OpenJDK / amber / amber
changeset 26452:04bfc550f2b4
8049343: (tz) Support tzdata2014g
Reviewed-by: mfang, okutsu
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--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/VERSION Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/VERSION Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -1,24 +1,24 @@ # # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. -# +# # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it # under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as # published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this # particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided # by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. -# +# # This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT # ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License # version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that # accompanied this code). -# +# # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version # 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, # Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. -# +# # Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -tzdata2014c +tzdata2014g
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/africa Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/africa Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. -# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, +# This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to -# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). +# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see +# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution. # From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21): # @@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ # I found in the UCLA library. # # For data circa 1899, a common source is: -# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94 -# <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>. +# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94. +# http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359 # # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). @@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ # Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT # for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively, # but Mark R V Murray reports that -# `SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa, -# `CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and -# `WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for -# the area that includes Nigeria is ``West Africa''. -# He has heard of ``Western Sahara Time'' for +0:00 but can find no reference. +# 'SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa, +# 'CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and +# 'WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for +# the area that includes Nigeria is "West Africa". +# He has heard of "Western Sahara Time" for +0:00 but can find no reference. # -# To make things confusing, `WAT' seems to have been used for -1:00 long ago; +# To make things confusing, 'WAT' seems to have been used for -1:00 long ago; # I'd guess that this was because people needed _some_ name for -1:00, # and at the time, far west Africa was the only major land area in -1:00. # This usage is now obsolete, as the last use of -1:00 on the African @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ # 2:00 SAST South Africa Standard Time # and Murray suggests the following abbreviation: # 1:00 WAT West Africa Time -# I realize that this leads to `WAT' being used for both -1:00 and 1:00 +# I realize that this leads to 'WAT' being used for both -1:00 and 1:00 # for times before 1976, but this is the best I can think of # until we get more information. # @@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's # more precise 0:09:21. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01 - 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time - 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:00 +Zone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01 + 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time + 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:00 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1946 Oct 7 0:00 - WET 1956 Jan 29 1:00 - CET 1963 Apr 14 @@ -129,18 +129,8 @@ 1:00 - CET # Angola -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Luanda 0:52:56 - LMT 1892 - 0:52:04 - AOT 1911 May 26 # Angola Time - 1:00 - WAT - # Benin -# Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1946, not 1934; -# go with Shanks & Pottenger. -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Porto-Novo 0:10:28 - LMT 1912 - 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 - 1:00 - WAT +# See Africa/Lagos. # Botswana # From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21): @@ -149,14 +139,12 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Gaborone 1:43:40 - LMT 1885 1:30 - SAST 1903 Mar - 2:00 - CAT 1943 Sep 19 2:00 - 2:00 1:00 CAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 + 2:00 - CAT 1943 Sep 19 2:00 + 2:00 1:00 CAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 2:00 - CAT # Burkina Faso -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Ouagadougou -0:06:04 - LMT 1912 - 0:00 - GMT +# See Africa/Abidjan. # Burundi # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -164,52 +152,60 @@ 2:00 - CAT # Cameroon -# Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1920; go with Shanks & Pottenger. -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Douala 0:38:48 - LMT 1912 - 1:00 - WAT +# See Africa/Lagos. # Cape Verde +# +# Shanks gives 1907 for the transition to CVT. +# Perhaps the 1911-05-26 Portuguese decree +# http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf +# merely made it official? +# # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1907 # Praia +Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1907 # Praia -2:00 - CVT 1942 Sep -2:00 1:00 CVST 1945 Oct 15 - -2:00 - CVT 1975 Nov 25 2:00 + -2:00 - CVT 1975 Nov 25 2:00 -1:00 - CVT # Central African Republic -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Bangui 1:14:20 - LMT 1912 - 1:00 - WAT +# See Africa/Lagos. # Chad # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 +Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 # N'Djamena 1:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 14 1:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 8 1:00 - WAT # Comoros # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Indian/Comoro 2:53:04 - LMT 1911 Jul # Moroni, Gran Comoro +Zone Indian/Comoro 2:53:04 - LMT 1911 Jul # Moroni, Gran Comoro 3:00 - EAT -# Democratic Republic of Congo +# Democratic Republic of the Congo # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Kinshasa 1:01:12 - LMT 1897 Nov 9 - 1:00 - WAT Zone Africa/Lubumbashi 1:49:52 - LMT 1897 Nov 9 2:00 - CAT +# The above is for the eastern part; see Africa/Lagos for the western part. # Republic of the Congo -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Brazzaville 1:01:08 - LMT 1912 - 1:00 - WAT +# See Africa/Lagos. -# Cote D'Ivoire +# Côte d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 1912 0:00 - GMT +Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Bamako # Mali +Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Banjul # Gambia +Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Conakry # Guinea +Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Dakar # Senegal +Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Freetown # Sierra Leone +Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Lome # Togo +Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Nouakchott # Mauritania +Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Ouagadougou # Burkina Faso +Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Sao_Tome # São Tomé and Príncipe +Link Africa/Abidjan Atlantic/St_Helena # St Helena # Djibouti # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -254,30 +250,26 @@ # Egyptians would approve the cancellation." # # Egypt to cancel daylight saving time -# <a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/407168"> # http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/407168 -# </a> # or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt04.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt04.html -# </a> Rule Egypt 1995 2010 - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 1995 2005 - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - +Rule Egypt 1995 2005 - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 - # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-19): # The Egyptian Gazette, issue 41,090 (2006-09-18), page 1, reports: # Egypt will turn back clocks by one hour at the midnight of Thursday # after observing the daylight saving time since May. # http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf -Rule Egypt 2006 only - Sep 21 23:00s 0 - +Rule Egypt 2006 only - Sep 21 24:00 0 - # From Dirk Losch (2007-08-14): # I received a mail from an airline which says that the daylight # saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to 2007-09-07. -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:] +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:] # http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53 # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-09-04): The official information...: # http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Miscellaneous/000002/0207000000000000001580.htm -Rule Egypt 2007 only - Sep Thu>=1 23:00s 0 - +Rule Egypt 2007 only - Sep Thu>=1 24:00 0 - # From Abdelrahman Hassan (2007-09-06): # Due to the Hijri (lunar Islamic calendar) year being 11 days shorter # than the year of the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan shifts earlier each @@ -311,15 +303,9 @@ # # timeanddate[2] and another site I've found[3] also support that. # -# [1] <a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263"> -# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263 -# </a> -# [2] <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53"> -# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53 -# </a> -# [3] <a href="http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/"> -# http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/ -# </a> +# [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263 +# [2] http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53 +# [3] http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/ # From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-20): # In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth @@ -329,14 +315,10 @@ # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11): # We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet # Information and Decision Support Center: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html -# </a> # # The Middle East News Agency -# <a href="http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx"> # http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx -# </a> # also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21" # today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT." # Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service, @@ -344,19 +326,14 @@ # (at least today). # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-07-20): -# According to News from Egypt - Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt's cabinet has +# According to News from Egypt - Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt's cabinet has # decided that Daylight Saving Time will not be used in Egypt during # Ramadan. # # Arabic translation: -# "Clocks to go back during Ramadan--and then forward again" -# <a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again"> +# "Clocks to go back during Ramadan - and then forward again" # http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again -# </a> -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html -# </a> # From Ahmad El-Dardiry (2014-05-07): # Egypt is to change back to Daylight system on May 15 @@ -365,46 +342,77 @@ # From Gunther Vermier (2015-05-13): # our Egypt office confirms that the change will be at 15 May "midnight" (24:00) -# From Paul Eggert (2014-05-13): +# From Imed Chihi (2014-06-04): +# We have finally "located" a precise official reference about the DST changes +# in Egypt. The Ministers Cabinet decision is explained at +# http://www.cabinet.gov.eg/Media/CabinetMeetingsDetails.aspx?id=347 ... +# [T]his (Arabic) site is not accessible outside Egypt, but the page ... +# translates into: "With regard to daylight saving time, it is scheduled to +# take effect at exactly twelve o'clock this evening, Thursday, 15 MAY 2014, +# to be suspended by twelve o'clock on the evening of Thursday, 26 JUN 2014, +# and re-established again at the end of the month of Ramadan, at twelve +# o'clock on the evening of Thursday, 31 JUL 2014." This statement has been +# reproduced by other (more accessible) sites[, e.g.,]... +# http://elgornal.net/news/news.aspx?id=4699258 + +# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-04): # Sarah El Deeb and Lee Keath of AP report that the Egyptian government says # the change is because of blackouts in Cairo, even though Ahram Online (cited -# above) says DST had no affect on electricity consumption. The AP story says -# DST will not be observed during Ramadan. There is no information about when -# DST will end. See: +# above) says DST had no affect on electricity consumption. There is +# no information about when DST will end this fall. See: # http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/el-sissi-pushes-egyptians-line-23614833 # -# For now, guess that later transitions will use 2010's rules, and that -# Egypt will agree with Morocco (see below) about the date Ramadan starts and -# ends, though (unlike Morocco) it will switch at 00:00 standard time. In -# Egypt the spring-forward transitions are removed for 2020-2022, when the -# guessed spring-forward date falls during the estimated Ramadan, and all -# transitions removed for 2023-2038, where the estimated Ramadan falls entirely -# outside the guessed daylight-saving time. Ramadan intrudes on the guessed -# DST starting in 2039, but that's beyond our somewhat-arbitrary cutoff. - -Rule Egypt 2008 only - Aug lastThu 23:00s 0 - -Rule Egypt 2009 only - Aug 20 23:00s 0 - -Rule Egypt 2010 only - Aug 11 0:00 0 - -Rule Egypt 2010 only - Sep 10 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 2010 only - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - +# For now, guess that later spring and fall transitions will use +# 2010's rules, and guess that Egypt will switch to standard time at +# 24:00 the last Thursday before Ramadan, and back to DST at 00:00 the +# first Friday after Ramadan. To implement this, +# transition dates for 2015 through 2037 were determined by running +# the following program under GNU Emacs 24.3, with the results integrated +# by hand into the table below. Ramadan again intrudes on the guessed +# DST starting in 2038, but that's beyond our somewhat-arbitrary cutoff. +# (let ((islamic-year 1436)) +# (while (< islamic-year 1460) +# (let ((a (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 9 1 islamic-year))) +# (b (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 10 1 islamic-year))) +# (friday 5)) +# (while (/= friday (mod a 7)) +# (setq a (1- a))) +# (while (/= friday (mod b 7)) +# (setq b (1+ b))) +# (setq a (1- a)) +# (setq b (1- b)) +# (setq a (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute a)) +# (setq b (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute b)) +# (insert +# (format +# (concat "Rule\tEgypt\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t24:00\t0\t-\n" +# "Rule\tEgypt\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t24:00\t1:00\tS\n") +# (car (cdr (cdr a))) (calendar-month-name (car a) t) (car (cdr a)) +# (car (cdr (cdr b))) (calendar-month-name (car b) t) (car (cdr b))))) +# (setq islamic-year (+ 1 islamic-year)))) +Rule Egypt 2008 only - Aug lastThu 24:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 2009 only - Aug 20 24:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 2010 only - Aug 10 24:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 2010 only - Sep 9 24:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 2010 only - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 - Rule Egypt 2014 only - May 15 24:00 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 2014 only - Jun 29 0:00s 0 - -Rule Egypt 2014 only - Jul 29 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 2014 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - +Rule Egypt 2014 only - Jun 26 24:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 2014 only - Jul 31 24:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 2014 max - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 - Rule Egypt 2015 2019 - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 2015 only - Jun 18 0:00s 0 - -Rule Egypt 2015 only - Jul 18 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 2016 only - Jun 7 0:00s 0 - -Rule Egypt 2016 only - Jul 7 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 2017 only - May 27 0:00s 0 - -Rule Egypt 2017 only - Jun 26 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 2018 only - May 16 0:00s 0 - -Rule Egypt 2018 only - Jun 15 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 2019 only - May 6 0:00s 0 - -Rule Egypt 2019 only - Jun 5 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 2020 only - May 24 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 2021 only - May 13 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Egypt 2022 only - May 3 0:00s 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 2015 only - Jun 11 24:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 2015 only - Jul 23 24:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 2016 only - Jun 2 24:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 2016 only - Jul 7 24:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 2017 only - May 25 24:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 2017 only - Jun 29 24:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 2018 only - May 10 24:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 2018 only - Jun 14 24:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 2019 only - May 2 24:00 0 - +Rule Egypt 2019 only - Jun 6 24:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 2020 only - May 28 24:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 2021 only - May 13 24:00 1:00 S +Rule Egypt 2022 only - May 5 24:00 1:00 S Rule Egypt 2023 max - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -412,60 +420,63 @@ 2:00 Egypt EE%sT # Equatorial Guinea -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Malabo 0:35:08 - LMT 1912 - 0:00 - GMT 1963 Dec 15 - 1:00 - WAT +# See Africa/Lagos. # Eritrea # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Asmara 2:35:32 - LMT 1870 - 2:35:32 - AMT 1890 # Asmara Mean Time - 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT + 2:35:32 - AMT 1890 # Asmara Mean Time + 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT 3:00 - EAT # Ethiopia -# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): -# Shanks & Pottenger write that Ethiopia had six narrowly-spaced time zones -# between 1870 and 1890, and that they merged to 38E50 (2:35:20) in 1890. -# We'll guess that 38E50 is for Adis Dera. +# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-31): +# Like the Swahili of Kenya and Tanzania, many Ethiopians keep a +# 12-hour clock starting at our 06:00, so their "8 o'clock" is our +# 02:00 or 14:00. Keep this in mind when you ask the time in Amharic. +# +# Shanks & Pottenger write that Ethiopia had six narrowly-spaced time +# zones between 1870 and 1890, that they merged to 38E50 (2:35:20) in +# 1890, and that they switched to 3:00 on 1936-05-05. Perhaps 38E50 +# was for Adis Dera. Quite likely the Shanks data entries are wrong +# anyway. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Addis_Ababa 2:34:48 - LMT 1870 - 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT + 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT 3:00 - EAT # Gabon -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Libreville 0:37:48 - LMT 1912 - 1:00 - WAT +# See Africa/Lagos. # Gambia -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Banjul -1:06:36 - LMT 1912 - -1:06:36 - BMT 1935 # Banjul Mean Time - -1:00 - WAT 1964 - 0:00 - GMT +# See Africa/Abidjan. # Ghana # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -# Whitman says DST was observed from 1931 to ``the present''; -# go with Shanks & Pottenger. -Rule Ghana 1936 1942 - Sep 1 0:00 0:20 GHST -Rule Ghana 1936 1942 - Dec 31 0:00 0 GMT +# Whitman says DST was observed from 1931 to "the present"; +# Shanks & Pottenger say 1936 to 1942; +# and September 1 to January 1 is given by: +# Scott Keltie J, Epstein M (eds), The Statesman's Year-Book, +# 57th ed. Macmillan, London (1920), OCLC 609408015, pp xxviii. +# For lack of better info, assume DST was observed from 1920 to 1942. +Rule Ghana 1920 1942 - Sep 1 0:00 0:20 GHST +Rule Ghana 1920 1942 - Dec 31 0:00 0 GMT # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Accra -0:00:52 - LMT 1918 0:00 Ghana %s # Guinea -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Conakry -0:54:52 - LMT 1912 - 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 - -1:00 - WAT 1960 - 0:00 - GMT +# See Africa/Abidjan. # Guinea-Bissau +# +# Shanks gives 1911-05-26 for the transition to WAT, +# evidently confusing the date of the Portuguese decree +# http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf +# with the date that it took effect, namely 1912-01-01. +# # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1911 May 26 +Zone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 -1:00 - WAT 1975 0:00 - GMT @@ -480,8 +491,8 @@ # Lesotho # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Maseru 1:50:00 - LMT 1903 Mar - 2:00 - SAST 1943 Sep 19 2:00 - 2:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 + 2:00 - SAST 1943 Sep 19 2:00 + 2:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 2:00 - SAST # Liberia @@ -549,11 +560,11 @@ 2:00 - EET 1982 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4 # The 1996 and 1997 entries are from Shanks & Pottenger; -# the IATA SSIM data contain some obvious errors. +# the IATA SSIM data entries contain some obvious errors. 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1997 Oct 4 - 2:00 - EET 2012 Nov 10 2:00 - 1:00 Libya CE%sT 2013 Oct 25 2:00 + 2:00 - EET 2012 Nov 10 2:00 + 1:00 Libya CE%sT 2013 Oct 25 2:00 2:00 - EET # Madagascar @@ -569,18 +580,8 @@ 2:00 - CAT # Mali -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Bamako -0:32:00 - LMT 1912 - 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 - -1:00 - WAT 1960 Jun 20 - 0:00 - GMT - # Mauritania -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 1912 - 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 - -1:00 - WAT 1960 Nov 28 - 0:00 - GMT +# See Africa/Abidjan. # Mauritius @@ -604,9 +605,7 @@ # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10): # According to -# <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216"> # http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216 -# </a> # (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier # than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31). The new start # date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time @@ -621,22 +620,17 @@ # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11): # Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving -# time: Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally +# time: Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally # published on Monday, June 30, 2008... # # I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction -# de l'heure d'ete" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26 -# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one. -# ... -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html"> +# de l'heure d'été" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26 +# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one.... # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html -# </a> # From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03): # The Government of Mauritius weblink -# <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD"> # http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD -# </a> # Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows: # # 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly @@ -646,33 +640,25 @@ # States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the # last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on # the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the -# year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008 +# year 2008-2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008 # and end on 29 March 2009. # From Ed Maste (2008-10-07): # THE TIME BILL (No. XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the # beginning / ending of summer time is 2 o'clock standard time in the # morning of the last Sunday of October / last Sunday of March. -# <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf"> # http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-05): # According to several sources, Mauritius will not continue to observe # DST the coming summer... # # Some sources, in French: -# <a href="http://www.defimedia.info/news/946/Rashid-Beebeejaun-:-%C2%AB-L%E2%80%99heure-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ne-sera-pas-appliqu%C3%A9e-cette-ann%C3%A9e-%C2%BB"> # http://www.defimedia.info/news/946/Rashid-Beebeejaun-:-%C2%AB-L%E2%80%99heure-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ne-sera-pas-appliqu%C3%A9e-cette-ann%C3%A9e-%C2%BB -# </a> -# <a href="http://lexpress.mu/Story/3398~Beebeejaun---Les-objectifs-d-%C3%A9conomie-d-%C3%A9nergie-de-l-heure-d-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ont-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-atteints-"> # http://lexpress.mu/Story/3398~Beebeejaun---Les-objectifs-d-%C3%A9conomie-d-%C3%A9nergie-de-l-heure-d-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ont-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-atteints- -# </a> # # Our wrap-up: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html -# </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11): # The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this: @@ -685,18 +671,18 @@ Rule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S Rule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis +Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis 4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time # Agalega Is, Rodriguez # no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius # Mayotte # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou +Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou 3:00 - EAT # Morocco -# See the `europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta). +# See the 'europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta). # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): # Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between @@ -704,60 +690,44 @@ # # "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will # be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to -# Communication Minister and Gov ernment Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...." +# Communication Minister and Government Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...." # -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html -# </a> -# OR -# <a href="http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html"> # http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html -# </a> # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): -# The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe Presse: -# <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view"> +# The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe +# Presse: # http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view -# </a> # # Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt. # spokesman. # From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09): # According to this article: -# <a href="http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html"> # http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html -# </a> -# (and republished here: -# <a href="http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html"> -# http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html -# </a> -# ) -# the changes occurs at midnight: +# (and republished here: <http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html>) +# the changes occur at midnight: # -# saturday night may 31st at midnight (which in french is to be -# intrepreted as the night between saturday and sunday) -# sunday night the 28th at midnight +# Saturday night May 31st at midnight (which in French is to be +# interpreted as the night between Saturday and Sunday) +# Sunday night the 28th at midnight # -# Seeing that the 28th is monday, I am guessing that she intends to say -# the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between sunday and -# monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive -# june1st to sept 27th. +# Seeing that the 28th is Monday, I am guessing that she intends to say +# the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between Sunday and +# Monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive +# June 1st to Sept 27th. # # The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree # published on the web. # # It's also confirmed here: -# <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm"> # http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm -# </a> -# on a government portal as being between june 1st and sept 27th (not yet -# posted in english). +# on a government portal as being between June 1st and Sept 27th (not yet +# posted in English). # -# The following google query will generate many relevant hits: -# <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search"> +# The following Google query will generate many relevant hits: # http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27): # Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31 @@ -765,47 +735,32 @@ # of September: # # One article about it (in French): -# <a href="http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default"> # http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default -# </a> # # We have some further details posted here: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-17): # Morocco will observe DST from 2009-06-01 00:00 to 2009-08-21 00:00 according # to many sources, such as -# <a href="http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html"> # http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html -# </a> -# <a href="http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312"> # http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312 -# </a> # (French) # # Our summary: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html -# </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): # Here is a link to official document from Royaume du Maroc Premier Ministre, -# Ministere de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics +# Ministère de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics # # Under Article 1 of Royal Decree No. 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 june 1967) # concerning the amendment of the legal time, the Ministry of Modernization of # Public Sectors announced that the official time in the Kingdom will be # advanced 60 minutes from Sunday 31 May 2009 at midnight. # -# <a href="http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf"> # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf -# </a> -# -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-04-13): # Several news media in Morocco report that the Ministry of Modernization @@ -813,51 +768,33 @@ # 2010-05-02 to 2010-08-08. # # Example: -# <a href="http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html"> # http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html -# </a> # (French) # Our page: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html -# </a> # From Dan Abitol (2011-03-30): # ...Rules for Africa/Casablanca are the following (24h format) -# The 3rd april 2011 at 00:00:00, [it] will be 3rd april 1:00:00 -# The 31th july 2011 at 00:59:59, [it] will be 31th July 00:00:00 +# The 3rd April 2011 at 00:00:00, [it] will be 3rd April 01:00:00 +# The 31st July 2011 at 00:59:59, [it] will be 31st July 00:00:00 # ...Official links of change in morocco # The change was broadcast on the FM Radio # I ve called ANRT (telecom regulations in Morocco) at # +212.537.71.84.00 -# <a href="http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/"> # http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/ -# </a> # They said that -# <a href="http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view"> # http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view -# </a> # is the official publication to look at. # They said that the decision was already taken. # # More articles in the press -# <a href="http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-lev"> -# http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-lev -# </a> -# e.html -# <a href="http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923"> +# http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-leve.html # http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923 -# </a> -# <a href="http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT%2B1-a-partir-de-dim"> # http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT%2B1-a-partir-de-dim -# anche-prochain-5538.html -# </a> # From Petr Machata (2011-03-30): # They have it written in English here: -# <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/home/morocco_to_spring_fo/view"> # http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/home/morocco_to_spring_fo/view -# </a> # # It says there that "Morocco will resume its standard time on July 31, # 2011 at midnight." Now they don't say whether they mean midnight of @@ -865,20 +802,16 @@ # also been like that in the past. # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-03-09): -# According to Infomédiaire web site from Morocco (infomediaire.ma), -# on March 9, 2012, (in French) Heure légale: -# Le Maroc adopte officiellement l'heure d'été -# <a href="http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9"> +# According to Infomédiaire web site from Morocco (infomediaire.ma), +# on March 9, 2012, (in French) Heure légale: +# Le Maroc adopte officiellement l'heure d'été # http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9 -# </a> # Governing Council adopted draft decree, that Morocco DST starts on # the last Sunday of March (March 25, 2012) and ends on # last Sunday of September (September 30, 2012) # except the month of Ramadan. # or (brief) -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html -# </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-10): # The infomediaire.ma source indicates that the system is to be in @@ -889,17 +822,13 @@ # From Christophe Tropamer (2012-03-16): # Seen Morocco change again: -# <a href="http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php"> # http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php -# </a> -# "...à partir du dernier dimance d'avril et non fins mars, -# comme annoncé précédemment." +# "...à partir du dernier dimanche d'avril et non fins mars, +# comme annoncé précédemment." # From Milamber Space Network (2012-07-17): # The official return to GMT is announced by the Moroccan government: -# <a href="http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288"> # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 [in French] -# </a> # # Google translation, lightly edited: # Back to the standard time of the Kingdom (GMT) @@ -917,7 +846,7 @@ # announced a bit in advance. On 2012-07-11 the Moroccan government # announced that year's Ramadan daylight-saving transitions would be # 2012-07-20 and 2012-08-20; see -# <http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288>. +# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 # From Andrew Paprocki (2013-07-02): # Morocco announced that the year's Ramadan daylight-savings @@ -937,39 +866,36 @@ # From Sebastien Willemijns (2014-03-18): # http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2014/3/18/maroc-heure-dete-avancez-tous-horloges-247891.asp -# From Paul Eggert (2014-03-19): -# To estimate what the Moroccan government will do in future years, -# transition dates for 2014 through 2038 were determined by running -# the following program under GNU Emacs 24.3: -# -# (let ((islamic-year 1435)) -# (while (< islamic-year 1461) -# (let ((a -# (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute -# (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 9 1 islamic-year)))) -# (b -# (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute -# (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 10 1 islamic-year))))) -# (insert -# (format -# (concat "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t %2d\t 3:00\t0\t-\n" -# "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t %2d\t 2:00\t1:00\tS\n") -# (car (cdr (cdr a))) (calendar-month-name (car a) t) (car (cdr a)) -# (car (cdr (cdr b))) (calendar-month-name (car b) t) (car (cdr b))))) +# From Milamber Space Network (2014-06-05): +# The Moroccan government has recently announced that the country will return +# to standard time at 03:00 on Saturday, June 28, 2014 local time.... DST +# will resume again at 02:00 on Saturday, August 2, 2014.... +# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=586 + +# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-05): +# For now, guess that later spring and fall transitions will use 2014's rules, +# and guess that Morocco will switch to standard time at 03:00 the last +# Saturday before Ramadan, and back to DST at 02:00 the first Saturday after +# Ramadan. To implement this, transition dates for 2015 through 2037 were +# determined by running the following program under GNU Emacs 24.3, with the +# results integrated by hand into the table below. +# (let ((islamic-year 1436)) +# (while (< islamic-year 1460) +# (let ((a (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 9 1 islamic-year))) +# (b (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 10 1 islamic-year))) +# (saturday 6)) +# (while (/= saturday (mod (setq a (1- a)) 7))) +# (while (/= saturday (mod b 7)) +# (setq b (1+ b))) +# (setq a (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute a)) +# (setq b (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute b)) +# (insert +# (format +# (concat "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t 3:00\t0\t-\n" +# "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t 2:00\t1:00\tS\n") +# (car (cdr (cdr a))) (calendar-month-name (car a) t) (car (cdr a)) +# (car (cdr (cdr b))) (calendar-month-name (car b) t) (car (cdr b))))) # (setq islamic-year (+ 1 islamic-year)))) -# -# with spring-forward transitions removed for 2023-2025, when the -# normal spring-forward date falls during the estimated Ramadan; with -# all transitions removed for 2026-2035, where the estimated Ramadan -# falls entirely outside daylight-saving time; and with fall-back -# transitions removed for 2036-2037, where the normal fall-back -# date falls during the estimated Ramadan. Normally, the table would -# stop after 2037 because 32-bit time_t values roll around early in 2038, -# but that would imply a prediction of perpetual DST after March 2038 -# due to the year-2037 glitches. So, this table instead stops after -# 2038, the first non-glitchy year after the 32-bit rollover. -# An advantage of stopping after 2038 is that it lets zic guess -# TZ='WET0WEST,M3.5.0,M10.5.0/3' for time stamps far in the future. # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S @@ -991,46 +917,44 @@ Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - Rule Morocco 2009 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2009 only - Aug 21 0:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2009 only - Aug 21 0:00 0 - Rule Morocco 2010 only - May 2 0:00 1:00 S Rule Morocco 2010 only - Aug 8 0:00 0 - Rule Morocco 2011 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2011 only - Jul 31 0 0 - -Rule Morocco 2012 2013 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2012 only - Sep 30 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2012 only - Jul 20 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2012 only - Aug 20 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2013 only - Jul 7 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2013 only - Aug 10 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2013 2035 - Oct lastSun 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2014 2022 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2014 only - Jun 29 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2014 only - Jul 29 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2015 only - Jun 18 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2015 only - Jul 18 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2016 only - Jun 7 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2016 only - Jul 7 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2017 only - May 27 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2017 only - Jun 26 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2018 only - May 16 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2018 only - Jun 15 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2019 only - May 6 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2019 only - Jun 5 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2020 only - Apr 24 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2020 only - May 24 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2021 only - Apr 13 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2021 only - May 13 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2022 only - Apr 3 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2022 only - May 3 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2023 only - Apr 22 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2024 only - Apr 10 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2025 only - Mar 31 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2026 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2036 only - Oct 21 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2037 only - Oct 11 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2038 only - Sep 30 3:00 0 - -Rule Morocco 2038 only - Oct 30 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Morocco 2038 max - Oct lastSun 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2011 only - Jul 31 0 0 - +Rule Morocco 2012 2013 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2012 only - Sep 30 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2012 only - Jul 20 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2012 only - Aug 20 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2013 only - Jul 7 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2013 only - Aug 10 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2013 max - Oct lastSun 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2014 2022 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2014 only - Jun 28 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2014 only - Aug 2 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2015 only - Jun 13 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2015 only - Jul 18 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2016 only - Jun 4 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2016 only - Jul 9 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2017 only - May 20 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2017 only - Jul 1 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2018 only - May 12 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2018 only - Jun 16 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2019 only - May 4 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2019 only - Jun 8 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2020 only - Apr 18 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2020 only - May 30 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2021 only - Apr 10 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2021 only - May 15 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2022 only - Apr 2 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2022 only - May 7 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2023 only - Apr 22 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2024 only - Apr 13 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2025 only - Apr 5 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2026 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2035 only - Oct 27 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2036 only - Oct 18 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2037 only - Oct 10 3:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 @@ -1049,11 +973,17 @@ # Assume that this has been true since Western Sahara switched to GMT, # since most of it was then controlled by Morocco. -Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan +Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan # El Aaiún -1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14 0:00 Morocco WE%sT # Mozambique +# +# Shanks gives 1903-03-01 for the transition to CAT. +# Perhaps the 1911-05-26 Portuguese decree +# http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf +# merely made it official? +# # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar 2:00 - CAT @@ -1062,8 +992,8 @@ # The 1994-04-03 transition is from Shanks & Pottenger. # Shanks & Pottenger report no DST after 1998-04; go with IATA. -# From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30) in -# <http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html>: +# From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30): +# http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html # While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other # settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there # rises and sets earlier compared to other regions. Chief of @@ -1080,34 +1010,41 @@ Rule Namibia 1995 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 - 1:30 - SWAT 1903 Mar # SW Africa Time - 2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:00 - 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00 + 1:30 - SWAT 1903 Mar # SW Africa Time + 2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:00 + 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00 2:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence 2:00 - CAT 1994 Apr 3 1:00 Namibia WA%sT # Niger -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Niamey 0:08:28 - LMT 1912 - -1:00 - WAT 1934 Feb 26 - 0:00 - GMT 1960 - 1:00 - WAT +# See Africa/Lagos. # Nigeria # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Lagos 0:13:36 - LMT 1919 Sep 1:00 - WAT +Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Bangui # Central African Republic +Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Brazzaville # Rep. of the Congo +Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Douala # Cameroon +Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Kinshasa # Dem. Rep. of the Congo (west) +Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Libreville # Gabon +Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Luanda # Angola +Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Malabo # Equatorial Guinea +Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Niamey # Niger +Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Porto-Novo # Benin -# Reunion +# Réunion # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Indian/Reunion 3:41:52 - LMT 1911 Jun # Saint-Denis - 4:00 - RET # Reunion Time +Zone Indian/Reunion 3:41:52 - LMT 1911 Jun # Saint-Denis + 4:00 - RET # Réunion Time # -# Scattered Islands (Iles Eparses) administered from Reunion are as follows. +# Crozet Islands also observes Réunion time; see the 'antarctica' file. +# +# Scattered Islands (Îles Éparses) administered from Réunion are as follows. # The following information about them is taken from -# Iles Eparses (www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/domtom/ile.htm, 1997-07-22, in French; -# no longer available as of 1999-08-17). +# Îles Éparses (<http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/domtom/ile.htm>, 1997-07-22, +# in French; no longer available as of 1999-08-17). # We have no info about their time zone histories. # # Bassas da India - uninhabited @@ -1122,32 +1059,21 @@ 2:00 - CAT # St Helena -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Atlantic/St_Helena -0:22:48 - LMT 1890 # Jamestown - -0:22:48 - JMT 1951 # Jamestown Mean Time - 0:00 - GMT +# See Africa/Abidjan. # The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar: # Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA -# Ascension: on GMT, says usno1995 and the CIA +# Ascension: on GMT, say the USNO (1995-12-21) and the CIA # Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously): # on GMT, says the CIA -# Inaccessible, Nightingale: no information, but probably GMT +# Inaccessible, Nightingale: uninhabited -# Sao Tome and Principe -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Sao_Tome 0:26:56 - LMT 1884 - -0:36:32 - LMT 1912 # Lisbon Mean Time - 0:00 - GMT - +# São Tomé and Príncipe # Senegal -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Dakar -1:09:44 - LMT 1912 - -1:00 - WAT 1941 Jun - 0:00 - GMT +# See Africa/Abidjan. # Seychelles # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Indian/Mahe 3:41:48 - LMT 1906 Jun # Victoria +Zone Indian/Mahe 3:41:48 - LMT 1906 Jun # Victoria 4:00 - SCT # Seychelles Time # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-30): # Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches, originally dependencies of the @@ -1157,17 +1083,7 @@ # Possibly the islands were uninhabited. # Sierra Leone -# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -# Whitman gives Mar 31 - Aug 31 for 1931 on; go with Shanks & Pottenger. -Rule SL 1935 1942 - Jun 1 0:00 0:40 SLST -Rule SL 1935 1942 - Oct 1 0:00 0 WAT -Rule SL 1957 1962 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 SLST -Rule SL 1957 1962 - Sep 1 0:00 0 GMT -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Freetown -0:53:00 - LMT 1882 - -0:53:00 - FMT 1913 Jun # Freetown Mean Time - -1:00 SL %s 1957 - 0:00 SL %s +# See Africa/Abidjan. # Somalia # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -1190,9 +1106,9 @@ # Sudan # -# From <a href="http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html"> -# Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13) -# </a>, also reported by Michael De Beukelaer-Dossche via Steffen Thorsen: +# From <http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html> +# Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13), +# also reported by Michaël De Beukelaer-Dossche via Steffen Thorsen: # Clocks will be moved ahead for 60 minutes all over the Sudan as of noon # Saturday.... This was announced Thursday by Caretaker State Minister for # Manpower Abdul-Rahman Nur-Eddin. @@ -1223,14 +1139,12 @@ 3:00 - EAT # Togo -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Africa/Lome 0:04:52 - LMT 1893 - 0:00 - GMT +# See Africa/Abidjan. # Tunisia # From Gwillim Law (2005-04-30): -# My correspondent, Risto Nykanen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST, +# My correspondent, Risto Nykänen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST, # this time in Tunisia. According to Yahoo France News # <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP # and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by @@ -1239,8 +1153,8 @@ # Saturday." (My translation) # # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02): -# LaPresse, the first national daily newspaper ... -# <http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html> +# La Presse, the first national daily newspaper ... +# http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html # ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30, # 1h standard time. # @@ -1253,18 +1167,12 @@ # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-16): # According to several news sources, Tunisia will not observe DST this year. # (Arabic) -# <a href="http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546"> # http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546 -# </a> -# <a href="http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp"> # http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp -# </a> # # We have also confirmed this with the US embassy in Tunisia. # We have a wrap-up about this on the following page: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html -# </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): # Here is a link to Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency @@ -1272,20 +1180,17 @@ # Standard time to be kept the whole year long (tap.info.tn): # # (in English) -# <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157"> # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157 -# </a> # # (in Arabic) -# <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1"> # http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1 -# </a> -# From Arthur David Olson (2009--3-18): -# The Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency notice contains this: "This measure is due to the fact -# that the fasting month of ramadan coincides with the period concerned by summer time. -# Therefore, the standard time will be kept unchanged the whole year long." -# So foregoing DST seems to be an exception (albeit one that may be repeated in the future). +# From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-18): +# The Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency notice contains this: "This measure is +# due to the fact that the fasting month of Ramadan coincides with the period +# concerned by summer time. Therefore, the standard time will be kept +# unchanged the whole year long." So foregoing DST seems to be an exception +# (albeit one that may be repeated in the future). # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-27): # According to some news reports Tunis confirmed not to use DST in 2010 @@ -1297,12 +1202,8 @@ # coincided with the month of Ramadan..." # # (in Arabic) -# <a href="http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1"> # http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1 -# <a href="http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036"> # http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036 -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S @@ -1337,7 +1238,7 @@ # Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12 - 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time + 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT # Uganda
