Asia/Urumqi

Asia/Urumqi is the IANA time zone for Xinjiang Time in China.

Not drawn separately on the map: Xinjiang’s official clocks follow Beijing time (Asia/Shanghai, UTC+8); Asia/Urumqi (UTC+6) is widely used locally.

UTC+06:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+6

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset: UTC+06:00
Rule: No daylight saving time: UTC+6 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name: Ürümqi Time
Aliases: Asia/Kashgar (old ids that resolve to Asia/Urumqi)

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Urumqi' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Asia/Urumqi')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Asia/Urumqi';

Cities in Asia/Urumqi

Ürümqi

Also in this zone: Shihezi, Korla, Aqsu, Kashgar, Gujangbagh, Huocheng, Artux, Xinyuan, Turpan, Ghulja, Karamay, Hami, Bole, Changji, Jinshanlu, Tacheng, Wujiaqu.

Offset history since 1970

1970–2026: UTC+6

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