Daylight saving time zone used in Eastern Europe (UTC+3)
Time in Europe :▉ ▉ ▉ ▉ Pale hues: Standard time observed all year▉ ▉ ▉ Dark hues:Daylight saving time Eastern European Summer Time (EEST ) is one of the names of theUTC+03:00 time zone , which is 3 hours ahead ofCoordinated Universal Time . It is used as a summerdaylight saving time in someEuropean andMiddle Eastern countries, which makes it the same asArabia Standard Time ,East Africa Time , andMoscow Time . During the winter periods,Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00 ) is used.
Since 1996,European Summer Time has been applied from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Previously, the rules were not uniform across the European Union.[ 1]
The following countries and territories use Eastern European Summer Time during the summer:
Belarus ,Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–89, regular EEST from 1991-2011Bulgaria , regular EEST since 1979Cyprus , regular EEST since 1979 (Northern Cyprus stopped using EEST in September 2016, but returned to EEST in March 2018[ 2] Egypt , in the years 1988–2010, 2014–2015 and since 2023 (see alsoEgypt Standard Time )Estonia ,Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–88, regular EEST since 1989Finland , regular EEST since 1981Greece , regular EEST since 1975Israel ,Israel Daylight Time since 1948 (which tracks EEST when the two overlap)Jordan , since 1985 (permanent DST since 2022)Latvia ,Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–88, regular EEST since 1989Lebanon , since 1984Lithuania ,Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–88, regular EEST since 1989, apart from in years 1998-2003 when it wasCentral European Summer Time Moldova ,Moscow Summer Time in years 1932–40 and 1981–89, regular EEST since 1991Romania , unofficial EEST in years 1932–40, regular EEST since 1979Russia (Kaliningrad ),Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–90, regular EEST since 1991, as standard time from March 2011.Syria , since 1983 (permanent DST since 2022)Ukraine ,Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–89, regular EEST from 1992[ 3] [ 4] In 1991, EEST was used also inMoscow andSamara time zones ofRussia .Egypt has previously used EEST in 1957–2010 and 2014–2015.Turkey , has previously used EEST in 1970–1978, EEST andMoscow Summer Time in 1979–1983, and EEST in 1985–2016. From 27 October 2024, Ukraine will use permanent Kyiv Time (UTC+2) year-round.[ 4]
Colour Legal time vs. local mean time 1 h ± 30 m behind 0 h ± 30 m 1 h ± 30 m ahead 2 h ± 30 m ahead 3 h ± 30 m ahead
European summer 
