4]
Since its independence in 1991, Azerbaijan retained daylight saving time. In March 2016, however, the Republic of AzerbaijanCabinet of Ministers announced the permanent abolition of DST due to medical, psychological, and technological considerations. The country has remained on Azerbaijan Time (AZT).[5]
TheIANA time zone database contains one zone for Azerbaijan in the filezone.tab, named Asia/Baku.
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