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/antarctica Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/antarctica Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,19 +21,16 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see -# <a href="http://www.comnap.aq/comnap/comnap.nsf/P/Stations/"> # COMNAP - Stations and Bases -# </a> +# http://www.comnap.aq/comnap/comnap.nsf/P/Stations/ # and -# <a href="http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/bob/periant.htm"> # Summary of the Peri-Antarctic Islands (1998-07-23) -# </a> +# http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/bob/periant.htm # for information. # Unless otherwise specified, we have no time zone information. # @@ -78,19 +75,19 @@ # Argentina - year-round bases # Belgrano II, Confin Coast, -770227-0343737, since 1972-02-05 -# Esperanza, San Martin Land, -6323-05659, since 1952-12-17 -# Jubany, Potter Peninsula, King George Island, -6414-0602320, since 1982-01 -# Marambio, Seymour I, -6414-05637, since 1969-10-29 +# Carlini, Potter Cove, King George Island, -6414-0602320, since 1982-01 +# Esperanza, Hope Bay, -6323-05659, since 1952-12-17 +# Marambio, -6414-05637, since 1969-10-29 # Orcadas, Laurie I, -6016-04444, since 1904-02-22 -# San Martin, Debenham I, -6807-06708, since 1951-03-21 +# San Martín, Barry I, -6808-06706, since 1951-03-21 # (except 1960-03 / 1976-03-21) # Australia - territories # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited) # previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered -# <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021204222245/http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html"> # Margaret Turner reports -# </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; +# http://web.archive.org/web/20021204222245/http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html +# (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; # presumably this is when they have visitors. # # year-round bases @@ -107,14 +104,10 @@ # The changes occurred on 2009-10-18 at 02:00 (local times). # # Government source: (Australian Antarctic Division) -# <a href="http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079"> # http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079 -# </a> # # We have more background information here: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-10): # We got these changes from the Australian Antarctic Division: ... @@ -129,50 +122,49 @@ # - Mawson station stays on UTC+5. # # Background: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antartica-time-changes-2010.html -# </a> # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Antarctica/Casey 0 - zzz 1969 - 8:00 - WST 2009 Oct 18 2:00 - # Western (Aus) Standard Time - 11:00 - CAST 2010 Mar 5 2:00 - # Casey Time - 8:00 - WST 2011 Oct 28 2:00 + 8:00 - AWST 2009 Oct 18 2:00 + # Australian Western Std Time + 11:00 - CAST 2010 Mar 5 2:00 # Casey Time + 8:00 - AWST 2011 Oct 28 2:00 11:00 - CAST 2012 Feb 21 17:00u - 8:00 - WST + 8:00 - AWST Zone Antarctica/Davis 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 13 - 7:00 - DAVT 1964 Nov # Davis Time + 7:00 - DAVT 1964 Nov # Davis Time 0 - zzz 1969 Feb - 7:00 - DAVT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 + 7:00 - DAVT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 5:00 - DAVT 2010 Mar 10 20:00u - 7:00 - DAVT 2011 Oct 28 2:00 + 7:00 - DAVT 2011 Oct 28 2:00 5:00 - DAVT 2012 Feb 21 20:00u 7:00 - DAVT Zone Antarctica/Mawson 0 - zzz 1954 Feb 13 - 6:00 - MAWT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 - # Mawson Time + 6:00 - MAWT 2009 Oct 18 2:00 # Mawson Time 5:00 - MAWT # References: -# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html"> # Casey Weather (1998-02-26) -# </a> -# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/davis/video.html"> +# http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html # Davis Station, Antarctica (1998-02-26) -# </a> -# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/mawson/video.html"> +# http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/davis/video.html # Mawson Station, Antarctica (1998-02-25) -# </a> +# http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/mawson/video.html + +# Belgium - year-round base +# Princess Elisabeth, Queen Maud Land, -713412+0231200, since 2007 # Brazil - year-round base -# Comandante Ferraz, King George Island, -6205+05824, since 1983/4 +# Ferraz, King George Island, -6205+05824, since 1983/4 + +# Bulgaria - year-round base +# St. Kliment Ohridski, Livingston Island, -623829-0602153, since 1988 # Chile - year-round bases and towns # Escudero, South Shetland Is, -621157-0585735, since 1994 -# Presidente Eduadro Frei, King George Island, -6214-05848, since 1969-03-07 -# General Bernardo O'Higgins, Antarctic Peninsula, -6319-05704, since 1948-02 -# Capitan Arturo Prat, -6230-05941 +# Frei Montalva, King George Island, -6214-05848, since 1969-03-07 +# O'Higgins, Antarctic Peninsula, -6319-05704, since 1948-02 +# Prat, -6230-05941 # Villa Las Estrellas (a town), around the Frei base, since 1984-04-09 # These locations have always used Santiago time; use TZ='America/Santiago'. @@ -180,31 +172,35 @@ # Great Wall, King George Island, -6213-05858, since 1985-02-20 # Zhongshan, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, -6922+07623, since 1989-02-26 -# France - year-round bases +# France - year-round bases (also see "France & Italy") # # From Antoine Leca (1997-01-20): -# Time data are from Nicole Pailleau at the IFRTP +# Time data entries are from Nicole Pailleau at the IFRTP # (French Institute for Polar Research and Technology). -# She confirms that French Southern Territories and Terre Adelie bases -# don't observe daylight saving time, even if Terre Adelie supplies came +# She confirms that French Southern Territories and Terre Adélie bases +# don't observe daylight saving time, even if Terre Adélie supplies came # from Tasmania. # # French Southern Territories with year-round inhabitants # -# Martin-de-Vivies Base, Amsterdam Island, -374105+0773155, since 1950 -# Alfred-Faure Base, Crozet Islands, -462551+0515152, since 1964 -# Port-aux-Francais, Kerguelen Islands, -492110+0701303, since 1951; +# Alfred Faure, Possession Island, Crozet Islands, -462551+0515152, since 1964; +# sealing & whaling stations operated variously 1802/1911+; +# see Indian/Reunion. +# +# Martin-de-Viviès, Amsterdam Island, -374105+0773155, since 1950 +# Port-aux-Français, Kerguelen Islands, -492110+0701303, since 1951; # whaling & sealing station operated 1908/1914, 1920/1929, and 1951/1956 # # St Paul Island - near Amsterdam, uninhabited # fishing stations operated variously 1819/1931 # # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Indian/Kerguelen 0 - zzz 1950 # Port-aux-Francais +Zone Indian/Kerguelen 0 - zzz 1950 # Port-aux-Français 5:00 - TFT # ISO code TF Time # # year-round base in the main continent -# Dumont-d'Urville, Ile des Petrels, -6640+14001, since 1956-11 +# Dumont d'Urville, Île des Pétrels, -6640+14001, since 1956-11 +# <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumont_d'Urville_Station> (2005-12-05) # # Another base at Port-Martin, 50km east, began operation in 1947. # It was destroyed by fire on 1952-01-14. @@ -214,20 +210,22 @@ 10:00 - PMT 1952 Jan 14 # Port-Martin Time 0 - zzz 1956 Nov 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time -# Reference: -# <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumont_d'Urville_Station"> -# Dumont d'Urville Station (2005-12-05) -# </a> + +# France & Italy - year-round base +# Concordia, -750600+1232000, since 2005 # Germany - year-round base -# Georg von Neumayer, -7039-00815 +# Neumayer III, -704080-0081602, since 2009 -# India - year-round base -# Dakshin Gangotri, -7005+01200 +# India - year-round bases +# Bharati, -692428+0761114, since 2012 +# Maitri, -704558+0114356, since 1989 + +# Italy - year-round base (also see "France & Italy") +# Zuchelli, Terra Nova Bay, -744140+1640647, since 1986 # Japan - year-round bases -# Dome Fuji, -7719+03942 -# Syowa, -690022+0393524 +# Syowa (also known as Showa), -690022+0393524, since 1957 # # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06): # In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time. @@ -239,11 +237,11 @@ Zone Antarctica/Syowa 0 - zzz 1957 Jan 29 3:00 - SYOT # Syowa Time # See: -# <a href="http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/ara01.html"> # NIPR Antarctic Research Activities (1999-08-17) -# </a> +# http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/ara01.html # S Korea - year-round base +# Jang Bogo, Terra Nova Bay, -743700+1641205 since 2014 # King Sejong, King George Island, -6213-05847, since 1988 # New Zealand - claims @@ -287,11 +285,14 @@ Rule Troll 2004 max - Oct lastSun 1:00u 0:00 UTC # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Antarctica/Troll 0 - zzz 2005 Feb 12 - 0:00 Troll %s + 0:00 Troll %s # Poland - year-round base # Arctowski, King George Island, -620945-0582745, since 1977 +# Romania - year-bound base +# Law-Racoviță, Larsemann Hills, -692319+0762251, since 1986 + # Russia - year-round bases # Bellingshausen, King George Island, -621159-0585337, since 1968-02-22 # Mirny, Davis coast, -6633+09301, since 1956-02 @@ -301,8 +302,8 @@ # year-round from 1960/61 to 1992 # Vostok, since 1957-12-16, temporarily closed 1994-02/1994-11 -# <a href="http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/QA/computers/Directions,Time,ZIP"> -# From Craig Mundell (1994-12-15)</a>: +# From Craig Mundell (1994-12-15): +# http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/QA/computers/Directions,Time,ZIP # Vostok, which is one of the Russian stations, is set on the same # time as Moscow, Russia. # @@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ # # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-04): # This seems to be hopelessly confusing, so I asked Lee Hotz about it -# in person. He said that some Antartic locations set their local +# in person. He said that some Antarctic locations set their local # time so that noon is the warmest part of the day, and that this # changes during the year and does not necessarily correspond to mean # solar noon. So the Vostok time might have been whatever the clocks @@ -329,9 +330,12 @@ # S Africa - year-round bases # Marion Island, -4653+03752 -# Sanae, -7141-00250 +# SANAE IV, Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land, -714022-0025026, since 1997 -# UK +# Ukraine - year-round base +# Vernadsky (formerly Faraday), Galindez Island, -651445-0641526, since 1954 + +# United Kingdom # # British Antarctic Territories (BAT) claims # South Orkney Islands @@ -387,7 +391,7 @@ # but that he found it more convenient to keep GMT+12 # as supplies for the station were coming from McMurdo Sound, # which was on GMT+12 because New Zealand was on GMT+12 all year -# at that time (1957). (Source: Siple's book 90 degrees SOUTH.) +# at that time (1957). (Source: Siple's book 90 Degrees South.) # # From Susan Smith # http://www.cybertours.com/whs/pole10.html
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/asia Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/asia Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. -# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, +# This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to -# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). +# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see +# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution. # From Paul Eggert (2013-08-11): # @@ -49,13 +49,17 @@ # I found in the UCLA library. # # For data circa 1899, a common source is: -# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94 -# <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>. +# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94. +# http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359 +# +# For Russian data circa 1919, a source is: +# Byalokoz EL. New Counting of Time in Russia since July 1, 1919. +# (See the 'europe' file for a fuller citation.) # # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). # -# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; +# I invented the abbreviations marked '*' in the following table; # the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. # Corrections are welcome! # std dst @@ -70,13 +74,14 @@ # 7:00 WIB west Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Barat) # 8:00 WITA central Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Tengah) # 8:00 CST China -# 9:00 CJT Central Japanese Time (1896/1937)* +# 8:00 JWST Western Standard Time (Japan, 1896/1937)* +# 9:00 JCST Central Standard Time (Japan, 1896/1937) # 9:00 WIT east Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Timur) # 9:00 JST JDT Japan # 9:00 KST KDT Korea -# 9:30 CST (Australian) Central Standard Time +# 9:30 ACST Australian Central Standard Time # -# See the `europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia. +# See the 'europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia. # From Guy Harris: # Incorporates data for Singapore from Robert Elz' asia 1.1, as well as @@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ ############################################################################### -# These rules are stolen from the `europe' file. +# These rules are stolen from the 'europe' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule EUAsia 1981 max - Mar lastSun 1:00u 1:00 S Rule EUAsia 1979 1995 - Sep lastSun 1:00u 0 - @@ -138,11 +143,11 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Yerevan 2:58:00 - LMT 1924 May 2 3:00 - YERT 1957 Mar # Yerevan Time - 4:00 RussiaAsia YER%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 4:00 RussiaAsia YER%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 3:00 1:00 YERST 1991 Sep 23 # independence - 3:00 RussiaAsia AM%sT 1995 Sep 24 2:00s + 3:00 RussiaAsia AM%sT 1995 Sep 24 2:00s 4:00 - AMT 1997 - 4:00 RussiaAsia AM%sT 2012 Mar 25 2:00s + 4:00 RussiaAsia AM%sT 2012 Mar 25 2:00s 4:00 - AMT # Azerbaijan @@ -155,16 +160,16 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Baku 3:19:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 3:00 - BAKT 1957 Mar # Baku Time - 4:00 RussiaAsia BAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 4:00 RussiaAsia BAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 3:00 1:00 BAKST 1991 Aug 30 # independence 3:00 RussiaAsia AZ%sT 1992 Sep lastSat 23:00 - 4:00 - AZT 1996 # Azerbaijan time + 4:00 - AZT 1996 # Azerbaijan Time 4:00 EUAsia AZ%sT 1997 4:00 Azer AZ%sT # Bahrain # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al Manamah +Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Manamah 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 3:00 - AST @@ -174,13 +179,8 @@ # Daylight Saving Time from June 16 to Sept 30 # # Bangladesh to introduce daylight saving time likely from June 16 -# <a href="http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288"> # http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288 -# </a> -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh02.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh02.html -# </a> # # "... Bangladesh government has decided to switch daylight saving time from # June @@ -195,17 +195,11 @@ # the 19th and 20th, and they have not set the end date yet. # # Some sources: -# <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-40017620090601"> # http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-40017620090601 -# </a> -# <a href="http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=85889&cid=2"> # http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=85889&cid=2 -# </a> # # Our wrap-up: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/bangladesh-daylight-saving-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/bangladesh-daylight-saving-2009.html -# </a> # From A. N. M. Kamrus Saadat (2009-06-15): # Finally we've got the official mail regarding DST start time where DST start @@ -220,13 +214,8 @@ # # Following report by same newspaper-"The Daily Star Friday": # "DST change awaits cabinet decision-Clock won't go back by 1-hr from Oct 1" -# <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107021"> # http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107021 -# </a> -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh04.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh04.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-13): # IANS (Indo-Asian News Service) now reports: @@ -235,22 +224,15 @@ # "continue for an indefinite period." # # One of many places where it is published: -# <a href="http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html"> # http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html -# </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-12-24): # According to Bangladesh newspaper "The Daily Star," # Bangladesh will change its clock back to Standard Time on Dec 31, 2009. # # Clock goes back 1-hr on Dec 31 night. -# <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=119228"> # http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=119228 -# </a> -# and -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh05.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh05.html -# </a> # # "...The government yesterday decided to put the clock back by one hour # on December 31 midnight and the new time will continue until March 31, @@ -260,17 +242,12 @@ # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-22): # According to Bangladesh newspaper "The Daily Star," # Cabinet cancels Daylight Saving Time -# <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=22817"> # http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=22817 -# </a> -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh06.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh06.html -# </a> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Jun 19 23:00 1:00 S -Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Dec 31 23:59 0 - +Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Dec 31 24:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 @@ -301,7 +278,7 @@ # Brunei # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Brunei 7:39:40 - LMT 1926 Mar # Bandar Seri Begawan +Zone Asia/Brunei 7:39:40 - LMT 1926 Mar # Bandar Seri Begawan 7:30 - BNT 1933 8:00 - BNT @@ -310,16 +287,16 @@ # Milne says 6:24:40 was the meridian of the time ball observatory at Rangoon. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Rangoon 6:24:40 - LMT 1880 # or Yangon - 6:24:40 - RMT 1920 # Rangoon Mean Time? - 6:30 - BURT 1942 May # Burma Time - 9:00 - JST 1945 May 3 - 6:30 - MMT # Myanmar Time +Zone Asia/Rangoon 6:24:40 - LMT 1880 # or Yangon + 6:24:40 - RMT 1920 # Rangoon Mean Time? + 6:30 - BURT 1942 May # Burma Time + 9:00 - JST 1945 May 3 + 6:30 - MMT # Myanmar Time # Cambodia # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Phnom_Penh 6:59:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 - 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? + 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 7:00 - ICT @@ -332,12 +309,12 @@ # From Bob Devine (1988-01-28): # No they don't. See TIME mag, 1986-02-17 p.52. Even though # China is across 4 physical time zones, before Feb 1, 1986 only the -# Peking (Bejing) time zone was recognized. Since that date, China -# has two of 'em -- Peking's and Urumqi (named after the capital of +# Peking (Beijing) time zone was recognized. Since that date, China +# has two of 'em - Peking's and Ürümqi (named after the capital of # the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). I don't know about DST for it. # # . . .I just deleted the DST table and this editor makes it too -# painful to suck in another copy.. So, here is what I have for +# painful to suck in another copy. So, here is what I have for # DST start/end dates for Peking's time zone (info from AP): # # 1986 May 4 - Sept 14 @@ -347,15 +324,16 @@ # CHINA 8 H AHEAD OF UTC ALL OF CHINA, INCL TAIWAN # CHINA 9 H AHEAD OF UTC APR 17 - SEP 10 -# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): -# Shanks & Pottenger write that China (except for Hong Kong and Macau) -# has had a single time zone since 1980 May 1, observing summer DST -# from 1986 through 1991; this contradicts Devine's -# note about Time magazine, though apparently _something_ happened in 1986. -# Go with Shanks & Pottenger for now. I made up names for the other -# pre-1980 time zones. +# From Paul Eggert (2008-02-11): +# Jim Mann, "A clumsy embrace for another western custom: China on daylight +# time - sort of", Los Angeles Times, 1986-05-05 ... [says] that China began +# observing daylight saving time in 1986. -# From Shanks & Pottenger: +# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-30): +# Shanks & Pottenger have China switching to a single time zone in 1980, but +# this doesn't seem to be correct. They also write that China observed summer +# DST from 1986 through 1991, which seems to match the above commentary, so +# go with them for DST rules as follows: # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Shang 1940 only - Jun 3 0:00 1:00 D Rule Shang 1940 1941 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S @@ -369,7 +347,7 @@ # historic timezones from some Taiwan websites. And yes, there are official # Chinese names for these locales (before 1949). # -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-07-14): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-07-14): # I have investigated the timezones around 1970 on the # http://www.astro.com/atlas site [with provinces and county # boundaries summarized below].... A few other exceptions were two @@ -380,65 +358,97 @@ # (could be true), for the moment I am assuming that those two # counties are mistakes in the astro.com data. -# From Paul Eggert (2008-02-11): -# I just now checked Google News for western news sources that talk -# about China's single time zone, and couldn't find anything before 1986 -# talking about China being in one time zone. (That article was: Jim -# Mann, "A clumsy embrace for another western custom: China on daylight -# time--sort of", Los Angeles Times, 1986-05-05. By the way, this -# article confirms the tz database's data claiming that China began -# observing daylight saving time in 1986. +# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-30): +# Alois Treindl kindly sent me translations of the following two sources: # -# From Thomas S. Mullaney (2008-02-11): -# I think you're combining two subjects that need to treated -# separately: daylight savings (which, you're correct, wasn't -# implemented until the 1980s) and the unified time zone centered near -# Beijing (which was implemented in 1949). Briefly, there was also a -# "Lhasa Time" in Tibet and "Urumqi Time" in Xinjiang. The first was -# ceased, and the second eventually recognized (again, in the 1980s). +# (1) +# Guo Qingsheng (National Time-Service Center, CAS, Xi'an 710600, China) +# Beijing Time at the Beginning of the PRC +# China Historical Materials of Science and Technology +# (Zhongguo ke ji shi liao, 中国科技史料), Vol. 24, No. 1 (2003) +# It gives evidence that at the beginning of the PRC, Beijing time was +# officially apparent solar time! However, Guo also says that the +# evidence is dubious, as the relevant institute of astronomy had not +# been taken over by the PRC yet. It's plausible that apparent solar +# time was announced but never implemented, and that people continued +# to use UT+8. As the Shanghai radio station (and I presume the +# observatory) was still under control of French missionaries, it +# could well have ignored any such mandate. # -# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): -# There seems to be a good chance China switched to a single time zone in 1949 -# rather than in 1980 as Shanks & Pottenger have it, but we don't have a -# reliable documentary source saying so yet, so for now we still go with -# Shanks & Pottenger. - -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -# Changbai Time ("Long-white Time", Long-white = Heilongjiang area) +# (2) +# Guo Qing-sheng (Shaanxi Astronomical Observatory, CAS, Xi'an 710600, China) +# A Study on the Standard Time Changes for the Past 100 Years in China +# [undated and unknown publication location] +# It says several things: +# * The Qing dynasty used local apparent solar time throughout China. +# * The Republic of China instituted Beijing mean solar time effective +# the official calendar book of 1914. +# * The French Concession in Shanghai set up signal stations in +# French docks in the 1890s, controlled by Xujiahui (Zikawei) +# Observatory and set to local mean time. +# * "From the end of the 19th century" it changed to UT+8. +# * Chinese Customs (by then reduced to a tool of foreign powers) +# eventually standardized on this time for all ports, and it +# became used by railways as well. +# * In 1918 the Central Observatory proposed dividing China into +# five time zones (see below for details). This caught on +# at first only in coastal areas observing UT+8. +# * During WWII all of China was in theory was at UT+7. In practice +# this was ignored in the west, and I presume was ignored in +# Japanese-occupied territory. +# * Japanese-occupied Manchuria was at UT+9, i.e., Japan time. +# * The five-zone plan was resurrected after WWII and officially put into +# place (with some modifications) in March 1948. It's not clear +# how well it was observed in areas under Nationalist control. +# * The People's Liberation Army used UT+8 during the civil war. +# +# An AP article "Shanghai Internat'l Area Little Changed" in the +# Lewiston (ME) Daily Sun (1939-05-29), p 17, said "Even the time is +# different - the occupied districts going by Tokyo time, an hour +# ahead of that prevailing in the rest of Shanghai." Guess that the +# Xujiahui Observatory was under French control and stuck with UT+8. +# +# In earlier versions of this file, China had many separate Zone entries, but +# this was based on what were apparently incorrect data in Shanks & Pottenger. +# This has now been simplified to the two entries Asia/Shanghai and +# Asia/Urumqi, with the others being links for backward compatibility. +# Proposed in 1918 and theoretically in effect until 1949 (although in practice +# mainly observed in coastal areas), the five zones were: +# +# Changbai Time ("Long-white Time", Long-white = Heilongjiang area) UT+8.5 +# Asia/Harbin (currently a link to Asia/Shanghai) # Heilongjiang (except Mohe county), Jilin -Zone Asia/Harbin 8:26:44 - LMT 1928 # or Haerbin - 8:30 - CHAT 1932 Mar # Changbai Time - 8:00 - CST 1940 - 9:00 - CHAT 1966 May - 8:30 - CHAT 1980 May - 8:00 PRC C%sT -# Zhongyuan Time ("Central plain Time") +# +# Zhongyuan Time ("Central plain Time") UT+8 +# Asia/Shanghai # most of China -# Milne gives 8:05:56.7; round to nearest. -Zone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:57 - LMT 1928 - 8:00 Shang C%sT 1949 - 8:00 PRC C%sT -# Long-shu Time (probably due to Long and Shu being two names of that area) +# This currently represents most other zones as well, +# as apparently these regions have been the same since 1970. +# Milne gives 8:05:43.2 for Xujiahui Observatory time; round to nearest. +# Guo says Shanghai switched to UT+8 "from the end of the 19th century". +# +# Long-shu Time (probably due to Long and Shu being two names of that area) UT+7 +# Asia/Chongqing (currently a link to Asia/Shanghai) # Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Ningxia, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Yunnan; # most of Gansu; west Inner Mongolia; west Qinghai; and the Guangdong # counties Deqing, Enping, Kaiping, Luoding, Taishan, Xinxing, # Yangchun, Yangjiang, Yu'nan, and Yunfu. -Zone Asia/Chongqing 7:06:20 - LMT 1928 # or Chungking - 7:00 - LONT 1980 May # Long-shu Time - 8:00 PRC C%sT -# Xin-zang Time ("Xinjiang-Tibet Time") +# +# Xin-zang Time ("Xinjiang-Tibet Time") UT+6 +# Asia/Urumqi +# This currently represents Kunlun Time as well, +# as apparently the two regions have been the same since 1970. # The Gansu counties Aksay, Anxi, Dunhuang, Subei; west Qinghai; # the Guangdong counties Xuwen, Haikang, Suixi, Lianjiang, # Zhanjiang, Wuchuan, Huazhou, Gaozhou, Maoming, Dianbai, and Xinyi; # east Tibet, including Lhasa, Chamdo, Shigaise, Jimsar, Shawan and Hutubi; -# east Xinjiang, including Urumqi, Turpan, Karamay, Korla, Minfeng, Jinghe, +# east Xinjiang, including Ürümqi, Turpan, Karamay, Korla, Minfeng, Jinghe, # Wusu, Qiemo, Xinyan, Wulanwusu, Jinghe, Yumin, Tacheng, Tuoli, Emin, # Shihezi, Changji, Yanqi, Heshuo, Tuokexun, Tulufan, Shanshan, Hami, # Fukang, Kuitun, Kumukuli, Miquan, Qitai, and Turfan. -Zone Asia/Urumqi 5:50:20 - LMT 1928 # or Urumchi - 6:00 - URUT 1980 May # Urumqi Time - 8:00 PRC C%sT -# Kunlun Time +# +# Kunlun Time UT+5.5 +# Asia/Kashgar (currently a link to Asia/Urumqi) # West Tibet, including Pulan, Aheqi, Shufu, Shule; # West Xinjiang, including Aksu, Atushi, Yining, Hetian, Cele, Luopu, Nileke, # Zhaosu, Tekesi, Gongliu, Chabuchaer, Huocheng, Bole, Pishan, Suiding, @@ -455,9 +465,9 @@ # population of Xinjiang, typically use "Xinjiang time" which is two # hours behind Beijing time, or UTC +0600. The government of the Xinjiang # Uyghur Autonomous Region, (XAUR, or just Xinjiang for short) as well as -# local governments such as the Urumqi city government use both times in +# local governments such as the Ürümqi city government use both times in # publications, referring to what is popularly called Xinjiang time as -# "Urumqi time." When Uyghurs make an appointment in the Uyghur language +# "Ürümqi time." When Uyghurs make an appointment in the Uyghur language # they almost invariably use Xinjiang time. # # (Their ethnic Han compatriots would typically have no clue of its @@ -469,21 +479,6 @@ # the province not having dual times but four times in use at the same # time. Some areas remained on standard Xinjiang time or Beijing time and # others moving their clocks ahead.) -# -# ...an example of an official website using of Urumqi time. -# -# The first few lines of the Google translation of -# <a href="http://www.fjysgl.gov.cn/show.aspx?id=2379&cid=39"> -# http://www.fjysgl.gov.cn/show.aspx?id=2379&cid=39 -# </a> -# (retrieved 2009-10-13) -# > Urumqi fire seven people are missing the alleged losses of at least -# > 500 million yuan -# > -# > (Reporter Dong Liu) the day before 20:20 or so (Urumqi Time 18:20), -# > Urumqi City Department of International Plaza Luther Qiantang River -# > burst fire. As of yesterday, 18:30, Urumqi City Fire officers and men -# > have worked continuously for 22 hours... # From Luther Ma (2009-11-19): # With the risk of being redundant to previous answers these are the most common @@ -494,7 +489,7 @@ # 3. Urumqi... # 4. Kashgar... # ... -# 5. It seems that Uyghurs in Urumqi has been using Xinjiang since at least the +# 5. It seems that Uyghurs in Ürümqi has been using Xinjiang since at least the # 1960's. I know of one Han, now over 50, who grew up in the surrounding # countryside and used Xinjiang time as a child. # @@ -506,10 +501,55 @@ # Autonomous Region under the PRC. (Before that Uyghurs, of course, would also # not be using Beijing time, but some local time.) -Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # or Kashi or Kaxgar - 5:30 - KAST 1940 # Kashgar Time - 5:00 - KAST 1980 May +# From David Cochrane (2014-03-26): +# Just a confirmation that Ürümqi time was implemented in Ürümqi on 1 Feb 1986: +# http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,960684,00.html + +# From Luther Ma (2014-04-22): +# I have interviewed numerous people of various nationalities and from +# different localities in Xinjiang and can confirm the information in Guo's +# report regarding Xinjiang, as well as the Time article reference by David +# Cochrane. Whether officially recognized or not (and both are officially +# recognized), two separate times have been in use in Xinjiang since at least +# the Cultural Revolution: Xinjiang Time (XJT), aka Ürümqi Time or local time; +# and Beijing Time. There is no confusion in Xinjiang as to which name refers +# to which time. Both are widely used in the province, although in some +# population groups might be use one to the exclusion of the other. The only +# problem is that computers and smart phones list Ürümqi (or Kashgar) as +# having the same time as Beijing. + +# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-30): +# In the early days of the PRC, Tibet was given its own time zone (UT+6) but +# this was withdrawn in 1959 and never reinstated; see Tubten Khétsun, +# Memories of life in Lhasa under Chinese Rule, Columbia U Press, ISBN +# 978-0231142861 (2008), translator's introduction by Matthew Akester, p x. +# As this is before our 1970 cutoff, Tibet doesn't need a separate zone. +# +# Xinjiang Time is well-documented as being officially recognized. E.g., see +# "The Working-Calendar for The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Government" +# <http://www.sinkiang.gov.cn/service/ourworking/> (2014-04-22). +# Unfortunately, we have no good records of time in Xinjiang before 1986. +# During the 20th century parts of Xinjiang were ruled by the Qing dynasty, +# the Republic of China, various warlords, the First and Second East Turkestan +# Republics, the Soviet Union, the Kuomintang, and the People's Republic of +# China, and tracking down all these organizations' timekeeping rules would be +# quite a trick. Approximate this lost history by a transition from LMT to +# XJT at the start of 1928, the year of accession of the warlord Jin Shuren, +# which happens to be the date given by Shanks & Pottenger (no doubt as a +# guess) as the transition from LMT. Ignore the usage of UT+8 before +# 1986-02-01 under the theory that the transition date to UT+8 is unknown and +# that the sort of users who prefer Asia/Urumqi now typically ignored the +# UT+8 mandate back then. + +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +# Beijing time, used throughout China; represented by Shanghai. +Zone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:43 - LMT 1901 + 8:00 Shang C%sT 1949 8:00 PRC C%sT +# Xinjiang time, used by many in western China; represented by Ürümqi / Ürümchi +# / Wulumuqi. (Please use Asia/Shanghai if you prefer Beijing time.) +Zone Asia/Urumqi 5:50:20 - LMT 1928 + 6:00 - XJT # Hong Kong (Xianggang) @@ -524,15 +564,11 @@ # and incorrect rules. Although the exact switch over time is missing, I # think 3:30 is correct. The official DST record for Hong Kong can be # obtained from -# <a href="http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm"> # http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm -# </a>. # From Arthur David Olson (2009-10-28): # Here are the dates given at -# <a href="http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm"> # http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm -# </a> # as of 2009-10-28: # Year Period # 1941 1 Apr to 30 Sep @@ -612,35 +648,113 @@ # Taiwan -# Shanks & Pottenger write that Taiwan observed DST during 1945, when it -# was still controlled by Japan. This is hard to believe, but we don't -# have any other information. - # From smallufo (2010-04-03): -# According to Taiwan's CWB, -# <a href="http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/astronomy/cdata/summert.htm"> +# According to Taiwan's CWB [Central Weather Bureau], # http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/astronomy/cdata/summert.htm -# </a> # Taipei has DST in 1979 between July 1st and Sep 30. -# From Arthur David Olson (2010-04-07): -# Here's Google's translation of the table at the bottom of the "summert.htm" page: -# Decade Name Start and end date -# Republic of China 34 years to 40 years (AD 1945-1951 years) Summer Time May 1 to September 30 -# 41 years of the Republic of China (AD 1952) Daylight Saving Time March 1 to October 31 -# Republic of China 42 years to 43 years (AD 1953-1954 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to October 31 -# In the 44 years to 45 years (AD 1955-1956 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 -# Republic of China 46 years to 48 years (AD 1957-1959) Summer Time April 1 to September 30 -# Republic of China 49 years to 50 years (AD 1960-1961) Summer Time June 1 to September 30 -# Republic of China 51 years to 62 years (AD 1962-1973 years) Stop Summer Time -# Republic of China 63 years to 64 years (1974-1975 AD) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 -# Republic of China 65 years to 67 years (1976-1978 AD) Stop Daylight Saving Time -# Republic of China 68 years (AD 1979) Daylight Saving Time July 1 to September 30 -# Republic of China since 69 years (AD 1980) Stop Daylight Saving Time +# From Yu-Cheng Chuang (2013-07-12): +# On Dec 28, 1895, the Meiji Emperor announced Ordinance No. 167 of +# Meiji Year 28 "The clause about standard time", mentioned that +# Taiwan and Penghu Islands, as well as Yaeyama and Miyako Islands +# (both in Okinawa) adopt the Western Standard Time which is based on +# 120E. The adoption began from Jan 1, 1896. The original text can be +# found on Wikisource: +# http://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/標準時ニ關スル件_(公布時) +# ... This could be the first adoption of time zone in Taiwan, because +# during the Qing Dynasty, it seems that there was no time zone +# declared officially. +# +# Later, in the beginning of World War II, on Sep 25, 1937, the Showa +# Emperor announced Ordinance No. 529 of Showa Year 12 "The clause of +# revision in the ordinance No. 167 of Meiji year 28 about standard +# time", in which abolished the adoption of Western Standard Time in +# western islands (listed above), which means the whole Japan +# territory, including later occupations, adopt Japan Central Time +# (UTC+9). The adoption began on Oct 1, 1937. The original text can +# be found on Wikisource: +# http://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/明治二十八年勅令第百六十七號標準時ニ關スル件中改正ノ件 +# +# That is, the time zone of Taipei switched to UTC+9 on Oct 1, 1937. + +# From Yu-Cheng Chuang (2014-07-02): +# I've found more evidence about when the time zone was switched from UTC+9 +# back to UTC+8 after WW2. I believe it was on Sep 21, 1945. In a document +# during Japanese era [1] in which the officer told the staff to change time +# zone back to Western Standard Time (UTC+8) on Sep 21. And in another +# history page of National Cheng Kung University [2], on Sep 21 there is a +# note "from today, switch back to Western Standard Time". From these two +# materials, I believe that the time zone change happened on Sep 21. And +# today I have found another monthly journal called "The Astronomical Herald" +# from The Astronomical Society of Japan [3] in which it mentioned the fact +# that: +# +# 1. Standard Time of the Country (Japan) was adopted on Jan 1, 1888, using +# the time at 135E (GMT+9) +# +# 2. Standard Time of the Country was renamed to Central Standard Time, on Jan +# 1, 1898, and on the same day, the new territories Taiwan and Penghu islands, +# as well as Yaeyama and Miyako islands, adopted a new time zone called +# Western Standard Time, which is in GMT+8. +# +# 3. Western Standard Time was deprecated on Sep 30, 1937. From then all the +# territories of Japan adopted the same time zone, which is Central Standard +# Time. +# +# [1] Academica Historica, Taiwan: +# http://163.29.208.22:8080/govsaleShowImage/connect_img.php?s=00101738900090036&e=00101738900090037 +# [2] Nat'l Cheng Kung University 70th Anniversary Special Site: +# http://www.ncku.edu.tw/~ncku70/menu/001/01_01.htm +# [3] Yukio Niimi, The Standard Time in Japan (1997), p.475: +# http://www.asj.or.jp/geppou/archive_open/1997/pdf/19971001c.pdf + +# Yu-Cheng Chuang (2014-07-03): +# I finally have found the real official gazette about changing back to +# Western Standard Time on Sep 21 in Taiwan. It's Taiwan Governor-General +# Bulletin No. 386 in Showa 20 years (1945), published on Sep 19, 1945. [1] ... +# [It] abolishes Bulletin No. 207 in Showa 12 years (1937), which is a local +# bulletin in Taiwan for that Ordinance No. 529. It also mentioned that 1am on +# Sep 21, 1945 will be 12am on Sep 21. I think this bulletin is much more +# official than the one I mentioned in my first mail, because it's from the +# top-level government in Taiwan. If you're going to quote any resource, this +# would be a good one. +# [1] Taiwan Governor-General Gazette, No. 1018, Sep 19, 1945: +# http://db2.th.gov.tw/db2/view/viewImg.php?imgcode=0072031018a&num=19&bgn=019&end=019&otherImg=&type=gener + +# From Yu-Cheng Chuang (2014-07-02): +# In 1946, DST in Taiwan was from May 15 and ended on Sep 30. The info from +# Central Weather Bureau website was not correct. +# +# Original Bulletin: +# http://subtpg.tpg.gov.tw/og/image2.asp?f=03502F0AKM1AF +# http://subtpg.tpg.gov.tw/og/image2.asp?f=0350300AKM1B0 (cont.) +# +# In 1947, DST in Taiwan was expanded to Oct 31. There is a backup of that +# telegram announcement from Taiwan Province Government: +# +# http://subtpg.tpg.gov.tw/og/image2.asp?f=0360310AKZ431 +# +# Here is a brief translation: +# +# The Summer Time this year is adopted from midnight Apr 15 until Sep 20 +# midnight. To save (energy?) consumption, we're expanding Summer Time +# adoption till Oct 31 midnight. +# +# The Central Weather Bureau website didn't mention that, however it can +# be found from historical government announcement database. + +# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-03): +# As per Yu-Cheng Chuang, say that Taiwan was at UT+9 from 1937-10-01 +# until 1945-09-21 at 01:00, overriding Shanks & Pottenger. +# Likewise, use Yu-Cheng Chuang's data for DST in Taiwan. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Taiwan 1946 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Taiwan 1946 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Taiwan 1947 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Taiwan 1947 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Taiwan 1948 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Taiwan 1948 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Taiwan 1952 only - Mar 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1952 1954 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S Rule Taiwan 1953 1959 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D @@ -648,11 +762,14 @@ Rule Taiwan 1960 1961 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S -Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Jun 30 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S +Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Jul 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 # or Taibei or T'ai-pei +# Taipei or Taibei or T'ai-pei +Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 Jan 1 + 8:00 - JWST 1937 Oct 1 + 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 21 1:00 8:00 Taiwan C%sT # Macau (Macao, Aomen) @@ -672,7 +789,7 @@ Rule Macau 1978 1980 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S Rule Macau 1978 1980 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Macau 7:34:20 - LMT 1912 +Zone Asia/Macau 7:34:20 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 8:00 Macau MO%sT 1999 Dec 20 # return to China 8:00 PRC C%sT @@ -721,7 +838,7 @@ # republic has changed its time zone back to that of Moscow. As a result it # is now just four hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, rather than five hours # ahead. The switch was decreed by the pro-Western president of Georgia, -# Mikhail Saakashvili, who said the change was partly prompted by the process +# Mikheil Saakashvili, who said the change was partly prompted by the process # of integration into Europe. # From Teimuraz Abashidze (2005-11-07): @@ -734,29 +851,31 @@ # I don't know what can be done, especially knowing that some years ago our # DST rules where changed THREE TIMES during one month. +# Milne 1899 says Tbilisi (Tiflis) time was 2:59:05.7. +# Byalokoz 1919 says Georgia was 2:59:11. +# Go with Byalokoz. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880 - 2:59:16 - TBMT 1924 May 2 # Tbilisi Mean Time +Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:11 - LMT 1880 + 2:59:11 - TBMT 1924 May 2 # Tbilisi Mean Time 3:00 - TBIT 1957 Mar # Tbilisi Time - 4:00 RussiaAsia TBI%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 4:00 RussiaAsia TBI%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 3:00 1:00 TBIST 1991 Apr 9 # independence - 3:00 RussiaAsia GE%sT 1992 # Georgia Time + 3:00 RussiaAsia GE%sT 1992 # Georgia Time 3:00 E-EurAsia GE%sT 1994 Sep lastSun 4:00 E-EurAsia GE%sT 1996 Oct lastSun 4:00 1:00 GEST 1997 Mar lastSun 4:00 E-EurAsia GE%sT 2004 Jun 27 - 3:00 RussiaAsia GE%sT 2005 Mar lastSun 2:00 + 3:00 RussiaAsia GE%sT 2005 Mar lastSun 2:00 4:00 - GET # East Timor # See Indonesia for the 1945 transition. -# From Joao Carrascalao, brother of the former governor of East Timor, in -# <a href="http://etan.org/et99c/december/26-31/30ETMAY.htm"> +# From João Carrascalão, brother of the former governor of East Timor, in # East Timor may be late for its millennium -# </a> (1999-12-26/31): +# <http://etan.org/et99c/december/26-31/30ETMAY.htm> (1999-12-26/31): # Portugal tried to change the time forward in 1974 because the sun # rises too early but the suggestion raised a lot of problems with the # Timorese and I still don't think it would work today because it @@ -766,25 +885,25 @@ # We don't have any record of the above attempt. # Most likely our records are incomplete, but we have no better data. -# <a href="http://www.hri.org/news/world/undh/last/00-08-16.undh.html"> # From Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General -# (2000-08-16)</a>: +# http://www.hri.org/news/world/undh/2000/00-08-16.undh.html +# (2000-08-16): # The Cabinet of the East Timor Transition Administration decided # today to advance East Timor's time by one hour. The time change, # which will be permanent, with no seasonal adjustment, will happen at # midnight on Saturday, September 16. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Dili 8:22:20 - LMT 1912 +Zone Asia/Dili 8:22:20 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 8:00 - TLT 1942 Feb 21 23:00 # E Timor Time 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23 9:00 - TLT 1976 May 3 - 8:00 - WITA 2000 Sep 17 00:00 + 8:00 - WITA 2000 Sep 17 0:00 9:00 - TLT # India # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Kolkata 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # Kolkata +Zone Asia/Kolkata 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # Kolkata 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time? 6:30 - BURT 1942 May 15 # Burma Time 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep @@ -798,7 +917,7 @@ # Indonesia # # From Gwillim Law (2001-05-28), overriding Shanks & Pottenger: -# <http://www.sumatera-inc.com/go_to_invest/about_indonesia.asp#standtime> +# http://www.sumatera-inc.com/go_to_invest/about_indonesia.asp#standtime # says that Indonesia's time zones changed on 1988-01-01. Looking at some # time zone maps, I think that must refer to Western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat # and Kalimantan Tengah) switching from UTC+8 to UTC+7. @@ -810,7 +929,7 @@ # other formal surrender ceremonies were September 9, 11, and 13, plus # September 12 for the regional surrender to Mountbatten in Singapore. # These would be the earliest possible times for a change. -# Regimes horaires pour le monde entier, by Henri Le Corre, (Editions +# Régimes horaires pour le monde entier, by Henri Le Corre, (Éditions # Traditionnelles, 1987, Paris) says that Java and Madura switched # from JST to UTC+07:30 on 1945-09-23, and gives 1944-09-01 for Jayapura # (Hollandia). For now, assume all Indonesian locations other than Jayapura @@ -835,7 +954,7 @@ # Shanks & Pottenger say the next transition was at 1924 Jan 1 0:13, # but this must be a typo. 7:07:12 - BMT 1923 Dec 31 23:47:12 # Batavia - 7:20 - JAVT 1932 Nov # Java Time + 7:20 - JAVT 1932 Nov # Java Time 7:30 - WIB 1942 Mar 23 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23 7:30 - WIB 1948 May @@ -861,7 +980,7 @@ # Maluku Islands, West Papua, Papua Zone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov 9:00 - WIT 1944 Sep 1 - 9:30 - CST 1964 + 9:30 - ACST 1964 9:00 - WIT # Iran @@ -927,7 +1046,7 @@ # Several of my users have reported that Iran will not observe DST anymore: # http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-17/0603193812164948.htm # -# From Reuters (2007-09-16), with a heads-up from Jesper Norgaard Welen: +# From Reuters (2007-09-16), with a heads-up from Jesper Nørgaard Welen: # ... the Guardian Council ... approved a law on Sunday to re-introduce # daylight saving time ... # http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKBLA65048420070916 @@ -993,7 +1112,7 @@ Rule Iran 2036 2037 - Sep 21 0:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tehran 3:25:44 - LMT 1916 - 3:25:44 - TMT 1946 # Tehran Mean Time + 3:25:44 - TMT 1946 # Tehran Mean Time 3:30 - IRST 1977 Nov 4:00 Iran IR%sT 1979 3:30 Iran IR%sT @@ -1018,17 +1137,11 @@ # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-10): # The cabinet in Iraq abolished DST last week, according to the following # news sources (in Arabic): -# <a href="http://www.aljeeran.net/wesima_articles/news-20080305-98602.html"> # http://www.aljeeran.net/wesima_articles/news-20080305-98602.html -# </a> -# <a href="http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/article.tpl?id=2047&IdLanguage=17&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=71743&NrIssue=1&NrSection=10"> # http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/article.tpl?id=2047&IdLanguage=17&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=71743&NrIssue=1&NrSection=10 -# </a> # # We have published a short article in English about the change: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/iraq-dumps-daylight-saving.