UZT — Uzbekistan Standard Time
UZT is Uzbekistan Standard Time, 5 hours ahead of UTC. It is a fixed offset: unlike a time zone, it does not change with the season — the zones that use it switch to a different abbreviation instead.
Current time in UZT
12:46
Sunday, 2 August 2026
UZT = UTC+5 · 5 hours ahead of UTC
Shown for 2 Aug 2026 07:46 UTC. The clock goes live as soon as scripts load.
UTC offset
UTC+5
Type
Standard time
Seasonal counterpart
None
The zones using it do not change their clocks
Meanings
1
Unambiguous
Is UZT in force right now?
A zone only carries this abbreviation for part of the year. This is which of them were on it at 2 Aug 2026 07:46 UTC; the list is re-derived against your own clock when scripts load.
On UZT now
- Asia/Tashkent — Tashkent
Using a different abbreviation
- Every zone listed here was on UZT.
Convert UZT to other time zones
City clocks reflect whatever their zone is doing; where a city observes daylight saving time, its difference from UZT changes twice a year. Use the time zone converter for a specific date.
Time zones and cities that use UZT
Uzbekistan Standard Time · UTC+5
Why UZT is not an identifier
UZT is shorthand, not a standard. There is no registry of time zone abbreviations, no authority that assigns them, and nothing preventing two regions from adopting the same three letters — which is what makes codes like IST and CST unusable without context.
For anything a machine will read — a calendar invitation, a database column, an API response — use the IANA identifier of the zone (Asia/Tashkent, for example) or an explicit UTC offset alongside the date. The identifier survives a change in the law; UZT and its 5 hours offset do not.
Abbreviations on the same clock
Frequently asked questions
What does UZT stand for?
UZT stands for Uzbekistan Standard Time. It is 5 hours ahead of UTC, written UTC+5.
What is UZT in UTC?
UZT is UTC+5. To convert an UZT time to UTC, subtract 5 hours.
Which time zone should I use instead of UZT?
Use an IANA identifier — Asia/Tashkent for Uzbekistan Standard Time — or state the UTC offset with the date. Abbreviations are not identifiers: they are not unique, they are not registered anywhere, and half of them change with the season. Calendar software resolves this automatically when you pick a city rather than typing letters.