another time zone; likewise, there are European areas that have gone for UTC+03:00, even though their "physical" time zone is different from that. Following is a list of such anomalies: Areas located outside UTC+03:00 longitudes using Moscow Time (UTC+03:00) time Areas west of 37°30' E ("physical" UTC+02:00) that use UTC+03:00 The entirety of Belarus with 23°10' E as the westernmost point where MSK is used Western Russia, including Saint Petersburg, half of Moscow and Crimea Areas between 52°30' E and 67°30' E ("physical" UTC+04:00) that use UTC+03:00 Russia, including most of Franz Josef Land, Yuzhny Island, most of Severny Island with an exception to the very east, and some parts of the Russian mainland (Komi Republic, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, east of Kirov Oblast and Tatarstan) Areas east of 67°30' E ("physical" UTC+05:00) that use UTC+03:00 The very east of Severny Island in Russia with 69°2' E as the easternmost point where MSK is used Areas located within UTC+03:00 longitudes (37°30' E – 52°30' E) using other time zones Areas that use UTC+02:00 Eastern parts of Ukraine Areas that use UTC+04:00 Georgia with an exception of Abkhazia and South Ossetia Armenia Azerbaijan The Russian Oblasts of Astrakhan, Samara, Saratov and Ulyanovsk with an exception to the very east Western half of the Russian Republic of Udmurtia Areas that use UTC+05:00 The western tip of Perm Krai in Russia, and the western parts of the Orenburg Oblast in Russia See also East Africa Time, also in UTC+03:00 Time in Russia Notes External links Current time in Moscow Time zones Time in Russia