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/iraq-dumps-daylight-saving.html -# </a> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Iraq 1982 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D @@ -1037,14 +1150,14 @@ Rule Iraq 1984 1985 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1985 1990 - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 S Rule Iraq 1986 1990 - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 D -# IATA SSIM (1991/1996) says Apr 1 12:01am UTC; guess the `:01' is a typo. +# IATA SSIM (1991/1996) says Apr 1 12:01am UTC; guess the ':01' is a typo. # Shanks & Pottenger say Iraq did not observe DST 1992/1997; ignore this. # Rule Iraq 1991 2007 - Apr 1 3:00s 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1991 2007 - Oct 1 3:00s 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Baghdad 2:57:40 - LMT 1890 - 2:57:36 - BMT 1918 # Baghdad Mean Time? + 2:57:36 - BMT 1918 # Baghdad Mean Time? 3:00 - AST 1982 May 3:00 Iraq A%sT @@ -1272,7 +1385,7 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:54 - LMT 1880 - 2:20:40 - JMT 1918 # Jerusalem Mean Time? + 2:20:40 - JMT 1918 # Jerusalem Mean Time? 2:00 Zion I%sT @@ -1281,15 +1394,15 @@ # Japan -# `9:00' and `JST' is from Guy Harris. +# '9:00' and 'JST' is from Guy Harris. # From Paul Eggert (1995-03-06): # Today's _Asahi Evening News_ (page 4) reports that Japan had -# daylight saving between 1948 and 1951, but ``the system was discontinued -# because the public believed it would lead to longer working hours.'' +# daylight saving between 1948 and 1951, but "the system was discontinued +# because the public believed it would lead to longer working hours." -# From Mayumi Negishi in the 2005-08-10 Japan Times -# <http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050810f2.htm>: +# From Mayumi Negishi in the 2005-08-10 Japan Times: +# http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050810f2.htm # Occupation authorities imposed daylight-saving time on Japan on # [1948-05-01].... But lack of prior debate and the execution of # daylight-saving time just three days after the bill was passed generated @@ -1313,7 +1426,8 @@ # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1998-11-09): # 'Tokyo' usually stands for the former location of Tokyo Astronomical -# Observatory: E 139 44' 40".90 (9h 18m 58s.727), N 35 39' 16".0. +# Observatory: 139 degrees 44' 40.90" E (9h 18m 58.727s), +# 35 degrees 39' 16.0" N. # This data is from 'Rika Nenpyou (Chronological Scientific Tables) 1996' # edited by National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.... # JST (Japan Standard Time) has been used since 1888-01-01 00:00 (JST). @@ -1321,10 +1435,10 @@ # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1998-11-16): # The ordinance No. 51 (1886) established "standard time" in Japan, -# which stands for the time on E 135 degree. +# which stands for the time on 135 degrees E. # In the ordinance No. 167 (1895), "standard time" was renamed to "central # standard time". And the same ordinance also established "western standard -# time", which stands for the time on E 120 degree.... But "western standard +# time", which stands for the time on 120 degrees E.... But "western standard # time" was abolished in the ordinance No. 529 (1937). In the ordinance No. # 167, there is no mention regarding for what place western standard time is # standard.... @@ -1332,27 +1446,33 @@ # I wrote "ordinance" above, but I don't know how to translate. # In Japanese it's "chokurei", which means ordinance from emperor. -# Shanks & Pottenger claim JST in use since 1896, and that a few -# places (e.g. Ishigaki) use +0800; go with Suzuki. Guess that all -# ordinances took effect on Jan 1. +# From Yu-Cheng Chuang (2013-07-12): +# ...the Meiji Emperor announced Ordinance No. 167 of Meiji Year 28 "The clause +# about standard time" ... The adoption began from Jan 1, 1896. +# http://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/標準時ニ關スル件_(公布時) +# +# ...the Showa Emperor announced Ordinance No. 529 of Showa Year 12 ... which +# means the whole Japan territory, including later occupations, adopt Japan +# Central Time (UTC+9). The adoption began on Oct 1, 1937. +# http://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/明治二十八年勅令第百六十七號標準時ニ關スル件中改正ノ件 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:18:59 - LMT 1887 Dec 31 15:00u - 9:00 - JST 1896 - 9:00 - CJT 1938 + 9:00 - JST 1896 Jan 1 + 9:00 - JCST 1937 Oct 1 9:00 Japan J%sT # Since 1938, all Japanese possessions have been like Asia/Tokyo. # Jordan # -# From <a href="http://star.arabia.com/990701/JO9.html"> -# Jordan Week (1999-07-01) </a> via Steffen Thorsen (1999-09-09): +# From <http://star.arabia.com/990701/JO9.html> +# Jordan Week (1999-07-01) via Steffen Thorsen (1999-09-09): # Clocks in Jordan were forwarded one hour on Wednesday at midnight, # in accordance with the government's decision to implement summer time # all year round. # -# From <a href="http://star.arabia.com/990930/JO9.html"> -# Jordan Week (1999-09-30) </a> via Steffen Thorsen (1999-11-09): +# From <http://star.arabia.com/990930/JO9.html> +# Jordan Week (1999-09-30) via Steffen Thorsen (1999-11-09): # Winter time starts today Thursday, 30 September. Clocks will be turned back # by one hour. This is the latest government decision and it's final! # The decision was taken because of the increase in working hours in @@ -1372,9 +1492,7 @@ # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-04-02): # This single one might be good enough, (2009-03-24, Arabic): -# <a href="http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279"> # http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279 -# </a> # # Google's translation: # @@ -1465,9 +1583,8 @@ # - Qyzylorda switched from +5:00 to +6:00 on 1992-01-19 02:00. # - Oral switched from +5:00 to +4:00 in spring 1989. -# <a href="http://www.kazsociety.org.uk/news/2005/03/30.htm"> -# From Kazakhstan Embassy's News Bulletin #11 (2005-03-21): -# </a> +# From Kazakhstan Embassy's News Bulletin #11 +# <http://www.kazsociety.org.uk/news/2005/03/30.htm> (2005-03-21): # The Government of Kazakhstan passed a resolution March 15 abolishing # daylight saving time citing lack of economic benefits and health # complications coupled with a decrease in productivity. @@ -1500,10 +1617,10 @@ 6:00 - KIZT 1982 Apr 1 5:00 RussiaAsia KIZ%sT 1991 5:00 - KIZT 1991 Dec 16 # independence - 5:00 - QYZT 1992 Jan 19 2:00 + 5:00 - QYZT 1992 Jan 19 2:00 6:00 RussiaAsia QYZ%sT 2005 Mar 15 6:00 - QYZT -# Aqtobe (aka Aktobe, formerly Akt'ubinsk) +# Aqtobe (aka Aktobe, formerly Aktyubinsk) Zone Asia/Aqtobe 3:48:40 - LMT 1924 May 2 4:00 - AKTT 1930 Jun 21 # Aktyubinsk Time 5:00 - AKTT 1981 Apr 1 @@ -1523,7 +1640,7 @@ 6:00 - SHET 1982 Apr 1 5:00 RussiaAsia SHE%sT 1991 5:00 - SHET 1991 Dec 16 # independence - 5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 1995 Mar lastSun 2:00 # Aqtau Time + 5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 1995 Mar lastSun 2:00 # Aqtau Time 4:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 2005 Mar 15 5:00 - AQTT # West Kazakhstan @@ -1532,7 +1649,7 @@ 5:00 - URAT 1981 Apr 1 5:00 1:00 URAST 1981 Oct 1 6:00 - URAT 1982 Apr 1 - 5:00 RussiaAsia URA%sT 1989 Mar 26 2:00 + 5:00 RussiaAsia URA%sT 1989 Mar 26 2:00 4:00 RussiaAsia URA%sT 1991 4:00 - URAT 1991 Dec 16 # independence 4:00 RussiaAsia ORA%sT 2005 Mar 15 # Oral Time @@ -1543,7 +1660,7 @@ # From Paul Eggert (2005-08-15): # According to an article dated today in the Kyrgyzstan Development Gateway -# <http://eng.gateway.kg/cgi-bin/page.pl?id=1&story_name=doc9979.shtml> +# http://eng.gateway.kg/cgi-bin/page.pl?id=1&story_name=doc9979.shtml # Kyrgyzstan is canceling the daylight saving time system. I take the article # to mean that they will leave their clocks at 6 hours ahead of UTC. # From Malik Abdugaliev (2005-09-21): @@ -1558,17 +1675,17 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Bishkek 4:58:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 5:00 - FRUT 1930 Jun 21 # Frunze Time - 6:00 RussiaAsia FRU%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 5:00 1:00 FRUST 1991 Aug 31 2:00 # independence - 5:00 Kyrgyz KG%sT 2005 Aug 12 # Kyrgyzstan Time + 6:00 RussiaAsia FRU%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 5:00 1:00 FRUST 1991 Aug 31 2:00 # independence + 5:00 Kyrgyz KG%sT 2005 Aug 12 # Kyrgyzstan Time 6:00 - KGT ############################################################################### # Korea (North and South) -# From Annie I. Bang (2006-07-10) in -# <http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/07/10/200607100012.asp>: +# From Annie I. Bang (2006-07-10): +# http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/07/10/200607100012.asp # The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy has already # commissioned a research project [to reintroduce DST] and has said # the system may begin as early as 2008.... Korea ran a daylight @@ -1581,19 +1698,29 @@ Rule ROK 1987 1988 - May Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 D Rule ROK 1987 1988 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 0 S +# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-01): +# The following entries are from Shanks & Pottenger, except that I +# guessed that time zone abbreviations through 1945 followed the same +# rules as discussed under Taiwan, with nominal switches from JST to KST +# when the respective cities were taken over by the Allies after WWII. + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Seoul 8:27:52 - LMT 1890 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec - 9:00 - KST 1928 + 9:00 - JCST 1928 8:30 - KST 1932 + 9:00 - JCST 1937 Oct 1 + 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 8 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 8:00 ROK K%sT 1961 Aug 10 8:30 - KST 1968 Oct 9:00 ROK K%sT Zone Asia/Pyongyang 8:23:00 - LMT 1890 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec - 9:00 - KST 1928 + 9:00 - JCST 1928 8:30 - KST 1932 + 9:00 - JCST 1937 Oct 1 + 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug 24 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 8:00 - KST 1961 Aug 10 9:00 - KST @@ -1602,21 +1729,13 @@ # Kuwait # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -# From the Arab Times (2007-03-14): -# The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved a proposal forwarded -# by MP Ahmad Baqer on implementing the daylight saving time (DST) in -# Kuwait starting from April until the end of Sept this year, reports Al-Anba. -# <http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/kuwait/Viewdet.asp?ID=9950>. -# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-29): -# We don't know the details, or whether the approval means it'll happen, -# so for now we assume no DST. Zone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950 3:00 - AST # Laos # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 # or Viangchan - 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? +Zone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 # or Viangchan + 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 7:00 - ICT @@ -1657,8 +1776,8 @@ Rule NBorneo 1935 1941 - Dec 14 0:00 0 - # # peninsular Malaysia -# The data here are taken from Mok Ly Yng (2003-10-30) -# <http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/timezone.html>. +# taken from Mok Ly Yng (2003-10-30) +# http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/timezone.html # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur 6:46:46 - LMT 1901 Jan 1 6:55:25 - SMT 1905 Jun 1 # Singapore M.T. @@ -1670,12 +1789,12 @@ 7:30 - MALT 1982 Jan 1 8:00 - MYT # Malaysia Time # Sabah & Sarawak -# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): -# The data here are mostly from Shanks & Pottenger, but the 1942, 1945 and 1982 -# transition dates are from Mok Ly Yng. +# From Paul Eggert (2014-08-12): +# The data entries here are mostly from Shanks & Pottenger, but the 1942, 1945 +# and 1982 transition dates are from Mok Ly Yng. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Kuching 7:21:20 - LMT 1926 Mar - 7:30 - BORT 1933 # Borneo Time + 7:30 - BORT 1933 # Borneo Time 8:00 NBorneo BOR%sT 1942 Feb 16 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 12 8:00 - BORT 1982 Jan 1 @@ -1683,22 +1802,21 @@ # Maldives # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male - 4:54:00 - MMT 1960 # Male Mean Time - 5:00 - MVT # Maldives Time +Zone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male + 4:54:00 - MMT 1960 # Male Mean Time + 5:00 - MVT # Maldives Time # Mongolia # Shanks & Pottenger say that Mongolia has three time zones, but -# usno1995 and the CIA map Standard Time Zones of the World (2005-03) -# both say that it has just one. +# The USNO (1995-12-21) and the CIA map Standard Time Zones of the World +# (2005-03) both say that it has just one. # From Oscar van Vlijmen (1999-12-11): -# <a href="http://www.mongoliatourism.gov.mn/general.htm"> # General Information Mongolia -# </a> (1999-09) +# <http://www.mongoliatourism.gov.mn/general.htm> (1999-09) # "Time: Mongolia has two time zones. Three westernmost provinces of -# Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, and Hovd are one hour earlier than the capital city, and +# Bayan-Ölgii, Uvs, and Hovd are one hour earlier than the capital city, and # the rest of the country follows the Ulaanbaatar time, which is UTC/GMT plus # eight hours." @@ -1709,7 +1827,7 @@ # of implementation may have been different.... # Some maps in the past have indicated that there was an additional time # zone in the eastern part of Mongolia, including the provinces of Dornod, -# Suhbaatar, and possibly Khentij. +# Sükhbaatar, and possibly Khentii. # From Paul Eggert (1999-12-15): # Naming and spelling is tricky in Mongolia. @@ -1723,10 +1841,10 @@ # (adopted DST on 2001-04-27 02:00 local time, ending 2001-09-28), # there are three time zones. # -# Provinces [at 7:00]: Bayan-ulgii, Uvs, Khovd, Zavkhan, Govi-Altai -# Provinces [at 8:00]: Khovsgol, Bulgan, Arkhangai, Khentii, Tov, -# Bayankhongor, Ovorkhangai, Dundgovi, Dornogovi, Omnogovi -# Provinces [at 9:00]: Dornod, Sukhbaatar +# Provinces [at 7:00]: Bayan-Ölgii, Uvs, Khovd, Zavkhan, Govi-Altai +# Provinces [at 8:00]: Khövsgöl, Bulgan, Arkhangai, Khentii, Töv, +# Bayankhongor, Övörkhangai, Dundgovi, Dornogovi, Ömnögovi +# Provinces [at 9:00]: Dornod, Sükhbaatar # # [The province of Selenge is omitted from the above lists.] @@ -1743,16 +1861,16 @@ # We have wildly conflicting information about Mongolia's time zones. # Bill Bonnet (2005-05-19) reports that the US Embassy in Ulaanbaatar says # there is only one time zone and that DST is observed, citing Microsoft -# Windows XP as the source. Risto Nykanen (2005-05-16) reports that +# Windows XP as the source. Risto Nykänen (2005-05-16) reports that # travelmongolia.org says there are two time zones (UTC+7, UTC+8) with no DST. # Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-20) reports that the Mongolian Embassy in # Washington, DC says there are two time zones, with DST observed. # He also found -# <http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1111634894&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&> +# http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1111634894&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& # which also says that there is DST, and which has a comment by "Toddius" # (2005-03-31 06:05 +0700) saying "Mongolia actually has 3.5 time zones. # The West (OLGII) is +7 GMT, most of the country is ULAT is +8 GMT -# and some Eastern provinces are +9 GMT but Sukhbaatar Aimag is SUHK +8.5 GMT. +# and some Eastern provinces are +9 GMT but Sükhbaatar Aimag is SUHK +8.5 GMT. # The SUKH timezone is new this year, it is one of the few things the # parliament passed during the tumultuous winter session." # For now, let's ignore this information, until we have more confirmation. @@ -1768,29 +1886,23 @@ # +08:00 instead. Different sources appear to disagree with the tz # database on this, e.g.: # -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026 -# </a> -# <a href="http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx"> # http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx -# </a> # # both say GMT+08:00. # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-31): # eznis airways, which operates several domestic flights, has a flight # schedule here: -# <a href="http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112"> # http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112 -# </a> # (click the English flag for English) # -# There it appears that flights between Choibalsan and Ulaanbatar arrive +# There it appears that flights between Choibalsan and Ulaanbaatar arrive # about 1:35 - 1:50 hours later in local clock time, no matter the -# direction, while Ulaanbaatar-Khvod takes 2 hours in the Eastern -# direction and 3:35 back, which indicates that Ulaanbatar and Khvod are +# direction, while Ulaanbaatar-Khovd takes 2 hours in the Eastern +# direction and 3:35 back, which indicates that Ulaanbaatar and Khovd are # in different time zones (like we know about), while Choibalsan and -# Ulaanbatar are in the same time zone (correction needed). +# Ulaanbaatar are in the same time zone (correction needed). # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19): # Assume that Choibalsan is indeed offset by 8:00. @@ -1806,7 +1918,7 @@ # (1996-09) says 1996-10-25. Go with Shanks & Pottenger through 1998. # # Shanks & Pottenger say that the Sept. 1984 through Sept. 1990 switches -# in Choibalsan (more precisely, in Dornod and Sukhbaatar) took place +# in Choibalsan (more precisely, in Dornod and Sükhbaatar) took place # at 02:00 standard time, not at 00:00 local time as in the rest of # the country. That would be odd, and possibly is a result of their # correction of 02:00 (in the previous edition) not being done correctly @@ -1822,13 +1934,13 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # Hovd, a.k.a. Chovd, Dund-Us, Dzhargalant, Khovd, Jirgalanta Zone Asia/Hovd 6:06:36 - LMT 1905 Aug - 6:00 - HOVT 1978 # Hovd Time + 6:00 - HOVT 1978 # Hovd Time 7:00 Mongol HOV%sT # Ulaanbaatar, a.k.a. Ulan Bataar, Ulan Bator, Urga Zone Asia/Ulaanbaatar 7:07:32 - LMT 1905 Aug - 7:00 - ULAT 1978 # Ulaanbaatar Time + 7:00 - ULAT 1978 # Ulaanbaatar Time 8:00 Mongol ULA%sT -# Choibalsan, a.k.a. Bajan Tuemen, Bajan Tumen, Chojbalsan, +# Choibalsan, a.k.a. Bajan Tümen, Bajan Tumen, Chojbalsan, # Choybalsan, Sanbejse, Tchoibalsan Zone Asia/Choibalsan 7:38:00 - LMT 1905 Aug 7:00 - ULAT 1978 @@ -1860,7 +1972,7 @@ # 00:01 was to make it clear which day it was on. # From Paul Eggert (2002-03-15): -# Jesper Norgaard found this URL: +# Jesper Nørgaard found this URL: # http://www.pak.gov.pk/public/news/app/app06_dec.htm # (dated 2001-12-06) which says that the Cabinet adopted a scheme "to # advance the clocks by one hour on the night between the first @@ -1892,43 +2004,30 @@ # Here is an article that Pakistan plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time # on June 1, 2008 for 3 months. # -# "... The federal cabinet on Wednesday announced a new conservation plan to help -# reduce load shedding by approving the closure of commercial centres at 9pm and -# moving clocks forward by one hour for the next three months. -# ...." +# "... The federal cabinet on Wednesday announced a new conservation plan to +# help reduce load shedding by approving the closure of commercial centres at +# 9pm and moving clocks forward by one hour for the next three months. ...." # -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html -# </a> -# OR -# <a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4"> # http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4 -# </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19): # XXX--midnight transitions is a guess; 2008 only is a guess. # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28): # Pakistan government has decided to keep the watches one-hour advanced -# for another 2 months--plan to return to Standard Time on October 31 +# for another 2 months - plan to return to Standard Time on October 31 # instead of August 31. # -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html -# </a> -# OR -# <a href="http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html"> # http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html -# </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-04-08): # Based on previous media reports that "... proposed plan to # advance clocks by one hour from May 1 will cause disturbance # to the working schedules rather than bringing discipline in # official working." -# <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=171280"> # http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=171280 -# </a> # # recent news that instead of May 2009 - Pakistan plan to # introduce DST from April 15, 2009 @@ -1936,15 +2035,8 @@ # FYI: Associated Press Of Pakistan # April 08, 2009 # Cabinet okays proposal to advance clocks by one hour from April 15 -# <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73043&Itemid=1"> # http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73043&Itemid=1 -# </a> -# -# or -# -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan05.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan05.html -# </a> # # .... # The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to @@ -1957,34 +2049,20 @@ # clocks backward by one hour from October 1. A formal announcement to # this effect will be made after the Prime Minister grants approval in # this regard." -# <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168"> # http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168 -# </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-28): # According to Associated Press Of Pakistan, it is confirmed that -# Pakistan clocks across the country would be turned back by an hour from October -# 1, 2009. +# Pakistan clocks across the country would be turned back by an hour from +# October 1, 2009. # # "Clocks to go back one hour from 1 Oct" -# <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86715&Itemid=2"> # http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86715&Itemid=2 -# </a> -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan07.htm"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan07.htm -# </a> - +# # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-09-29): -# Alexander Krivenyshev wrote: -# > According to Associated Press Of Pakistan, it is confirmed that -# > Pakistan clocks across the country would be turned back by an hour from October -# > 1, 2009. -# # Now they seem to have changed their mind, November 1 is the new date: -# <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24742"> # http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24742 -# </a> # "The country's clocks will be reversed by one hour on November 1. # Officials of Federal Ministry for Interior told this to Geo News on # Monday." @@ -1996,11 +2074,9 @@ # # We have confirmed this year's end date with both with the Ministry of # Water and Power and the Pakistan Electric Power Company: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html -# </a> -# From Christoph Goehre (2009-10-01): +# From Christoph Göhre (2009-10-01): # [T]he German Consulate General in Karachi reported me today that Pakistan # will go back to standard time on 1st of November. @@ -2016,22 +2092,17 @@ # Now, it seems that the decision to not observe DST in final: # # "Govt Withdraws Plan To Advance Clocks" -# <a href="http://www.apakistannews.com/govt-withdraws-plan-to-advance-clocks-172041"> # http://www.apakistannews.com/govt-withdraws-plan-to-advance-clocks-172041 -# </a> # # "People laud PM's announcement to end DST" -# <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&Itemid=2"> # http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&Itemid=2 -# </a> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Oct Sun>=2 0:01 0 - Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Pakistan 2008 2009 - Nov 1 0:00 0 - Rule Pakistan 2009 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Pakistan 2009 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 @@ -2105,10 +2176,9 @@ # the PA has decided to implement DST in April. # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-20): -# Daoud Kuttab writes in -# <a href="http://www.jpost.com/com/Archive/22.Apr.1999/Opinion/Article-2.html"> -# Holiday havoc -# </a> (Jerusalem Post, 1999-04-22) that +# Daoud Kuttab writes in Holiday havoc +# http://www.jpost.com/com/Archive/22.Apr.1999/Opinion/Article-2.html +# (Jerusalem Post, 1999-04-22) that # the Palestinian National Authority changed to DST on 1999-04-15. # I vaguely recall that they switch back in October (sorry, forgot the source). # For now, let's assume that the spring switch was at 24:00, @@ -2121,7 +2191,7 @@ # A user from Gaza reported that Gaza made the change early because of # the Ramadan. Next year Ramadan will be even earlier, so I think # there is a good chance next year's end date will be around two weeks -# earlier--the same goes for Jordan. +# earlier - the same goes for Jordan. # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-08-17): # I was informed by a user in Bethlehem that in Bethlehem it started the @@ -2140,7 +2210,7 @@ # I guess it is likely that next year's date will be moved as well, # because of the Ramadan. -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-09-18): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2007-09-18): # According to Steffen Thorsen's web site the Gaza Strip and the rest of the # Palestinian territories left DST early on 13.th. of September at 2:00. @@ -2157,16 +2227,9 @@ # Gaza Strip (as Egypt) ended DST at midnight Thursday (Aug 28, 2008), while # the West Bank will end Daylight Saving Time at midnight Sunday (Aug 31, 2008). # -# <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001"> # http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001 -# </a> -# <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087"> # http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087 -# </a> -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html -# </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-26): # According to the Palestine News Network (arabic.pnn.ps), Palestinian @@ -2174,24 +2237,17 @@ # 26 and continue until the night of 27 September 2009. # # (in Arabic) -# <a href="http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850"> # http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850 -# </a> # -# or # (English translation) -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-31): # Palestine's Council of Ministers announced that they will revert back to # winter time on Friday, 2009-09-04. # # One news source: -# <a href="http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158"> # http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158 -# </a> # (Palestinian press agency, Arabic), # Google translate: "Decided that the Palestinian government in Ramallah # headed by Salam Fayyad, the start of work in time for the winter of @@ -2200,9 +2256,7 @@ # # We are not sure if Gaza will do the same, last year they had a different # end date, we will keep this page updated: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html -# </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-02): # Seems that Gaza Strip will go back to Winter Time same date as West Bank. @@ -2212,51 +2266,35 @@ # # "Winter time unite the West Bank and Gaza" # (from Palestinian National Authority): -# <a href="http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505 # http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505 -# </a> -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html -# </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-19): # According to Voice of Palestine DST will last for 191 days, from March # 26, 2010 till "the last Sunday before the tenth day of Tishri # (October), each year" (October 03, 2010?) # -# <a href="http://palvoice.org/forums/showthread.php?t=245697"> # http://palvoice.org/forums/showthread.php?t=245697 -# </a> # (in Arabic) -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank03.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank03.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-24): # ...Ma'an News Agency reports that Hamas cabinet has decided it will # start one day later, at 12:01am. Not sure if they really mean 12:01am or # noon though: # -# <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=271178"> # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=271178 -# </a> # (Ma'an News Agency) # "At 12:01am Friday, clocks in Israel and the West Bank will change to # 1:01am, while Gaza clocks will change at 12:01am Saturday morning." # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-08-11): # According to several sources, including -# <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=306795"> # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=306795 -# </a> # the clocks were set back one hour at 2010-08-11 00:00:00 local time in # Gaza and the West Bank. # Some more background info: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-end-dst-2010.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-end-dst-2010.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-08-26): # Gaza and the West Bank did go back to standard time in the beginning of @@ -2264,13 +2302,9 @@ # 00:00 (so two periods of DST in 2011). The pause was because of # Ramadan. # -# <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416217"> # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416217 -# </a> # Additional info: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/palestine-dst-2011.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/palestine-dst-2011.html -# </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-08-27): # According to the article in The Jerusalem Post: @@ -2280,14 +2314,9 @@ # The Hamas government said on Saturday that it won't observe summertime after # the Muslim feast of Id al-Fitr, which begins on Tuesday..." # ... -# <a href="http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=235650"> # http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=235650 -# </a> -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip05.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip05.html -# </a> -# The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. +# The rules for Egypt are stolen from the 'africa' file. # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-09-30): # West Bank did end Daylight Saving Time this morning/midnight (2011-09-30 @@ -2295,26 +2324,18 @@ # So West Bank and Gaza now have the same time again. # # Many sources, including: -# <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808"> # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808 -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-26): # Palestinian news sources tell that both Gaza and West Bank will start DST # on Friday (Thursday midnight, 2012-03-29 24:00). # Some of many sources in Arabic: -# <a href="http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=122638"> # http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=122638 -# </a> # -# <a href="http://safa.ps/details/news/74352/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.html"> # http://safa.ps/details/news/74352/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.html -# </a> # # Our brief summary: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2013-03-26): # The following news sources tells that Palestine will "start daylight saving @@ -2374,10 +2395,10 @@ 2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 5 2:00 Zion I%sT 1996 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 1999 - 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2008 Aug 29 0:00 + 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2008 Aug 29 0:00 2:00 - EET 2008 Sep 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2010 - 2:00 - EET 2010 Mar 27 0:01 + 2:00 - EET 2010 Mar 27 0:01 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2011 Aug 1 2:00 - EET 2012 2:00 Palestine EE%sT @@ -2393,25 +2414,27 @@ # no information # Philippines -# On 1844-08-16, Narciso Claveria, governor-general of the +# On 1844-08-16, Narciso Clavería, governor-general of the # Philippines, issued a proclamation announcing that 1844-12-30 was to -# be immediately followed by 1845-01-01. Robert H. van Gent has a -# transcript of the decree in <http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/idl/idl.htm>. -# The rest of the data are from Shanks & Pottenger. +# be immediately followed by 1845-01-01; see R.H. van Gent's +# History of the International Date Line +# http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/idl/idl_philippines.htm +# The rest of the data entries are from Shanks & Pottenger. -# From Paul Eggert (2006-04-25): -# Tomorrow's Manila Standard reports that the Philippines Department of -# Trade and Industry is considering adopting DST this June when the -# rainy season begins. See -# <http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=politics02_april26_2006>. -# For now, we'll ignore this, since it's not definite and we lack details. -# -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-04-26): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-04-26): # ... claims that Philippines had DST last time in 1990: # http://story.philippinetimes.com/p.x/ct/9/id/145be20cc6b121c0/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/ # [a story dated 2006-04-25 by Cris Larano of Dow Jones Newswires, # but no details] +# From Paul Eggert (2014-08-14): +# The following source says DST may be instituted November-January and again +# March-June, but this is not definite. It also says DST was last proclaimed +# during the Ramos administration (1992-1998); but again, no details. +# Carcamo D. PNoy urged to declare use of daylight saving time. +# Philippine Star 2014-08-05 +# http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/08/05/1354152/pnoy-urged-declare-use-daylight-saving-time + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Phil 1936 only - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Phil 1937 only - Feb 1 0:00 0 - @@ -2428,18 +2451,39 @@ # Qatar # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Qatar 3:26:08 - LMT 1920 # Al Dawhah / Doha +Zone Asia/Qatar 3:26:08 - LMT 1920 # Al Dawhah / Doha 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 3:00 - AST # Saudi Arabia +# +# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-15): +# Time in Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Arabian peninsula was not +# standardized until relatively recently; we don't know when, and possibly it +# has never been made official. Richard P Hunt, in "Islam city yielding to +# modern times", New York Times (1961-04-09), p 20, wrote that only airlines +# observed standard time, and that people in Jeddah mostly observed quasi-solar +# time, doing so by setting their watches at sunrise to 6 o'clock (or to 12 +# o'clock for "Arab" time). +# +# The TZ database cannot represent quasi-solar time; airline time is the best +# we can do. The 1946 foreign air news digest of the U.S. Civil Aeronautics +# Board (OCLC 42299995) reported that the "... Arabian Government, inaugurated +# a weekly Dhahran-Cairo service, via the Saudi Arabian cities of Riyadh and +# Jidda, on March 14, 1947". Shanks & Pottenger guessed 1950; go with the +# earlier date. +# +# Shanks & Pottenger also state that until 1968-05-01 Saudi Arabia had two +# time zones; the other zone, at UTC+4, was in the far eastern part of +# the country. Ignore this, as it's before our 1970 cutoff. +# # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Riyadh 3:06:52 - LMT 1950 +Zone Asia/Riyadh 3:06:52 - LMT 1947 Mar 14 3:00 - AST # Singapore -# The data here are taken from Mok Ly Yng (2003-10-30) -# <http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/timezone.html>. +# taken from Mok Ly Yng (2003-10-30) +# http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/timezone.html # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Singapore 6:55:25 - LMT 1901 Jan 1 6:55:25 - SMT 1905 Jun 1 # Singapore M.T. @@ -2465,26 +2509,24 @@ # From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03): # "Sri Lanka advances clock by an hour to avoid blackout" -# (www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html, 1996-05-24, +# (<http://www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html>, 1996-05-24, # no longer available as of 1999-08-17) -# reported ``the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at -# midnight Friday (1830 GMT) `in the light of the present power crisis'.'' +# reported "the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at +# midnight Friday (1830 GMT) 'in the light of the present power crisis'." # # From Dharmasiri Senanayake, Sri Lanka Media Minister (1996-10-24), as quoted -# by Shamindra in -# <a href="news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net"> -# Daily News - Hot News Section (1996-10-26) -# </a>: +# by Shamindra in Daily News - Hot News Section +# <news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> (1996-10-26): # With effect from 12.30 a.m. on 26th October 1996 # Sri Lanka will be six (06) hours ahead of GMT. -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-04-14), quoting Sri Lanka News Online +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-04-14), quoting Sri Lanka News Online # <http://news.sinhalaya.com/wmview.php?ArtID=11002> (2006-04-13): # 0030 hrs on April 15, 2006 (midnight of April 14, 2006 +30 minutes) # at present, become 2400 hours of April 14, 2006 (midnight of April 14, 2006). # From Peter Apps and Ranga Sirila of Reuters (2006-04-12) in: -# <http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-04-12T172228Z_01_COL295762_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-SRILANKA-TIME-DC.XML> +# http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-04-12T172228Z_01_COL295762_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-SRILANKA-TIME-DC.XML # [The Tamil Tigers] never accepted the original 1996 time change and simply # kept their clocks set five and a half hours ahead of Greenwich Mean # Time (GMT), in line with neighbor India. @@ -2498,7 +2540,7 @@ # twice in 1996 and probably SL Government or its standardization # agencies never declared an abbreviation as a national standard. # -# I recollect before the recent change the government annoucemments +# I recollect before the recent change the government announcements # mentioning it as simply changing Sri Lanka Standard Time or Sri Lanka # Time and no mention was made about the abbreviation. # @@ -2508,7 +2550,7 @@ # item.... # # Within Sri Lanka I think LKT is well known among computer users and -# adminsitrators. In my opinion SLT may not be a good choice because the +# administrators. In my opinion SLT may not be a good choice because the # nation's largest telcom / internet operator Sri Lanka Telcom is well # known by that abbreviation - simply as SLT (there IP domains are # slt.lk and sltnet.lk). @@ -2523,13 +2565,13 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880 - 5:19:32 - MMT 1906 # Moratuwa Mean Time + 5:19:32 - MMT 1906 # Moratuwa Mean Time 5:30 - IST 1942 Jan 5 5:30 0:30 IHST 1942 Sep - 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 16 2:00 - 5:30 - IST 1996 May 25 0:00 - 6:30 - LKT 1996 Oct 26 0:30 - 6:00 - LKT 2006 Apr 15 0:30 + 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 16 2:00 + 5:30 - IST 1996 May 25 0:00 + 6:30 - LKT 1996 Oct 26 0:30 + 6:00 - LKT 2006 Apr 15 0:30 5:30 - IST # Syria @@ -2580,7 +2622,7 @@ # Today the AP reported "Syria will switch to summertime at midnight Thursday." # http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/29/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Time-Change.php Rule Syria 2007 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S -# From Jesper Norgard (2007-10-27): +# From Jesper Nørgaard (2007-10-27): # The sister center ICARDA of my work CIMMYT is confirming that Syria DST will # not take place 1st November at 0:00 o'clock but 1st November at 24:00 or # rather Midnight between Thursday and Friday. This does make more sense than @@ -2589,7 +2631,7 @@ # it is implemented at midnight of the last workday before weekend... # # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-27): -# Jesper Norgaard Welen wrote: +# Jesper Nørgaard Welen wrote: # # > "Winter local time in Syria will be observed at midnight of Thursday 1 # > November 2007, and the clock will be put back 1 hour." @@ -2605,8 +2647,7 @@ # From Stephen Colebourne (2008-03-17): # For everyone's info, I saw an IATA time zone change for [Syria] for -# this month (March 2008) in the last day or so...This is the data IATA -# are now using: +# this month (March 2008) in the last day or so.... # Country Time Standard --- DST Start --- --- DST End --- DST # Name Zone Variation Time Date Time Date # Variation @@ -2618,16 +2659,15 @@ # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-17): # Here's a link to English-language coverage by the Syrian Arab News # Agency (SANA)... -# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/03/11/165173.htm"> # http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/03/11/165173.htm -# </a>...which reads (in part) "The Cabinet approved the suggestion of the +# ...which reads (in part) "The Cabinet approved the suggestion of the # Ministry of Electricity to begin daylight savings time on Friday April # 4th, advancing clocks one hour ahead on midnight of Thursday April 3rd." # Since Syria is two hours east of UTC, the 2200 and 2100 transition times # shown above match up with midnight in Syria. # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-18): -# My buest guess at a Syrian rule is "the Friday nearest April 1"; +# My best guess at a Syrian rule is "the Friday nearest April 1"; # coding that involves either using a "Mar Fri>=29" construct that old time zone # compilers can't handle or having multiple Rules (a la Israel). # For now, use "Apr Fri>=1", and go with IATA on a uniform Sep 30 end. @@ -2640,37 +2680,27 @@ # winter time on 2008-11-01 at 00:00 local daylight time (delaying/setting # clocks back 60 minutes). # -# <a href="http://sana.sy/ara/2/2008/10/07/195459.htm"> # http://sana.sy/ara/2/2008/10/07/195459.htm -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-19): # Syria will start DST on 2009-03-27 00:00 this year according to many sources, # two examples: # -# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/03/17/217563.htm"> # http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/03/17/217563.htm -# </a> # (English, Syrian Arab News # Agency) -# <a href="http://thawra.alwehda.gov.sy/_View_news2.asp?FileName=94459258720090318012209"> # http://thawra.alwehda.gov.sy/_View_news2.asp?FileName=94459258720090318012209 -# </a> # (Arabic, gov-site) # # We have not found any sources saying anything about when DST ends this year. # # Our summary -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-27): # The Syrian Arab News Network on 2009-09-29 reported that Syria will # revert back to winter (standard) time on midnight between Thursday # 2009-10-29 and Friday 2009-10-30: -# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm"> # http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm (Arabic) -# </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2009-10-28): # We'll see if future DST switching times turn out to be end of the last @@ -2681,23 +2711,17 @@ # The "Syrian News Station" reported on 2010-03-16 that the Council of # Ministers has decided that Syria will start DST on midnight Thursday # 2010-04-01: (midnight between Thursday and Friday): -# <a href="http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421"> # http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421 (Arabic) -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-26): # Today, Syria's government announced that they will start DST early on Friday # (00:00). This is a bit earlier than the past two years. # # From Syrian Arab News Agency, in Arabic: -# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2012/03/26/408215.htm"> # http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2012/03/26/408215.htm -# </a> # # Our brief summary: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-2012.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-2012.html -# </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-27): # Assume last Friday in March going forward XXX. @@ -2710,7 +2734,7 @@ Rule Syria 2009 max - Oct lastFri 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq +Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq 2:00 Syria EE%sT # Tajikistan @@ -2718,9 +2742,9 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dushanbe 4:35:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 5:00 - DUST 1930 Jun 21 # Dushanbe Time - 6:00 RussiaAsia DUS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 5:00 1:00 DUSST 1991 Sep 9 2:00s - 5:00 - TJT # Tajikistan Time + 6:00 RussiaAsia DUS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 5:00 1:00 DUSST 1991 Sep 9 2:00s + 5:00 - TJT # Tajikistan Time # Thailand # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -2733,9 +2757,9 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Ashgabat 3:53:32 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Ashkhabad 4:00 - ASHT 1930 Jun 21 # Ashkhabad Time - 5:00 RussiaAsia ASH%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00 + 5:00 RussiaAsia ASH%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00 4:00 RussiaAsia ASH%sT 1991 Oct 27 # independence - 4:00 RussiaAsia TM%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00 + 4:00 RussiaAsia TM%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00 5:00 - TMT # United Arab Emirates @@ -2744,8 +2768,9 @@ 4:00 - GST # Uzbekistan +# Byalokoz 1919 says Uzbekistan was 4:27:53. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Samarkand 4:27:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 +Zone Asia/Samarkand 4:27:53 - LMT 1924 May 2 4:00 - SAMT 1930 Jun 21 # Samarkand Time 5:00 - SAMT 1981 Apr 1 5:00 1:00 SAMST 1981 Oct 1 @@ -2753,9 +2778,10 @@ 5:00 RussiaAsia SAM%sT 1991 Sep 1 # independence 5:00 RussiaAsia UZ%sT 1992 5:00 - UZT -Zone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 +# Milne says Tashkent was 4:37:10.8; round to nearest. +Zone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:11 - LMT 1924 May 2 5:00 - TAST 1930 Jun 21 # Tashkent Time - 6:00 RussiaAsia TAS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00 + 6:00 RussiaAsia TAS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00 5:00 RussiaAsia TAS%sT 1991 Sep 1 # independence 5:00 RussiaAsia UZ%sT 1992 5:00 - UZT @@ -2769,13 +2795,13 @@ # and Pottenger. # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-18): -# The English-language name of Vietnam's most populous city is "Ho Chi Min City"; -# we use Ho_Chi_Minh below to avoid a name of more than 14 characters. +# The English-language name of Vietnam's most populous city is "Ho Chi Minh +# City"; use Ho_Chi_Minh below to avoid a name of more than 14 characters. # From Shanks & Pottenger: # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh 7:06:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 - 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? + 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 7:00 - ICT
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/australasia Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/australasia Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. @@ -36,13 +35,13 @@ # Please see the notes below for the controversy about "EST" versus "AEST" etc. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Aus 1917 only - Jan 1 0:01 1:00 - -Rule Aus 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 0 - -Rule Aus 1942 only - Jan 1 2:00 1:00 - -Rule Aus 1942 only - Mar 29 2:00 0 - -Rule Aus 1942 only - Sep 27 2:00 1:00 - -Rule Aus 1943 1944 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - -Rule Aus 1943 only - Oct 3 2:00 1:00 - +Rule Aus 1917 only - Jan 1 0:01 1:00 D +Rule Aus 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 0 S +Rule Aus 1942 only - Jan 1 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Aus 1942 only - Mar 29 2:00 0 S +Rule Aus 1942 only - Sep 27 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Aus 1943 1944 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Aus 1943 only - Oct 3 2:00 1:00 D # Go with Whitman and the Australian National Standards Commission, which # says W Australia didn't use DST in 1943/1944. Ignore Whitman's claim that # 1944/1945 was just like 1943/1944. @@ -50,26 +49,26 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # Northern Territory Zone Australia/Darwin 8:43:20 - LMT 1895 Feb - 9:00 - CST 1899 May - 9:30 Aus CST + 9:00 - ACST 1899 May + 9:30 Aus AC%sT # Western Australia # # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule AW 1974 only - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AW 1975 only - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AW 1983 only - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AW 1984 only - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AW 1991 only - Nov 17 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AW 1992 only - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AW 2006 only - Dec 3 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AW 2007 2009 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AW 2007 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - +Rule AW 1974 only - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AW 1975 only - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AW 1983 only - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AW 1984 only - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AW 1991 only - Nov 17 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AW 1992 only - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AW 2006 only - Dec 3 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AW 2007 2009 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AW 2007 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D Zone Australia/Perth 7:43:24 - LMT 1895 Dec - 8:00 Aus WST 1943 Jul - 8:00 AW WST + 8:00 Aus AW%sT 1943 Jul + 8:00 AW AW%sT Zone Australia/Eucla 8:35:28 - LMT 1895 Dec - 8:45 Aus CWST 1943 Jul - 8:45 AW CWST + 8:45 Aus ACW%sT 1943 Jul + 8:45 AW ACW%sT # Queensland # @@ -85,150 +84,150 @@ # so use Lindeman. # # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule AQ 1971 only - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AQ 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AQ 1989 1991 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AQ 1990 1992 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule Holiday 1992 1993 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule Holiday 1993 1994 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - +Rule AQ 1971 only - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AQ 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AQ 1989 1991 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AQ 1990 1992 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule Holiday 1992 1993 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule Holiday 1993 1994 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S Zone Australia/Brisbane 10:12:08 - LMT 1895 - 10:00 Aus EST 1971 - 10:00 AQ EST + 10:00 Aus AE%sT 1971 + 10:00 AQ AE%sT Zone Australia/Lindeman 9:55:56 - LMT 1895 - 10:00 Aus EST 1971 - 10:00 AQ EST 1992 Jul - 10:00 Holiday EST + 10:00 Aus AE%sT 1971 + 10:00 AQ AE%sT 1992 Jul + 10:00 Holiday AE%sT # South Australia # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule AS 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AS 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AS 1987 2007 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AS 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 - -Rule AS 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AS 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - -Rule AS 1991 only - Mar 3 2:00s 0 - -Rule AS 1992 only - Mar 22 2:00s 0 - -Rule AS 1993 only - Mar 7 2:00s 0 - -Rule AS 1994 only - Mar 20 2:00s 0 - -Rule AS 1995 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AS 2006 only - Apr 2 2:00s 0 - -Rule AS 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AS 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AS 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - +Rule AS 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AS 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AS 1987 2007 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AS 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 S +Rule AS 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AS 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S +Rule AS 1991 only - Mar 3 2:00s 0 S +Rule AS 1992 only - Mar 22 2:00s 0 S +Rule AS 1993 only - Mar 7 2:00s 0 S +Rule AS 1994 only - Mar 20 2:00s 0 S +Rule AS 1995 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AS 2006 only - Apr 2 2:00s 0 S +Rule AS 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AS 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AS 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Australia/Adelaide 9:14:20 - LMT 1895 Feb - 9:00 - CST 1899 May - 9:30 Aus CST 1971 - 9:30 AS CST + 9:00 - ACST 1899 May + 9:30 Aus AC%sT 1971 + 9:30 AS AC%sT # Tasmania # # From Paul Eggert (2005-08-16): -# <http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml> +# http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml # says King Island didn't observe DST from WWII until late 1971. # # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule AT 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AT 1968 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 2:00s 0 - -Rule AT 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AT 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - -Rule AT 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AT 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AT 1991 1999 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AT 1991 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AT 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AT 2001 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AT 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AT 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AT 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - +Rule AT 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AT 1968 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 2:00s 0 S +Rule AT 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AT 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S +Rule AT 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AT 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AT 1991 1999 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AT 1991 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AT 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AT 2001 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AT 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AT 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AT 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Australia/Hobart 9:49:16 - LMT 1895 Sep - 10:00 - EST 1916 Oct 1 2:00 - 10:00 1:00 EST 1917 Feb - 10:00 Aus EST 1967 - 10:00 AT EST + 10:00 - AEST 1916 Oct 1 2:00 + 10:00 1:00 AEDT 1917 Feb + 10:00 Aus AE%sT 1967 + 10:00 AT AE%sT Zone Australia/Currie 9:35:28 - LMT 1895 Sep - 10:00 - EST 1916 Oct 1 2:00 - 10:00 1:00 EST 1917 Feb - 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Jul - 10:00 AT EST + 10:00 - AEST 1916 Oct 1 2:00 + 10:00 1:00 AEDT 1917 Feb + 10:00 Aus AE%sT 1971 Jul + 10:00 AT AE%sT # Victoria # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AV 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - -Rule AV 1986 1987 - Oct Sun>=15 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AV 1988 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AV 1991 1994 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AV 1995 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AV 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AV 2001 2007 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AV 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AV 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AV 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AV 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - +Rule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AV 1972 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S +Rule AV 1986 1987 - Oct Sun>=15 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AV 1988 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AV 1991 1994 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AV 1995 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AV 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AV 2001 2007 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AV 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AV 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AV 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AV 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Australia/Melbourne 9:39:52 - LMT 1895 Feb - 10:00 Aus EST 1971 - 10:00 AV EST + 10:00 Aus AE%sT 1971 + 10:00 AV AE%sT # New South Wales # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule AN 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AN 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 - -Rule AN 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AN 1982 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AN 1983 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AN 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - -Rule AN 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AN 1987 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AN 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AN 1996 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AN 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AN 2001 2007 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - -Rule AN 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AN 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule AN 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule AN 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - +Rule AN 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AN 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 S +Rule AN 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AN 1982 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AN 1983 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AN 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S +Rule AN 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AN 1987 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AN 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AN 1996 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AN 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AN 2001 2007 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule AN 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AN 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule AN 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S +Rule AN 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Australia/Sydney 10:04:52 - LMT 1895 Feb - 10:00 Aus EST 1971 - 10:00 AN EST + 10:00 Aus AE%sT 1971 + 10:00 AN AE%sT Zone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 - LMT 1895 Feb - 10:00 - EST 1896 Aug 23 - 9:00 - CST 1899 May - 9:30 Aus CST 1971 - 9:30 AN CST 2000 - 9:30 AS CST + 10:00 - AEST 1896 Aug 23 + 9:00 - ACST 1899 May + 9:30 Aus AC%sT 1971 + 9:30 AN AC%sT 2000 + 9:30 AS AC%sT # Lord Howe Island # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule LH 1981 1984 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - -Rule LH 1982 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 - -Rule LH 1985 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 - -Rule LH 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 - -Rule LH 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 0:30 - -Rule LH 1987 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 - -Rule LH 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 - -Rule LH 1996 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - -Rule LH 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00 0:30 - -Rule LH 2001 2007 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 - -Rule LH 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 - -Rule LH 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - -Rule LH 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 - -Rule LH 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 0:30 - +Rule LH 1981 1984 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule LH 1982 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 S +Rule LH 1985 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 D +Rule LH 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 S +Rule LH 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 0:30 D +Rule LH 1987 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 D +Rule LH 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 S +Rule LH 1996 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule LH 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00 0:30 D +Rule LH 2001 2007 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 D +Rule LH 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 S +Rule LH 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule LH 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 S +Rule LH 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 0:30 D Zone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 - LMT 1895 Feb - 10:00 - EST 1981 Mar - 10:30 LH LHST + 10:00 - AEST 1981 Mar + 10:30 LH LH%sT # Australian miscellany # @@ -244,8 +243,8 @@ # Permanent occupation (scientific station) 1911-1915 and since 25 March 1948; # sealing and penguin oil station operated Nov 1899 to Apr 1919. See the # Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service history of sealing at Macquarie Island -# <http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=1828> -# <http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=1831>. +# http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=1828 +# http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=1831 # Guess that it was like Australia/Hobart while inhabited before 2010. # # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-10): @@ -256,16 +255,16 @@ # # From Arthur David Olson (2013-05-23): # The 1919 transition is overspecified below so pre-2013 zics -# will produce a binary file with an EST-type as the first 32-bit type; +# will produce a binary file with an [A]EST-type as the first 32-bit type; # this is required for correct handling of times before 1916 by # pre-2013 versions of localtime. Zone Antarctica/Macquarie 0 - zzz 1899 Nov - 10:00 - EST 1916 Oct 1 2:00 - 10:00 1:00 EST 1917 Feb - 10:00 Aus EST 1919 Apr 1 0:00s + 10:00 - AEST 1916 Oct 1 2:00 + 10:00 1:00 AEDT 1917 Feb + 10:00 Aus AE%sT 1919 Apr 1 0:00s 0 - zzz 1948 Mar 25 - 10:00 Aus EST 1967 - 10:00 AT EST 2010 Apr 4 3:00 + 10:00 Aus AE%sT 1967 + 10:00 AT AE%sT 2010 Apr 4 3:00 11:00 - MIST # Macquarie I Standard Time # Christmas @@ -273,24 +272,14 @@ Zone Indian/Christmas 7:02:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 7:00 - CXT # Christmas Island Time -# Cook Is -# From Shanks & Pottenger: -# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Cook 1978 only - Nov 12 0:00 0:30 HS -Rule Cook 1979 1991 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 - -Rule Cook 1979 1990 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HS -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 - LMT 1901 # Avarua - -10:30 - CKT 1978 Nov 12 # Cook Is Time - -10:00 Cook CK%sT - -# Cocos +# Cocos (Keeling) Is # These islands were ruled by the Ross family from about 1830 to 1978. # We don't know when standard time was introduced; for now, we guess 1900. