Moscow Time
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| blue | Western European Time (UTC; UTC+1 in summer). |
| red | Central European Time (UTC+1; UTC+2 in summer). |
| green | Eastern European Time (UTC+2; UTC+3 in summer). |
| khaki | Moscow Time (UTC+3; UTC+4 in summer). |
Moscow Time is observed in Russia’s second Time Zone in which Moscow is situated (there are 11 Time Zones in Russia). In accordance with the Council of People's Commissars Decree dated 16 June 1930, the Decree Time was introduced by adding one hour to the time in each time zone of the USSR, so that Moscow Time became three hours ahead of Universal Time.
Moscow Time is in use for scheduling trains, aeroplanes, ships, etc. all over the Russian Federation, this time is registered in telegrams, etc.
Moscow standard time (MSK) is 3 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+3).
Moscow Summer Time (MSD) is UTC+4.
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