Time in Ukraine
Time zones of Ukraine
Time in Ukraine, part of the Eastern European Time zone (UTC+02:00), is locally referred to as Kyiv Time (Ukrainian: Київський час, romanized: Kyivskyi chas).
On 16 July 2024, the Ukrainian parliament voted to cease observing daylight saving time. The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however, did not plan to sign it.
Geographical description
The territory of Ukraine in Europe stretches 17°57' along a longitude or about 1.2 hours. Almost 95% of its territory is located in the Eastern European Time Zone with exceptions of its western and eastern extremities. Small portion of Zakarpattia Oblast is located in the Central European Time Zone, while Luhansk Oblast, most of Donetsk Oblast, and part of Kharkiv Oblast are geographically located in the Further-eastern European Time Zone. However, the whole country officially observes Eastern European Time.
Eastern extremity: village of Chervona Zirka (Velykotsk council), Milove Raion, Luhansk Oblast - 40°11′53″ (eastern longitude)
Western extremity: village of Solomonovo, Uzhhorod Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast - 22°09′50″ (eastern longitude)
Vernadsky Research Base in Antarctic is located in the Atlantic Time Zone (UTC-04:00).
History
Daylight saving time in Ukraine was introduced in the early 1980s. On 20 September 2011, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) canceled the return from Eastern European Summer Time to Eastern European Time.
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