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Indian/Cocos 6:27:40 - LMT 1900 6:30 - CCT # Cocos Islands Time + # Fiji # Milne gives 11:55:44 for Suva. @@ -300,20 +289,13 @@ # from November 29th 2009 to April 25th 2010. # # "Daylight savings to commence this month" -# <a href="http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=23719"> # http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=23719 -# </a> -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji01.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji01.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-11-10): # The Fiji Government has posted some more details about the approved # amendments: -# <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_16198.shtml"> # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_16198.shtml -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-03): # The Cabinet in Fiji has decided to end DST about a month early, on @@ -322,35 +304,24 @@ # 2011 (last Sunday a good guess?). # # Official source: -# <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:3310-cabinet-approves-change-in-daylight-savings-dates&catid=49:cabinet-releases&Itemid=166"> # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:3310-cabinet-approves-change-in-daylight-savings-dates&catid=49:cabinet-releases&Itemid=166 -# </a> # # A bit more background info here: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/fiji-dst-ends-march-2010.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/fiji-dst-ends-march-2010.html -# </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-10-24): # According to Radio Fiji and Fiji Times online, Fiji will end DST 3 # weeks earlier than expected - on March 6, 2011, not March 27, 2011... # Here is confirmation from Government of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, # Ministry of Information (fiji.gov.fj) web site: -# <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2608:daylight-savings&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155"> # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2608:daylight-savings&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155 -# </a> -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji04.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji04.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-10-03): # Now the dates have been confirmed, and at least our start date # assumption was correct (end date was one week wrong). # -# <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4966:daylight-saving-starts-in-fiji&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155"> -# www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4966:daylight-saving-starts-in-fiji&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155 -# </a> +# http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4966:daylight-saving-starts-in-fiji&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155 # which says # Members of the public are reminded to change their time to one hour in # advance at 2am to 3am on October 23, 2011 and one hour back at 3am to @@ -360,9 +331,7 @@ # Another change to the Fiji DST end date. In the TZ database the end date for # Fiji DST 2012, is currently Feb 26. This has been changed to Jan 22. # -# <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5017:amendments-to-daylight-savings&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155"> # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5017:amendments-to-daylight-savings&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155 -# </a> # states: # # The end of daylight saving scheduled initially for the 26th of February 2012 @@ -400,16 +369,16 @@ Rule Fiji 2012 2013 - Jan Sun>=18 3:00 0 - Rule Fiji 2014 max - Jan Sun>=18 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Fiji 11:55:44 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva +Zone Pacific/Fiji 11:55:44 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva 12:00 Fiji FJ%sT # Fiji Time # French Polynesia # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Gambier -8:59:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Rikitea +Zone Pacific/Gambier -8:59:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Rikitea -9:00 - GAMT # Gambier Time Zone Pacific/Marquesas -9:18:00 - LMT 1912 Oct -9:30 - MART # Marquesas Time -Zone Pacific/Tahiti -9:58:16 - LMT 1912 Oct # Papeete +Zone Pacific/Tahiti -9:58:16 - LMT 1912 Oct # Papeete -10:00 - TAHT # Tahiti Time # Clipperton (near North America) is administered from French Polynesia; # it is uninhabited. @@ -417,14 +386,14 @@ # Guam # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Pacific/Guam -14:21:00 - LMT 1844 Dec 31 - 9:39:00 - LMT 1901 # Agana - 10:00 - GST 2000 Dec 23 # Guam + 9:39:00 - LMT 1901 # Agana + 10:00 - GST 2000 Dec 23 # Guam 10:00 - ChST # Chamorro Standard Time # Kiribati # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Tarawa 11:32:04 - LMT 1901 # Bairiki - 12:00 - GILT # Gilbert Is Time +Zone Pacific/Tarawa 11:32:04 - LMT 1901 # Bairiki + 12:00 - GILT # Gilbert Is Time Zone Pacific/Enderbury -11:24:20 - LMT 1901 -12:00 - PHOT 1979 Oct # Phoenix Is Time -11:00 - PHOT 1995 @@ -438,7 +407,7 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Pacific/Saipan -14:17:00 - LMT 1844 Dec 31 9:43:00 - LMT 1901 - 9:00 - MPT 1969 Oct # N Mariana Is Time + 9:00 - MPT 1969 Oct # N Mariana Is Time 10:00 - MPT 2000 Dec 23 10:00 - ChST # Chamorro Standard Time @@ -449,24 +418,24 @@ 12:00 - MHT Zone Pacific/Kwajalein 11:09:20 - LMT 1901 11:00 - MHT 1969 Oct - -12:00 - KWAT 1993 Aug 20 # Kwajalein Time + -12:00 - KWAT 1993 Aug 20 # Kwajalein Time 12:00 - MHT # Micronesia # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Pacific/Chuuk 10:07:08 - LMT 1901 - 10:00 - CHUT # Chuuk Time -Zone Pacific/Pohnpei 10:32:52 - LMT 1901 # Kolonia - 11:00 - PONT # Pohnpei Time + 10:00 - CHUT # Chuuk Time +Zone Pacific/Pohnpei 10:32:52 - LMT 1901 # Kolonia + 11:00 - PONT # Pohnpei Time Zone Pacific/Kosrae 10:51:56 - LMT 1901 - 11:00 - KOST 1969 Oct # Kosrae Time + 11:00 - KOST 1969 Oct # Kosrae Time 12:00 - KOST 1999 11:00 - KOST # Nauru # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Nauru 11:07:40 - LMT 1921 Jan 15 # Uaobe - 11:30 - NRT 1942 Mar 15 # Nauru Time +Zone Pacific/Nauru 11:07:40 - LMT 1921 Jan 15 # Uaobe + 11:30 - NRT 1942 Mar 15 # Nauru Time 9:00 - JST 1944 Aug 15 11:30 - NRT 1979 May 12:00 - NRT @@ -479,7 +448,7 @@ # Shanks & Pottenger say the following was at 2:00; go with IATA. Rule NC 1997 only - Mar 2 2:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 +Zone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Nouméa 11:00 NC NC%sT @@ -496,7 +465,8 @@ Rule NZ 1934 1940 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0:30 S Rule NZ 1946 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S # Since 1957 Chatham has been 45 minutes ahead of NZ, but there's no -# convenient notation for this so we must duplicate the Rule lines. +# convenient single notation for the date and time of this transition +# so we must duplicate the Rule lines. Rule NZ 1974 only - Nov Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D Rule Chatham 1974 only - Nov Sun>=1 2:45s 1:00 D Rule NZ 1975 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 S @@ -519,13 +489,14 @@ Zone Pacific/Auckland 11:39:04 - LMT 1868 Nov 2 11:30 NZ NZ%sT 1946 Jan 1 12:00 NZ NZ%sT -Zone Pacific/Chatham 12:13:48 - LMT 1957 Jan 1 +Zone Pacific/Chatham 12:13:48 - LMT 1868 Nov 2 + 12:15 - CHAST 1946 Jan 1 12:45 Chatham CHA%sT Link Pacific/Auckland Antarctica/McMurdo # Auckland Is -# uninhabited; Maori and Moriori, colonial settlers, pastoralists, sealers, +# uninhabited; Māori and Moriori, colonial settlers, pastoralists, sealers, # and scientific personnel have wintered # Campbell I @@ -534,48 +505,58 @@ # previously whalers, sealers, pastoralists, and scientific personnel wintered # was probably like Pacific/Auckland +# Cook Is +# From Shanks & Pottenger: +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Cook 1978 only - Nov 12 0:00 0:30 HS +Rule Cook 1979 1991 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 - +Rule Cook 1979 1990 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HS +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 - LMT 1901 # Avarua + -10:30 - CKT 1978 Nov 12 # Cook Is Time + -10:00 Cook CK%sT + ############################################################################### # Niue # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Niue -11:19:40 - LMT 1901 # Alofi - -11:20 - NUT 1951 # Niue Time - -11:30 - NUT 1978 Oct 1 +Zone Pacific/Niue -11:19:40 - LMT 1901 # Alofi + -11:20 - NUT 1951 # Niue Time + -11:30 - NUT 1978 Oct 1 -11:00 - NUT # Norfolk # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Norfolk 11:11:52 - LMT 1901 # Kingston - 11:12 - NMT 1951 # Norfolk Mean Time - 11:30 - NFT # Norfolk Time +Zone Pacific/Norfolk 11:11:52 - LMT 1901 # Kingston + 11:12 - NMT 1951 # Norfolk Mean Time + 11:30 - NFT # Norfolk Time # Palau (Belau) # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Palau 8:57:56 - LMT 1901 # Koror +Zone Pacific/Palau 8:57:56 - LMT 1901 # Koror 9:00 - PWT # Palau Time # Papua New Guinea # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Pacific/Port_Moresby 9:48:40 - LMT 1880 - 9:48:32 - PMMT 1895 # Port Moresby Mean Time - 10:00 - PGT # Papua New Guinea Time + 9:48:32 - PMMT 1895 # Port Moresby Mean Time + 10:00 - PGT # Papua New Guinea Time # Pitcairn # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Pitcairn -8:40:20 - LMT 1901 # Adamstown - -8:30 - PNT 1998 Apr 27 00:00 +Zone Pacific/Pitcairn -8:40:20 - LMT 1901 # Adamstown + -8:30 - PNT 1998 Apr 27 0:00 -8:00 - PST # Pitcairn Standard Time # American Samoa Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago 12:37:12 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 -11:22:48 - LMT 1911 - -11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time - -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr # N=Nome - -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering - -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa + -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr # N=Nome + -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering + -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa -# Samoa +# Samoa (formerly and also known as Western Samoa) # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-16): # We have been in contact with the government of Samoa again, and received @@ -586,141 +567,80 @@ # Sunday of April 2011." # # Background info: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/samoa-dst-plan-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/samoa-dst-plan-2009.html -# </a> # # Samoa's Daylight Saving Time Act 2009 is available here, but does not # contain any dates: -# <a href="http://www.parliament.gov.ws/documents/acts/Daylight%20Saving%20Act%20%202009%20%28English%29%20-%20Final%207-7-091.pdf"> # http://www.parliament.gov.ws/documents/acts/Daylight%20Saving%20Act%20%202009%20%28English%29%20-%20Final%207-7-091.pdf -# </a> # From Laupue Raymond Hughes (2010-10-07): # Please see -# <a href="http://www.mcil.gov.ws"> # http://www.mcil.gov.ws -# </a>, # the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (sideframe) "Last Sunday # September 2010 (26/09/10) - adjust clocks forward from 12:00 midnight # to 01:00am and First Sunday April 2011 (03/04/11) - adjust clocks # backwards from 1:00am to 12:00am" # From Laupue Raymond Hughes (2011-03-07): -# I believe this will be posted shortly on the website -# <a href="http://www.mcil.gov.ws"> -# www.mcil.gov.ws -# </a> +# [http://www.mcil.gov.ws/ftcd/daylight_saving_2011.pdf] # -# PUBLIC NOTICE ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME -# -# Pursuant to the Daylight Saving Act 2009 and Cabinets decision, -# businesses and the general public are hereby advised that daylight -# saving time is on the first Saturday of April 2011 (02/04/11). -# -# The public is therefore advised that when the standard time strikes -# the hour of four oclock (4.00am or 0400 Hours) on the 2nd April 2011, -# then all instruments used to measure standard time are to be -# adjusted/changed to three oclock (3:00am or 0300Hrs). -# -# Margaret Fruean ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, -# INDUSTRY AND LABOUR 28th February 2011 +# ... when the standard time strikes the hour of four o'clock (4.00am +# or 0400 Hours) on the 2nd April 2011, then all instruments used to +# measure standard time are to be adjusted/changed to three o'clock +# (3:00am or 0300Hrs). -# From David Zuelke (2011-05-09): +# From David Zülke (2011-05-09): # Subject: Samoa to move timezone from east to west of international date line # -# <a href="http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/markets/newsfeeditem.aspx?id=138501958347963"> # http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/markets/newsfeeditem.aspx?id=138501958347963 -# </a> -# From Mark Sim-Smith (2011-08-17): -# I have been in contact with Leilani Tuala Warren from the Samoa Law -# Reform Commission, and she has sent me a copy of the Bill that she -# confirmed has been passed...Most of the sections are about maps rather -# than the time zone change, but I'll paste the relevant bits below. But -# the essence is that at midnight 29 Dec (UTC-11 I suppose), Samoa -# changes from UTC-11 to UTC+13: -# -# International Date Line Bill 2011 -# -# AN ACT to provide for the change to standard time in Samoa and to make -# consequential amendments to the position of the International Date -# Line, and for related purposes. -# -# BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in Parliament -# assembled as follows: -# -# 1. Short title and commencement-(1) This Act may be cited as the -# International Date Line Act 2011. (2) Except for section 5(3) this Act -# commences at 12 o'clock midnight, on Thursday 29th December 2011. (3) -# Section 5(3) commences on the date of assent by the Head of State. -# -# [snip] -# -# 3. Interpretation - [snip] "Samoa standard time" in this Act and any -# other statute of Samoa which refers to 'Samoa standard time' means the -# time 13 hours in advance of Co-ordinated Universal Time. -# -# 4. Samoa standard time - (1) Upon the commencement of this Act, Samoa -# standard time shall be set at 13 hours in advance of Co-ordinated -# Universal Time for the whole of Samoa. (2) All references to Samoa's -# time zone and to Samoa standard time in Samoa in all legislation and -# instruments after the commencement of this Act shall be references to -# Samoa standard time as provided for in this Act. (3) Nothing in this -# Act affects the provisions of the Daylight Saving Act 2009, except that -# it defines Samoa standard time.... +# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-27): +# The International Date Line Act 2011 +# http://www.parliament.gov.ws/images/ACTS/International_Date_Line_Act__2011_-_Eng.pdf +# changed Samoa from UTC-11 to UTC+13, effective "12 o'clock midnight, on +# Thursday 29th December 2011". The International Date Line was adjusted +# accordingly. # From Laupue Raymond Hughes (2011-09-02): -# <a href="http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html"> # http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html -# </a> # # here is the official website publication for Samoa DST and dateline change # # DST -# Year End Time Start Time -# 2011 - - - - - - 24 September 3:00am to 4:00am -# 2012 01 April 4:00am to 3:00am - - - - - - +# Year End Time Start Time +# 2011 - - - - - - 24 September 3:00am to 4:00am +# 2012 01 April 4:00am to 3:00am - - - - - - # # Dateline Change skip Friday 30th Dec 2011 # Thursday 29th December 2011 23:59:59 Hours # Saturday 31st December 2011 00:00:00 Hours # -# Clarification by Tim Parenti (2012-01-03): -# Although Samoa has used Daylight Saving Time in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 -# seasons, there is not yet any indication that this trend will continue on -# a regular basis. For now, we have explicitly listed the transitions below. -# -# From Nicky (2012-09-10): +# From Nicholas Pereira (2012-09-10): # Daylight Saving Time commences on Sunday 30th September 2012 and -# ends on Sunday 7th of April 2013. -# -# Please find link below for more information. +# ends on Sunday 7th of April 2013.... # http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html # -# That publication also includes dates for Summer of 2013/4 as well -# which give the impression of a pattern in selecting dates for the -# future, so for now, we will guess this will continue. +# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-08): +# That web page currently lists transitions for 2012/3 and 2013/4. +# Assume the pattern instituted in 2012 will continue indefinitely. -# Western Samoa # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule WS 2010 only - Sep lastSun 0:00 1 D +Rule WS 2011 only - Apr Sat>=1 4:00 0 S +Rule WS 2011 only - Sep lastSat 3:00 1 D +Rule WS 2012 max - Apr Sun>=1 4:00 0 S Rule WS 2012 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 1 D -Rule WS 2012 max - Apr Sun>=1 4:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 -11:26:56 - LMT 1911 - -11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time - -11:00 - WST 2010 Sep 26 - -11:00 1:00 WSDT 2011 Apr 2 4:00 - -11:00 - WST 2011 Sep 24 3:00 - -11:00 1:00 WSDT 2011 Dec 30 - 13:00 1:00 WSDT 2012 Apr Sun>=1 4:00 + -11:30 - WSST 1950 + -11:00 WS S%sT 2011 Dec 29 24:00 # S=Samoa 13:00 WS WS%sT # Solomon Is # excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Honiara +Zone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Honiara 11:00 - SBT # Solomon Is Time # Tokelau Is @@ -744,7 +664,7 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 - LMT 1901 - -11:00 - TKT 2011 Dec 30 # Tokelau Time + -11:00 - TKT 2011 Dec 30 # Tokelau Time 13:00 - TKT # Tonga @@ -804,8 +724,8 @@ # time from Operation Newsreel (Hardtack I/Teak shot, 1958-08-01) to the last # Operation Fishbowl shot (Tightrope, 1962-11-04).... [See] Herman Hoerlin, # "The United States High-Altitude Test Experience: A Review Emphasizing the -# Impact on the Environment", Los Alamos LA-6405, Oct 1976 -# <http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/doe/lanl/docs1/00322994.pdf>. +# Impact on the Environment", Los Alamos LA-6405, Oct 1976. +# http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/doe/lanl/docs1/00322994.pdf # See the table on page 4 where he lists GMT and local times for the tests; a # footnote for the JI tests reads that local time is "JI time = Hawaii Time # Minus One Hour". @@ -820,7 +740,7 @@ # From Mark Brader (2005-01-23): # [Fallacies and Fantasies of Air Transport History, by R.E.G. Davies, # published 1994 by Paladwr Press, McLean, VA, USA; ISBN 0-9626483-5-3] -# reproduced a Pan American Airways timeables from 1936, for their weekly +# reproduced a Pan American Airways timetable from 1936, for their weekly # "Orient Express" flights between San Francisco and Manila, and connecting # flights to Chicago and the US East Coast. As it uses some time zone # designations that I've never seen before:.... @@ -830,9 +750,9 @@ Zone Pacific/Midway -11:49:28 - LMT 1901 -11:00 - NST 1956 Jun 3 -11:00 1:00 NDT 1956 Sep 2 - -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr # N=Nome - -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering - -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa + -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr # N=Nome + -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering + -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa # Palmyra # uninhabited since World War II; was probably like Pacific/Kiritimati @@ -852,7 +772,7 @@ Rule Vanuatu 1992 1993 - Jan Sun>=23 0:00 0 - Rule Vanuatu 1992 only - Oct Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila +Zone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila 11:00 Vanuatu VU%sT # Vanuatu Time # Wallis and Futuna @@ -864,9 +784,10 @@ # NOTES -# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, +# This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to -# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). +# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see +# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution. # From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21): # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is @@ -887,165 +808,188 @@ # I found in the UCLA library. # # For data circa 1899, a common source is: -# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94 -# <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>. +# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94. +# http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359 # # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). # -# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; +# I invented the abbreviations marked '*' in the following table; # the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. # Corrections are welcome! -# std dst -# LMT Local Mean Time -# 8:00 WST WST Western Australia -# 8:45 CWST CWST Central Western Australia* -# 9:00 JST Japan -# 9:30 CST CST Central Australia -# 10:00 EST EST Eastern Australia -# 10:00 ChST Chamorro -# 10:30 LHST LHST Lord Howe* -# 11:30 NZMT NZST New Zealand through 1945 -# 12:00 NZST NZDT New Zealand 1946-present -# 12:45 CHAST CHADT Chatham* -# -11:00 SST Samoa -# -10:00 HST Hawaii -# - 8:00 PST Pitcairn* +# std dst +# LMT Local Mean Time +# 8:00 AWST AWDT Western Australia +# 8:45 ACWST ACWDT Central Western Australia* +# 9:00 JST Japan +# 9:30 ACST ACDT Central Australia +# 10:00 AEST AEDT Eastern Australia +# 10:00 ChST Chamorro +# 10:30 LHST LHDT Lord Howe* +# 11:30 NZMT NZST New Zealand through 1945 +# 12:00 NZST NZDT New Zealand 1946-present +# 12:15 CHAST Chatham through 1945* +# 12:45 CHAST CHADT Chatham 1946-present* +# 13:00 WSST WSDT (western) Samoa 2011-present* +# -11:30 WSST Western Samoa through 1950* +# -11:00 SST Samoa +# -10:00 HST Hawaii +# - 8:00 PST Pitcairn* # -# See the `northamerica' file for Hawaii. -# See the `southamerica' file for Easter I and the Galapagos Is. +# See the 'northamerica' file for Hawaii. +# See the 'southamerica' file for Easter I and the Galápagos Is. ############################################################################### # Australia +# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-30): +# Daylight saving time has long been controversial in Australia, pitting +# region against region, rural against urban, and local against global. +# For example, in her review of Graeme Davison's _The Unforgiving +# Minute: how Australians learned to tell the time_ (1993), Perth native +# Phillipa J Martyr wrote, "The section entitled 'Saving Daylight' was +# very informative, but was (as can, sadly, only be expected from a +# Melbourne-based study) replete with the usual chuckleheaded +# Queenslanders and straw-chewing yokels from the West prattling fables +# about fading curtains and crazed farm animals." +# Electronic Journal of Australian and New Zealand History (1997-03-03) +# http://www.jcu.edu.au/aff/history/reviews/davison.htm + # From Paul Eggert (2005-12-08): -# <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml"> # Implementation Dates of Daylight Saving Time within Australia -# </a> summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia. +# http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml +# summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia. # From Arthur David Olson (2005-12-12): -# <a href="http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Corporate/ll_agdinfo.nsf/pages/community_relations_daylight_saving"> # Lawlink NSW:Daylight Saving in New South Wales -# </a> covers New South Wales in particular. +# http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Corporate/ll_agdinfo.nsf/pages/community_relations_daylight_saving +# covers New South Wales in particular. # From John Mackin (1991-03-06): -# We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. -# It is called `summer' time. Now by a happy coincidence, `summer' -# and `standard' happen to start with the same letter; hence, the +# We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as 'daylight' time. +# It is called 'summer' time. Now by a happy coincidence, 'summer' +# and 'standard' happen to start with the same letter; hence, the # abbreviation does _not_ change... # The legislation does not actually define abbreviations, at least # in this State, but the abbreviation is just commonly taken to be the # initials of the phrase, and the legislation here uniformly uses -# the phrase `summer time' and does not use the phrase `daylight +# the phrase 'summer time' and does not use the phrase 'daylight # time'. # Announcers on the Commonwealth radio network, the ABC (for Australian -# Broadcasting Commission), use the phrases `Eastern Standard Time' -# or `Eastern Summer Time'. (Note, though, that as I say in the +# Broadcasting Commission), use the phrases 'Eastern Standard Time' +# or 'Eastern Summer Time'. (Note, though, that as I say in the # current australasia file, there is really no such thing.) Announcers # on its overseas service, Radio Australia, use the same phrases -# prefixed by the word `Australian' when referring to local times; +# prefixed by the word 'Australian' when referring to local times; # time announcements on that service, naturally enough, are made in UTC. -# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08): -# Given the above, what's chosen for year-round use is: -# CST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 9:30 -# WST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 8:00 -# EST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 10:00 - -# From Chuck Soper (2006-06-01): -# I recently found this Australian government web page on time zones: -# <http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia-13time> -# And this government web page lists time zone names and abbreviations: -# <http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/daysavtm.shtml> - -# From Paul Eggert (2001-04-05), summarizing a long discussion about "EST" -# versus "AEST" etc.: +# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-30): # -# I see the following points of dispute: +# Inspired by Mackin's remarks quoted above, earlier versions of this +# file used "EST" for both Eastern Standard Time and Eastern Summer +# Time in Australia, and similarly for "CST", "CWST", and "WST". +# However, these abbreviations were confusing and were not common +# practice among Australians, and there were justifiable complaints +# about them, so I attempted to survey current Australian usage. +# For the tz database, the full English phrase is not that important; +# what matters is the abbreviation. It's difficult to survey the web +# directly for abbreviation usage, as there are so many false hits for +# strings like "EST" and "EDT", so I looked for pages that defined an +# abbreviation for eastern or central DST in Australia, and got the +# following numbers of unique hits for the listed Google queries: # -# * How important are unique time zone abbreviations? +# 10 "Eastern Daylight Time AEST" site:au [some are false hits] +# 10 "Eastern Summer Time AEST" site:au +# 10 "Summer Time AEDT" site:au +# 13 "EDST Eastern Daylight Saving Time" site:au +# 18 "Summer Time ESST" site:au +# 28 "Eastern Daylight Saving Time EDST" site:au +# 39 "EDT Eastern Daylight Time" site:au [some are false hits] +# 53 "Eastern Daylight Time EDT" site:au [some are false hits] +# 54 "AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time" site:au +# 182 "Eastern Daylight Time AEDT" site:au # -# Here I tend to agree with the point (most recently made by Chris -# Newman) that unique abbreviations should not be essential for proper -# operation of software. We have other instances of ambiguity -# (e.g. "IST" denoting both "Israel Standard Time" and "Indian -# Standard Time"), and they are not likely to go away any time soon. -# In the old days, some software mistakenly relied on unique -# abbreviations, but this is becoming less true with time, and I don't -# think it's that important to cater to such software these days. +# 17 "Central Daylight Time CDT" site:au [some are false hits] +# 46 "Central Daylight Time ACDT" site:au # -# On the other hand, there is another motivation for unambiguous -# abbreviations: it cuts down on human confusion. This is -# particularly true for Australia, where "EST" can mean one thing for -# time T and a different thing for time T plus 1 second. +# I tried several other variants (e.g., "Eastern Summer Time EST") but +# they all returned fewer than 10 unique hits. I also looked for pages +# mentioning both "western standard time" and an abbreviation, since +# there is no WST in the US to generate false hits, and found: # -# * Does the relevant legislation indicate which abbreviations should be used? +# 156 "western standard time" AWST site:au +# 226 "western standard time" WST site:au # -# Here I tend to think that things are a mess, just as they are in -# many other countries. We Americans are currently disagreeing about -# which abbreviation to use for the newly legislated Chamorro Standard -# Time, for example. +# I then surveyed the top ten newspapers in Australia by circulation as +# listed in Wikipedia, using Google queries like "AEDT site:heraldsun.com.au" +# and obtaining estimated counts from the initial page of search results. +# All ten papers greatly preferred "AEDT" to "EDT". The papers +# surveyed were the Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail, +# The Sydney Morning Herald, The West Australian, The Age, The Advertiser, +# The Australian, The Financial Review, and The Herald (Newcastle). # -# Personally, I would prefer to use common practice; I would like to -# refer to legislation only for examples of common practice, or as a -# tiebreaker. +# I also searched for historical usage, to see whether abbreviations +# like "AEDT" are new. A Trove search <http://trove.nla.gov.au/> +# found only one newspaper (The Canberra Times) with a house style +# dating back to the 1970s, I expect because other newspapers weren't +# fully indexed. The Canberra Times strongly preferred abbreviations +# like "AEDT". The first occurrence of "AEDT" was a World Weather +# column (1971-11-17, page 24), and of "ACDT" was a Scoreboard column +# (1993-01-24, p 16). The style was the typical usage but was not +# strictly enforced; for example, "Welcome to the twilight zones ..." +# (1994-10-29, p 1) uses the abbreviations AEST/AEDT, CST/CDT, and +# WST, and goes on to say, "The confusion and frustration some feel +# about the lack of uniformity among Australia's six states and two +# territories has prompted one group to form its very own political +# party -- the Sydney-based Daylight Saving Extension Party." # -# * Do Australians more often use "Eastern Daylight Time" or "Eastern -# Summer Time"? Do they typically prefix the time zone names with -# the word "Australian"? +# I also surveyed federal government sources. They did not agree: # -# My own impression is that both "Daylight Time" and "Summer Time" are -# common and are widely understood, but that "Summer Time" is more -# popular; and that the leading "A" is also common but is omitted more -# often than not. I just used AltaVista advanced search and got the -# following count of page hits: +# The Australian Government (2014-03-26) +# http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/time +# (This document was produced by the Department of Finance.) +# AEST ACST AWST AEDT ACDT # -# 1,103 "Eastern Summer Time" AND domain:au -# 971 "Australian Eastern Summer Time" AND domain:au -# 613 "Eastern Daylight Time" AND domain:au -# 127 "Australian Eastern Daylight Time" AND domain:au +# Bureau of Meteorology (2012-11-08) +# http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/daysavtm.shtml +# EST CST WST EDT CDT # -# Here "Summer" seems quite a bit more popular than "Daylight", -# particularly when we know the time zone is Australian and not US, -# say. The "Australian" prefix seems to be popular for Eastern Summer -# Time, but unpopular for Eastern Daylight Time. +# Civil Aviation Safety Authority (undated) +# http://services.casa.gov.au/outnback/inc/pages/episode3/episode-3_time_zones.shtml +# EST CST WST (no abbreviations given for DST) # -# For abbreviations, tools like AltaVista are less useful because of -# ambiguity. Many hits are not really time zones, unfortunately, and -# many hits denote US time zones and not Australian ones. But here -# are the hit counts anyway: +# Geoscience Australia (2011-11-24) +# http://www.ga.gov.au/geodesy/astro/sunrise.jsp +# AEST ACST AWST AEDT ACDT # -# 161,304 "EST" and domain:au -# 25,156 "EDT" and domain:au -# 18,263 "AEST" and domain:au -# 10,416 "AEDT" and domain:au +# Parliamentary Library (2008-11-10) +# http://www.aph.gov.au/binaries/library/pubs/rp/2008-09/09rp14.pdf +# EST CST WST preferred for standard time; AEST AEDT ACST ACDT also used # -# 14,538 "CST" and domain:au -# 5,728 "CDT" and domain:au -# 176 "ACST" and domain:au -# 29 "ACDT" and domain:au +# The Transport Safety Bureau has an extensive series of accident reports, +# and investigators seem to use whatever abbreviation they like. +# Googling site:atsb.gov.au found the following number of unique hits: +# 311 "ESuT", 195 "EDT", 26 "AEDT", 83 "CSuT", 46 "CDT". +# "_SuT" tended to appear in older reports, and "A_DT" tended to +# appear in reports of events with international implications. # -# 7,539 "WST" and domain:au -# 68 "AWST" and domain:au -# -# This data suggest that Australians tend to omit the "A" prefix in -# practice. The situation for "ST" versus "DT" is less clear, given -# the ambiguities involved. -# -# * How do Australians feel about the abbreviations in the tz database? -# -# If you just count Australians on this list, I count 2 in favor and 3 -# against. One of the "against" votes (David Keegel) counseled delay, -# saying that both AEST/AEDT and EST/EST are widely used and -# understood in Australia. +# From the above it appears that there is a working consensus in +# Australia to use trailing "DT" for daylight saving time; although +# some sources use trailing "SST" or "ST" or "SuT" they are by far in +# the minority. The case for leading "A" is weaker, but since it +# seems to be preferred in the overall web and is preferred in all +# the leading newspaper websites and in many government departments, +# it has a stronger case than omitting the leading "A". The current +# version of the database therefore uses abbreviations like "AEST" and +# "AEDT" for Australian time zones. # From Paul Eggert (1995-12-19): # Shanks & Pottenger report 2:00 for all autumn changes in Australia and NZ. # Mark Prior writes that his newspaper # reports that NSW's fall 1995 change will occur at 2:00, # but Robert Elz says it's been 3:00 in Victoria since 1970 -# and perhaps the newspaper's `2:00' is referring to standard time. +# and perhaps the newspaper's '2:00' is referring to standard time. # For now we'll continue to assume 2:00s for changes since 1960. # From Eric Ulevik (1998-01-05): @@ -1055,17 +999,14 @@ # relevant entries in this database. # # NSW (including LHI and Broken Hill): -# <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/sta1987137/index.html"> # Standard Time Act 1987 (updated 1995-04-04) -# </a> +# http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/sta1987137/index.html # ACT -# <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/stasta1972279/index.html"> # Standard Time and Summer Time Act 1972 -# </a> +# http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/stasta1972279/index.html # SA -# <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/sta1898137/index.html"> # Standard Time Act, 1898 -# </a> +# http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/sta1898137/index.html # From David Grosz (2005-06-13): # It was announced last week that Daylight Saving would be extended by @@ -1083,7 +1024,7 @@ # Victoria: I wasn't able to find anything separate, but the other articles # allude to it. # But not Queensland -# http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15564030-1248,00.html. +# http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15564030-1248,00.html # Northern Territory @@ -1130,9 +1071,9 @@ # The 1992 ending date used in the rules is a best guess; # it matches what was used in the past. -# <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/faq/faqgen.htm"> # The Australian Bureau of Meteorology FAQ -# </a> (1999-09-27) writes that Giles Meteorological Station uses +# http://www.bom.gov.au/faq/faqgen.htm +# (1999-09-27) writes that Giles Meteorological Station uses # South Australian time even though it's located in Western Australia. # Queensland @@ -1173,9 +1114,9 @@ # The chosen rules the union of the 1971/1972 change and the 1989-1992 changes. # From Christopher Hunt (2006-11-21), after an advance warning -# from Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-11-01): +# from Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-11-01): # WA are trialing DST for three years. -# <http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/9A1B183144403DA54825721200088DF1/$File/Bill175-1B.pdf> +# http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/9A1B183144403DA54825721200088DF1/$File/Bill175-1B.pdf # From Rives McDow (2002-04-09): # The most interesting region I have found consists of three towns on the @@ -1189,7 +1130,7 @@ # From Paul Eggert (2002-04-09): # This is confirmed by the section entitled # "What's the deal with time zones???" in -# <http://www.earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/~awatkins/null.html>. +# http://www.earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/~awatkins/null.html # # From Alex Livingston (2006-12-07): # ... it was just on four years ago that I drove along the Eyre Highway, @@ -1337,7 +1278,7 @@ # Based on law library research by John Mackin, # who notes: # In Australia, time is not legislated federally, but rather by the -# individual states. Thus, while such terms as ``Eastern Standard Time'' +# individual states. Thus, while such terms as "Eastern Standard Time" # [I mean, of course, Australian EST, not any other kind] are in common # use, _they have NO REAL MEANING_, as they are not defined in the # legislation. This is very important to understand. @@ -1345,48 +1286,42 @@ # From Eric Ulevik (1999-05-26): # DST will start in NSW on the last Sunday of August, rather than the usual -# October in 2000. [See: Matthew Moore, -# <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/9905/26/pageone/pageone4.html"> -# Two months more daylight saving -# </a> -# Sydney Morning Herald (1999-05-26).] +# October in 2000. See: Matthew Moore, +# Two months more daylight saving, Sydney Morning Herald (1999-05-26). +# http://www.smh.com.au/news/9905/26/pageone/pageone4.html # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-27): # See the following official NSW source: -# <a href="http://dir.gis.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/genobject/document/other/daylightsaving/tigGmZ"> # Daylight Saving in New South Wales. -# </a> +# http://dir.gis.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/genobject/document/other/daylightsaving/tigGmZ # # Narrabri Shire (NSW) council has announced it will ignore the extension of # daylight saving next year. See: -# <a href="http://abc.net.au/news/regionals/neweng/monthly/regeng-22jul1999-1.htm"> # Narrabri Council to ignore daylight saving -# </a> (1999-07-22). For now, we'll wait to see if this really happens. +# http://abc.net.au/news/regionals/neweng/monthly/regeng-22jul1999-1.htm +# (1999-07-22). For now, we'll wait to see if this really happens. # # Victoria will following NSW. See: -# <a href="http://abc.net.au/local/news/olympics/1999/07/item19990728112314_1.htm"> -# Vic to extend daylight saving -# </a> (1999-07-28). +# Vic to extend daylight saving (1999-07-28) +# http://abc.net.au/local/news/olympics/1999/07/item19990728112314_1.htm # # However, South Australia rejected the DST request. See: -# <a href="http://abc.net.au/news/olympics/1999/07/item19990719151754_1.htm"> -# South Australia rejects Olympics daylight savings request -# </a> (1999-07-19). +# South Australia rejects Olympics daylight savings request (1999-07-19) +# http://abc.net.au/news/olympics/1999/07/item19990719151754_1.htm # # Queensland also will not observe DST for the Olympics. See: -# <a href="http://abc.net.au/news/olympics/1999/06/item19990601114608_1.htm"> # Qld says no to daylight savings for Olympics -# </a> (1999-06-01), which quotes Queensland Premier Peter Beattie as saying -# ``Look you've got to remember in my family when this came up last time +# http://abc.net.au/news/olympics/1999/06/item19990601114608_1.htm +# (1999-06-01), which quotes Queensland Premier Peter Beattie as saying +# "Look you've got to remember in my family when this came up last time # I voted for it, my wife voted against it and she said to me it's all very # well for you, you don't have to worry about getting the children out of # bed, getting them to school, getting them to sleep at night. -# I've been through all this argument domestically...my wife rules.'' +# I've been through all this argument domestically...my wife rules." # # Broken Hill will stick with South Australian time in 2000. See: -# <a href="http://abc.net.au/news/regionals/brokenh/monthly/regbrok-21jul1999-6.htm"> -# Broken Hill to be behind the times -# </a> (1999-07-21). +# Broken Hill to be behind the times (1999-07-21) +# http://abc.net.au/news/regionals/brokenh/monthly/regbrok-21jul1999-6.htm # IATA SSIM (1998-09) says that the spring 2000 change for Australian # Capital Territory, New South Wales except Lord Howe Island and Broken @@ -1402,7 +1337,7 @@ # Yancowinna # From John Mackin (1989-01-04): -# `Broken Hill' means the County of Yancowinna. +# 'Broken Hill' means the County of Yancowinna. # From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): # # YANCOWINNA.. [ Confirmation courtesy of Broken Hill Postmaster ] @@ -1459,9 +1394,7 @@ # summer (southern hemisphere). # # From -# <a href="http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/DaylightDatesSet.pdf"> # http://www.safework.sa.gov.au/uploaded_files/DaylightDatesSet.pdf -# </a> # The extended daylight saving period that South Australia has been trialling # for over the last year is now set to be ongoing. # Daylight saving will continue to start on the first Sunday in October each @@ -1471,9 +1404,7 @@ # the ACT for all 52 weeks of the year... # # We have a wrap-up here: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/south-australia-extends-dst.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/south-australia-extends-dst.html -# </a> ############################################################################### # New Zealand @@ -1482,7 +1413,7 @@ # the 1989/90 year was a trial of an extended "daylight saving" period. # This trial was deemed successful and the extended period adopted for # subsequent years (with the addition of a further week at the start). -# source -- phone call to Ministry of Internal Affairs Head Office. +# source - phone call to Ministry of Internal Affairs Head Office. # From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): # # The Country of New Zealand (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that! @@ -1524,6 +1455,19 @@ # that DST will begin on 2007-09-30 2008-04-06. # http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Daylight-Saving-Daylight-saving-to-be-extended +# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-14): +# Chatham Island time was formally standardized on 1957-01-01 by +# New Zealand's Standard Time Amendment Act 1956 (1956-10-26). +# http://www.austlii.edu.au/nz/legis/hist_act/staa19561956n100244.pdf +# According to Google Books snippet view, a speaker in the New Zealand +# parliamentary debates in 1956 said "Clause 78 makes provision for standard +# time in the Chatham Islands. The time there is 45 minutes in advance of New +# Zealand time. I understand that is the time they keep locally, anyhow." +# For now, assume this practice goes back to the introduction of standard time +# in New Zealand, as this would make Chatham Islands time almost exactly match +# LMT back when New Zealand was at UTC+11:30; also, assume Chatham Islands did +# not observe New Zealand's prewar DST. + ############################################################################### @@ -1543,7 +1487,7 @@ # From the BBC World Service in # http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/205226.stm (1998-10-31 16:03 UTC): -# The Fijiian government says the main reasons for the time change is to +# The Fijian government says the main reasons for the time change is to # improve productivity and reduce road accidents.... [T]he move is also # intended to boost Fiji's ability to attract tourists to witness the dawning # of the new millennium. @@ -1551,16 +1495,12 @@ # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/press/2000_09/2000_09_13-05.shtml (2000-09-13) # reports that Fiji has discontinued DST. -# Johnston - -# Johnston data is from usno1995. - # Kiribati # From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22): # Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (page 1) reports that Kiribati -# ``declared it the same day [throughout] the country as of Jan. 1, 1995'' +# "declared it the same day [throughout] the country as of Jan. 1, 1995" # as part of the competition to be first into the 21st century. @@ -1575,8 +1515,8 @@ # N Mariana Is, Guam -# Howse writes (p 153) ``The Spaniards, on the other hand, reached the -# Philippines and the Ladrones from America,'' and implies that the Ladrones +# Howse writes (p 153) "The Spaniards, on the other hand, reached the +# Philippines and the Ladrones from America," and implies that the Ladrones # (now called the Marianas) kept American date for quite some time. # For now, we assume the Ladrones switched at the same time as the Philippines; # see Asia/Manila. @@ -1590,17 +1530,16 @@ # Micronesia # Alan Eugene Davis writes (1996-03-16), -# ``I am certain, having lived there for the past decade, that "Truk" -# (now properly known as Chuuk) ... is in the time zone GMT+10.'' +# "I am certain, having lived there for the past decade, that 'Truk' +# (now properly known as Chuuk) ... is in the time zone GMT+10." # # Shanks & Pottenger write that Truk switched from UTC+10 to UTC+11 # on 1978-10-01; ignore this for now. # From Paul Eggert (1999-10-29): # The Federated States of Micronesia Visitors Board writes in -# <a href="http://www.fsmgov.org/info/clocks.html"> -# The Federated States of Micronesia - Visitor Information -# </a> (1999-01-26) +# The Federated States of Micronesia - Visitor Information (1999-01-26) +# http://www.fsmgov.org/info/clocks.html # that Truk and Yap are UTC+10, and Ponape and Kosrae are UTC+11. # We don't know when Kosrae switched from UTC+12; assume January 1 for now. @@ -1646,27 +1585,34 @@ # Sacramento but it was changed a couple of years ago. -# Samoa +# (Western) Samoa and American Samoa # Howse writes (p 153, citing p 10 of the 1883-11-18 New York Herald) # that in 1879 the King of Samoa decided to change -# ``the date in his kingdom from the Antipodean to the American system, -# ordaining -- by a masterpiece of diplomatic flattery -- that -# the Fourth of July should be celebrated twice in that year.'' +# "the date in his kingdom from the Antipodean to the American system, +# ordaining - by a masterpiece of diplomatic flattery - that +# the Fourth of July should be celebrated twice in that year." +# Although Shanks & Pottenger says they both switched to UTC-11:30 +# in 1911, and to UTC-11 in 1950. many earlier sources give UTC-11 +# for American Samoa, e.g., the US National Bureau of Standards +# circular "Standard Time Throughout the World", 1932. +# Assume American Samoa switched to UTC-11 in 1911, not 1950, +# and that after 1950 they agreed until (western) Samoa skipped a +# day in 2011. Assume also that the Samoas follow the US and New +# Zealand's "ST"/"DT" style of daylight-saving abbreviations. # Tonga # From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22): -# Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (p 1) reports that ``Tonga has been plotting -# to sneak ahead of [New Zealanders] by introducing daylight-saving time.'' +# Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (p 1) reports that "Tonga has been plotting +# to sneak ahead of [New Zealanders] by introducing daylight-saving time." # Since Kiribati has moved the Date Line it's not clear what Tonga will do. # Don Mundell writes in the 1997-02-20 Tonga Chronicle -# <a href="http://www.tongatapu.net.to/tonga/homeland/timebegins.htm"> -# How Tonga became `The Land where Time Begins' -# </a>: - +# How Tonga became 'The Land where Time Begins': +# http://www.tongatapu.net.to/tonga/homeland/timebegins.htm +# # Until 1941 Tonga maintained a standard time 50 minutes ahead of NZST # 12 hours and 20 minutes ahead of GMT. When New Zealand adjusted its # standard time in 1940s, Tonga had the choice of subtracting from its @@ -1674,8 +1620,8 @@ # advancing its time to maintain the differential of 13 degrees # (approximately 50 minutes ahead of New Zealand time). # -# Because His Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, then Crown Prince -# Tungi, preferred to ensure Tonga's title as the land where time +# Because His Majesty King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, then Crown Prince +# Tungī, preferred to ensure Tonga's title as the land where time # begins, the Legislative Assembly approved the latter change. # # But some of the older, more conservative members from the outer @@ -1701,9 +1647,7 @@ # * Tonga will introduce DST in November # # I was given this link by John Letts: -# <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm"> # http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm -# </a> # # I have not been able to find exact dates for the transition in November # yet. By reading this article it seems like Fiji will be 14 hours ahead @@ -1711,9 +1655,7 @@ # (12 + 1 hour DST). # From Arthur David Olson (1999-09-20): -# According to <a href="http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html"> -# http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html -# </a>: +# According to <http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html>: # "Daylight Savings Time will take effect on Oct. 2 through April 15, 2000 # and annually thereafter from the first Saturday in October through the # third Saturday of April. Under the system approved by Privy Council on @@ -1731,7 +1673,7 @@ # instead of the original reported date April 16. Unfortunately, the article # is no longer available on the site, and I did not make a copy of the # text, and I have forgotten to report it here. -# (Original URL was: http://www.tongaonline.com/news/march162000.htm ) +# (Original URL was <http://www.tongaonline.com/news/march162000.htm>) # From Rives McDow (2000-12-01): # Tonga is observing DST as of 2000-11-04 and will stop on 2001-01-27. @@ -1751,7 +1693,7 @@ # From Vernice Anderson, Personal Secretary to Philip Jessup, # US Ambassador At Large (oral history interview, 1971-02-02): # -# Saturday, the 14th [of October, 1950] -- ... The time was all the +# Saturday, the 14th [of October, 1950] - ... The time was all the # more confusing at that point, because we had crossed the # International Date Line, thus getting two Sundays. Furthermore, we # discovered that Wake Island had two hours of daylight saving time @@ -1796,7 +1738,7 @@ # on the high seas. Whenever a ship was within the territorial waters of any # nation it would use that nation's standard time. The captain was permitted # to change his ship's clocks at a time of his choice following his ship's -# entry into another zone time--he often chose midnight. These zones were +# entry into another zone time - he often chose midnight. These zones were # adopted by all major fleets between 1920 and 1925 but not by many # independent merchant ships until World War II. @@ -1804,6 +1746,6 @@ # (2005-03-20): # # The American Practical Navigator (2002) -# <http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/pubs/pubs_j_apn_sections.html?rid=187> +# http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/pubs/pubs_j_apn_sections.html?rid=187 # talks only about the 180-degree meridian with respect to ships in # international waters; it ignores the international date line.
