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'''Armenia Time''' ('''AMT''') is a [[time zone]] used in [[Armenia]]. Armenia Time is four hours ahead of [[UTC]] at [[UTC+04:00]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Nautical Almanac Office (U S )|title=The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xi3A8_DCvAcC&pg=PA262|date=17 May 2013|publisher=Government Printing Office|isbn=978-0-16-091756-1|page=262}}</ref> |
'''Armenia Time''' ('''AMT''') is a [[time zone]] used in [[Armenia]]. Armenia Time is four hours ahead of [[UTC]] at [[UTC+04:00]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Nautical Almanac Office (U S )|title=The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xi3A8_DCvAcC&pg=PA262|date=17 May 2013|publisher=Government Printing Office|isbn=978-0-16-091756-1|page=262}}</ref> |
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The [[daylight saving time]] adjustment, Armenia Summer Time ('''AMST'''), was discontinued in 2012. |
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Clock time is about 1 hour later than [[solar noon]] in Armenia as presented on this [[:File:Solar time vs standard time.png|map.]] Consequently, population activity hours are similar to those in e.g. [[Paris]] or [[Barcelona]] which also have an about the same shift to solar time (soft pink on above mentioned map). They are about 1 hour later compared to those in [[Berlin]] and [[Vienna]] (white color on above map). And are 2 hours later than those in [[Warsaw]] and [[New York City|New York]] (soft blue on above map). |
Clock time is about 1 hour later than [[solar noon]] in Armenia as presented on this [[:File:Solar time vs standard time.png|map.]] Consequently, population activity hours are similar to those in e.g. [[Paris]] or [[Barcelona]] which also have an about the same shift to solar time (soft pink on above mentioned map). They are about 1 hour later compared to those in [[Berlin]] and [[Vienna]] (white color on above map). And are 2 hours later than those in [[Warsaw]] and [[New York City|New York]] (soft blue on above map). |
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==Daylight saving time== |
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Armenia does not utilize [[Daylight saving time]]. The [[Government of Armenia]] issued a decree that cancelled the observance of daylight saving time, otherwise known as Armenia Summer Time ('''AMST''') in 2012.<ref>[https://www.timetemperature.com/asia/armenia_time_zone.shtml]</ref> |
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==Other time zones in UTC +4== |
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[[File:World Time Zones Map.png|thumb|upright=2.0|World map of current time zones]] |
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Some time zones exist that have the same offset as AMT, but can be found under a different name in other countries, including:<ref>[https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/amt-armenia]</ref> |
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*[[Georgia Time]] |
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*[[Gulf Standard Time]] |
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*[[Moscow Time]] |
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*[[Mauritius Time]] |
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*[[Réunion]] Time Zone |
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*[[Samara Time]] |
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*[[Seychelles Time]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 18:12, 24 May 2019
Armenia Time (AMT) is a time zone used in Armenia. Armenia Time is four hours ahead of UTC at UTC+04:00.[1]
Clock time is about 1 hour later than solar noon in Armenia as presented on this map. Consequently, population activity hours are similar to those in e.g. Paris or Barcelona which also have an about the same shift to solar time (soft pink on above mentioned map). They are about 1 hour later compared to those in Berlin and Vienna (white color on above map). And are 2 hours later than those in Warsaw and New York (soft blue on above map).
Daylight saving time
Armenia does not utilize Daylight saving time. The Government of Armenia issued a decree that cancelled the observance of daylight saving time, otherwise known as Armenia Summer Time (AMST) in 2012.[2]
Other time zones in UTC +4
Some time zones exist that have the same offset as AMT, but can be found under a different name in other countries, including:[3]
- Georgia Time
- Gulf Standard Time
- Moscow Time
- Mauritius Time
- Réunion Time Zone
- Samara Time
- Seychelles Time
See also
References
- ^ Nautical Almanac Office (U S ) (17 May 2013). The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2014. Government Printing Office. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-16-091756-1.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
External links
- http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/armenia-time.htm
- http://www.worldtimezone.com/wtz-names/wtz-amst.html
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