Asia/Tashkent is an IANA time zone used in Uzbekistan. It stays on UTC+5 all year.
Asia/Tashkent at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC+5 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC+5 |
| Used in | Uzbekistan |
Rules of the Asia/Tashkent time zone
Asia/Tashkent has stayed on UTC+5 since its last daylight saving period in 1991. Software that still applies an old rule will show the wrong time, so keep tz data up to date.
Recent and upcoming changes in Asia/Tashkent
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, September 24, 1989 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+6 |
| Sunday, March 25, 1990 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+7 |
| Sunday, September 30, 1990 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+6 |
| Sunday, September 29, 1991 | Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+5 |
The base offset of this zone changed in 1991, from UTC+6 to UTC+5. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.
Where Asia/Tashkent is used
Asia/Tashkent is used in Uzbekistan. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Asia/Tashkent 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) | --:-- | 10 h behind | 10 h behind | 9 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 13 h behind | 13 h behind | 12 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 4 h behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 4 h behind | 4 h behind | 3 h behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 1 h behind | 1 h behind | 1 h behind |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 30 min ahead | 30 min ahead | 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | --:-- | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 4 h ahead | 4 h ahead | 4 h ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead | 5 h ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 5 h behind |
Other zones on UTC+5 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Asia/Tashkent today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- Asia/Almaty
- Asia/Aqtau
- Asia/Aqtobe
- Asia/Ashgabat
- Asia/Atyrau
- Asia/Dushanbe
- Asia/Karachi
- Asia/Oral
- Asia/Qostanay
- Asia/Qyzylorda
- Asia/Samarkand
- Asia/Yekaterinburg
Using Asia/Tashkent in software
Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Asia/Tashkent, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+5 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.
Show the current time in Asia/Tashkent:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Asia/Tashkent', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Asia/Tashkent'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Asia/Tashkent')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Asia/Tashkent dateTools for time in Asia/Tashkent
- Convert a time to or from Asia/Tashkent: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Tashkent to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Asia/Tashkent 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/Tashkent?
UTC+5, 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.