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/backward Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/backward Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. # This file provides links between current names for time zones # and their old names. Many names changed in late 1993. +# Link TARGET LINK-NAME Link Africa/Asmara Africa/Asmera -Link Africa/Bamako Africa/Timbuktu +Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Timbuktu Link America/Argentina/Catamarca America/Argentina/ComodRivadavia Link America/Adak America/Atka Link America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires America/Buenos_Aires @@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ Link Pacific/Auckland Antarctica/South_Pole Link Asia/Ashgabat Asia/Ashkhabad Link Asia/Kolkata Asia/Calcutta -Link Asia/Chongqing Asia/Chungking +Link Asia/Shanghai Asia/Chongqing +Link Asia/Shanghai Asia/Chungking Link Asia/Dhaka Asia/Dacca +Link Asia/Shanghai Asia/Harbin +Link Asia/Urumqi Asia/Kashgar Link Asia/Kathmandu Asia/Katmandu Link Asia/Macau Asia/Macao Link Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh Asia/Saigon
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/etcetera Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/etcetera Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. @@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ Zone Etc/UCT 0 - UCT # The following link uses older naming conventions, -# but it belongs here, not in the file `backward', +# but it belongs here, not in the file 'backward', # as functions like gmtime load the "GMT" file to handle leap seconds properly. # We want this to work even on installations that omit the other older names. Link Etc/GMT GMT
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/europe Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/europe Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. -# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, +# This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to -# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). +# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see +# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution. -# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): +# From Paul Eggert (2014-05-31): # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is # Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition), # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003). @@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ # published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries # of the IATA's data after 1990. # +# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is +# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). +# # Except where otherwise noted, Shanks & Pottenger is the source for # entries through 1991, and IATA SSIM is the source for entries afterwards. # @@ -49,9 +52,9 @@ # Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), # which I found in the UCLA library. # -# <a href="http://www.pettswoodvillage.co.uk/Daylight_Savings_William_Willett.pdf"> # William Willett, The Waste of Daylight, 19th edition -# </a> (1914-03) +# <http://cs.ucla.edu/~eggert/The-Waste-of-Daylight-19th.pdf> +# [PDF] (1914-03) # # Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94 # <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>. He writes: @@ -59,10 +62,20 @@ # may be sent to Mr. John Milne, Royal Geographical Society, # Savile Row, London." Nowadays please email them to tz@iana.org. # -# Brazil's Departamento Servico da Hora (DSH), -# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HISTHV.htm"> +# Byalokoz EL. New Counting of Time in Russia since July 1, 1919. +# This Russian-language source was consulted by Vladimir Karpinsky; see +# http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2014-August/021320.html +# The full Russian citation is: +# Бялокоз, Евгений Людвигович. Новый счет времени в течении суток +# введенный декретом Совета народных комиссаров для всей России с 1-го +# июля 1919 г. / Изд. 2-е Междуведомственной комиссии. - Петроград: +# Десятая гос. тип., 1919. +# http://resolver.gpntb.ru/purl?docushare/dsweb/Get/Resource-2011/Byalokoz__E.L.__Novyy__schet__vremeni__v__techenie__sutok__izd__2(1).pdf +# +# Brazil's Divisão Serviço da Hora (DSHO), # History of Summer Time -# </a> (1998-09-21, in Portuguese) +# <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HISTHV.htm> +# (1998-09-21, in Portuguese) # # I invented the abbreviations marked '*' in the following table; @@ -81,10 +94,8 @@ # 1:00 CET CEST CEMT Central Europe # 1:00:14 SET Swedish (1879-1899)* # 2:00 EET EEST Eastern Europe -# 3:00 MSK MSD Moscow -# -# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones, especially in Britain, -# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). +# 3:00 FET Further-eastern Europe* +# 3:00 MSK MSD MSM* Moscow # From Peter Ilieve (1994-12-04), # The original six [EU members]: Belgium, France, (West) Germany, Italy, @@ -128,7 +139,7 @@ # along the towpath within a few yards of it.' # # I have a one inch to one mile map of London and my estimate of the stone's -# position is 51 deg. 28' 30" N, 0 deg. 18' 45" W. The longitude should +# position is 51 degrees 28' 30" N, 0 degrees 18' 45" W. The longitude should # be within about +-2". The Ordnance Survey grid reference is TQ172761. # # [This yields GMTOFF = -0:01:15 for London LMT in the 18th century.] @@ -160,8 +171,22 @@ # transition date for London, namely 1847-12-01. We don't know as much # about Dublin, so we use 1880-08-02, the legal transition time. -# From Paul Eggert (2003-09-27): -# Summer Time was first seriously proposed by William Willett (1857-1915), +# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-19): +# The ancients had no need for daylight saving, as they kept time +# informally or via hours whose length depended on the time of year. +# Daylight saving time in its modern sense was invented by the +# New Zealand entomologist George Vernon Hudson (1867-1946), +# whose day job as a postal clerk led him to value +# after-hours daylight in which to pursue his research. +# In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society +# that proposed a two-hour daylight-saving shift. See: +# Hudson GV. On seasonal time-adjustment in countries south of lat. 30 deg. +# Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 1895;28:734 +# http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_28/rsnz_28_00_006110.html +# Although some interest was expressed in New Zealand, his proposal +# did not find its way into law and eventually it was almost forgotten. +# +# In England, DST was independently reinvented by William Willett (1857-1915), # a London builder and member of the Royal Astronomical Society # who circulated a pamphlet "The Waste of Daylight" (1907) # that proposed advancing clocks 20 minutes on each of four Sundays in April, @@ -174,7 +199,7 @@ # A monument to Willett was unveiled on 1927-05-21, in an open space in # a 45-acre wood near Chislehurst, Kent that was purchased by popular # subscription and open to the public. On the south face of the monolith, -# designed by G. W. Miller, is the...William Willett Memorial Sundial, +# designed by G. W. Miller, is the William Willett Memorial Sundial, # which is permanently set to Summer Time. # From Winston Churchill (1934-04-28): @@ -183,9 +208,9 @@ # between 160 and 170 hours more daylight leisure, to a war which # plunged Europe into darkness for four years, and shook the # foundations of civilization throughout the world. -# -- <a href="http://www.winstonchurchill.org/fh114willett.htm"> -# "A Silent Toast to William Willett", Pictorial Weekly -# </a> +# -- "A Silent Toast to William Willett", Pictorial Weekly; +# republished in Finest Hour (Spring 2002) 1(114):26 +# http://www.winstonchurchill.org/images/finesthour/Vol.01%20No.114.pdf # From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03): # The OED Supplement says that the English originally said "Daylight Saving" @@ -194,7 +219,6 @@ # proponents (who eventually won the argument) are quoted as using "Summer". # From Arthur David Olson (1989-01-19): -# # A source at the British Information Office in New York avers that it's # known as "British" Summer Time in all parts of the United Kingdom. @@ -221,8 +245,8 @@ # official designation; the reply of the 21st was that there wasn't # but he couldn't think of anything better than the "Double British # Summer Time" that the BBC had been using informally. -# http://student.cusu.cam.ac.uk/~jsm28/british-time/bbc-19410418.png -# http://student.cusu.cam.ac.uk/~jsm28/british-time/ho-19410421.png +# http://www.polyomino.org.uk/british-time/bbc-19410418.png +# http://www.polyomino.org.uk/british-time/ho-19410421.png # From Sir Alexander Maxwell in the above-mentioned letter (1941-04-21): # [N]o official designation has as far as I know been adopted for the time @@ -239,23 +263,14 @@ # the history of summer time legislation in the United Kingdom. # Since 1998 Joseph S. Myers has been updating # and extending this list, which can be found in -# http://student.cusu.cam.ac.uk/~jsm28/british-time/ -# <a href="http://www.polyomino.org.uk/british-time/"> -# History of legal time in Britain -# </a> -# Rob Crowther (2012-01-04) reports that that URL no longer -# exists, and the article can now be found at: -# <a href="http://www.polyomino.org.uk/british-time/"> # http://www.polyomino.org.uk/british-time/ -# </a> # From Joseph S. Myers (1998-01-06): # # The legal time in the UK outside of summer time is definitely GMT, not UTC; # see Lord Tanlaw's speech -# <a href="http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld199697/ldhansrd/pdvn/lds97/text/70611-20.htm#70611-20_head0"> -# (Lords Hansard 11 June 1997 columns 964 to 976) -# </a>. +# http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199798/ldhansrd/vo970611/text/70611-10.htm#70611-10_head0 +# (Lords Hansard 11 June 1997 columns 964 to 976). # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): # @@ -295,8 +310,8 @@ # -- James Joyce, Ulysses # From Joseph S. Myers (2005-01-26): -# Irish laws are available online at www.irishstatutebook.ie. These include -# various relating to legal time, for example: +# Irish laws are available online at <http://www.irishstatutebook.ie>. +# These include various relating to legal time, for example: # # ZZA13Y1923.html ZZA12Y1924.html ZZA8Y1925.html ZZSIV20PG1267.html # @@ -458,25 +473,27 @@ # Use Europe/London for Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Europe/London -0:01:15 - LMT 1847 Dec 1 0:00s +Zone Europe/London -0:01:15 - LMT 1847 Dec 1 0:00s 0:00 GB-Eire %s 1968 Oct 27 - 1:00 - BST 1971 Oct 31 2:00u + 1:00 - BST 1971 Oct 31 2:00u 0:00 GB-Eire %s 1996 0:00 EU GMT/BST Link Europe/London Europe/Jersey Link Europe/London Europe/Guernsey Link Europe/London Europe/Isle_of_Man + +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Dublin -0:25:00 - LMT 1880 Aug 2 - -0:25:21 - DMT 1916 May 21 2:00 - -0:25:21 1:00 IST 1916 Oct 1 2:00s + -0:25:21 - DMT 1916 May 21 2:00 + -0:25:21 1:00 IST 1916 Oct 1 2:00s 0:00 GB-Eire %s 1921 Dec 6 # independence - 0:00 GB-Eire GMT/IST 1940 Feb 25 2:00 - 0:00 1:00 IST 1946 Oct 6 2:00 - 0:00 - GMT 1947 Mar 16 2:00 - 0:00 1:00 IST 1947 Nov 2 2:00 - 0:00 - GMT 1948 Apr 18 2:00 + 0:00 GB-Eire GMT/IST 1940 Feb 25 2:00 + 0:00 1:00 IST 1946 Oct 6 2:00 + 0:00 - GMT 1947 Mar 16 2:00 + 0:00 1:00 IST 1947 Nov 2 2:00 + 0:00 - GMT 1948 Apr 18 2:00 0:00 GB-Eire GMT/IST 1968 Oct 27 - 1:00 - IST 1971 Oct 31 2:00u + 1:00 - IST 1971 Oct 31 2:00u 0:00 GB-Eire GMT/IST 1996 0:00 EU GMT/IST @@ -495,10 +512,9 @@ Rule EU 1981 max - Mar lastSun 1:00u 1:00 S Rule EU 1996 max - Oct lastSun 1:00u 0 - # The most recent directive covers the years starting in 2002. See: -# <a="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32000L0084:EN:NOT"> # Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council # of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements. -# </a> +# http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32000L0084:EN:NOT # W-Eur differs from EU only in that W-Eur uses standard time. Rule W-Eur 1977 1980 - Apr Sun>=1 1:00s 1:00 S @@ -521,18 +537,18 @@ Rule C-Eur 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00s 1:00 S # Whitman gives 1944 Oct 7; go with Shanks & Pottenger. Rule C-Eur 1944 only - Oct 2 2:00s 0 - -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2008-07-13): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2008-07-13): # # I found what is probably a typo of 2:00 which should perhaps be 2:00s # in the C-Eur rule from tz database version 2008d (this part was -# corrected in version 2008d). The circumstancial evidence is simply the +# corrected in version 2008d). The circumstantial evidence is simply the # tz database itself, as seen below: # # Zone Europe/Paris 0:09:21 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01 # 0:00 France WE%sT 1945 Sep 16 3:00 # # Zone Europe/Monaco 0:29:32 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 -# 0:00 France WE%sT 1945 Sep 16 3:00 +# 0:00 France WE%sT 1945 Sep 16 3:00 # # Zone Europe/Belgrade 1:22:00 - LMT 1884 # 1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Sep 16 2:00s @@ -576,16 +592,16 @@ Rule E-Eur 1996 max - Oct lastSun 0:00 0 - # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Russia 1917 only - Jul 1 23:00 1:00 MST # Moscow Summer Time -Rule Russia 1917 only - Dec 28 0:00 0 MMT # Moscow Mean Time -Rule Russia 1918 only - May 31 22:00 2:00 MDST # Moscow Double Summer Time +Rule Russia 1917 only - Jul 1 23:00 1:00 MST # Moscow Summer Time +Rule Russia 1917 only - Dec 28 0:00 0 MMT # Moscow Mean Time +Rule Russia 1918 only - May 31 22:00 2:00 MDST # Moscow Double Summer Time Rule Russia 1918 only - Sep 16 1:00 1:00 MST Rule Russia 1919 only - May 31 23:00 2:00 MDST -Rule Russia 1919 only - Jul 1 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Russia 1919 only - Aug 16 0:00 0 - -Rule Russia 1921 only - Feb 14 23:00 1:00 S -Rule Russia 1921 only - Mar 20 23:00 2:00 M # Midsummer -Rule Russia 1921 only - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Russia 1919 only - Jul 1 2:00 1:00 MSD +Rule Russia 1919 only - Aug 16 0:00 0 MSK +Rule Russia 1921 only - Feb 14 23:00 1:00 MSD +Rule Russia 1921 only - Mar 20 23:00 2:00 MSM # Midsummer +Rule Russia 1921 only - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 MSD Rule Russia 1921 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - # Act No.925 of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1980-10-24): Rule Russia 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S @@ -607,14 +623,10 @@ # According to the law Russia is abolishing daylight saving time. # # Medvedev signed a law "On the Calculation of Time" (in russian): -# <a href="http://bmockbe.ru/events/?ID=7583"> # http://bmockbe.ru/events/?ID=7583 -# </a> # # Medvedev signed a law on the calculation of the time (in russian): -# <a href="http://www.regnum.ru/news/polit/1413906.html"> # http://www.regnum.ru/news/polit/1413906.html -# </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2011-06-15): # Take "abolishing daylight saving time" to mean that time is now considered @@ -634,10 +646,10 @@ # From Markus Kuhn (1996-07-12): # The official German names ... are # -# Mitteleuropaeische Zeit (MEZ) = UTC+01:00 -# Mitteleuropaeische Sommerzeit (MESZ) = UTC+02:00 +# Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) = UTC+01:00 +# Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit (MESZ) = UTC+02:00 # -# as defined in the German Time Act (Gesetz ueber die Zeitbestimmung (ZeitG), +# as defined in the German Time Act (Gesetz über die Zeitbestimmung (ZeitG), # 1978-07-25, Bundesgesetzblatt, Jahrgang 1978, Teil I, S. 1110-1111).... # I wrote ... to the German Federal Physical-Technical Institution # @@ -692,7 +704,7 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Andorra 0:06:04 - LMT 1901 0:00 - WET 1946 Sep 30 - 1:00 - CET 1985 Mar 31 2:00 + 1:00 - CET 1985 Mar 31 2:00 1:00 EU CE%sT # Austria @@ -718,9 +730,9 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Vienna 1:05:21 - LMT 1893 Apr 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1920 - 1:00 Austria CE%sT 1940 Apr 1 2:00s - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 Apr 2 2:00s - 1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Apr 12 2:00s + 1:00 Austria CE%sT 1940 Apr 1 2:00s + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 Apr 2 2:00s + 1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Apr 12 2:00s 1:00 - CET 1946 1:00 Austria CE%sT 1981 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -731,38 +743,29 @@ # GMT+3 without DST (was GMT+2 with DST). # # Sources (Russian language): -# 1. -# <a href="http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/society/V-Belarusi-otmenjaetsja-perexod-na-sezonnoe-vremja_i_572952.html"> # http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/society/V-Belarusi-otmenjaetsja-perexod-na-sezonnoe-vremja_i_572952.html -# </a> -# 2. -# <a href="http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2011/09/16/ic_articles_116_175144/"> # http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2011/09/16/ic_articles_116_175144/ -# </a> -# 3. -# <a href="http://news.tut.by/society/250578.html"> # http://news.tut.by/society/250578.html -# </a> # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Minsk 1:50:16 - LMT 1880 - 1:50 - MMT 1924 May 2 # Minsk Mean Time + 1:50 - MMT 1924 May 2 # Minsk Mean Time 2:00 - EET 1930 Jun 21 3:00 - MSK 1941 Jun 28 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1944 Jul 3 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1990 - 3:00 - MSK 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 2:00 1:00 EEST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 2:00 - EET 1992 Mar 29 0:00s - 2:00 1:00 EEST 1992 Sep 27 0:00s - 2:00 Russia EE%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 3:00 - FET # Further-eastern European Time + 3:00 - MSK 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 2:00 1:00 EEST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 2:00 - EET 1992 Mar 29 0:00s + 2:00 1:00 EEST 1992 Sep 27 0:00s + 2:00 Russia EE%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 3:00 - FET # Belgium # # From Paul Eggert (1997-07-02): # Entries from 1918 through 1991 are taken from: # Annuaire de L'Observatoire Royal de Belgique, -# Avenue Circulaire, 3, B-1180 BRUXELLES, CLVIIe annee, 1991 +# Avenue Circulaire, 3, B-1180 BRUXELLES, CLVIIe année, 1991 # (Imprimerie HAYEZ, s.p.r.l., Rue Fin, 4, 1080 BRUXELLES, MCMXC), # pp 8-9. # LMT before 1892 was 0:17:30, according to the official journal of Belgium: @@ -812,7 +815,7 @@ Rule Belgium 1946 only - Oct 7 2:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Brussels 0:17:30 - LMT 1880 - 0:17:30 - BMT 1892 May 1 12:00 # Brussels MT + 0:17:30 - BMT 1892 May 1 12:00 # Brussels MT 0:00 - WET 1914 Nov 8 1:00 - CET 1916 May 1 0:00 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1918 Nov 11 11:00u @@ -828,8 +831,8 @@ # # From Plamen Simenov via Steffen Thorsen (1999-09-09): # A document of Government of Bulgaria (No.94/1997) says: -# EET --> EETDST is in 03:00 Local time in last Sunday of March ... -# EETDST --> EET is in 04:00 Local time in last Sunday of October +# EET -> EETDST is in 03:00 Local time in last Sunday of March ... +# EETDST -> EET is in 04:00 Local time in last Sunday of October # # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Bulg 1979 only - Mar 31 23:00 1:00 S @@ -842,7 +845,7 @@ 1:56:56 - IMT 1894 Nov 30 # Istanbul MT? 2:00 - EET 1942 Nov 2 3:00 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 - 1:00 - CET 1945 Apr 2 3:00 + 1:00 - CET 1945 Apr 2 3:00 2:00 - EET 1979 Mar 31 23:00 2:00 Bulg EE%sT 1982 Sep 26 2:00 2:00 C-Eur EE%sT 1991 @@ -866,15 +869,15 @@ Rule Czech 1949 only - Apr 9 2:00s 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Prague 0:57:44 - LMT 1850 - 0:57:44 - PMT 1891 Oct # Prague Mean Time - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1944 Sep 17 2:00s + 0:57:44 - PMT 1891 Oct # Prague Mean Time + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1944 Sep 17 2:00s 1:00 Czech CE%sT 1979 1:00 EU CE%sT # Use Europe/Prague also for Slovakia. # Denmark, Faroe Islands, and Greenland -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2005-04-26): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2005-04-26): # http://www.hum.aau.dk/~poe/tid/tine/DanskTid.htm says that the law # [introducing standard time] was in effect from 1894-01-01.... # The page http://www.retsinfo.dk/_GETDOCI_/ACCN/A18930008330-REGL @@ -884,7 +887,7 @@ # http://www.retsinfo.dk/_GETDOCI_/ACCN/A19722110030-REGL # # This provoked a new law from 1974 to make possible summer time changes -# in subsequenet decrees with the law +# in subsequent decrees with the law # http://www.retsinfo.dk/_GETDOCI_/ACCN/A19740022330-REGL # # It seems however that no decree was set forward until 1980. I have @@ -899,7 +902,7 @@ # was suspended on that night): # http://www.retsinfo.dk/_GETDOCI_/ACCN/C19801120554-REGL -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2005-06-11): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2005-06-11): # The Herning Folkeblad (1980-09-26) reported that the night between # Saturday and Sunday the clock is set back from three to two. @@ -923,11 +926,11 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Copenhagen 0:50:20 - LMT 1890 0:50:20 - CMT 1894 Jan 1 # Copenhagen MT - 1:00 Denmark CE%sT 1942 Nov 2 2:00s - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 Apr 2 2:00 + 1:00 Denmark CE%sT 1942 Nov 2 2:00s + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 Apr 2 2:00 1:00 Denmark CE%sT 1980 1:00 EU CE%sT -Zone Atlantic/Faroe -0:27:04 - LMT 1908 Jan 11 # Torshavn +Zone Atlantic/Faroe -0:27:04 - LMT 1908 Jan 11 # Tórshavn 0:00 - WET 1981 0:00 EU WE%sT # @@ -939,11 +942,11 @@ # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): # Greenland joined the EU as part of Denmark, obtained home rule on 1979-05-01, # and left the EU on 1985-02-01. It therefore should have been using EU -# rules at least through 1984. Shanks & Pottenger say Scoresbysund and Godthab +# rules at least through 1984. Shanks & Pottenger say Scoresbysund and Godthåb # used C-Eur rules after 1980, but IATA SSIM (1991/1996) says they use EU # rules since at least 1991. Assume EU rules since 1980. -# From Gwillin Law (2001-06-06), citing +# From Gwillim Law (2001-06-06), citing # <http://www.statkart.no/efs/efshefter/2001/efs5-2001.pdf> (2001-03-15), # and with translations corrected by Steffen Thorsen: # @@ -978,16 +981,16 @@ # DPC research station at Zackenberg. # # Scoresbysund and two small villages nearby keep time UTC-1 and use -# the same daylight savings time period as in West Greenland (Godthab). +# the same daylight savings time period as in West Greenland (Godthåb). # -# The rest of Greenland, including Godthab (this area, although it +# The rest of Greenland, including Godthåb (this area, although it # includes central Greenland, is known as west Greenland), keeps time # UTC-3, with daylight savings methods according to European rules. # # It is common procedure to use UTC 0 in the wilderness of East and # North Greenland, because it is mainly Icelandic aircraft operators # maintaining traffic in these areas. However, the official status of -# this area is that it sticks with Godthab time. This area might be +# this area is that it sticks with Godthåb time. This area might be # considered a dual time zone in some respects because of this. # From Rives McDow (2001-11-19): @@ -996,8 +999,8 @@ # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): # From 1997 on the CIA map shows Danmarkshavn on GMT; -# the 1995 map as like Godthab. -# For lack of better info, assume they were like Godthab before 1996. +# the 1995 map as like Godthåb. +# For lack of better info, assume they were like Godthåb before 1996. # startkart.no says Thule does not observe DST, but this is clearly an error, # so go with Shanks & Pottenger for Thule transitions until this year. # For 2007 on assume Thule will stay in sync with US DST rules. @@ -1012,15 +1015,15 @@ # # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Danmarkshavn -1:14:40 - LMT 1916 Jul 28 - -3:00 - WGT 1980 Apr 6 2:00 + -3:00 - WGT 1980 Apr 6 2:00 -3:00 EU WG%sT 1996 0:00 - GMT Zone America/Scoresbysund -1:27:52 - LMT 1916 Jul 28 # Ittoqqortoormiit - -2:00 - CGT 1980 Apr 6 2:00 + -2:00 - CGT 1980 Apr 6 2:00 -2:00 C-Eur CG%sT 1981 Mar 29 -1:00 EU EG%sT Zone America/Godthab -3:26:56 - LMT 1916 Jul 28 # Nuuk - -3:00 - WGT 1980 Apr 6 2:00 + -3:00 - WGT 1980 Apr 6 2:00 -3:00 EU WG%sT Zone America/Thule -4:35:08 - LMT 1916 Jul 28 # Pituffik air base -4:00 Thule A%sT @@ -1042,17 +1045,16 @@ # summer time next spring." # From Peter Ilieve (1998-11-04), heavily edited: -# <a href="http://trip.rk.ee/cgi-bin/thw?${BASE}=akt&${OOHTML}=rtd&TA=1998&TO=1&AN=1390"> # The 1998-09-22 Estonian time law -# </a> +# http://trip.rk.ee/cgi-bin/thw?${BASE}=akt&${OOHTML}=rtd&TA=1998&TO=1&AN=1390 # refers to the Eighth Directive and cites the association agreement between -# the EU and Estonia, ratified by the Estonian law (RT II 1995, 22--27, 120). +# the EU and Estonia, ratified by the Estonian law (RT II 1995, 22-27, 120). # # I also asked [my relative] whether they use any standard abbreviation # for their standard and summer times. He says no, they use "suveaeg" # (summer time) and "talveaeg" (winter time). -# From <a href="http://www.baltictimes.com/">The Baltic Times</a> (1999-09-09) +# From The Baltic Times <http://www.baltictimes.com/> (1999-09-09) # via Steffen Thorsen: # This year will mark the last time Estonia shifts to summer time, # a council of the ruling coalition announced Sept. 6.... @@ -1070,19 +1072,19 @@ # The Estonian government has changed once again timezone politics. # Now we are using again EU rules. # -# From Urmet Jaanes (2002-03-28): +# From Urmet Jänes (2002-03-28): # The legislative reference is Government decree No. 84 on 2002-02-21. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Tallinn 1:39:00 - LMT 1880 - 1:39:00 - TMT 1918 Feb # Tallinn Mean Time + 1:39:00 - TMT 1918 Feb # Tallinn Mean Time 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1919 Jul 1:39:00 - TMT 1921 May 2:00 - EET 1940 Aug 6 3:00 - MSK 1941 Sep 15 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1944 Sep 22 - 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1989 Mar 26 2:00s - 2:00 1:00 EEST 1989 Sep 24 2:00s + 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1989 Mar 26 2:00s + 2:00 1:00 EEST 1989 Sep 24 2:00s 2:00 C-Eur EE%sT 1998 Sep 22 2:00 EU EE%sT 1999 Nov 1 2:00 - EET 2002 Feb 21 @@ -1104,35 +1106,45 @@ # This is documented in Heikki Oja: Aikakirja 2007, published by The Almanac # Office of University of Helsinki, ISBN 952-10-3221-9, available online (in # Finnish) at -# -# <a href="http://almanakka.helsinki.fi/aikakirja/Aikakirja2007kokonaan.pdf"> # http://almanakka.helsinki.fi/aikakirja/Aikakirja2007kokonaan.pdf -# </a> # # Page 105 (56 in PDF version) has a handy table of all past daylight savings # transitions. It is easy enough to interpret without Finnish skills. # # This is also confirmed by Finnish Broadcasting Company's archive at: -# -# <a href="http://www.yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=1&ag=5&t=&a=3401"> # http://www.yle.fi/elavaarkisto/?s=s&g=1&ag=5&t=&a=3401 -# </a> # # The news clip from 1981 says that "the time between 2 and 3 o'clock does not # exist tonight." +# From Konstantin Hyppönen (2014-06-13): +# [Heikki Oja's book Aikakirja 2013] +# http://almanakka.helsinki.fi/images/aikakirja/Aikakirja2013kokonaan.pdf +# pages 104-105, including a scan from a newspaper published on Apr 2 1942 +# say that ... [o]n Apr 2 1942, 24 o'clock (which means Apr 3 1942, +# 00:00), clocks were moved one hour forward. The newspaper +# mentions "on the night from Thursday to Friday".... +# On Oct 4 1942, clocks were moved at 1:00 one hour backwards. +# +# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-14): +# Go with Oja over Shanks. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Finland 1942 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Finland 1942 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - +Rule Finland 1942 only - Apr 2 24:00 1:00 S +Rule Finland 1942 only - Oct 4 1:00 0 - Rule Finland 1981 1982 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S Rule Finland 1981 1982 - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 - + +# Milne says Helsinki (Helsingfors) time was 1:39:49.2 (official document); +# round to nearest. + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Europe/Helsinki 1:39:52 - LMT 1878 May 31 - 1:39:52 - HMT 1921 May # Helsinki Mean Time +Zone Europe/Helsinki 1:39:49 - LMT 1878 May 31 + 1:39:49 - HMT 1921 May # Helsinki Mean Time 2:00 Finland EE%sT 1983 2:00 EU EE%sT -# Aaland Is +# Åland Is Link Europe/Helsinki Europe/Mariehamn @@ -1140,14 +1152,14 @@ # From Ciro Discepolo (2000-12-20): # -# Henri Le Corre, Regimes Horaires pour le monde entier, Editions +# Henri Le Corre, Régimes horaires pour le monde entier, Éditions # Traditionnelles - Paris 2 books, 1993 # -# Gabriel, Traite de l'heure dans le monde, Guy Tredaniel editeur, +# Gabriel, Traité de l'heure dans le monde, Guy Trédaniel, # Paris, 1991 # -# Francoise Gauquelin, Problemes de l'heure resolus en astrologie, -# Guy tredaniel, Paris 1987 +# Françoise Gauquelin, Problèmes de l'heure résolus en astrologie, +# Guy Trédaniel, Paris 1987 # @@ -1188,16 +1200,16 @@ Rule France 1940 only - Feb 25 2:00 1:00 S # The French rules for 1941-1944 were not used in Paris, but Shanks & Pottenger # write that they were used in Monaco and in many French locations. -# Le Corre writes that the upper limit of the free zone was Arneguy, Orthez, -# Mont-de-Marsan, Bazas, Langon, Lamotte-Montravel, Marouil, La -# Rochefoucault, Champagne-Mouton, La Roche-Posay, La Haye-Descartes, +# Le Corre writes that the upper limit of the free zone was Arnéguy, Orthez, +# Mont-de-Marsan, Bazas, Langon, Lamothe-Montravel, Marœuil, La +# Rochefoucauld, Champagne-Mouton, La Roche-Posay, La Haye-Descartes, # Loches, Montrichard, Vierzon, Bourges, Moulins, Digoin, -# Paray-le-Monial, Montceau-les-Mines, Chalons-sur-Saone, Arbois, +# Paray-le-Monial, Montceau-les-Mines, Chalon-sur-Saône, Arbois, # Dole, Morez, St-Claude, and Collonges (Haute-Savoie). Rule France 1941 only - May 5 0:00 2:00 M # Midsummer # Shanks & Pottenger say this transition occurred at Oct 6 1:00, # but go with Denis Excoffier (1997-12-12), -# who quotes the Ephemerides Astronomiques for 1998 from Bureau des Longitudes +# who quotes the Ephémérides astronomiques for 1998 from Bureau des Longitudes # as saying 5/10/41 22hUT. Rule France 1941 only - Oct 6 0:00 1:00 S Rule France 1942 only - Mar 9 0:00 2:00 M @@ -1218,7 +1230,7 @@ # on PMT-0:09:21 until 1978-08-09, when the time base finally switched to UTC. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Paris 0:09:21 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01 - 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Paris MT + 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Paris MT # Shanks & Pottenger give 1940 Jun 14 0:00; go with Excoffier and Le Corre. 0:00 France WE%sT 1940 Jun 14 23:00 # Le Corre says Paris stuck with occupied-France time after the liberation; @@ -1235,15 +1247,13 @@ # Bundesanstalt contains DST information back to 1916. # [See tz-link.htm for the URL.] -# From Joerg Schilling (2002-10-23): +# From Jörg Schilling (2002-10-23): # In 1945, Berlin was switched to Moscow Summer time (GMT+4) by -# <a href="http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/biografien/BersarinNikolai/"> -# General [Nikolai] Bersarin</a>. +# http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/biografien/BersarinNikolai/ +# General [Nikolai] Bersarin. # From Paul Eggert (2003-03-08): -# <a href="http://www.parlament-berlin.de/pds-fraktion.nsf/727459127c8b66ee8525662300459099/defc77cb784f180ac1256c2b0030274b/$FILE/bersarint.pdf"> # http://www.parlament-berlin.de/pds-fraktion.nsf/727459127c8b66ee8525662300459099/defc77cb784f180ac1256c2b0030274b/$FILE/bersarint.pdf -# </a> # says that Bersarin issued an order to use Moscow time on May 20. # However, Moscow did not observe daylight saving in 1945, so # this was equivalent to CEMT (GMT+3), not GMT+4. @@ -1268,23 +1278,23 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Berlin 0:53:28 - LMT 1893 Apr - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 May 24 2:00 + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 May 24 2:00 1:00 SovietZone CE%sT 1946 1:00 Germany CE%sT 1980 1:00 EU CE%sT # From Tobias Conradi (2011-09-12): -# Busingen <http://www.buesingen.de>, surrounded by the Swiss canton +# Büsingen <http://www.buesingen.de>, surrounded by the Swiss canton # Schaffhausen, did not start observing DST in 1980 as the rest of DE # (West Germany at that time) and DD (East Germany at that time) did. # DD merged into DE, the area is currently covered by code DE in ISO 3166-1, # which in turn is covered by the zone Europe/Berlin. # -# Source for the time in Busingen 1980: +# Source for the time in Büsingen 1980: # http://www.srf.ch/player/video?id=c012c029-03b7-4c2b-9164-aa5902cd58d3 # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-03): -# Busingen and Zurich have shared clocks since 1970. +# Büsingen and Zurich have shared clocks since 1970. Link Europe/Zurich Europe/Busingen @@ -1295,8 +1305,8 @@ # Gibraltar # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Europe/Gibraltar -0:21:24 - LMT 1880 Aug 2 0:00s - 0:00 GB-Eire %s 1957 Apr 14 2:00 +Zone Europe/Gibraltar -0:21:24 - LMT 1880 Aug 2 0:00s + 0:00 GB-Eire %s 1957 Apr 14 2:00 1:00 - CET 1982 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -1327,7 +1337,7 @@ Rule Greece 1980 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Athens 1:34:52 - LMT 1895 Sep 14 - 1:34:52 - AMT 1916 Jul 28 0:01 # Athens MT + 1:34:52 - AMT 1916 Jul 28 0:01 # Athens MT 2:00 Greece EE%sT 1941 Apr 30 1:00 Greece CE%sT 1944 Apr 4 2:00 Greece EE%sT 1981 @@ -1336,15 +1346,20 @@ 2:00 EU EE%sT # Hungary +# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-15): +# Dates for 1916-1945 are taken from: +# Oross A. Jelen a múlt jövője: a nyári időszámítás Magyarországon 1916-1945. +# National Archives of Hungary (2012-10-29). +# http://mnl.gov.hu/a_het_dokumentuma/a_nyari_idoszamitas_magyarorszagon_19161945.html +# This source does not always give times, which are taken from Shanks +# & Pottenger (which disagree about the dates). # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Hungary 1918 only - Apr 1 3:00 1:00 S -Rule Hungary 1918 only - Sep 29 3:00 0 - +Rule Hungary 1918 only - Sep 16 3:00 0 - Rule Hungary 1919 only - Apr 15 3:00 1:00 S -Rule Hungary 1919 only - Sep 15 3:00 0 - -Rule Hungary 1920 only - Apr 5 3:00 1:00 S -Rule Hungary 1920 only - Sep 30 3:00 0 - +Rule Hungary 1919 only - Nov 24 3:00 0 - Rule Hungary 1945 only - May 1 23:00 1:00 S -Rule Hungary 1945 only - Nov 3 0:00 0 - +Rule Hungary 1945 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - Rule Hungary 1946 only - Mar 31 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Hungary 1946 1949 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - Rule Hungary 1947 1949 - Apr Sun>=4 2:00s 1:00 S @@ -1360,7 +1375,7 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Budapest 1:16:20 - LMT 1890 Oct 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1918 - 1:00 Hungary CE%sT 1941 Apr 6 2:00 + 1:00 Hungary CE%sT 1941 Apr 8 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 1:00 Hungary CE%sT 1980 Sep 28 2:00s 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -1423,7 +1438,7 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Atlantic/Reykjavik -1:27:24 - LMT 1837 -1:27:48 - RMT 1908 # Reykjavik Mean Time? - -1:00 Iceland IS%sT 1968 Apr 7 1:00s + -1:00 Iceland IS%sT 1968 Apr 7 1:00s 0:00 - GMT # Italy @@ -1438,9 +1453,8 @@ # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): # For Italian DST we have three sources: Shanks & Pottenger, Whitman, and # F. Pollastri -# <a href="http://toi.iriti.cnr.it/uk/ienitlt.html"> # Day-light Saving Time in Italy (2006-02-03) -# </a> +# http://toi.iriti.cnr.it/uk/ienitlt.html # ('FP' below), taken from an Italian National Electrotechnical Institute # publication. When the three sources disagree, guess who's right, as follows: # @@ -1500,8 +1514,8 @@ Rule Italy 1979 only - Sep 30 0:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Rome 0:49:56 - LMT 1866 Sep 22 - 0:49:56 - RMT 1893 Nov 1 0:00s # Rome Mean - 1:00 Italy CE%sT 1942 Nov 2 2:00s + 0:49:56 - RMT 1893 Nov 1 0:00s # Rome Mean + 1:00 Italy CE%sT 1942 Nov 2 2:00s 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1944 Jul 1:00 Italy CE%sT 1980 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -1548,18 +1562,18 @@ # From Andrei Ivanov (2000-03-06): # This year Latvia will not switch to Daylight Savings Time (as specified in -# <a href="http://www.lv-laiks.lv/wwwraksti/2000/071072/vd4.htm"> # The Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Rep. of Latvia of -# 29-Feb-2000 (#79)</a>, in Latvian for subscribers only). +# 29-Feb-2000 (#79) <http://www.lv-laiks.lv/wwwraksti/2000/071072/vd4.htm>, +# in Latvian for subscribers only). -# <a href="http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2001/01/3-CEE/cee-030101.html"> -# From RFE/RL Newsline (2001-01-03), noted after a heads-up by Rives McDow: -# </a> +# From RFE/RL Newsline +# http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2001/01/3-CEE/cee-030101.html +# (2001-01-03), noted after a heads-up by Rives McDow: # The Latvian government on 2 January decided that the country will # institute daylight-saving time this spring, LETA reported. # Last February the three Baltic states decided not to turn back their # clocks one hour in the spring.... -# Minister of Economy Aigars Kalvitis noted that Latvia had too few +# Minister of Economy Aigars Kalvītis noted that Latvia had too few # daylight hours and thus decided to comply with a draft European # Commission directive that provides for instituting daylight-saving # time in EU countries between 2002 and 2006. The Latvian government @@ -1569,18 +1583,23 @@ # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Latvia 1989 1996 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Latvia 1989 1996 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - + +# Milne 1899 says Riga was 1:36:28 (Polytechnique House time). +# Byalokoz 1919 says Latvia was 1:36:34. +# Go with Byalokoz. + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Europe/Riga 1:36:24 - LMT 1880 - 1:36:24 - RMT 1918 Apr 15 2:00 #Riga Mean Time - 1:36:24 1:00 LST 1918 Sep 16 3:00 #Latvian Summer - 1:36:24 - RMT 1919 Apr 1 2:00 - 1:36:24 1:00 LST 1919 May 22 3:00 - 1:36:24 - RMT 1926 May 11 +Zone Europe/Riga 1:36:34 - LMT 1880 + 1:36:34 - RMT 1918 Apr 15 2:00 # Riga MT + 1:36:34 1:00 LST 1918 Sep 16 3:00 # Latvian ST + 1:36:34 - RMT 1919 Apr 1 2:00 + 1:36:34 1:00 LST 1919 May 22 3:00 + 1:36:34 - RMT 1926 May 11 2:00 - EET 1940 Aug 5 3:00 - MSK 1941 Jul 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1944 Oct 13 - 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1989 Mar lastSun 2:00s - 2:00 1:00 EEST 1989 Sep lastSun 2:00s + 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1989 Mar lastSun 2:00s + 2:00 1:00 EEST 1989 Sep lastSun 2:00s 2:00 Latvia EE%sT 1997 Jan 21 2:00 EU EE%sT 2000 Feb 29 2:00 - EET 2001 Jan 2 @@ -1614,7 +1633,7 @@ # I would like to inform that in this year Lithuanian time zone # (Europe/Vilnius) was changed. -# From <a href="http://www.elta.lt/">ELTA</a> No. 972 (2582) (1999-09-29), +# From ELTA No. 972 (2582) (1999-09-29) <http://www.elta.lt/>, # via Steffen Thorsen: # Lithuania has shifted back to the second time zone (GMT plus two hours) # to be valid here starting from October 31, @@ -1623,9 +1642,9 @@ # motion to give up shifting to summer time in spring, as it was # already done by Estonia. -# From the <a href="http://www.tourism.lt/informa/ff.htm"> -# Fact File, Lithuanian State Department of Tourism -# </a> (2000-03-27): Local time is GMT+2 hours ..., no daylight saving. +# From the Fact File, Lithuanian State Department of Tourism +# <http://www.tourism.lt/informa/ff.htm> (2000-03-27): +# Local time is GMT+2 hours ..., no daylight saving. # From a user via Klaus Marten (2003-02-07): # As a candidate for membership of the European Union, Lithuania will @@ -1638,18 +1657,18 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Vilnius 1:41:16 - LMT 1880 - 1:24:00 - WMT 1917 # Warsaw Mean Time + 1:24:00 - WMT 1917 # Warsaw Mean Time 1:35:36 - KMT 1919 Oct 10 # Kaunas Mean Time 1:00 - CET 1920 Jul 12 2:00 - EET 1920 Oct 9 1:00 - CET 1940 Aug 3 3:00 - MSK 1941 Jun 24 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1944 Aug - 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 2:00 1:00 EEST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 2:00 1:00 EEST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s 2:00 C-Eur EE%sT 1998 - 2:00 - EET 1998 Mar 29 1:00u - 1:00 EU CE%sT 1999 Oct 31 1:00u + 2:00 - EET 1998 Mar 29 1:00u + 1:00 EU CE%sT 1999 Oct 31 1:00u 2:00 - EET 2003 Jan 1 2:00 EU EE%sT @@ -1683,9 +1702,9 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Luxembourg 0:24:36 - LMT 1904 Jun 1:00 Lux CE%sT 1918 Nov 25 - 0:00 Lux WE%sT 1929 Oct 6 2:00s - 0:00 Belgium WE%sT 1940 May 14 3:00 - 1:00 C-Eur WE%sT 1944 Sep 18 3:00 + 0:00 Lux WE%sT 1929 Oct 6 2:00s + 0:00 Belgium WE%sT 1940 May 14 3:00 + 1:00 C-Eur WE%sT 1944 Sep 18 3:00 1:00 Belgium CE%sT 1977 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -1702,9 +1721,9 @@ Rule Malta 1975 1980 - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 0 - Rule Malta 1980 only - Mar 31 2:00 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Europe/Malta 0:58:04 - LMT 1893 Nov 2 0:00s # Valletta - 1:00 Italy CE%sT 1942 Nov 2 2:00s - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 Apr 2 2:00s +Zone Europe/Malta 0:58:04 - LMT 1893 Nov 2 0:00s # Valletta + 1:00 Italy CE%sT 1942 Nov 2 2:00s + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 Apr 2 2:00s 1:00 Italy CE%sT 1973 Mar 31 1:00 Malta CE%sT 1981 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -1719,7 +1738,7 @@ # In early 1992 there was large-scale interethnic violence in the area # and it's possible that some Russophones continued to observe Moscow time. # But [two people] separately reported via -# Jesper Norgaard that as of 2001-01-24 Tiraspol was like Chisinau. +# Jesper Nørgaard that as of 2001-01-24 Tiraspol was like Chisinau. # The Tiraspol entry has therefore been removed for now. # # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-10-17): @@ -1728,13 +1747,8 @@ # to the Winter Time). # # News (in Russian): -# <a href="http://www.kyivpost.ua/russia/news/pridnestrove-otkazalos-ot-perehoda-na-zimnee-vremya-30954.html"> # http://www.kyivpost.ua/russia/news/pridnestrove-otkazalos-ot-perehoda-na-zimnee-vremya-30954.html -# </a> -# -# <a href="http://www.allmoldova.com/moldova-news/1249064116.html"> # http://www.allmoldova.com/moldova-news/1249064116.html -# </a> # # The substance of this change (reinstatement of the Tiraspol entry) # is from a patch from Petr Machata (2011-10-17) @@ -1752,9 +1766,7 @@ # Following Moldova and neighboring Ukraine- Transnistria (Pridnestrovie)- # Tiraspol will go back to winter time on October 30, 2011. # News from Moldova (in russian): -# <a href="http://ru.publika.md/link_317061.html"> # http://ru.publika.md/link_317061.html -# </a> # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -1777,8 +1789,8 @@ # more precise 0:09:21. