Irkutsk Time
| Irkutsk Time | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
| UTC offset | |
| IRKT | UTC+08:00 |
| Current time | |
| 14:50, 19 March 2026 IRKT [refresh] | |
| Observance of DST | |
| DST is not observed in this time zone. | |
Irkutsk Time (IRKT) is the time zone eight hours ahead of UTC (UTC+08:00) and 5 hours ahead of Moscow Time (MSK+5).
The time zone covers Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast.
On 27 March 2011, Russia moved to year-round daylight saving time. Instead of switching between UTC+08:00 in winter and UTC+09:00 in summer, Irkutsk Time became fixed at UTC+09:00 until 2014, when it was reset back to UTC+08:00 year-round.