Azerbaijan Time facts for kids
Azerbaijan Time, often called AZT, is the official time zone used in the country of Azerbaijan. A time zone is like a special clock setting that helps everyone in a certain area know what time it is. This makes sure that people across the country are all on the same schedule.
Understanding Azerbaijan Time (AZT)
To understand Azerbaijan Time, it's helpful to know about UTC. Think of UTC as the world's main clock. It's a standard that helps countries around the globe set their own time zones. Azerbaijan Time is set based on UTC.
How AZT Relates to UTC
Azerbaijan Time (AZT) is four hours ahead of UTC. This is written as UTC+4. So, if it's 12:00 PM (noon) UTC, it would be 4:00 PM in Azerbaijan. This difference helps keep time consistent within Azerbaijan.
What About Daylight Saving Time?
Many countries used to change their clocks twice a year for something called daylight saving time. This meant moving the clocks forward by an hour in spring and back by an hour in autumn. In Azerbaijan, this was known as Azerbaijan Summer Time (AZST).
Azerbaijan Summer Time was one hour ahead of the standard AZT. This meant it was UTC+5 during the summer months. However, Azerbaijan decided to stop using daylight saving time. This change happened in March 2016. Since then, Azerbaijan has stayed on standard Azerbaijan Time (UTC+4) all year round.