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Monaco 0:29:32 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 - 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time - 0:00 France WE%sT 1945 Sep 16 3:00 + 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time + 0:00 France WE%sT 1945 Sep 16 3:00 1:00 France CE%sT 1977 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -1822,8 +1834,8 @@ # was not until 1866 when they were all required by law to observe # Amsterdam mean time. -# The data before 1945 are taken from -# <http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/wettijd/wettijd.htm>. +# The data entries before 1945 are taken from +# http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/wettijd/wettijd.htm # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Neth 1916 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 NST # Netherlands Summer Time @@ -1854,8 +1866,8 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Amsterdam 0:19:32 - LMT 1835 0:19:32 Neth %s 1937 Jul 1 - 0:20 Neth NE%sT 1940 May 16 0:00 # Dutch Time - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 Apr 2 2:00 + 0:20 Neth NE%sT 1940 May 16 0:00 # Dutch Time + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 Apr 2 2:00 1:00 Neth CE%sT 1977 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -1885,14 +1897,14 @@ # time they were declared as parts of Norway. Svalbard was declared # as a part of Norway by law of 1925-07-17 no 11, section 4 and Jan # Mayen by law of 1930-02-27 no 2, section 2. (From -# http://www.lovdata.no/all/nl-19250717-011.html and -# http://www.lovdata.no/all/nl-19300227-002.html). The law/regulation +# <http://www.lovdata.no/all/nl-19250717-011.html> and +# <http://www.lovdata.no/all/nl-19300227-002.html>). The law/regulation # for normal/standard time in Norway is from 1894-06-29 no 1 (came # into operation on 1895-01-01) and Svalbard/Jan Mayen seem to be a # part of this law since 1925/1930. (From -# http://www.lovdata.no/all/nl-18940629-001.html ) I have not been +# <http://www.lovdata.no/all/nl-18940629-001.html>) I have not been # able to find if Jan Mayen used a different time zone (e.g. -0100) -# before 1930. Jan Mayen has only been "inhabitated" since 1921 by +# before 1930. Jan Mayen has only been "inhabited" since 1921 by # Norwegian meteorologists and maybe used the same time as Norway ever # since 1921. Svalbard (Arctic/Longyearbyen) has been inhabited since # before 1895, and therefore probably changed the local time somewhere @@ -1907,7 +1919,7 @@ # <http://home.no.net/janmayen/history.htm> says that the meteorologists # burned down their station in 1940 and left the island, but returned in # 1941 with a small Norwegian garrison and continued operations despite -# frequent air ttacks from Germans. In 1943 the Americans established a +# frequent air attacks from Germans. In 1943 the Americans established a # radiolocating station on the island, called "Atlantic City". Possibly # the UT offset changed during the war, but I think it unlikely that # Jan Mayen used German daylight-saving rules. @@ -1918,7 +1930,7 @@ # <http://www.svalbard.com/SvalbardFAQ.html> says that the Germans were # expelled on 1942-05-14. However, small parties of Germans did return, # and according to Wilhelm Dege's book "War North of 80" (1954) -# <http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/departments/UP/1-55238/1-55238-110-2.html> +# http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/departments/UP/1-55238/1-55238-110-2.html # the German armed forces at the Svalbard weather station code-named # Haudegen did not surrender to the Allies until September 1945. # @@ -1927,6 +1939,10 @@ Link Europe/Oslo Arctic/Longyearbyen # Poland + +# The 1919 dates and times can be found in Tygodnik Urzędowy nr 1 (1919-03-20), +# <http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/publication/32156> pp 1-2. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Poland 1918 1919 - Sep 16 2:00s 0 - Rule Poland 1919 only - Apr 15 2:00s 1:00 S @@ -1937,9 +1953,9 @@ Rule Poland 1945 only - Apr 29 0:00 1:00 S Rule Poland 1945 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - # For 1946 on the source is Kazimierz Borkowski, -# Torun Center for Astronomy, Dept. of Radio Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus U., -# <http://www.astro.uni.torun.pl/~kb/Artykuly/U-PA/Czas2.htm#tth_tAb1> -# Thanks to Przemyslaw Augustyniak (2005-05-28) for this reference. +# Toruń Center for Astronomy, Dept. of Radio Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus U., +# http://www.astro.uni.torun.pl/~kb/Artykuly/U-PA/Czas2.htm#tth_tAb1 +# Thanks to Przemysław Augustyniak (2005-05-28) for this reference. # He also gives these further references: # Mon Pol nr 13, poz 162 (1995) <http://www.abc.com.pl/serwis/mp/1995/0162.htm> # Druk nr 2180 (2003) <http://www.senat.gov.pl/k5/dok/sejm/053/2180.pdf> @@ -1959,10 +1975,10 @@ Rule Poland 1962 1964 - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Warsaw 1:24:00 - LMT 1880 - 1:24:00 - WMT 1915 Aug 5 # Warsaw Mean Time - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1918 Sep 16 3:00 + 1:24:00 - WMT 1915 Aug 5 # Warsaw Mean Time + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1918 Sep 16 3:00 2:00 Poland EE%sT 1922 Jun - 1:00 Poland CE%sT 1940 Jun 23 2:00 + 1:00 Poland CE%sT 1940 Jun 23 2:00 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1944 Oct 1:00 Poland CE%sT 1977 1:00 W-Eur CE%sT 1988 @@ -1970,6 +1986,14 @@ # Portugal # +# From Paul Eggert (2014-08-11), after a heads-up from Stephen Colebourne: +# According to a Portuguese decree (1911-05-26) +# http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf +# Lisbon was at -0:36:44.68, but switched to GMT on 1912-01-01 at 00:00. +# Round the old offset to -0:36:45. This agrees with Willett but disagrees +# with Shanks, who says the transition occurred on 1911-05-24 at 00:00 for +# Europe/Lisbon, Atlantic/Azores, and Atlantic/Madeira. +# # From Rui Pedro Salgueiro (1992-11-12): # Portugal has recently (September, 27) changed timezone # (from WET to MET or CET) to harmonize with EEC. @@ -2049,35 +2073,34 @@ Rule Port 1980 only - Mar lastSun 0:00s 1:00 S Rule Port 1981 1982 - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 S Rule Port 1983 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S +# # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -# Shanks & Pottenger say the transition from LMT to WET occurred 1911-05-24; -# Willett says 1912-01-01. Go with Willett. -Zone Europe/Lisbon -0:36:32 - LMT 1884 - -0:36:32 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 # Lisbon Mean Time - 0:00 Port WE%sT 1966 Apr 3 2:00 - 1:00 - CET 1976 Sep 26 1:00 - 0:00 Port WE%sT 1983 Sep 25 1:00s - 0:00 W-Eur WE%sT 1992 Sep 27 1:00s - 1:00 EU CE%sT 1996 Mar 31 1:00u +Zone Europe/Lisbon -0:36:45 - LMT 1884 + -0:36:45 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 # Lisbon Mean Time + 0:00 Port WE%sT 1966 Apr 3 2:00 + 1:00 - CET 1976 Sep 26 1:00 + 0:00 Port WE%sT 1983 Sep 25 1:00s + 0:00 W-Eur WE%sT 1992 Sep 27 1:00s + 1:00 EU CE%sT 1996 Mar 31 1:00u 0:00 EU WE%sT -Zone Atlantic/Azores -1:42:40 - LMT 1884 # Ponta Delgada - -1:54:32 - HMT 1911 May 24 # Horta Mean Time - -2:00 Port AZO%sT 1966 Apr 3 2:00 # Azores Time - -1:00 Port AZO%sT 1983 Sep 25 1:00s - -1:00 W-Eur AZO%sT 1992 Sep 27 1:00s - 0:00 EU WE%sT 1993 Mar 28 1:00u +Zone Atlantic/Azores -1:42:40 - LMT 1884 # Ponta Delgada + -1:54:32 - HMT 1912 Jan 1 # Horta Mean Time + -2:00 Port AZO%sT 1966 Apr 3 2:00 # Azores Time + -1:00 Port AZO%sT 1983 Sep 25 1:00s + -1:00 W-Eur AZO%sT 1992 Sep 27 1:00s + 0:00 EU WE%sT 1993 Mar 28 1:00u -1:00 EU AZO%sT -Zone Atlantic/Madeira -1:07:36 - LMT 1884 # Funchal - -1:07:36 - FMT 1911 May 24 # Funchal Mean Time - -1:00 Port MAD%sT 1966 Apr 3 2:00 # Madeira Time - 0:00 Port WE%sT 1983 Sep 25 1:00s +Zone Atlantic/Madeira -1:07:36 - LMT 1884 # Funchal + -1:07:36 - FMT 1912 Jan 1 # Funchal Mean Time + -1:00 Port MAD%sT 1966 Apr 3 2:00 # Madeira Time + 0:00 Port WE%sT 1983 Sep 25 1:00s 0:00 EU WE%sT # Romania # # From Paul Eggert (1999-10-07): -# <a href="http://www.nineoclock.ro/POL/1778pol.html"> -# Nine O'clock</a> (1998-10-23) reports that the switch occurred at +# Nine O'clock <http://www.nineoclock.ro/POL/1778pol.html> +# (1998-10-23) reports that the switch occurred at # 04:00 local time in fall 1998. For lack of better info, # assume that Romania and Moldova switched to EU rules in 1997, # the same year as Bulgaria. @@ -2094,32 +2117,28 @@ Rule Romania 1991 1993 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Bucharest 1:44:24 - LMT 1891 Oct - 1:44:24 - BMT 1931 Jul 24 # Bucharest MT - 2:00 Romania EE%sT 1981 Mar 29 2:00s + 1:44:24 - BMT 1931 Jul 24 # Bucharest MT + 2:00 Romania EE%sT 1981 Mar 29 2:00s 2:00 C-Eur EE%sT 1991 2:00 Romania EE%sT 1994 2:00 E-Eur EE%sT 1997 2:00 EU EE%sT + # Russia # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-09-15): # Based on last Russian Government Decree # 725 on August 31, 2011 # (Government document -# <a href="http://www.government.ru/gov/results/16355/print/"> # http://www.government.ru/gov/results/16355/print/ -# </a> # in Russian) # there are few corrections have to be made for some Russian time zones... # All updated Russian Time Zones were placed in table and translated to English # by WorldTimeZone.com at the link below: -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia36.htm"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia36.htm -# </a> # From Sanjeev Gupta (2011-09-27): # Scans of [Decree #23 of January 8, 1992] are available at: -# <a href="http://government.consultant.ru/page.aspx?1223966"> # http://government.consultant.ru/page.aspx?1223966 # They are in Cyrillic letters (presumably Russian). @@ -2128,16 +2147,12 @@ # changed in September 2011: # # One source is -# < a href="http://government.ru/gov/results/16355/> # http://government.ru/gov/results/16355/ -# </a> # which, according to translate.google.com, begins "Decree of August 31, # 2011 No 725" and contains no other dates or "effective date" information. # # Another source is -# <a href="http://www.rg.ru/2011/09/06/chas-zona-dok.html"> # http://www.rg.ru/2011/09/06/chas-zona-dok.html -# </a> # which, according to translate.google.com, begins "Resolution of the # Government of the Russian Federation on August 31, 2011 N 725" and also # contains "Date first official publication: September 6, 2011 Posted on: @@ -2145,28 +2160,45 @@ # does not contain any "effective date" information. # # Another source is -# <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oymyakonsky_District#cite_note-RuTime-7"> # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oymyakonsky_District#cite_note-RuTime-7 -# </a> # which, in note 8, contains "Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011... # Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication" # but which does not contain any reference to September 6, 2011. # # The Wikipedia article refers to -# <a href="http://base.consultant.ru/cons/cgi/online.cgi?req=doc;base=LAW;n=118896"> # http://base.consultant.ru/cons/cgi/online.cgi?req=doc;base=LAW;n=118896 -# </a> # which seems to copy the text of the government.ru page. # # Tobias Conradi combines Wikipedia's # "as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication" -# with www.rg.ru's "Date of first official publication: September 6, 2011" to get -# September 13, 2011 as the cutover date (unusually, a Tuesday, as Tobias Conradi notes). +# with www.rg.ru's "Date of first official publication: September 6, 2011" to +# get September 13, 2011 as the cutover date (unusually, a Tuesday, as Tobias +# Conradi notes). # # None of the sources indicates a time of day for changing clocks. # # Go with 2011-09-13 0:00s. +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2014-07-01): +# According to the Russian news (ITAR-TASS News Agency) +# http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/738562 +# the State Duma has approved ... the draft bill on returning to +# winter time standard and return Russia 11 time zones. The new +# regulations will come into effect on October 26, 2014 at 02:00 ... +# http://asozd2.duma.gov.ru/main.nsf/%28Spravka%29?OpenAgent&RN=431985-6&02 +# Here is a link where we put together table (based on approved Bill N +# 431985-6) with proposed 11 Russian time zones and corresponding +# areas/cities/administrative centers in the Russian Federation (in English): +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia65.html +# +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2014-07-22): +# Putin signed the Federal Law 431985-6 ... (in Russian) +# http://itar-tass.com/obschestvo/1333711 +# http://www.pravo.gov.ru:8080/page.aspx?111660 +# http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/46279 +# From October 26, 2014 the new Russian time zone map will looks like this: +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia-map-2014-07.html + # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): # Except for Moscow after 1919-07-01, I invented the time zone abbreviations. # Moscow time zone abbreviations after 1919-07-01, and Moscow rules after 1991, @@ -2193,9 +2225,9 @@ # # For Grozny, Chechnya, we have the following story from # John Daniszewski, "Scavengers in the Rubble", Los Angeles Times (2001-02-07): -# News--often false--is spread by word of mouth. A rumor that it was +# News - often false - is spread by word of mouth. A rumor that it was # time to move the clocks back put this whole city out of sync with -# the rest of Russia for two weeks--even soldiers stationed here began +# the rest of Russia for two weeks - even soldiers stationed here began # enforcing curfew at the wrong time. # # From Gwillim Law (2001-06-05): @@ -2206,107 +2238,265 @@ # since September 1997.... Although the Kuril Islands are # administratively part of Sakhalin oblast', they appear to have # remained on UTC+11 along with Magadan. -# + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-06): +# The comments detailing the coverage of each Russian zone are meant to assist +# with maintenance only and represent our best guesses as to which regions +# are covered by each zone. They are not meant to be taken as an authoritative +# listing. The region codes listed come from +# http://en.wikipedia.org/w/?title=Federal_subjects_of_Russia&oldid=611810498 +# and are used for convenience only; no guarantees are made regarding their +# future stability. ISO 3166-2:RU codes are also listed for first-level +# divisions where available. + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -# -# Kaliningradskaya oblast'. + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03): +# Europe/Kaliningrad covers... +# 39 RU-KGD Kaliningrad Oblast + Zone Europe/Kaliningrad 1:22:00 - LMT 1893 Apr 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 2:00 Poland CE%sT 1946 - 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 2:00 Russia EE%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 3:00 - FET # Further-eastern European Time + 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 2:00 Russia EE%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 3:00 - FET 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 2:00 - EET + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): +# Europe/Moscow covers... +# 01 RU-AD Adygea, Republic of +# 05 RU-DA Dagestan, Republic of +# 06 RU-IN Ingushetia, Republic of +# 07 RU-KB Kabardino-Balkar Republic +# 08 RU-KL Kalmykia, Republic of +# 09 RU-KC Karachay-Cherkess Republic +# 10 RU-KR Karelia, Republic of +# 11 RU-KO Komi Republic +# 12 RU-ME Mari El Republic +# 13 RU-MO Mordovia, Republic of +# 15 RU-SE North Ossetia-Alania, Republic of +# 16 RU-TA Tatarstan, Republic of +# 20 RU-CE Chechen Republic +# 21 RU-CU Chuvash Republic +# 23 RU-KDA Krasnodar Krai +# 26 RU-STA Stavropol Krai +# 29 RU-ARK Arkhangelsk Oblast +# 31 RU-BEL Belgorod Oblast +# 32 RU-BRY Bryansk Oblast +# 33 RU-VLA Vladimir Oblast +# 35 RU-VLG Vologda Oblast +# 36 RU-VOR Voronezh Oblast +# 37 RU-IVA Ivanovo Oblast +# 40 RU-KLU Kaluga Oblast +# 44 RU-KOS Kostroma Oblast +# 46 RU-KRS Kursk Oblast +# 47 RU-LEN Leningrad Oblast +# 48 RU-LIP Lipetsk Oblast +# 50 RU-MOS Moscow Oblast +# 51 RU-MUR Murmansk Oblast +# 52 RU-NIZ Nizhny Novgorod Oblast +# 53 RU-NGR Novgorod Oblast +# 57 RU-ORL Oryol Oblast +# 58 RU-PNZ Penza Oblast +# 60 RU-PSK Pskov Oblast +# 61 RU-ROS Rostov Oblast +# 62 RU-RYA Ryazan Oblast +# 67 RU-SMO Smolensk Oblast +# 68 RU-TAM Tambov Oblast +# 69 RU-TVE Tver Oblast +# 71 RU-TUL Tula Oblast +# 73 RU-ULY Ulyanovsk Oblast +# 76 RU-YAR Yaroslavl Oblast +# 77 RU-MOW Moscow +# 78 RU-SPE Saint Petersburg +# 83 RU-NEN Nenets Autonomous Okrug + +# From Vladimir Karpinsky (2014-07-08): +# LMT in Moscow (before Jul 3, 1916) is 2:30:17, that was defined by Moscow +# Observatory (coordinates: 55 deg. 45'29.70", 37 deg. 34'05.30").... +# LMT in Moscow since Jul 3, 1916 is 2:31:01 as a result of new standard. +# (The info is from the book by Byalokoz ... p. 18.) +# The time in St. Petersburg as capital of Russia was defined by +# Pulkov observatory, near St. Petersburg. In 1916 LMT Moscow +# was synchronized with LMT St. Petersburg (+30 minutes), (Pulkov observatory +# coordinates: 59 deg. 46'18.70", 30 deg. 19'40.70") so 30 deg. 19'40.70" > +# 2h01m18.7s = 2:01:19. LMT Moscow = LMT St.Petersburg + 30m 2:01:19 + 0:30 = +# 2:31:19 ... # -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of] -# Respublika Adygeya, Arkhangel'skaya oblast', -# Belgorodskaya oblast', Bryanskaya oblast', Vladimirskaya oblast', -# Vologodskaya oblast', Voronezhskaya oblast', -# Respublika Dagestan, Ivanovskaya oblast', Respublika Ingushetiya, -# Kabarbino-Balkarskaya Respublika, Respublika Kalmykiya, -# Kalyzhskaya oblast', Respublika Karachaevo-Cherkessiya, -# Respublika Kareliya, Respublika Komi, -# Kostromskaya oblast', Krasnodarskij kraj, Kurskaya oblast', -# Leningradskaya oblast', Lipetskaya oblast', Respublika Marij El, -# Respublika Mordoviya, Moskva, Moskovskaya oblast', -# Murmanskaya oblast', Nenetskij avtonomnyj okrug, -# Nizhegorodskaya oblast', Novgorodskaya oblast', Orlovskaya oblast', -# Penzenskaya oblast', Pskovskaya oblast', Rostovskaya oblast', -# Ryazanskaya oblast', Sankt-Peterburg, -# Respublika Severnaya Osetiya, Smolenskaya oblast', -# Stavropol'skij kraj, Tambovskaya oblast', Respublika Tatarstan, -# Tverskaya oblast', Tyl'skaya oblast', Ul'yanovskaya oblast', -# Chechenskaya Respublika, Chuvashskaya oblast', -# Yaroslavskaya oblast' -Zone Europe/Moscow 2:30:20 - LMT 1880 - 2:30 - MMT 1916 Jul 3 # Moscow Mean Time - 2:30:48 Russia %s 1919 Jul 1 2:00 +# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-08): +# Milne does not list Moscow, but suggests that its time might be listed in +# Résumés mensuels et annuels des observations météorologiques (1895). +# Presumably this is OCLC 85825704, a journal published with parallel text in +# Russian and French. This source has not been located; go with Karpinsky. + +Zone Europe/Moscow 2:30:17 - LMT 1880 + 2:30:17 - MMT 1916 Jul 3 # Moscow Mean Time + 2:31:19 Russia %s 1919 Jul 1 2:00 + 3:00 Russia %s 1921 Oct 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1922 Oct 2:00 - EET 1930 Jun 21 - 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 2:00 Russia EE%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 4:00 - MSK + 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 2:00 Russia EE%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 4:00 - MSK 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 3:00 - MSK + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03): +# Europe/Simferopol covers... +# ** **** Crimea, Republic of +# ** **** Sevastopol + +Zone Europe/Simferopol 2:16:24 - LMT 1880 + 2:16 - SMT 1924 May 2 # Simferopol Mean T + 2:00 - EET 1930 Jun 21 + 3:00 - MSK 1941 Nov + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1944 Apr 13 + 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1990 + 3:00 - MSK 1990 Jul 1 2:00 + 2:00 - EET 1992 +# Central Crimea used Moscow time 1994/1997. # -# Astrakhanskaya oblast', Kirovskaya oblast', Saratovskaya oblast', -# Volgogradskaya oblast'. Shanks & Pottenger say Kirov is still at +0400 -# but Wikipedia (2006-05-09) says +0300. Perhaps it switched after the -# others? But we have no data. +# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): +# The _Economist_ (1994-05-28, p 45) reports that central Crimea switched +# from Kiev to Moscow time sometime after the January 1994 elections. +# Shanks (1999) says "date of change uncertain", but implies that it happened +# sometime between the 1994 DST switches. Shanks & Pottenger simply say +# 1994-09-25 03:00, but that can't be right. For now, guess it +# changed in May. + 2:00 E-Eur EE%sT 1994 May +# From IATA SSIM (1994/1997), which also says that Kerch is still like Kiev. + 3:00 E-Eur MSK/MSD 1996 Mar 31 3:00s + 3:00 1:00 MSD 1996 Oct 27 3:00s +# IATA SSIM (1997-09) says Crimea switched to EET/EEST. +# Assume it happened in March by not changing the clocks. + 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1997 + 3:00 - MSK 1997 Mar lastSun 1:00u +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2014-03-17): +# time change at 2:00 (2am) on March 30, 2014 +# http://vz.ru/news/2014/3/17/677464.html +# From Paul Eggert (2014-03-30): +# Simferopol and Sevastopol reportedly changed their central town clocks +# late the previous day, but this appears to have been ceremonial +# and the discrepancies are small enough to not worry about. + 2:00 EU EE%sT 2014 Mar 30 2:00 + 4:00 - MSK 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 3:00 - MSK + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03): +# Europe/Volgograd covers... +# 30 RU-AST Astrakhan Oblast +# 34 RU-VGG Volgograd Oblast +# 43 RU-KIR Kirov Oblast +# 64 RU-SAR Saratov Oblast + +# From Paul Eggert (2006-05-09): +# Shanks & Pottenger say Kirov is still at +0400 but Wikipedia says +0300. +# Perhaps it switched after the others? But we have no data. + Zone Europe/Volgograd 2:57:40 - LMT 1920 Jan 3 3:00 - TSAT 1925 Apr 6 # Tsaritsyn Time 3:00 - STAT 1930 Jun 21 # Stalingrad Time 4:00 - STAT 1961 Nov 11 - 4:00 Russia VOL%sT 1989 Mar 26 2:00s # Volgograd T - 3:00 Russia VOL%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 4:00 - VOLT 1992 Mar 29 2:00s - 3:00 Russia VOL%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 4:00 - VOLT -# -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of] -# Samarskaya oblast', Udmyrtskaya respublika -Zone Europe/Samara 3:20:36 - LMT 1919 Jul 1 2:00 + 4:00 Russia VOL%sT 1989 Mar 26 2:00s # Volgograd T + 3:00 Russia VOL%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 4:00 - VOLT 1992 Mar 29 2:00s + 3:00 Russia MSK 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 4:00 - MSK 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 3:00 - MSK + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): +# Europe/Samara covers... +# 18 RU-UD Udmurt Republic +# 63 RU-SAM Samara Oblast + +# Byalokoz 1919 says Samara was 3:20:20. + +Zone Europe/Samara 3:20:20 - LMT 1919 Jul 1 2:00 3:00 - SAMT 1930 Jun 21 4:00 - SAMT 1935 Jan 27 - 4:00 Russia KUY%sT 1989 Mar 26 2:00s # Kuybyshev - 3:00 Russia KUY%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 2:00 Russia KUY%sT 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 3:00 - KUYT 1991 Oct 20 3:00 - 4:00 Russia SAM%sT 2010 Mar 28 2:00s # Samara Time - 3:00 Russia SAM%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 4:00 Russia KUY%sT 1989 Mar 26 2:00s # Kuybyshev + 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 2:00 Russia EE%sT 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 3:00 - KUYT 1991 Oct 20 3:00 + 4:00 Russia SAM%sT 2010 Mar 28 2:00s # Samara Time + 3:00 Russia SAM%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s 4:00 - SAMT + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): +# Asia/Yekaterinburg covers... +# 02 RU-BA Bashkortostan, Republic of +# 90 RU-PER Perm Krai +# 45 RU-KGN Kurgan Oblast +# 56 RU-ORE Orenburg Oblast +# 66 RU-SVE Sverdlovsk Oblast +# 72 RU-TYU Tyumen Oblast +# 74 RU-CHE Chelyabinsk Oblast +# 86 RU-KHM Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra +# 89 RU-YAN Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug # -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of] -# Respublika Bashkortostan, Komi-Permyatskij avtonomnyj okrug, -# Kurganskaya oblast', Orenburgskaya oblast', Permskaya oblast', -# Sverdlovskaya oblast', Tyumenskaya oblast', -# Khanty-Manskijskij avtonomnyj okrug, Chelyabinskaya oblast', -# Yamalo-Nenetskij avtonomnyj okrug. -Zone Asia/Yekaterinburg 4:02:24 - LMT 1919 Jul 15 4:00 +# Note: Effective 2005-12-01, (59) Perm Oblast and (81) Komi-Permyak +# Autonomous Okrug merged to form (90, RU-PER) Perm Krai. + +# Milne says Yekaterinburg was 4:02:32.9; round to nearest. +# Byalokoz 1919 says its provincial time was based on Perm, at 3:45:05. +# Assume it switched on 1916-07-03, the time of the new standard. +# The 1919 and 1930 transitions are from Shanks. + +Zone Asia/Yekaterinburg 4:02:33 - LMT 1916 Jul 3 + 3:45:05 - PMT 1919 Jul 15 4:00 4:00 - SVET 1930 Jun 21 # Sverdlovsk Time - 5:00 Russia SVE%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 4:00 Russia SVE%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 5:00 Russia YEK%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 6:00 - YEKT # Yekaterinburg Time -# -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of] -# Respublika Altaj, Altajskij kraj, Omskaya oblast'. -Zone Asia/Omsk 4:53:36 - LMT 1919 Nov 14 - 5:00 - OMST 1930 Jun 21 # Omsk TIme - 6:00 Russia OMS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 5:00 Russia OMS%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 6:00 Russia OMS%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 7:00 - OMST -# + 5:00 Russia SVE%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 4:00 Russia SVE%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 5:00 Russia YEK%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 6:00 - YEKT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 5:00 - YEKT + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): +# Asia/Omsk covers... +# 04 RU-AL Altai Republic +# 22 RU-ALT Altai Krai +# 55 RU-OMS Omsk Oblast + +# Byalokoz 1919 says Omsk was 4:53:30. + +Zone Asia/Omsk 4:53:30 - LMT 1919 Nov 14 + 5:00 - OMST 1930 Jun 21 # Omsk Time + 6:00 Russia OMS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 5:00 Russia OMS%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 6:00 Russia OMS%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 7:00 - OMST 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 6:00 - OMST + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03): +# Asia/Novosibirsk covers... +# 54 RU-NVS Novosibirsk Oblast +# 70 RU-TOM Tomsk Oblast + # From Paul Eggert (2006-08-19): I'm guessing about Tomsk here; it's # not clear when it switched from +7 to +6. -# Novosibirskaya oblast', Tomskaya oblast'. -Zone Asia/Novosibirsk 5:31:40 - LMT 1919 Dec 14 6:00 + +Zone Asia/Novosibirsk 5:31:40 - LMT 1919 Dec 14 6:00 6:00 - NOVT 1930 Jun 21 # Novosibirsk Time - 7:00 Russia NOV%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 6:00 Russia NOV%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 7:00 Russia NOV%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 6:00 Russia NOV%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s 7:00 Russia NOV%sT 1993 May 23 # say Shanks & P. - 6:00 Russia NOV%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 7:00 - NOVT + 6:00 Russia NOV%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 7:00 - NOVT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 6:00 - NOVT + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03): +# Asia/Novokuznetsk covers... +# 42 RU-KEM Kemerovo Oblast # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-10-13): # Kemerovo oblast' (Kemerovo region) in Russia will change current time zone on @@ -2319,14 +2509,10 @@ # time zone." ("Russia Zone 5" or old "USSR Zone 5" is GMT +0600) # # Russian Government web site (Russian language) -# <a href="http://www.government.ru/content/governmentactivity/rfgovernmentdecisions/archiv"> # http://www.government.ru/content/governmentactivity/rfgovernmentdecisions/archive/2009/09/14/991633.htm -# </a> # or Russian-English translation by WorldTimeZone.com with reference # map to local region and new Russia Time Zone map after March 28, 2010 -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia03.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia03.html -# </a> # # Thus, when Russia will switch to DST on the night of March 28, 2010 # Kemerovo region (Kemerovo oblast') will not change the clock. @@ -2334,152 +2520,319 @@ # As a result, Kemerovo oblast' will be in the same time zone as # Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Barnaul and Altai Republic. +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-02), per Alexander Krivenyshev (2014-07-02): +# The Kemerovo region will remain at UTC+7 through the 2014-10-26 change, thus +# realigning itself with KRAT. + Zone Asia/Novokuznetsk 5:48:48 - NMT 1920 Jan 6 6:00 - KRAT 1930 Jun 21 # Krasnoyarsk Time - 7:00 Russia KRA%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 6:00 Russia KRA%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 7:00 Russia KRA%sT 2010 Mar 28 2:00s - 6:00 Russia NOV%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 7:00 - NOVT # Novosibirsk/Novokuznetsk Time + 7:00 Russia KRA%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 6:00 Russia KRA%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 7:00 Russia KRA%sT 2010 Mar 28 2:00s + 6:00 Russia NOV%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s # Novosibirsk + 7:00 - NOVT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 7:00 - KRAT # Krasnoyarsk Time + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): +# Asia/Krasnoyarsk covers... +# 17 RU-TY Tuva Republic +# 19 RU-KK Khakassia, Republic of +# 24 RU-KYA Krasnoyarsk Krai # -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of] -# Krasnoyarskij kraj, -# Tajmyrskij (Dolgano-Nenetskij) avtonomnyj okrug, -# Respublika Tuva, Respublika Khakasiya, Evenkijskij avtonomnyj okrug. -Zone Asia/Krasnoyarsk 6:11:20 - LMT 1920 Jan 6 +# Note: Effective 2007-01-01, (88) Evenk Autonomous Okrug and (84) Taymyr +# Autonomous Okrug were merged into (24, RU-KYA) Krasnoyarsk Krai. + +# Byalokoz 1919 says Krasnoyarsk was 6:11:26. + +Zone Asia/Krasnoyarsk 6:11:26 - LMT 1920 Jan 6 6:00 - KRAT 1930 Jun 21 # Krasnoyarsk Time - 7:00 Russia KRA%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 6:00 Russia KRA%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 7:00 Russia KRA%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 8:00 - KRAT + 7:00 Russia KRA%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 6:00 Russia KRA%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 7:00 Russia KRA%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 8:00 - KRAT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 7:00 - KRAT + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): +# Asia/Irkutsk covers... +# 03 RU-BU Buryatia, Republic of +# 38 RU-IRK Irkutsk Oblast # -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of] -# Respublika Buryatiya, Irkutskaya oblast', -# Ust'-Ordynskij Buryatskij avtonomnyj okrug. -Zone Asia/Irkutsk 6:57:20 - LMT 1880 - 6:57:20 - IMT 1920 Jan 25 # Irkutsk Mean Time +# Note: Effective 2008-01-01, (85) Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug was +# merged into (38, RU-IRK) Irkutsk Oblast. + +# Milne 1899 says Irkutsk was 6:57:15. +# Byalokoz 1919 says Irkutsk was 6:57:05. +# Go with Byalokoz. + +Zone Asia/Irkutsk 6:57:05 - LMT 1880 + 6:57:05 - IMT 1920 Jan 25 # Irkutsk Mean Time 7:00 - IRKT 1930 Jun 21 # Irkutsk Time - 8:00 Russia IRK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 7:00 Russia IRK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 8:00 Russia IRK%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 9:00 - IRKT + 8:00 Russia IRK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 7:00 Russia IRK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 8:00 Russia IRK%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 9:00 - IRKT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 8:00 - IRKT + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-06): +# Asia/Chita covers... +# 92 RU-ZAB Zabaykalsky Krai # -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2003-10-18): [This region consists of] -# Aginskij Buryatskij avtonomnyj okrug, Amurskaya oblast', -# [parts of] Respublika Sakha (Yakutiya), Chitinskaya oblast'. +# Note: Effective 2008-03-01, (75) Chita Oblast and (80) Agin-Buryat +# Autonomous Okrug merged to form (92, RU-ZAB) Zabaykalsky Krai. -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29): -# ...some regions of [Russia] were merged with others since 2005... -# Some names were changed, no big deal, except for one instance: a new name. -# YAK/YAKST: UTC+9 Zabajkal'skij kraj. +Zone Asia/Chita 7:33:52 - LMT 1919 Dec 15 + 8:00 - YAKT 1930 Jun 21 # Yakutsk Time + 9:00 Russia YAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 8:00 Russia YAK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 9:00 Russia YAK%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 10:00 - YAKT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 8:00 - IRKT -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29): -# The Sakha districts are: Aldanskij, Amginskij, Anabarskij, -# Verkhnevilyujskij, Vilyujskij, Gornyj, -# Zhiganskij, Kobyajskij, Lenskij, Megino-Kangalasskij, Mirninskij, -# Namskij, Nyurbinskij, Olenyokskij, Olyokminskij, -# Suntarskij, Tattinskij, Ust'-Aldanskij, Khangalasskij, -# Churapchinskij, Eveno-Bytantajskij Natsional'nij. -Zone Asia/Yakutsk 8:38:40 - LMT 1919 Dec 15 +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29): +# Asia/Yakutsk covers... +# 28 RU-AMU Amur Oblast +# +# ...and parts of (14, RU-SA) Sakha (Yakutia) Republic: +# 14-02 **** Aldansky District +# 14-04 **** Amginsky District +# 14-05 **** Anabarsky District +# 14-06 **** Bulunsky District +# 14-07 **** Verkhnevilyuysky District +# 14-10 **** Vilyuysky District +# 14-11 **** Gorny District +# 14-12 **** Zhigansky District +# 14-13 **** Kobyaysky District +# 14-14 **** Lensky District +# 14-15 **** Megino-Kangalassky District +# 14-16 **** Mirninsky District +# 14-18 **** Namsky District +# 14-19 **** Neryungrinsky District +# 14-21 **** Nyurbinsky District +# 14-23 **** Olenyoksky District +# 14-24 **** Olyokminsky District +# 14-26 **** Suntarsky District +# 14-27 **** Tattinsky District +# 14-29 **** Ust-Aldansky District +# 14-32 **** Khangalassky District +# 14-33 **** Churapchinsky District +# 14-34 **** Eveno-Bytantaysky National District + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03): +# Our commentary seems to have lost mention of (14-19) Neryungrinsky District. +# Since the surrounding districts of Sakha are all YAKT, assume this is, too. +# Also assume its history has been the same as the rest of Asia/Yakutsk. + +# Byalokoz 1919 says Yakutsk was 8:38:58. + +Zone Asia/Yakutsk 8:38:58 - LMT 1919 Dec 15 8:00 - YAKT 1930 Jun 21 # Yakutsk Time - 9:00 Russia YAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 8:00 Russia YAK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 9:00 Russia YAK%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 10:00 - YAKT + 9:00 Russia YAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 8:00 Russia YAK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 9:00 Russia YAK%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 10:00 - YAKT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 9:00 - YAKT + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29): +# Asia/Vladivostok covers... +# 25 RU-PRI Primorsky Krai +# 27 RU-KHA Khabarovsk Krai +# 79 RU-YEV Jewish Autonomous Oblast # -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2003-10-18): [This region consists of] -# Evrejskaya avtonomnaya oblast', Khabarovskij kraj, Primorskij kraj, -# [parts of] Respublika Sakha (Yakutiya). +# ...and parts of (14, RU-SA) Sakha (Yakutia) Republic: +# 14-09 **** Verkhoyansky District +# 14-31 **** Ust-Yansky District -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29): -# The Sakha districts are: Bulunskij, Verkhoyanskij, ... Ust'-Yanskij. -Zone Asia/Vladivostok 8:47:44 - LMT 1922 Nov 15 +# Milne 1899 says Vladivostok was 8:47:33.5. +# Byalokoz 1919 says Vladivostok was 8:47:31. +# Go with Byalokoz. + +Zone Asia/Vladivostok 8:47:31 - LMT 1922 Nov 15 9:00 - VLAT 1930 Jun 21 # Vladivostok Time - 10:00 Russia VLA%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 9:00 Russia VLA%sST 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 10:00 Russia VLA%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 11:00 - VLAT + 10:00 Russia VLA%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 9:00 Russia VLA%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 10:00 Russia VLA%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 11:00 - VLAT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 10:00 - VLAT + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03): +# Asia/Khandyga covers parts of (14, RU-SA) Sakha (Yakutia) Republic: +# 14-28 **** Tomponsky District +# 14-30 **** Ust-Maysky District # From Arthur David Olson (2012-05-09): # Tomponskij and Ust'-Majskij switched from Vladivostok time to Yakutsk time # in 2011. -# + # From Paul Eggert (2012-11-25): # Shanks and Pottenger (2003) has Khandyga on Yakutsk time. # Make a wild guess that it switched to Vladivostok time in 2004. # This transition is no doubt wrong, but we have no better info. -# + Zone Asia/Khandyga 9:02:13 - LMT 1919 Dec 15 8:00 - YAKT 1930 Jun 21 # Yakutsk Time - 9:00 Russia YAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 8:00 Russia YAK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 9:00 Russia YAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 8:00 Russia YAK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s 9:00 Russia YAK%sT 2004 - 10:00 Russia VLA%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 11:00 - VLAT 2011 Sep 13 0:00s # Decree 725? - 10:00 - YAKT + 10:00 Russia VLA%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 11:00 - VLAT 2011 Sep 13 0:00s # Decree 725? + 10:00 - YAKT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 9:00 - YAKT -# -# Sakhalinskaya oblast'. -# The Zone name should be Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, but that's too long. + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03): +# Asia/Sakhalin covers... +# 65 RU-SAK Sakhalin Oblast +# ...with the exception of: +# 65-11 **** Severo-Kurilsky District (North Kuril Islands) + +# The Zone name should be Asia/Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, but that's too long. Zone Asia/Sakhalin 9:30:48 - LMT 1905 Aug 23 - 9:00 - CJT 1938 + 9:00 - JCST 1937 Oct 1 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug 25 - 11:00 Russia SAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s # Sakhalin T. - 10:00 Russia SAK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 11:00 Russia SAK%sT 1997 Mar lastSun 2:00s - 10:00 Russia SAK%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 11:00 - SAKT -# -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2003-10-18): [This region consists of] -# Magadanskaya oblast', Respublika Sakha (Yakutiya). -# Probably also: Kuril Islands. + 11:00 Russia SAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s # Sakhalin T + 10:00 Russia SAK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 11:00 Russia SAK%sT 1997 Mar lastSun 2:00s + 10:00 Russia SAK%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 11:00 - SAKT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 10:00 - SAKT -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29): -# The Sakha districts are: Abyjskij, Allaikhovskij, Verkhhhnekolymskij, Momskij, -# Nizhnekolymskij, ... Srednekolymskij. + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29): +# Asia/Magadan covers... +# 49 RU-MAG Magadan Oblast + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-06), per Alexander Krivenyshev (2014-07-02): +# Magadan Oblast is moving from UTC+12 to UTC+10 on 2014-10-26; however, +# several districts of Sakha Republic as well as Severo-Kurilsky District of +# the Sakhalin Oblast (also known as the North Kuril Islands), represented +# until now by Asia/Magadan, will instead move to UTC+11. These regions will +# need their own zone. + Zone Asia/Magadan 10:03:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 10:00 - MAGT 1930 Jun 21 # Magadan Time - 11:00 Russia MAG%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 10:00 Russia MAG%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 11:00 Russia MAG%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 12:00 - MAGT + 11:00 Russia MAG%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 10:00 Russia MAG%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 11:00 Russia MAG%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 12:00 - MAGT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 10:00 - MAGT + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-06): +# Asia/Srednekolymsk covers parts of (14, RU-SA) Sakha (Yakutia) Republic: +# 14-01 **** Abyysky District +# 14-03 **** Allaikhovsky District +# 14-08 **** Verkhnekolymsky District +# 14-17 **** Momsky District +# 14-20 **** Nizhnekolymsky District +# 14-25 **** Srednekolymsky District +# +# ...and parts of (65, RU-SAK) Sakhalin Oblast: +# 65-11 **** Severo-Kurilsky District (North Kuril Islands) + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-02): +# Oymyakonsky District of Sakha Republic (represented by Ust-Nera), along with +# most of Sakhalin Oblast (represented by Sakhalin) will be moving to UTC+10 on +# 2014-10-26 to stay aligned with VLAT/SAKT; however, Severo-Kurilsky District +# of the Sakhalin Oblast (also known as the North Kuril Islands, represented by +# Severo-Kurilsk) will remain on UTC+11. + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-06): +# Assume North Kuril Islands have history like Magadan before 2011-03-27. +# There is a decent chance this is wrong, in which case a new zone +# Asia/Severo-Kurilsk would become necessary. +# +# Srednekolymsk and Zyryanka are the most populous places amongst these +# districts, but have very similar populations. In fact, Wikipedia currently +# lists them both as having 3528 people, exactly 1668 males and 1860 females +# each! (Yikes!) +# http://en.wikipedia.org/w/?title=Srednekolymsky_District&oldid=603435276 +# http://en.wikipedia.org/w/?title=Verkhnekolymsky_District&oldid=594378493 +# Assume this is a mistake, albeit an amusing one. +# +# Looking at censuses, the populations of the two municipalities seem to have +# fluctuated recently. Zyryanka was more populous than Srednekolymsk in the +# 1989 and 2002 censuses, but Srednekolymsk was more populous in the most +# recent (2010) census, 3525 to 3170. (See pages 195 and 197 of +# http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/Documents/Vol1/pub-01-05.pdf +# in Russian.) In addition, Srednekolymsk appears to be a much older +# settlement and the population of Zyryanka seems to be declining. +# Go with Srednekolymsk. +# +# Since Magadan Oblast moves to UTC+10 on 2014-10-26, we cannot keep using MAGT +# as the abbreviation. Use SRET instead. + +Zone Asia/Srednekolymsk 10:14:52 - LMT 1924 May 2 + 10:00 - MAGT 1930 Jun 21 # Magadan Time + 11:00 Russia MAG%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 10:00 Russia MAG%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 11:00 Russia MAG%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 12:00 - MAGT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 11:00 - SRET # Srednekolymsk Time + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03): +# Asia/Ust-Nera covers parts of (14, RU-SA) Sakha (Yakutia) Republic: +# 14-22 **** Oymyakonsky District # From Arthur David Olson (2012-05-09): -# Ojmyakonskij and the Kuril Islands switched from +# Ojmyakonskij [and the Kuril Islands] switched from # Magadan time to Vladivostok time in 2011. +# +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-06), per Alexander Krivenyshev (2014-07-02): +# It's unlikely that any of the Kuril Islands were involved in such a switch, +# as the South and Middle Kurils have been on UTC+11 (SAKT) with the rest of +# Sakhalin Oblast since at least 2011-09, and the North Kurils have been on +# UTC+12 since at least then, too. + Zone Asia/Ust-Nera 9:32:54 - LMT 1919 Dec 15 8:00 - YAKT 1930 Jun 21 # Yakutsk Time 9:00 Russia YAKT 1981 Apr 1 - 11:00 Russia MAG%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 10:00 Russia MAG%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 11:00 Russia MAG%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s - 12:00 - MAGT 2011 Sep 13 0:00s # Decree 725? - 11:00 - VLAT + 11:00 Russia MAG%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 10:00 Russia MAG%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 11:00 Russia MAG%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 12:00 - MAGT 2011 Sep 13 0:00s # Decree 725? + 11:00 - VLAT 2014 Oct 26 2:00s + 10:00 - VLAT -# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of] -# Kamchatskaya oblast', Koryakskij avtonomnyj okrug. + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03), per Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): +# Asia/Kamchatka covers... +# 91 RU-KAM Kamchatka Krai # -# The Zone name should be Asia/Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski, but that's too long. +# Note: Effective 2007-07-01, (41) Kamchatka Oblast and (82) Koryak +# Autonomous Okrug merged to form (91, RU-KAM) Kamchatka Krai. + +# The Zone name should be Asia/Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski or perhaps +# Asia/Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, but these are too long. Zone Asia/Kamchatka 10:34:36 - LMT 1922 Nov 10 11:00 - PETT 1930 Jun 21 # P-K Time - 12:00 Russia PET%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 11:00 Russia PET%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 12:00 Russia PET%sT 2010 Mar 28 2:00s - 11:00 Russia PET%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 12:00 Russia PET%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 11:00 Russia PET%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 12:00 Russia PET%sT 2010 Mar 28 2:00s + 11:00 Russia PET%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s 12:00 - PETT -# -# Chukotskij avtonomnyj okrug + + +# From Tim Parenti (2014-07-03): +# Asia/Anadyr covers... +# 87 RU-CHU Chukotka Autonomous Okrug + Zone Asia/Anadyr 11:49:56 - LMT 1924 May 2 12:00 - ANAT 1930 Jun 21 # Anadyr Time - 13:00 Russia ANA%sT 1982 Apr 1 0:00s - 12:00 Russia ANA%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 11:00 Russia ANA%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 12:00 Russia ANA%sT 2010 Mar 28 2:00s - 11:00 Russia ANA%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s + 13:00 Russia ANA%sT 1982 Apr 1 0:00s + 12:00 Russia ANA%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 11:00 Russia ANA%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 12:00 Russia ANA%sT 2010 Mar 28 2:00s + 11:00 Russia ANA%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s 12:00 - ANAT + # San Marino # See Europe/Rome. @@ -2488,11 +2841,11 @@ Zone Europe/Belgrade 1:22:00 - LMT 1884 1:00 - CET 1941 Apr 18 23:00 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 - 1:00 - CET 1945 May 8 2:00s + 1:00 - CET 1945 May 8 2:00s 1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Sep 16 2:00s -# Metod Kozelj reports that the legal date of +# Metod Koželj reports that the legal date of # transition to EU rules was 1982-11-27, for all of Yugoslavia at the time. -# Shanks & Pottenger don't give as much detail, so go with Kozelj. +# Shanks & Pottenger don't give as much detail, so go with Koželj. 