Daylight Savings Time (DST) Updates for SharePoint
The August 2011 Cumulative Update for SharePoint Foundation (2010, 2007) contains the following Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes:
Russian Time Zones:
- A new time zone has been created for Kaliningrad with display name “ (UTC+3:00) Kaliningrad”. This time zone does not support Daylight Saving Time.
- Support for Daylight Saving Time has been discontinued and UTC offsets have been updated for time zones listed in the table below:
Time Zone |
Old |
New |
Russian Standard Time |
(UTC +3:00) Moscow, St Petersburg, Volgograd |
(UTC +4:00) Moscow, St Petersburg, Volgograd |
Ekaterinburg Standard Time |
(UTC +5:00) Ekaterinburg |
(UTC +6:00) Ekaterinburg |
N. Central Asia Standard Time |
(UTC +6:00) Novosibirsk |
(UTC +7:00) Novosibirsk |
North Asia Standard Time |
(UTC +7:00) Krasnoyarsk |
(UTC +8:00) Krasnoyarsk |
North Asia East Standard Time |
(UTC +8:00) Irkutsk |
(UTC +9:00) Irkutsk |
Yakutsk Standard Time |
(UTC +9:00) Yakutsk |
(UTC +10:00) Yakutsk |
Vladivostok Standard Time |
(UTC +10:00) Vladivostok |
(UTC +11:00) Vladivostok |
Magadan Standard Time |
(UTC +11:00) Magadan |
(UTC +12:00) Magadan |
It also contains 2011-adjusted DST start and end dates for the following time zones:
- Fiji Standard Time
- Samoa Standard Time
In addition to these changes, the August 2011 CU update rolls up the DST changes that were previously released in the June 2011 CU:
KB2553931 - includes 2011 DST changes for Egypt (DST cancellation), Namibia, Magadan & Israel.
If you'd like to keep track of regular updates in this area, you can get updates and information at the Daylight Saving Time Help and
Support Center.