Asia/Sakhalin is an IANA time zone used in Russia. It stays on UTC+11 all year.
Asia/Sakhalin at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC+11 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC+11 |
| Used in | Russia |
Rules of the Asia/Sakhalin time zone
No clock changes are scheduled in Asia/Sakhalin. The last one for daylight saving time was in 2010; since then the offset has been UTC+11 all year.
Recent and upcoming changes in Asia/Sakhalin
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 31, 2010 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+10 |
| Sunday, March 27, 2011 | Standard offset changes from UTC+10 to UTC+11 | UTC+11 |
| Sunday, October 26, 2014 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM | UTC+10 |
| Sunday, March 27, 2016 | Clocks go forward 1 hour and stay there: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+11 |
The base offset of this zone changed in 2016, from UTC+10 to UTC+11. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.
Where Asia/Sakhalin is used
Asia/Sakhalin is used in Russia. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Asia/Sakhalin compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | 16 h behind | 16 h behind | 15 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 19 h behind | 19 h behind | 18 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 11 h behind | 11 h behind | 10 h behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 10 h behind | 10 h behind | 9 h behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 7 h behind | 7 h behind | 7 h behind |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 5 h 30 min behind | 5 h 30 min behind | 5 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore | --:-- | 3 h behind | 3 h behind | 3 h behind |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 2 h behind | 2 h behind | 2 h behind |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | Same time | Same time | 1 h behind |
| UTC | --:-- | 11 h behind | 11 h behind | 11 h behind |
Other zones on UTC+11 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Asia/Sakhalin today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- Australia/Hobart
- Australia/Melbourne
- Australia/Sydney
- Pacific/Efate
- Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Pacific/Noumea
- Pacific/Pohnpei
- Australia/Lord_Howe
- Antarctica/Macquarie
- Pacific/Kosrae
- Pacific/Bougainville
- Asia/Magadan
Using Asia/Sakhalin in software
Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Asia/Sakhalin, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+11 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.
Show the current time in Asia/Sakhalin:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Asia/Sakhalin', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Asia/Sakhalin'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Asia/Sakhalin')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Asia/Sakhalin dateTools for time in Asia/Sakhalin
- Convert a time to or from Asia/Sakhalin: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Asia/Sakhalin and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Asia/Sakhalin?
UTC+11, all year.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.