1:00 - CET 1982 Nov 27 1:00 EU CE%sT Link Europe/Belgrade Europe/Ljubljana # Slovenia @@ -2568,13 +2921,13 @@ 0:00 1:00 WEST 1918 Oct 7 23:00 0:00 - WET 1924 0:00 Spain WE%sT 1929 - 0:00 SpainAfrica WE%sT 1984 Mar 16 + 0:00 SpainAfrica WE%sT 1984 Mar 16 1:00 - CET 1986 1:00 EU CE%sT Zone Atlantic/Canary -1:01:36 - LMT 1922 Mar # Las Palmas de Gran C. - -1:00 - CANT 1946 Sep 30 1:00 # Canaries Time - 0:00 - WET 1980 Apr 6 0:00s - 0:00 1:00 WEST 1980 Sep 28 0:00s + -1:00 - CANT 1946 Sep 30 1:00 # Canaries T + 0:00 - WET 1980 Apr 6 0:00s + 0:00 1:00 WEST 1980 Sep 28 0:00s 0:00 EU WE%sT # IATA SSIM (1996-09) says the Canaries switch at 2:00u, not 1:00u. # Ignore this for now, as the Canaries are part of the EU. @@ -2583,7 +2936,7 @@ # From Ivan Nilsson (2001-04-13), superseding Shanks & Pottenger: # -# The law "Svensk forfattningssamling 1878, no 14" about standard time in 1879: +# The law "Svensk författningssamling 1878, no 14" about standard time in 1879: # From the beginning of 1879 (that is 01-01 00:00) the time for all # places in the country is "the mean solar time for the meridian at # three degrees, or twelve minutes of time, to the west of the @@ -2594,7 +2947,7 @@ # national standard time as 01:00:14 ahead of GMT.... # # About the beginning of CET in Sweden. The lawtext ("Svensk -# forfattningssamling 1899, no 44") states, that "from the beginning +# författningssamling 1899, no 44") states, that "from the beginning # of 1900... ... the same as the mean solar time for the meridian at # the distance of one hour of time from the meridian of the English # observatory at Greenwich, or at 12 minutes 14 seconds to the west @@ -2602,7 +2955,7 @@ # 1899-06-16. In short: At 1900-01-01 00:00:00 the new standard time # in Sweden is 01:00:00 ahead of GMT. # -# 1916: The lawtext ("Svensk forfattningssamling 1916, no 124") states +# 1916: The lawtext ("Svensk författningssamling 1916, no 124") states # that "1916-05-15 is considered to begin one hour earlier". It is # pretty obvious that at 05-14 23:00 the clocks are set to 05-15 00:00.... # Further the law says, that "1916-09-30 is considered to end one hour later". @@ -2612,7 +2965,7 @@ # not available on the site (to my knowledge they are only available # in Swedish): <http://www.riksdagen.se/english/work/sfst.asp> (type # "sommartid" without the quotes in the field "Fritext" and then click -# the Sok-button). +# the Sök-button). # # (2001-05-13): # @@ -2627,9 +2980,9 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Stockholm 1:12:12 - LMT 1879 Jan 1 - 1:00:14 - SET 1900 Jan 1 # Swedish Time + 1:00:14 - SET 1900 Jan 1 # Swedish Time 1:00 - CET 1916 May 14 23:00 - 1:00 1:00 CEST 1916 Oct 1 01:00 + 1:00 1:00 CEST 1916 Oct 1 1:00 1:00 - CET 1980 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -2637,7 +2990,7 @@ # From Howse: # By the end of the 18th century clocks and watches became commonplace # and their performance improved enormously. Communities began to keep -# mean time in preference to apparent time -- Geneva from 1780 .... +# mean time in preference to apparent time - Geneva from 1780 .... # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S # From Whitman (who writes "Midnight?"): # Rule Swiss 1940 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 S @@ -2653,7 +3006,7 @@ # to be wrong. This is now verified. # # I have found copies of the original ruling by the Swiss Federal -# government, in 'Eidgen[o]ssische Gesetzessammlung 1941 and 1942' (Swiss +# government, in 'Eidgenössische Gesetzessammlung 1941 and 1942' (Swiss # federal law collection)... # # DST began on Monday 5 May 1941, 1:00 am by shifting the clocks to 2:00 am @@ -2672,7 +3025,7 @@ # night as an absolute novelty, because this was the first time that such # a thing had happened in Switzerland. # -# I have also checked 1916, because one book source (Gabriel, Traite de +# I have also checked 1916, because one book source (Gabriel, Traité de # l'heure dans le monde) claims that Switzerland had DST in 1916. This is # false, no official document could be found. Probably Gabriel got misled # by references to Germany, which introduced DST in 1916 for the first time. @@ -2686,19 +3039,19 @@ # One further detail for Switzerland, which is probably out of scope for # most users of tzdata: The [Europe/Zurich zone] ... # describes all of Switzerland correctly, with the exception of -# the Cantone Geneve (Geneva, Genf). Between 1848 and 1894 Geneve did not +# the Canton de Genève (Geneva, Genf). Between 1848 and 1894 Geneva did not # follow Bern Mean Time but kept its own local mean time. # To represent this, an extra zone would be needed. # # From Alois Treindl (2013-09-11): # The Federal regulations say # http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/20071096/index.html -# ... the meridian for Bern mean time ... is 7 degrees 26'22.50". +# ... the meridian for Bern mean time ... is 7 degrees 26' 22.50". # Expressed in time, it is 0h29m45.5s. # From Pierre-Yves Berger (2013-09-11): -# the "Circulaire du conseil federal" (December 11 1893) -# <http://www.amtsdruckschriften.bar.admin.ch/viewOrigDoc.do?id=10071353> ... +# the "Circulaire du conseil fédéral" (December 11 1893) +# http://www.amtsdruckschriften.bar.admin.ch/viewOrigDoc.do?id=10071353 # clearly states that the [1894-06-01] change should be done at midnight # but if no one is present after 11 at night, could be postponed until one # hour before the beginning of service. @@ -2709,14 +3062,14 @@ # We can find no reliable source for Shanks's assertion that all of Switzerland # except Geneva switched to Bern Mean Time at 00:00 on 1848-09-12. This book: # -# Jakob Messerli. Gleichmassig, punktlich, schnell: Zeiteinteilung und +# Jakob Messerli. Gleichmässig, pünktlich, schnell. Zeiteinteilung und # Zeitgebrauch in der Schweiz im 19. Jahrhundert. Chronos, Zurich 1995, # ISBN 3-905311-68-2, OCLC 717570797. # # suggests that the transition was more gradual, and that the Swiss did not # agree about civil time during the transition. The timekeeping it gives the # most detail for is postal and telegraph time: here, federal legislation (the -# "Bundesgesetz uber die Erstellung von elektrischen Telegraphen") passed on +# "Bundesgesetz über die Erstellung von elektrischen Telegraphen") passed on # 1851-11-23, and an official implementation notice was published 1853-07-16 # (Bundesblatt 1853, Bd. II, S. 859). On p 72 Messerli writes that in # practice since July 1853 Bernese time was used in "all postal and telegraph @@ -2730,7 +3083,7 @@ Rule Swiss 1941 1942 - Oct Mon>=1 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Zurich 0:34:08 - LMT 1853 Jul 16 # See above comment. - 0:29:46 - BMT 1894 Jun # Bern Mean Time + 0:29:46 - BMT 1894 Jun # Bern Mean Time 1:00 Swiss CE%sT 1981 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -2738,7 +3091,7 @@ # From Amar Devegowda (2007-01-03): # The time zone rules for Istanbul, Turkey have not been changed for years now. -# ... The latest rules are available at - +# ... The latest rules are available at: # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=107 # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-01-03): # I have been able to find press records back to 1996 which all say that @@ -2763,8 +3116,7 @@ # (on a non-government server though) describing dates between 2002 and 2006: # http://www.alomaliye.com/bkk_2002_3769.htm -# From Gökdeniz Karadağ (2011-03-10): -# +# From Gökdeniz Karadağ (2011-03-10): # According to the articles linked below, Turkey will change into summer # time zone (GMT+3) on March 28, 2011 at 3:00 a.m. instead of March 27. # This change is due to a nationwide exam on 27th. @@ -2777,9 +3129,16 @@ # Turkish Local election.... # http://www.sabah.com.tr/Ekonomi/2014/02/12/yaz-saatinde-onemli-degisiklik # ... so Turkey will move clocks forward one hour on March 31 at 3:00 a.m. -# From Paul Eggert (2014-02-17): -# Here is an English-language source: -# http://www.worldbulletin.net/turkey/129016/turkey-switches-to-daylight-saving-time-march-31 +# From Randal L. Schwartz (2014-04-15): +# Having landed on a flight from the states to Istanbul (via AMS) on March 31, +# I can tell you that NOBODY (even the airlines) respected this timezone DST +# change delay. Maybe the word just didn't get out in time. +# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-15): +# The press reported massive confusion, as election officials obeyed the rule +# change but cell phones (and airline baggage systems) did not. See: +# Kostidis M. Eventful elections in Turkey. Balkan News Agency +# http://www.balkaneu.com/eventful-elections-turkey/ 2014-03-30. +# I guess the best we can do is document the official time. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Turkey 1916 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S @@ -2846,10 +3205,10 @@ 2:00 Turkey EE%sT 1978 Oct 15 3:00 Turkey TR%sT 1985 Apr 20 # Turkey Time 2:00 Turkey EE%sT 2007 - 2:00 EU EE%sT 2011 Mar 27 1:00u - 2:00 - EET 2011 Mar 28 1:00u - 2:00 EU EE%sT 2014 Mar 30 1:00u - 2:00 - EET 2014 Mar 31 1:00u + 2:00 EU EE%sT 2011 Mar 27 1:00u + 2:00 - EET 2011 Mar 28 1:00u + 2:00 EU EE%sT 2014 Mar 30 1:00u + 2:00 - EET 2014 Mar 31 1:00u 2:00 EU EE%sT Link Europe/Istanbul Asia/Istanbul # Istanbul is in both continents. @@ -2870,7 +3229,7 @@ # Bill number 8330 of MP from the Party of Regions Oleg Nadoshi got # approval from 266 deputies. # -# Ukraine abolishes transter back to the winter time (in Russian) +# Ukraine abolishes transfer back to the winter time (in Russian) # http://news.mail.ru/politics/6861560/ # # The Ukrainians will no longer change the clock (in Russian) @@ -2931,12 +3290,12 @@ 2:00 - EET 1930 Jun 21 3:00 - MSK 1941 Sep 20 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1943 Nov 6 - 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1990 Jul 1 2:00 - 2:00 1:00 EEST 1991 Sep 29 3:00 + 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1990 Jul 1 2:00 + 2:00 1:00 EEST 1991 Sep 29 3:00 2:00 E-Eur EE%sT 1995 2:00 EU EE%sT # Ruthenia used CET 1990/1991. -# "Uzhhorod" is the transliteration of the Ukrainian name, but +# "Uzhhorod" is the transliteration of the Rusyn/Ukrainian pronunciation, but # "Uzhgorod" is more common in English. Zone Europe/Uzhgorod 1:29:12 - LMT 1890 Oct 1:00 - CET 1940 @@ -2944,8 +3303,8 @@ 1:00 1:00 CEST 1944 Oct 26 1:00 - CET 1945 Jun 29 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1990 - 3:00 - MSK 1990 Jul 1 2:00 - 1:00 - CET 1991 Mar 31 3:00 + 3:00 - MSK 1990 Jul 1 2:00 + 1:00 - CET 1991 Mar 31 3:00 2:00 - EET 1992 2:00 E-Eur EE%sT 1995 2:00 EU EE%sT @@ -2959,42 +3318,9 @@ 2:00 - EET 1930 Jun 21 3:00 - MSK 1941 Aug 25 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1943 Oct 25 - 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31 2:00 + 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1991 Mar 31 2:00 2:00 E-Eur EE%sT 1995 2:00 EU EE%sT -# Central Crimea used Moscow time 1994/1997. -Zone Europe/Simferopol 2:16:24 - LMT 1880 - 2:16 - SMT 1924 May 2 # Simferopol Mean T - 2:00 - EET 1930 Jun 21 - 3:00 - MSK 1941 Nov - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1944 Apr 13 - 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1990 - 3:00 - MSK 1990 Jul 1 2:00 - 2:00 - EET 1992 -# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): -# The _Economist_ (1994-05-28, p 45) reports that central Crimea switched -# from Kiev to Moscow time sometime after the January 1994 elections. -# Shanks (1999) says "date of change uncertain", but implies that it happened -# sometime between the 1994 DST switches. Shanks & Pottenger simply say -# 1994-09-25 03:00, but that can't be right. For now, guess it -# changed in May. - 2:00 E-Eur EE%sT 1994 May -# From IATA SSIM (1994/1997), which also says that Kerch is still like Kiev. - 3:00 E-Eur MSK/MSD 1996 Mar 31 3:00s - 3:00 1:00 MSD 1996 Oct 27 3:00s -# IATA SSIM (1997-09) says Crimea switched to EET/EEST. -# Assume it happened in March by not changing the clocks. - 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1997 - 3:00 - MSK 1997 Mar lastSun 1:00u -# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2014-03-17): -# time change at 2:00 (2am) on March 30, 2014 -# http://vz.ru/news/2014/3/17/677464.html -# From Paul Eggert (2014-03-30): -# Simferopol and Sevastopol reportedly changed their central town clocks -# late the previous day, but this appears to have been ceremonial -# and the discrepancies are small enough to not worry about. - 2:00 EU EE%sT 2014 Mar 30 2:00 - 4:00 - MSK # Vatican City # See Europe/Rome. @@ -3018,7 +3344,7 @@ # ... # # ...the European time rules are...standardized since 1981, when -# most European coun[tr]ies started DST. Before that year, only +# most European countries started DST. Before that year, only # a few countries (UK, France, Italy) had DST, each according # to own national rules. In 1981, however, DST started on # 'Apr firstSun', and not on 'Mar lastSun' as in the following @@ -3026,7 +3352,7 @@ # But also since 1981 there are some more national exceptions # than listed in 'europe': Switzerland, for example, joined DST # one year later, Denmark ended DST on 'Oct 1' instead of 'Sep -# lastSun' in 1981---I don't know how they handle now. +# lastSun' in 1981 - I don't know how they handle now. # # Finally, DST ist always from 'Apr 1' to 'Oct 1' in the # Soviet Union (as far as I know).
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/factory Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/factory Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/iso3166.tab Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/iso3166.tab Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -26,21 +26,21 @@ # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. # -# From Paul Eggert (2013-05-27): +# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-18): +# This file contains a table of two-letter country codes. Columns are +# separated by a single tab. Lines beginning with '#' are comments. +# Although all text currently uses ASCII encoding, this is planned to +# change to UTF-8 soon. The columns of the table are as follows: # -# This file contains a table with the following columns: # 1. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, current as of -# ISO 3166-1 Newsletter VI-15 (2013-05-10). See: Updates on ISO 3166 +# ISO 3166-1 Newsletter VI-16 (2013-07-11). See: Updates on ISO 3166 # http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes/updates_on_iso_3166.htm # 2. The usual English name for the coded region, # chosen so that alphabetic sorting of subsets produces helpful lists. # This is not the same as the English name in the ISO 3166 tables. # -# Columns are separated by a single tab. # The table is sorted by country code. # -# Lines beginning with `#' are comments. -# # This table is intended as an aid for users, to help them select time # zone data appropriate for their practical needs. It is not intended # to take or endorse any position on legal or territorial claims.
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/leapseconds Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/leapseconds Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# Allowance for leapseconds added to each timezone file. +# Allowance for leap seconds added to each time zone file. # This file is in the public domain. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ # you should be able to pick up leap-seconds.list from a secondary NIST server. # For more about leap-seconds.list, please see # The NTP Timescale and Leap Seconds -# <http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/leap.html>. +# http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/leap.html # The International Earth Rotation Service periodically uses leap seconds # to keep UTC to within 0.9 s of UT1
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/northamerica Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/northamerica Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. # also includes Central America and the Caribbean -# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, +# This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to -# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). +# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see +# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution. # From Paul Eggert (1999-03-22): # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is @@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ # to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make # them healthy, wealthy and wise in spite of themselves. # -# -- Robertson Davies, The diary of Samuel Marchbanks, +# -- Robertson Davies, The diary of Samuel Marchbanks, # Clarke, Irwin (1947), XIX, Sunday # # For more about the first ten years of DST in the United States, see -# Robert Garland's <a href="http://www.clpgh.org/exhibit/dst.html"> -# Ten years of daylight saving from the Pittsburgh standpoint -# (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 1927)</a>. +# Robert Garland, Ten years of daylight saving from the Pittsburgh standpoint +# (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 1927). +# http://www.clpgh.org/exhibit/dst.html # # Shanks says that DST was called "War Time" in the US in 1918 and 1919. # However, DST was imposed by the Standard Time Act of 1918, which @@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ # From Arthur David Olson (2000-09-25): # Last night I heard part of a rebroadcast of a 1945 Arch Oboler radio drama. # In the introduction, Oboler spoke of "Eastern Peace Time." -# An AltaVista search turned up -# <a href="http://rowayton.org/rhs/hstaug45.html">: +# An AltaVista search turned up: +# http://rowayton.org/rhs/hstaug45.html # "When the time is announced over the radio now, it is 'Eastern Peace # Time' instead of the old familiar 'Eastern War Time.' Peace is wonderful." -# </a> (August 1945) by way of confirmation. +# (August 1945) by way of confirmation. # From Joseph Gallant citing # George H. Douglas, _The Early Days of Radio Broadcasting_ (1987): @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ # USA ALASKA STD 9 H BEHIND UTC MOST OF ALASKA (AKST) # USA ALASKA STD 8 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30 (AKDT) # USA ALEUTIAN 10 H BEHIND UTC ISLANDS WEST OF 170W -# USA - " - 9 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30 +# USA " 9 H BEHIND UTC APR 3 - OCT 30 # USA HAWAII 10 H BEHIND UTC # USA BERING 11 H BEHIND UTC SAMOA, MIDWAY @@ -258,19 +258,19 @@ # The following was signed into law on 2005-08-08. # # H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2005, SEC. 110. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS. -# (a) Amendment- Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 +# (a) Amendment.--Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 # U.S.C. 260a(a)) is amended-- -# (1) by striking 'first Sunday of April' and inserting 'second -# Sunday of March'; and -# (2) by striking 'last Sunday of October' and inserting 'first +# (1) by striking "first Sunday of April" and inserting "second +# Sunday of March"; and +# (2) by striking "last Sunday of October" and inserting "first # Sunday of November'. -# (b) Effective Date- Subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the +# (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the # date of enactment of this Act or March 1, 2007, whichever is later. -# (c) Report to Congress- Not later than 9 months after the effective +# (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 9 months after the effective # date stated in subsection (b), the Secretary shall report to Congress # on the impact of this section on energy consumption in the United # States. -# (d) Right to Revert- Congress retains the right to revert the +# (d) Right to Revert.--Congress retains the right to revert the # Daylight Saving Time back to the 2005 time schedules once the # Department study is complete. @@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ # From Paul Eggert (2005-08-26): # According to today's Huntsville Times -# <http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1125047783228320.xml&coll=1> +# http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1125047783228320.xml&coll=1 # a few towns on Alabama's "eastern border with Georgia, such as Phenix City # in Russell County, Lanett in Chambers County and some towns in Lee County, # set their watches and clocks on Eastern time." It quotes H.H. "Bubba" @@ -347,15 +347,15 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Chicago -5:50:36 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:09:24 -6:00 US C%sT 1920 - -6:00 Chicago C%sT 1936 Mar 1 2:00 - -5:00 - EST 1936 Nov 15 2:00 + -6:00 Chicago C%sT 1936 Mar 1 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 1936 Nov 15 2:00 -6:00 Chicago C%sT 1942 -6:00 US C%sT 1946 -6:00 Chicago C%sT 1967 -6:00 US C%sT # Oliver County, ND switched from mountain to central time on 1992-10-25. Zone America/North_Dakota/Center -6:45:12 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:14:48 - -7:00 US M%sT 1992 Oct 25 02:00 + -7:00 US M%sT 1992 Oct 25 2:00 -6:00 US C%sT # Morton County, ND, switched from mountain to central time on # 2003-10-26, except for the area around Mandan which was already central time. @@ -364,29 +364,26 @@ # Jones, Mellette, and Todd Counties in South Dakota; # but in practice these other counties were already observing central time. # See <http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2003/October/Day-28/i27056.htm>. -Zone America/North_Dakota/New_Salem -6:45:39 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:14:21 - -7:00 US M%sT 2003 Oct 26 02:00 +Zone America/North_Dakota/New_Salem -6:45:39 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:14:21 + -7:00 US M%sT 2003 Oct 26 2:00 -6:00 US C%sT # From Josh Findley (2011-01-21): # ...it appears that Mercer County, North Dakota, changed from the # mountain time zone to the central time zone at the last transition from # daylight-saving to standard time (on Nov. 7, 2010): -# <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-09-29/html/2010-24376.htm"> # http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-09-29/html/2010-24376.htm -# </a> -# <a href="http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/local/article_1eb1b588-c758-11df-b472-001cc4c03286.html"> # http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/local/article_1eb1b588-c758-11df-b472-001cc4c03286.html -# </a> # From Andy Lipscomb (2011-01-24): # ...according to the Census Bureau, the largest city is Beulah (although # it's commonly referred to as Beulah-Hazen, with Hazen being the next # largest city in Mercer County). Google Maps places Beulah's city hall -# at 4715'51" north, 10146'40" west, which yields an offset of 6h47'07". +# at 47 degrees 15' 51" N, 101 degrees 46' 40" W, which yields an offset +# of 6h47'07". -Zone America/North_Dakota/Beulah -6:47:07 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:12:53 - -7:00 US M%sT 2010 Nov 7 2:00 +Zone America/North_Dakota/Beulah -6:47:07 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:12:53 + -7:00 US M%sT 2010 Nov 7 2:00 -6:00 US C%sT # US mountain time, represented by Denver @@ -448,15 +445,18 @@ # was destroyed in 1805 by a Yakutat-kon war party.) However, there # were nearby inhabitants in some cases and for our purposes perhaps # it's best to simply use the official transition. + +# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-18): +# One opinion of the early-1980s turmoil in Alaska over time zones and +# daylight saving time appeared as graffiti on a Juneau airport wall: +# "Welcome to Juneau. Please turn your watch back to the 19th century." +# See: Turner W. Alaska's four time zones now two. NY Times 1983-11-01. +# http://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/01/us/alaska-s-four-time-zones-now-two.html # - -# From Steve Ferguson (2011-01-31): -# The author lives in Alaska and many of the references listed are only -# available to Alaskan residents. -# -# <a href="http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/index.cfm?section=discover%20alaska&page=Glimpses%20of%20the%20Past&viewpost=2&ContentId=98"> -# http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/index.cfm?section=discover%20alaska&page=Glimpses%20of%20the%20Past&viewpost=2&ContentId=98 -# </a> +# Steve Ferguson (2011-01-31) referred to the following source: +# Norris F. Keeping time in Alaska: national directives, local response. +# Alaska History 2001;16(1-2). +# http://alaskahistoricalsociety.org/discover-alaska/glimpses-of-the-past/keeping-time-in-alaska/ # From Arthur David Olson (2011-02-01): # Here's database-relevant material from the 2001 "Alaska History" article: @@ -482,12 +482,10 @@ # From Arthur David Olson (2011-02-09): # I just spoke by phone with a staff member at the Metlakatla Indian # Community office (using contact information available at -# <a href="http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_name=Metlakatla"> # http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_name=Metlakatla -# </a>). # It's shortly after 1:00 here on the east coast of the United States; # the staffer said it was shortly after 10:00 there. When I asked whether -# that meant they were on Pacific time, they said no--they were on their +# that meant they were on Pacific time, they said no - they were on their # own time. I asked about daylight saving; they said it wasn't used. I # did not inquire about practices in the past. @@ -501,9 +499,9 @@ -8:00 - PST 1942 -8:00 US P%sT 1946 -8:00 - PST 1969 - -8:00 US P%sT 1980 Apr 27 2:00 - -9:00 US Y%sT 1980 Oct 26 2:00 - -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 + -8:00 US P%sT 1980 Apr 27 2:00 + -9:00 US Y%sT 1980 Oct 26 2:00 + -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 -9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30 -9:00 US AK%sT Zone America/Sitka 14:58:47 - LMT 1867 Oct 18 @@ -511,7 +509,7 @@ -8:00 - PST 1942 -8:00 US P%sT 1946 -8:00 - PST 1969 - -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 + -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 -9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30 -9:00 US AK%sT Zone America/Metlakatla 15:13:42 - LMT 1867 Oct 18 @@ -519,8 +517,8 @@ -8:00 - PST 1942 -8:00 US P%sT 1946 -8:00 - PST 1969 - -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 - -8:00 - MeST + -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 + -8:00 - PST Zone America/Yakutat 14:41:05 - LMT 1867 Oct 18 -9:18:55 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 12:00 -9:00 - YST 1942 @@ -535,7 +533,7 @@ -10:00 US CAT/CAPT 1946 # Peace -10:00 - CAT 1967 Apr -10:00 - AHST 1969 - -10:00 US AH%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 + -10:00 US AH%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 -9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30 -9:00 US AK%sT Zone America/Nome 12:58:21 - LMT 1867 Oct 18 @@ -544,7 +542,7 @@ -11:00 US N%sT 1946 -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr -11:00 - BST 1969 - -11:00 US B%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 + -11:00 US B%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 -9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30 -9:00 US AK%sT Zone America/Adak 12:13:21 - LMT 1867 Oct 18 @@ -553,7 +551,7 @@ -11:00 US N%sT 1946 -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr -11:00 - BST 1969 - -11:00 US B%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 + -11:00 US B%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 -10:00 US AH%sT 1983 Nov 30 -10:00 US HA%sT # The following switches don't quite make our 1970 cutoff. @@ -571,7 +569,7 @@ # Minutes of the Unalaska City Council Meeting, January 10, 1967: # "Except for St. Paul and Akutan, Unalaska is the only important # location not on Alaska Standard Time. The following resolution was -# made by William Robinson and seconded by Henry Swanson: Be it +# made by William Robinson and seconded by Henry Swanson: Be it # resolved that the City of Unalaska hereby goes to Alaska Standard # Time as of midnight Friday, January 13, 1967 (1 A.M. Saturday, # January 14, Alaska Standard Time.) This resolution was passed with @@ -583,9 +581,7 @@ # "Hawaiian Time" by Robert C. Schmitt and Doak C. Cox appears on pages 207-225 # of volume 26 of The Hawaiian Journal of History (1992). As of 2010-12-09, # the article is available at -# <a href="http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10524/239/2/JL26215.pdf"> # http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10524/239/2/JL26215.pdf -# </a> # and indicates that standard time was adopted effective noon, January # 13, 1896 (page 218), that in "1933, the Legislature decreed daylight # saving for the period between the last Sunday of each April and the @@ -606,7 +602,7 @@ # year, the standard time of this Territory shall be advanced one # hour...This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved this 26th # day of April, A. D. 1933. LAWRENCE M JUDD, Governor of the Territory of -# Hawaii." Page 172: "Act 163...Act 90 of the Session Laws of 1933 is +# Hawaii." Page 172: "Act 163...Act 90 of the Session Laws of 1933 is # hereby repealed...This Act shall take effect upon its approval, upon # which date the standard time of this Territory shall be restored to # that existing immediately prior to the taking effect of said Act 90. @@ -616,14 +612,14 @@ # Note that 1933-05-21 was a Sunday. # We're left to guess the time of day when Act 163 was approved; guess noon. -Zone Pacific/Honolulu -10:31:26 - LMT 1896 Jan 13 12:00 #Schmitt&Cox - -10:30 - HST 1933 Apr 30 2:00 #Laws 1933 - -10:30 1:00 HDT 1933 May 21 12:00 #Laws 1933+12 - -10:30 - HST 1942 Feb 09 2:00 #Schmitt&Cox+2 - -10:30 1:00 HDT 1945 Sep 30 2:00 #Schmitt&Cox+2 - -10:30 - HST 1947 Jun 8 2:00 #Schmitt&Cox+2 +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone Pacific/Honolulu -10:31:26 - LMT 1896 Jan 13 12:00 + -10:30 - HST 1933 Apr 30 2:00 + -10:30 1:00 HDT 1933 May 21 12:00 + -10:30 - HST 1942 Feb 9 2:00 + -10:30 1:00 HDT 1945 Sep 30 2:00 + -10:30 - HST 1947 Jun 8 2:00 -10:00 - HST - Link Pacific/Honolulu Pacific/Johnston # Now we turn to US areas that have diverged from the consensus since 1970. @@ -633,9 +629,9 @@ # From Paul Eggert (2002-10-20): # # The information in the rest of this paragraph is derived from the -# <a href="http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/links/daylight.htm"> -# Daylight Saving Time web page (2002-01-23)</a> maintained by the -# Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. +# Daylight Saving Time web page +# <http://www.dlapr.lib.az.us/links/daylight.htm> (2002-01-23) +# maintained by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. # Between 1944-01-01 and 1944-04-01 the State of Arizona used standard # time, but by federal law railroads, airlines, bus lines, military # personnel, and some engaged in interstate commerce continued to @@ -649,10 +645,11 @@ # Shanks says the 1944 experiment came to an end on 1944-03-17. # Go with the Arizona State Library instead. +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Phoenix -7:28:18 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 11:31:42 - -7:00 US M%sT 1944 Jan 1 00:01 - -7:00 - MST 1944 Apr 1 00:01 - -7:00 US M%sT 1944 Oct 1 00:01 + -7:00 US M%sT 1944 Jan 1 0:01 + -7:00 - MST 1944 Apr 1 0:01 + -7:00 US M%sT 1944 Oct 1 0:01 -7:00 - MST 1967 -7:00 US M%sT 1968 Mar 21 -7:00 - MST @@ -676,24 +673,22 @@ # # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Boise -7:44:49 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:15:11 - -8:00 US P%sT 1923 May 13 2:00 + -8:00 US P%sT 1923 May 13 2:00 -7:00 US M%sT 1974 - -7:00 - MST 1974 Feb 3 2:00 + -7:00 - MST 1974 Feb 3 2:00 -7:00 US M%sT # Indiana # # For a map of Indiana's time zone regions, see: -# <a href="http://www.mccsc.edu/time.html"> -# What time is it in Indiana? -# </a> (2006-03-01) +# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Indiana # # From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17): # Since 1970, most of Indiana has been like America/Indiana/Indianapolis, # with the following exceptions: # # - Gibson, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Posey, Spencer, -# Vandenburgh, and Warrick counties have been like America/Chicago. +# Vanderburgh, and Warrick counties have been like America/Chicago. # # - Dearborn and Ohio counties have been like America/New_York. # @@ -712,22 +707,16 @@ # that they would be ambiguous if we left them at the 'America' level. # So we reluctantly put them all in a subdirectory 'America/Indiana'. -# From Paul Eggert (2005-08-16): -# http://www.mccsc.edu/time.html says that Indiana will use DST starting 2006. - -# From Nathan Stratton Treadway (2006-03-30): -# http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot0406.htm [3705 B] -# From Deborah Goldsmith (2006-01-18): -# http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf95/382329_web.pdf [2.9 MB] -# From Paul Eggert (2006-01-20): -# It says "DOT is relocating the time zone boundary in Indiana to move Starke, +# From Paul Eggert (2014-06-26): +# https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2006/01/20/06-563/standard-time-zone-boundary-in-the-state-of-indiana +# says "DOT is relocating the time zone boundary in Indiana to move Starke, # Pulaski, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Pike, Dubois, and Perry Counties from the # Eastern Time Zone to the Central Time Zone.... The effective date of -# this rule is 2:OO a.m. EST Sunday, April 2, 2006, which is the +# this rule is 2 a.m. EST Sunday, April 2, 2006, which is the # changeover date from standard time to Daylight Saving Time." -# Strictly speaking, this means the affected counties will change their -# clocks twice that night, but this obviously is in error. The intent -# is that 01:59:59 EST be followed by 02:00:00 CDT. +# Strictly speaking, this meant the affected counties changed their +# clocks twice that night, but this obviously was in error. The intent +# was that 01:59:59 EST be followed by 02:00:00 CDT. # From Gwillim Law (2007-02-10): # The Associated Press has been reporting that Pulaski County, Indiana is @@ -739,13 +728,13 @@ Rule Indianapolis 1941 1954 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S Rule Indianapolis 1946 1954 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone America/Indiana/Indianapolis -5:44:38 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:15:22 +Zone America/Indiana/Indianapolis -5:44:38 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:15:22 -6:00 US C%sT 1920 -6:00 Indianapolis C%sT 1942 -6:00 US C%sT 1946 - -6:00 Indianapolis C%sT 1955 Apr 24 2:00 - -5:00 - EST 1957 Sep 29 2:00 - -6:00 - CST 1958 Apr 27 2:00 + -6:00 Indianapolis C%sT 1955 Apr 24 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 1957 Sep 29 2:00 + -6:00 - CST 1958 Apr 27 2:00 -5:00 - EST 1969 -5:00 US E%sT 1971 -5:00 - EST 2006 @@ -761,10 +750,10 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Indiana/Marengo -5:45:23 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:14:37 -6:00 US C%sT 1951 - -6:00 Marengo C%sT 1961 Apr 30 2:00 + -6:00 Marengo C%sT 1961 Apr 30 2:00 -5:00 - EST 1969 - -5:00 US E%sT 1974 Jan 6 2:00 - -6:00 1:00 CDT 1974 Oct 27 2:00 + -5:00 US E%sT 1974 Jan 6 2:00 + -6:00 1:00 CDT 1974 Oct 27 2:00 -5:00 US E%sT 1976 -5:00 - EST 2006 -5:00 US E%sT @@ -785,11 +774,11 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Indiana/Vincennes -5:50:07 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:09:53 -6:00 US C%sT 1946 - -6:00 Vincennes C%sT 1964 Apr 26 2:00 + -6:00 Vincennes C%sT 1964 Apr 26 2:00 -5:00 - EST 1969 -5:00 US E%sT 1971 - -5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00 - -6:00 US C%sT 2007 Nov 4 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00 + -6:00 US C%sT 2007 Nov 4 2:00 -5:00 US E%sT # # Perry County, Indiana, switched from eastern to central time in April 2006. @@ -806,10 +795,10 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Indiana/Tell_City -5:47:03 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:12:57 -6:00 US C%sT 1946 - -6:00 Perry C%sT 1964 Apr 26 2:00 + -6:00 Perry C%sT 1964 Apr 26 2:00 -5:00 - EST 1969 -5:00 US E%sT 1971 - -5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00 -6:00 US C%sT # # Pike County, Indiana moved from central to eastern time in 1977, @@ -822,11 +811,11 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Indiana/Petersburg -5:49:07 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:10:53 -6:00 US C%sT 1955 - -6:00 Pike C%sT 1965 Apr 25 2:00 - -5:00 - EST 1966 Oct 30 2:00 - -6:00 US C%sT 1977 Oct 30 2:00 - -5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00 - -6:00 US C%sT 2007 Nov 4 2:00 + -6:00 Pike C%sT 1965 Apr 25 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 1966 Oct 30 2:00 + -6:00 US C%sT 1977 Oct 30 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00 + -6:00 US C%sT 2007 Nov 4 2:00 -5:00 US E%sT # # Starke County, Indiana moved from central to eastern time in 1991, @@ -844,10 +833,10 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Indiana/Knox -5:46:30 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:13:30 -6:00 US C%sT 1947 - -6:00 Starke C%sT 1962 Apr 29 2:00 - -5:00 - EST 1963 Oct 27 2:00 - -6:00 US C%sT 1991 Oct 27 2:00 - -5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00 + -6:00 Starke C%sT 1962 Apr 29 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 1963 Oct 27 2:00 + -6:00 US C%sT 1991 Oct 27 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00 -6:00 US C%sT # # Pulaski County, Indiana, switched from eastern to central time in @@ -860,17 +849,17 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Indiana/Winamac -5:46:25 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:13:35 -6:00 US C%sT 1946 - -6:00 Pulaski C%sT 1961 Apr 30 2:00 + -6:00 Pulaski C%sT 1961 Apr 30 2:00 -5:00 - EST 1969 -5:00 US E%sT 1971 - -5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00 - -6:00 US C%sT 2007 Mar 11 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 2006 Apr 2 2:00 + -6:00 US C%sT 2007 Mar 11 2:00 -5:00 US E%sT # # Switzerland County, Indiana, did not observe DST from 1973 through 2005. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Indiana/Vevay -5:40:16 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:19:44 - -6:00 US C%sT 1954 Apr 25 2:00 + -6:00 US C%sT 1954 Apr 25 2:00 -5:00 - EST 1969 -5:00 US E%sT 1973 -5:00 - EST 2006 @@ -891,18 +880,17 @@ -6:00 US C%sT 1921 -6:00 Louisville C%sT 1942 -6:00 US C%sT 1946 - -6:00 Louisville C%sT 1961 Jul 23 2:00 + -6:00 Louisville C%sT 1961 Jul 23 2:00 -5:00 - EST 1968 - -5:00 US E%sT 1974 Jan 6 2:00 - -6:00 1:00 CDT 1974 Oct 27 2:00 + -5:00 US E%sT 1974 Jan 6 2:00 + -6:00 1:00 CDT 1974 Oct 27 2:00 -5:00 US E%sT # # Wayne County, Kentucky # -# From -# <a href="http://www.lake-cumberland.com/life/archive/news990129time.shtml"> -# Lake Cumberland LIFE -# </a> (1999-01-29) via WKYM-101.7: +# From Lake Cumberland LIFE +# http://www.lake-cumberland.com/life/archive/news990129time.shtml +# (1999-01-29) via WKYM-101.7: # Clinton County has joined Wayne County in asking the DoT to change from # the Central to the Eastern time zone.... The Wayne County government made # the same request in December. And while Russell County officials have not @@ -919,9 +907,8 @@ # # From Paul Eggert (2001-07-16): # The final rule was published in the -# <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2000_register&docid=fr17au00-22"> -# Federal Register 65, 160 (2000-08-17), page 50154-50158. -# </a> +# Federal Register 65, 160 (2000-08-17), pp 50154-50158. +# http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2000_register&docid=fr17au00-22 # Zone America/Kentucky/Monticello -5:39:24 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:20:36 -6:00 US C%sT 1946 @@ -946,9 +933,8 @@ # See America/North_Dakota/Center for the Oliver County, ND change. # West Wendover, NV officially switched from Pacific to mountain time on # 1999-10-31. See the -# <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1999_register&docid=fr21oc99-15"> -# Federal Register 64, 203 (1999-10-21), page 56705-56707. -# </a> +# Federal Register 64, 203 (1999-10-21), pp 56705-56707. +# http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=1999_register&docid=fr21oc99-15 # However, the Federal Register says that West Wendover already operated # on mountain time, and the rule merely made this official; # hence a separate tz entry is not needed. @@ -986,12 +972,12 @@ Rule Detroit 1967 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Detroit -5:32:11 - LMT 1905 - -6:00 - CST 1915 May 15 2:00 + -6:00 - CST 1915 May 15 2:00 -5:00 - EST 1942 -5:00 US E%sT 1946 -5:00 Detroit E%sT 1973 -5:00 US E%sT 1975 - -5:00 - EST 1975 Apr 27 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 1975 Apr 27 2:00 -5:00 US E%sT # # Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, and Menominee Counties, Michigan, @@ -1004,8 +990,8 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Menominee -5:50:27 - LMT 1885 Sep 18 12:00 -6:00 US C%sT 1946 - -6:00 Menominee C%sT 1969 Apr 27 2:00 - -5:00 - EST 1973 Apr 29 2:00 + -6:00 Menominee C%sT 1969 Apr 27 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 1973 Apr 29 2:00 -6:00 US C%sT # Navassa @@ -1042,9 +1028,9 @@ # Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), # which I found in the UCLA library. # -# <a href="http://www.pettswoodvillage.co.uk/Daylight_Savings_William_Willett.pdf"> # William Willett, The Waste of Daylight, 19th edition -# </a> (1914-03) +# <http://cs.ucla.edu/~eggert/The-Waste-of-Daylight-19th.pdf> +# [PDF] (1914-03) # # Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94 # <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>. @@ -1053,11 +1039,11 @@ # Canada -# From Alain LaBont<e'> (1994-11-14): +# From Alain LaBonté (1994-11-14): # I post here the time zone abbreviations standardized in Canada # for both English and French in the CAN/CSA-Z234.4-89 standard.... # -# UTC Standard time Daylight savings time +# UTC Standard time Daylight saving time # offset French English French English # -2:30 - - HAT NDT # -3 - - HAA ADT @@ -1070,7 +1056,7 @@ # -9 HNY YST - - # # HN: Heure Normale ST: Standard Time -# HA: Heure Avanc<e'>e DT: Daylight saving Time +# HA: Heure Avancée DT: Daylight saving Time # # A: de l'Atlantique Atlantic # C: du Centre Central @@ -1085,7 +1071,7 @@ # From Paul Eggert (1994-11-22): # Alas, this sort of thing must be handled by localization software. -# Unless otherwise specified, the data for Canada are all from Shanks +# Unless otherwise specified, the data entries for Canada are all from Shanks # & Pottenger. # From Chris Walton (2006-04-01, 2006-04-25, 2006-06-26, 2007-01-31, @@ -1134,15 +1120,15 @@ # From Paul Eggert (2006-04-25): # H. David Matthews and Mary Vincent's map -# <a href="http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/Magazine/SO98/geomap.asp"> # "It's about TIME", _Canadian Geographic_ (September-October 1998) -# </a> contains detailed boundaries for regions observing nonstandard +# http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/Magazine/SO98/geomap.asp +# contains detailed boundaries for regions observing nonstandard # time and daylight saving time arrangements in Canada circa 1998. # -# INMS, the Institute for National Measurement Standards in Ottawa, has <a -# href="http://inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/en/time_services/daylight_saving_e.php"> +# INMS, the Institute for National Measurement Standards in Ottawa, has # information about standard and daylight saving time zones in Canada. -# </a> (updated periodically). +# http://inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/en/time_services/daylight_saving_e.php +# (updated periodically). # Its unofficial information is often taken from Matthews and Vincent. # From Paul Eggert (2006-06-27): @@ -1151,9 +1137,7 @@ # From Chris Walton (2011-12-01) # In the first of Tammy Hardwick's articles -# <a href="http://www.ilovecreston.com/?p=articles&t=spec&ar=260"> # http://www.ilovecreston.com/?p=articles&t=spec&ar=260 -# </a> # she quotes the Friday November 1/1918 edition of the Creston Review. # The quote includes these two statements: # 'Sunday the CPR went back to the old system of time...' @@ -1221,9 +1205,7 @@ # Time to Standard Time and from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time # now occurs at 2:00AM. # ... -# <a href="http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/annualstatutes/2011/1106.chp.htm"> # http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/annualstatutes/2011/1106.chp.htm -# </a> # ... # MICHAEL PELLEY | Manager of Enterprise Architecture - Solution Delivery # Office of the Chief Information Officer @@ -1259,7 +1241,7 @@ -3:30 - NST 1936 -3:30 StJohns N%sT 1942 May 11 -3:30 Canada N%sT 1946 - -3:30 StJohns N%sT 1966 Mar 15 2:00 + -3:30 StJohns N%sT 1966 Mar 15 2:00 -4:00 StJohns A%sT 2011 Nov -4:00 Canada A%sT @@ -1320,7 +1302,7 @@ Zone America/Halifax -4:14:24 - LMT 1902 Jun 15 -4:00 Halifax A%sT 1918 -4:00 Canada A%sT 1919 - -4:00 Halifax A%sT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s + -4:00 Halifax A%sT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s -4:00 Canada A%sT 1946 -4:00 Halifax A%sT 1974 -4:00 Canada A%sT @@ -1379,7 +1361,7 @@ # meridian is supposed to observe AST, but residents as far east as # Natashquan use EST/EDT, and residents east of Natashquan use AST. # The Quebec department of justice writes in -# "The situation in Minganie and Basse-Cote-Nord" +# "The situation in Minganie and Basse-Côte-Nord" # http://www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/english/publications/generale/temps-minganie-a.htm # that the coastal strip from just east of Natashquan to Blanc-Sablon # observes Atlantic standard time all year round. @@ -1387,7 +1369,6 @@ # says this common practice was codified into law as of 2007. # For lack of better info, guess this practice began around 1970, contra to # Shanks & Pottenger who have this region observing AST/ADT. -# for post-1970 data America/Puerto_Rico. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Mont 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 1:00 D @@ -1401,18 +1382,10 @@ Rule Mont 1924 only - May 17 2:00 1:00 D Rule Mont 1924 1926 - Sep lastSun 2:30 0 S Rule Mont 1925 1926 - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D -# The 1927-to-1937 rules can be expressed more simply as -# Rule Mont 1927 1937 - Apr lastSat 24:00 1:00 D -# Rule Mont 1927 1937 - Sep lastSat 24:00 0 S -# The rules below avoid use of 24:00 -# (which pre-1998 versions of zic cannot handle). -Rule Mont 1927 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Mont 1927 1932 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 S -Rule Mont 1928 1931 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Mont 1932 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Mont 1933 1940 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Mont 1933 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S -Rule Mont 1934 1939 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1927 1937 - Apr lastSat 24:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1927 1937 - Sep lastSat 24:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1938 1940 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1938 1939 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 S Rule Mont 1946 1973 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D Rule Mont 1945 1948 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S Rule Mont 1949 1950 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S @@ -1426,7 +1399,7 @@ Zone America/Montreal -4:54:16 - LMT 1884 -5:00 Mont E%sT 1918 -5:00 Canada E%sT 1919 - -5:00 Mont E%sT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s + -5:00 Mont E%sT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s -5:00 Canada E%sT 1946 -5:00 Mont E%sT 1974 -5:00 Canada E%sT @@ -1448,7 +1421,7 @@ # have already done so. In Orillia DST was to run until Saturday, # 1912-08-31 (no time mentioned), but it was met with considerable # hostility from certain segments of the public, and was revoked after -# only two weeks -- I copied it as Saturday, 1912-07-07, 22:00, but +# only two weeks - I copied it as Saturday, 1912-07-07, 22:00, but # presumably that should be -07-06. (1912-06-19, -07-12; also letters # earlier in June). # @@ -1458,10 +1431,8 @@ # Mark Brader writes that an article in the 1997-10-14 Toronto Star # says that Atikokan, Ontario currently does not observe DST, # but will vote on 11-10 whether to use EST/EDT. -# He also writes that the -# <a href="http://www.gov.on.ca/MBS/english/publications/statregs/conttext.html"> -# Ontario Time Act (1990, Chapter T.9) -# </a> +# He also writes that the Ontario Time Act (1990, Chapter T.9) +# http://www.gov.on.ca/MBS/english/publications/statregs/conttext.html # says that Ontario east of 90W uses EST/EDT, and west of 90W uses CST/CDT. # Officially Atikokan is therefore on CST/CDT, and most likely this report # concerns a non-official time observed as a matter of local practice. @@ -1540,9 +1511,7 @@ # The Journal of The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, # volume 26, number 2 (February 1932) and, as of 2010-07-17, # was available at -# <a href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1932JRASC..26...49S"> # http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1932JRASC..26...49S -# </a> # # It includes the text below (starting on page 57): # @@ -1553,26 +1522,26 @@ # ing in 1930. The information for the province of Quebec is definite, # for the other provinces only approximate: # -# Province Daylight saving time used +# Province Daylight saving time used # Prince Edward Island Not used. # Nova Scotia In Halifax only. # New Brunswick In St. John only. # Quebec In the following places: -# Montreal Lachine -# Quebec Mont-Royal -# Levis Iberville -# St. Lambert Cap de la Madeleine -# Verdun Loretteville -# Westmount Richmond -# Outremont St. Jerome -# Longueuil Greenfield Park -# Arvida Waterloo -# Chambly-Canton Beaulieu -# Melbourne La Tuque -# St. Theophile Buckingham +# Montreal Lachine +# Quebec Mont-Royal +# Lévis Iberville +# St. Lambert Cap de la Madelèine +# Verdun Loretteville +# Westmount Richmond +# Outremont St. Jérôme +# Longueuil Greenfield Park +# Arvida Waterloo +# Chambly-Canton Beaulieu +# Melbourne La Tuque +# St. Théophile Buckingham # Ontario Used generally in the cities and towns along -# the southerly part of the province. Not -# used in the northwesterlhy part. +# the southerly part of the province. Not +# used in the northwesterly part. # Manitoba Not used. # Saskatchewan In Regina only. # Alberta Not used. @@ -1641,7 +1610,7 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Toronto -5:17:32 - LMT 1895 -5:00 Canada E%sT 1919 - -5:00 Toronto E%sT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s + -5:00 Toronto E%sT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s -5:00 Canada E%sT 1946 -5:00 Toronto E%sT 1974 -5:00 Canada E%sT @@ -1654,16 +1623,16 @@ -5:00 Canada E%sT Zone America/Nipigon -5:53:04 - LMT 1895 -5:00 Canada E%sT 1940 Sep 29 - -5:00 1:00 EDT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s + -5:00 1:00 EDT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s -5:00 Canada E%sT Zone America/Rainy_River -6:18:16 - LMT 1895 -6:00 Canada C%sT 1940 Sep 29 - -6:00 1:00 CDT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s + -6:00 1:00 CDT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s -6:00 Canada C%sT Zone America/Atikokan -6:06:28 - LMT 1895 -6:00 Canada C%sT 1940 Sep 29 - -6:00 1:00 CDT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s - -6:00 Canada C%sT 1945 Sep 30 2:00 + -6:00 1:00 CDT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s + -6:00 Canada C%sT 1945 Sep 30 2:00 -5:00 - EST @@ -1676,7 +1645,7 @@ # the first Sunday of April of each year and two o'clock Central # Standard Time in the morning of the last Sunday of October next # following, one hour in advance of Central Standard Time."... -# I believe that the English legislation [of the old time act] had = +# I believe that the English legislation [of the old time act] had # been assented to (March 22, 1967).... # Also, as far as I can tell, there was no order-in-council varying # the time of Daylight Saving Time for 2005 and so the provisions of @@ -1799,12 +1768,12 @@ Rule Swift 1960 1961 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Regina -6:58:36 - LMT 1905 Sep - -7:00 Regina M%sT 1960 Apr lastSun 2:00 + -7:00 Regina M%sT 1960 Apr lastSun 2:00 -6:00 - CST Zone America/Swift_Current -7:11:20 - LMT 1905 Sep - -7:00 Canada M%sT 1946 Apr lastSun 2:00 + -7:00 Canada M%sT 1946 Apr lastSun 2:00 -7:00 Regina M%sT 1950 - -7:00 Swift M%sT 1972 Apr lastSun 2:00 + -7:00 Swift M%sT 1972 Apr lastSun 2:00 -6:00 - CST @@ -1854,9 +1823,7 @@ # Earlier this year I stumbled across a detailed article about the time # keeping history of Creston; it was written by Tammy Hardwick who is the # manager of the Creston & District Museum. The article was written in May 2009. -# <a href="http://www.ilovecreston.com/?p=articles&t=spec&ar=260"> # http://www.ilovecreston.com/?p=articles&t=spec&ar=260 -# </a> # According to the article, Creston has not changed its clocks since June 1918. # i.e. Creston has been stuck on UTC-7 for 93 years. # Dawson Creek, on the other hand, changed its clocks as recently as April 1972. @@ -1864,18 +1831,16 @@ # Unfortunately the exact date for the time change in June 1918 remains # unknown and will be difficult to ascertain. I e-mailed Tammy a few months # ago to ask if Sunday June 2 was a reasonable guess. She said it was just -# as plausible as any other date (in June). She also said that after writing the -# article she had discovered another time change in 1916; this is the subject -# of another article which she wrote in October 2010. -# <a href="http://www.creston.museum.bc.ca/index.php?module=comments&uop=view_comment&cm+id=56"> +# as plausible as any other date (in June). She also said that after writing +# the article she had discovered another time change in 1916; this is the +# subject of another article which she wrote in October 2010. # http://www.creston.museum.bc.ca/index.php?module=comments&uop=view_comment&cm+id=56 -# </a> # Here is a summary of the three clock change events in Creston's history: # 1. 1884 or 1885: adoption of Mountain Standard Time (GMT-7) # Exact date unknown # 2. Oct 1916: switch to Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8) -# Exact date in October unknown; Sunday October 1 is a reasonable guess. +# Exact date in October unknown; Sunday October 1 is a reasonable guess. # 3. June 1918: switch to Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7) # Exact date in June unknown; Sunday June 2 is a reasonable guess. # note#1: @@ -1888,9 +1853,7 @@ # There is no guarantee that Creston will remain on Mountain Standard Time # (UTC-7) forever. # The subject was debated at least once this year by the town Council. -# <a href="http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/crestonvalleyadvance/news/116760809.html"> # http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/crestonvalleyadvance/news/116760809.html -# </a> # During a period WWII, summer time (Daylight saying) was mandatory in Canada. # In Creston, that was handled by shifting the area to PST (-8:00) then applying @@ -1917,7 +1880,7 @@ -8:00 Canada P%sT Zone America/Dawson_Creek -8:00:56 - LMT 1884 -8:00 Canada P%sT 1947 - -8:00 Vanc P%sT 1972 Aug 30 2:00 + -8:00 Vanc P%sT 1972 Aug 30 2:00 -7:00 - MST Zone America/Creston -7:46:04 - LMT 1884 -7:00 - MST 1916 Oct 1 @@ -1944,18 +1907,17 @@ # From Rives McDow (1999-09-04): # Nunavut ... moved ... to incorporate the whole territory into one time zone. -# <a href="http://www.nunatsiaq.com/nunavut/nvt90903_13.html"> # Nunavut moves to single time zone Oct. 31 -# </a> +# http://www.nunatsiaq.com/nunavut/nvt90903_13.html # # From Antoine Leca (1999-09-06): # We then need to create a new timezone for the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut # to differentiate it from the Yellowknife region. # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-20): -# <a href="http://www.nunavut.com/basicfacts/english/basicfacts_1territory.html"> # Basic Facts: The New Territory -# </a> (1999) reports that Pangnirtung operates on eastern time, +# http://www.nunavut.com/basicfacts/english/basicfacts_1territory.html +# (1999) reports that Pangnirtung operates on eastern time, # and that Coral Harbour does not observe DST. We don't know when # Pangnirtung switched to eastern time; we'll guess 1995. @@ -1983,8 +1945,8 @@ # the current state of affairs. # From Michaela Rodrigue, writing in the -# <a href="http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut991130/nvt91119_17.html"> -# Nunatsiaq News (1999-11-19)</a>: +# Nunatsiaq News (1999-11-19): +# http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut991130/nvt91119_17.html # Clyde River, Pangnirtung and Sanikiluaq now operate with two time zones, # central - or Nunavut time - for government offices, and eastern time # for municipal offices and schools.... Igloolik [was similar but then] @@ -2002,10 +1964,8 @@ # Central Time and Southampton Island [in the Central zone] is not # required to use daylight savings. -# From -# <a href="http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut001130/nvt21110_02.html"> -# Nunavut now has two time zones -# </a> (2000-11-10): +# From <http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut001130/nvt21110_02.html> +# Nunavut now has two time zones (2000-11-10): # The Nunavut government would allow its employees in Kugluktuk and # Cambridge Bay to operate on central time year-round, putting them # one hour behind the rest of Nunavut for six months during the winter. @@ -2096,9 +2056,7 @@ # used to be the mayor of Resolute Bay and he apparently owns half the # businesses including "South Camp Inn." This website has some info on # Aziz: -# <a href="http://www.uphere.ca/node/493"> # http://www.uphere.ca/node/493 -# </a> # # I sent Aziz an e-mail asking when Resolute Bay had stopped using # Eastern Standard Time. @@ -2136,47 +2094,47 @@ # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # aka Panniqtuuq Zone America/Pangnirtung 0 - zzz 1921 # trading post est. - -4:00 NT_YK A%sT 1995 Apr Sun>=1 2:00 - -5:00 Canada E%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00 - -6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 + -4:00 NT_YK A%sT 1995 Apr Sun>=1 2:00 + -5:00 Canada E%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00 + -6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 -5:00 Canada E%sT # formerly Frobisher Bay Zone America/Iqaluit 0 - zzz 1942 Aug # Frobisher Bay est. - -5:00 NT_YK E%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00 - -6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 + -5:00 NT_YK E%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00 + -6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 -5:00 Canada E%sT # aka Qausuittuq Zone America/Resolute 0 - zzz 1947 Aug 31 # Resolute founded - -6:00 NT_YK C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 - -5:00 - EST 2001 Apr 1 3:00 - -6:00 Canada C%sT 2006 Oct 29 2:00 - -5:00 - EST 2007 Mar 11 3:00 + -6:00 NT_YK C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 2001 Apr 1 3:00 + -6:00 Canada C%sT 2006 Oct 29 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 2007 Mar 11 3:00 -6:00 Canada C%sT # aka Kangiqiniq Zone America/Rankin_Inlet 0 - zzz 1957 # Rankin Inlet founded - -6:00 NT_YK C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 - -5:00 - EST 2001 Apr 1 3:00 + -6:00 NT_YK C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 2001 Apr 1 3:00 -6:00 Canada C%sT # aka Iqaluktuuttiaq Zone America/Cambridge_Bay 0 - zzz 1920 # trading post est.? - -7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00 - -6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 - -5:00 - EST 2000 Nov 5 0:00 - -6:00 - CST 2001 Apr 1 3:00 + -7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1999 Oct 31 2:00 + -6:00 Canada C%sT 2000 Oct 29 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 2000 Nov 5 0:00 + -6:00 - CST 2001 Apr 1 3:00 -7:00 Canada M%sT Zone America/Yellowknife 0 - zzz 1935 # Yellowknife founded? -7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1980 -7:00 Canada M%sT Zone America/Inuvik 0 - zzz 1953 # Inuvik founded - -8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1979 Apr lastSun 2:00 + -8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1979 Apr lastSun 2:00 -7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1980 -7:00 Canada M%sT Zone America/Whitehorse -9:00:12 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 - -9:00 NT_YK Y%sT 1966 Jul 1 2:00 + -9:00 NT_YK Y%sT 1966 Jul 1 2:00 -8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1980 -8:00 Canada P%sT Zone America/Dawson -9:17:40 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 - -9:00 NT_YK Y%sT 1973 Oct 28 0:00 + -9:00 NT_YK Y%sT 1973 Oct 28 0:00 -8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1980 -8:00 Canada P%sT @@ -2188,9 +2146,8 @@ # From Paul Eggert (2001-03-05): # The Investigation and Analysis Service of the # Mexican Library of Congress (MLoC) has published a -# <a href="http://www.cddhcu.gob.mx/bibliot/publica/inveyana/polisoc/horver/"> # history of Mexican local time (in Spanish) -# </a>. +# http://www.cddhcu.gob.mx/bibliot/publica/inveyana/polisoc/horver/ # # Here are the discrepancies between Shanks & Pottenger (S&P) and the MLoC. # (In all cases we go with the MLoC.) @@ -2235,9 +2192,8 @@ # -------------- End Forwarded Message -------------- # From Paul Eggert (1996-06-12): # For an English translation of the decree, see -# <a href="http://mexico-travel.com/extra/timezone_eng.html"> # "Diario Oficial: Time Zone Changeover" (1996-01-04). -# </a> +# http://mexico-travel.com/extra/timezone_eng.html # From Rives McDow (1998-10-08): # The State of Quintana Roo has reverted back to central STD and DST times @@ -2249,7 +2205,7 @@ # savings time so as to stay on the same time zone as the southern part of # Arizona year round. -# From Jesper Norgaard, translating +# From Jesper Nørgaard, translating # <http://www.reforma.com/nacional/articulo/064327/> (2001-01-17): # In Oaxaca, the 55.000 teachers from the Section 22 of the National # Syndicate of Education Workers, refuse to apply daylight saving each @@ -2262,7 +2218,7 @@ # January 17, 2000 - The Energy Secretary, Ernesto Martens, announced # that Summer Time will be reduced from seven to five months, starting # this year.... -# <http://www.publico.com.mx/scripts/texto3.asp?action=pagina&pag=21&pos=p&secc=naci&date=01/17/2001> +# http://www.publico.com.mx/scripts/texto3.asp?action=pagina&pag=21&pos=p&secc=naci&date=01/17/2001 # [translated], says "summer time will ... take effect on the first Sunday # in May, and end on the last Sunday of September. @@ -2270,23 +2226,22 @@ # The 2001-01-24 traditional Washington Post contained the page one # story "Timely Issue Divides Mexicans."... # http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37383-2001Jan23.html -# ... Mexico City Mayor Lopez Obrador "...is threatening to keep +# ... Mexico City Mayor López Obrador "...is threatening to keep # Mexico City and its 20 million residents on a different time than -# the rest of the country..." In particular, Lopez Obrador would abolish +# the rest of the country..." In particular, López Obrador would abolish # observation of Daylight Saving Time. -# <a href="http://www.conae.gob.mx/ahorro/decretohorver2001.html#decre"> # Official statute published by the Energy Department -# </a> (2001-02-01) shows Baja and Chihauhua as still using US DST rules, -# and Sonora with no DST. This was reported by Jesper Norgaard (2001-02-03). +# http://www.conae.gob.mx/ahorro/decretohorver2001.html#decre +# (2001-02-01) shows Baja and Chihauhua as still using US DST rules, +# and Sonora with no DST. This was reported by Jesper Nørgaard (2001-02-03). # From Paul Eggert (2001-03-03): # -# <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/20010303/t000018766.html"> +# http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/20010303/t000018766.html # James F. Smith writes in today's LA Times -# </a> # * Sonora will continue to observe standard time. -# * Last week Mexico City's mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador decreed that +# * Last week Mexico City's mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador decreed that # the Federal District will not adopt DST. # * 4 of 16 district leaders announced they'll ignore the decree. # * The decree does not affect federal-controlled facilities including @@ -2294,7 +2249,7 @@ # # For now we'll assume that the Federal District will bow to federal rules. -# From Jesper Norgaard (2001-04-01): +# From Jesper Nørgaard (2001-04-01): # I found some references to the Mexican application of daylight # saving, which modifies what I had already sent you, stating earlier # that a number of northern Mexican states would go on daylight @@ -2303,7 +2258,7 @@ # saving all year) will follow the original decree of president # Vicente Fox, starting daylight saving May 6, 2001 and ending # September 30, 2001. -# References: "Diario de Monterrey" <www.diariodemonterrey.com/index.asp> +# References: "Diario de Monterrey" <http://www.diariodemonterrey.com/index.asp> # Palabra <http://palabra.infosel.com/010331/primera/ppri3101.pdf> (2001-03-31) # From Reuters (2001-09-04): @@ -2315,7 +2270,7 @@ # standard time. "This is so residents of the Federal District are not # subject to unexpected time changes," a statement from the court said. -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2002-03-12): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2002-03-12): # ... consulting my local grocery store(!) and my coworkers, they all insisted # that a new decision had been made to reinstate US style DST in Mexico.... # http://www.conae.gob.mx/ahorro/horaver2001_m1_2002.html (2002-02-20) @@ -2329,48 +2284,36 @@ # > the United States. # Now this has passed both the Congress and the Senate, so starting from # 2010, some border regions will be the same: -# <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/28/clocks-will-match-both-sides-border/"> # http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/28/clocks-will-match-both-sides-border/ -# </a> -# <a href="http://www.elmananarey.com/diario/noticia/nacional/noticias/empatan_horario_de_frontera_con_eu/621939"> # http://www.elmananarey.com/diario/noticia/nacional/noticias/empatan_horario_de_frontera_con_eu/621939 -# </a> # (Spanish) # # Could not find the new law text, but the proposed law text changes are here: -# <a href="http://gaceta.diputados.gob.mx/Gaceta/61/2009/dic/20091210-V.pdf"> # http://gaceta.diputados.gob.mx/Gaceta/61/2009/dic/20091210-V.pdf -# </a> # (Gaceta Parlamentaria) # # There is also a list of the votes here: -# <a href="http://gaceta.diputados.gob.mx/Gaceta/61/2009/dic/V2-101209.html"> # http://gaceta.diputados.gob.mx/Gaceta/61/2009/dic/V2-101209.html -# </a> # # Our page: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/north-mexico-dst-change.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/north-mexico-dst-change.html -# </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2010-01-20): # The page -# <a href="http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5127480&fecha=06/01/2010"> # http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5127480&fecha=06/01/2010 -# </a> # includes this text: # En los municipios fronterizos de Tijuana y Mexicali en Baja California; -# Juárez y Ojinaga en Chihuahua; Acuña y Piedras Negras en Coahuila; -# Anáhuac en Nuevo León; y Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa y Matamoros en -# Tamaulipas, la aplicación de este horario estacional surtirá efecto -# desde las dos horas del segundo domingo de marzo y concluirá a las dos +# Juárez y Ojinaga en Chihuahua; Acuña y Piedras Negras en Coahuila; +# Anáhuac en Nuevo León; y Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa y Matamoros en +# Tamaulipas, la aplicación de este horario estacional surtirá efecto +# desde las dos horas del segundo domingo de marzo y concluirá a las dos # horas del primer domingo de noviembre. # En los municipios fronterizos que se encuentren ubicados en la franja -# fronteriza norte en el territorio comprendido entre la línea -# internacional y la línea paralela ubicada a una distancia de veinte -# kilómetros, así como la Ciudad de Ensenada, Baja California, hacia el -# interior del país, la aplicación de este horario estacional surtirá -# efecto desde las dos horas del segundo domingo de marzo y concluirá a +# fronteriza norte en el territorio comprendido entre la línea +# internacional y la línea paralela ubicada a una distancia de veinte +# kilómetros, así como la Ciudad de Ensenada, Baja California, hacia el +# interior del país, la aplicación de este horario estacional surtirá +# efecto desde las dos horas del segundo domingo de marzo y concluirá a # las dos horas del primer domingo de noviembre. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S @@ -2389,39 +2332,39 @@ Rule Mexico 2002 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D Rule Mexico 2002 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -# Quintana Roo +# Quintana Roo; represented by Cancún Zone America/Cancun -5:47:04 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:12:56 -6:00 - CST 1981 Dec 23 -5:00 Mexico E%sT 1998 Aug 2 2:00 -6:00 Mexico C%sT -# Campeche, Yucatan +# Campeche, Yucatán; represented by Mérida Zone America/Merida -5:58:28 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:01:32 -6:00 - CST 1981 Dec 23 -5:00 - EST 1982 Dec 2 -6:00 Mexico C%sT -# Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (near US border) +# Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas (near US border) Zone America/Matamoros -6:40:00 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:20:00 -6:00 - CST 1988 -6:00 US C%sT 1989 -6:00 Mexico C%sT 2010 -6:00 US C%sT -# Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (away from US border) +# Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas (away from US border) Zone America/Monterrey -6:41:16 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:18:44 -6:00 - CST 1988 -6:00 US C%sT 1989 -6:00 Mexico C%sT # Central Mexico -Zone America/Mexico_City -6:36:36 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:23:24 +Zone America/Mexico_City -6:36:36 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:23:24 -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00 -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15 -7:00 - MST 1931 May 1 23:00 -6:00 - CST 1931 Oct -7:00 - MST 1932 Apr 1 - -6:00 Mexico C%sT 2001 Sep 30 02:00 + -6:00 Mexico C%sT 2001 Sep 30 2:00 -6:00 - CST 2002 Feb 20 -6:00 Mexico C%sT # Chihuahua (near US border) -Zone America/Ojinaga -6:57:40 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:02:20 +Zone America/Ojinaga -6:57:40 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:02:20 -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00 -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15 -7:00 - MST 1931 May 1 23:00 @@ -2429,7 +2372,7 @@ -7:00 - MST 1932 Apr 1 -6:00 - CST 1996 -6:00 Mexico C%sT 1998 - -6:00 - CST 1998 Apr Sun>=1 3:00 + -6:00 - CST 1998 Apr Sun>=1 3:00 -7:00 Mexico M%sT 2010 -7:00 US M%sT # Chihuahua (away from US border) @@ -2441,7 +2384,7 @@ -7:00 - MST 1932 Apr 1 -6:00 - CST 1996 -6:00 Mexico C%sT 1998 - -6:00 - CST 1998 Apr Sun>=1 3:00 + -6:00 - CST 1998 Apr Sun>=1 3:00 -7:00 Mexico M%sT # Sonora Zone America/Hermosillo -7:23:52 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:36:08 @@ -2457,42 +2400,33 @@ -7:00 - MST # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-04-21): -# According to news, Bahía de Banderas (Mexican state of Nayarit) +# According to news, Bahía de Banderas (Mexican state of Nayarit) # changed time zone UTC-7 to new time zone UTC-6 on April 4, 2010 (to # share the same time zone as nearby city Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco). # # (Spanish) -# Bahía de Banderas homologa su horario al del centro del -# país, a partir de este domingo -# <a href="http://www.nayarit.gob.mx/notes.asp?id=20748"> +# Bahía de Banderas homologa su horario al del centro del +# país, a partir de este domingo # http://www.nayarit.gob.mx/notes.asp?id=20748 -# </a> # -# Bahía de Banderas homologa su horario con el del Centro del -# País -# <a href="http://www.bahiadebanderas.gob.mx/principal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=261:bahia-de-banderas-homologa-su-horario-con-el-del-centro-del-pais&catid=42:comunicacion-social&Itemid=50"> -# http://www.bahiadebanderas.gob.mx/principal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=261:bahia-de-banderas-homologa-su-horario-con-el-del-centro-del-pais&catid=42:comunicacion-social&Itemid=50" -# </a> +# Bahía de Banderas homologa su horario con el del Centro del +# País +# http://www.bahiadebanderas.gob.mx/principal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=261:bahia-de-banderas-homologa-su-horario-con-el-del-centro-del-pais&catid=42:comunicacion-social&Itemid=50 # # (English) -# Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas: One Time Zone -# <a href="http://virtualvallarta.com/puertovallarta/puertovallarta/localnews/2009-12-03-Puerto-Vallarta-and-Bahia-de-Banderas-One-Time-Zone.shtml"> +# Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas: One Time Zone # http://virtualvallarta.com/puertovallarta/puertovallarta/localnews/2009-12-03-Puerto-Vallarta-and-Bahia-de-Banderas-One-Time-Zone.shtml -# </a> -# -# or -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mexico08.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mexico08.html -# </a> # # "Mexico's Senate approved the amendments to the Mexican Schedule System that -# will allow Bahía de Banderas and Puerto Vallarta to share the same time +# will allow Bahía de Banderas and Puerto Vallarta to share the same time # zone ..." # Baja California Sur, Nayarit, Sinaloa # From Arthur David Olson (2010-05-01): # Use "Bahia_Banderas" to keep the name to fourteen characters. +# Mazatlán Zone America/Mazatlan -7:05:40 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:54:20 -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00 -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15 @@ -2504,6 +2438,7 @@ -8:00 - PST 1970 -7:00 Mexico M%sT +# Bahía de Banderas Zone America/Bahia_Banderas -7:01:00 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:59:00 -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00 -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15 @@ -2513,7 +2448,7 @@ -6:00 - CST 1942 Apr 24 -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14 -8:00 - PST 1970 - -7:00 Mexico M%sT 2010 Apr 4 2:00 + -7:00 Mexico M%sT 2010 Apr 4 2:00 -6:00 Mexico C%sT # Baja California (near US border) @@ -2560,7 +2495,7 @@ # America/Tijuana only in that it did not observe DST from 1976 # through 1995. This was as per Shanks (1999). But Shanks & Pottenger say # Ensenada did not observe DST from 1948 through 1975. Guy Harris reports -# that the 1987 OAG says "Only Ensenada, Mexicale, San Felipe and +# that the 1987 OAG says "Only Ensenada, Mexicali, San Felipe and # Tijuana observe DST," which agrees with Shanks & Pottenger but implies that # DST-observance was a town-by-town matter back then. This concerns # data after 1970 so most likely there should be at least one Zone @@ -2573,7 +2508,7 @@ ############################################################################### # Anguilla -# See 'southamerica'. +# See America/Port_of_Spain. # Antigua and Barbuda # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -2609,8 +2544,8 @@ Rule Barb 1979 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 S Rule Barb 1980 only - Sep 25 2:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone America/Barbados -3:58:29 - LMT 1924 # Bridgetown - -3:58:29 - BMT 1932 # Bridgetown Mean Time +Zone America/Barbados -3:58:29 - LMT 1924 # Bridgetown + -3:58:29 - BMT 1932 # Bridgetown Mean Time -4:00 Barb A%sT # Belize @@ -2640,20 +2575,20 @@ # http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060529/NEWS/105290135 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Atlantic/Bermuda -4:19:18 - LMT 1930 Jan 1 2:00 # Hamilton - -4:00 - AST 1974 Apr 28 2:00 +Zone Atlantic/Bermuda -4:19:18 - LMT 1930 Jan 1 2:00 # Hamilton + -4:00 - AST 1974 Apr 28 2:00 -4:00 Canada A%sT 1976 -4:00 US A%sT # Cayman Is # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone America/Cayman -5:25:32 - LMT 1890 # Georgetown - -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time +Zone America/Cayman -5:25:32 - LMT 1890 # Georgetown + -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time -5:00 - EST # Costa Rica -# Milne gives -5:36:13.3 as San Jose mean time; round to nearest. +# Milne gives -5:36:13.3 as San José mean time; round to nearest. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule CR 1979 1980 - Feb lastSun 0:00 1:00 D @@ -2663,10 +2598,10 @@ # go with Shanks & Pottenger. Rule CR 1991 only - Jul 1 0:00 0 S Rule CR 1992 only - Mar 15 0:00 0 S -# There are too many San Joses elsewhere, so we'll use 'Costa Rica'. +# There are too many San Josés elsewhere, so we'll use 'Costa Rica'. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:13 - LMT 1890 # San Jose - -5:36:13 - SJMT 1921 Jan 15 # San Jose Mean Time +Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:13 - LMT 1890 # San José + -5:36:13 - SJMT 1921 Jan 15 # San José Mean Time -6:00 CR C%sT # Coco # no information; probably like America/Costa_Rica @@ -2685,8 +2620,8 @@ # During the game, play-by-play announcer Jim Hunter noted that # "We'll be losing two hours of sleep...Cuba switched to Daylight Saving # Time today." (The "two hour" remark referred to losing one hour of -# sleep on 1999-03-28--when the announcers were in Cuba as it switched -# to DST--and one more hour on 1999-04-04--when the announcers will have +# sleep on 1999-03-28 - when the announcers were in Cuba as it switched +# to DST - and one more hour on 1999-04-04 - when the announcers will have # returned to Baltimore, which switches on that date.) # From Steffen Thorsen (2013-11-11): @@ -2708,16 +2643,16 @@ # adjustment in Cuba. We will stay in daylight saving time: # http://www.granma.cu/espanol/2005/noviembre/mier9/horario.html -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-10-21): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-10-21): # An article in GRANMA INTERNACIONAL claims that Cuba will end # the 3 years of permanent DST next weekend, see # http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2006/octubre/lun16/43horario.html # "On Saturday night, October 28 going into Sunday, October 29, at 01:00, -# watches should be set back one hour -- going back to 00:00 hours -- returning +# watches should be set back one hour - going back to 00:00 hours - returning # to the normal schedule.... # From Paul Eggert (2007-03-02): -# http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/english/news/art89.html, dated yesterday, +# <http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/english/news/art89.html>, dated yesterday, # says Cuban clocks will advance at midnight on March 10. # For lack of better information, assume Cuba will use US rules, # except that it switches at midnight standard time as usual. @@ -2731,10 +2666,10 @@ # http://www.prensalatina.com.mx/article.asp?ID=%7B4CC32C1B-A9F7-42FB-8A07-8631AFC923AF%7D&language=ES # http://actualidad.terra.es/sociedad/articulo/cuba_llama_ahorrar_energia_cambio_1957044.htm # -# From Alex Kryvenishev (2007-10-25): +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2007-10-25): # Here is also article from Granma (Cuba): # -# [Regira] el Horario Normal desde el [proximo] domingo 28 de octubre +# Regirá el Horario Normal desde el próximo domingo 28 de octubre # http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2007/10/24/nacional/artic07.html # # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba03.html @@ -2742,23 +2677,18 @@ # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-09): # I'm in Maryland which is now observing United States Eastern Daylight # Time. At 9:44 local time I used RealPlayer to listen to -# <a href="http://media.enet.cu/radioreloj"> # http://media.enet.cu/radioreloj -# </a>, a Cuban information station, and heard +# a Cuban information station, and heard # the time announced as "ocho cuarenta y cuatro" ("eight forty-four"), # indicating that Cuba is still on standard time. # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-12): # It seems that Cuba will start DST on Sunday, 2007-03-16... # It was announced yesterday, according to this source (in Spanish): -# <a href="http://www.nnc.cubaweb.cu/marzo-2008/cien-1-11-3-08.htm"> # http://www.nnc.cubaweb.cu/marzo-2008/cien-1-11-3-08.htm -# </a> # # Some more background information is posted here: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-march-16.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-march-16.html -# </a> # # The article also says that Cuba has been observing DST since 1963, # while Shanks (and tzdata) has 1965 as the first date (except in the @@ -2768,18 +2698,14 @@ # change some historic records as well. # # One example: -# <a href="http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/noticias/mar07/11mar/hor.htm"> # http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/noticias/mar07/11mar/hor.htm -# </a> -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2008-03-13): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2008-03-13): # The Cuban time change has just been confirmed on the most authoritative # web site, the Granma. Please check out -# <a href="http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2008/03/13/nacional/artic10.html"> # http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2008/03/13/nacional/artic10.html -# </a> # -# Basically as expected after Steffen Thorsens information, the change +# Basically as expected after Steffen Thorsen's information, the change # will take place midnight between Saturday and Sunday. # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-12): @@ -2790,18 +2716,14 @@ # midnight between Saturday, March 07, 2009 and Sunday, March 08, 2009- # not on midnight March 14 / March 15 as previously thought. # -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba05.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba05.html # (in Spanish) -# </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-09) # I listened over the Internet to -# <a href="http://media.enet.cu/readioreloj"> # http://media.enet.cu/readioreloj -# </a> # this morning; when it was 10:05 a. m. here in Bethesda, Maryland the -# the time was announced as "diez cinco"--the same time as here, indicating +# the time was announced as "diez cinco" - the same time as here, indicating # that has indeed switched to DST. Assume second Sunday from 2009 forward. # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-03-08): @@ -2810,42 +2732,30 @@ # changed at all). # # Source: -# <a href="http://granma.co.cu/2011/03/08/nacional/artic01.html"> # http://granma.co.cu/2011/03/08/nacional/artic01.html -# </a> # # Our info: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2011.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2011.html -# </a> # # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-10-30) # Cuba will end DST two weeks later this year. Instead of going back # tonight, it has been delayed to 2011-11-13 at 01:00. # # One source (Spanish) -# <a href="http://www.radioangulo.cu/noticias/cuba/17105-cuba-restablecera-el-horario-del-meridiano-de-greenwich.html"> # http://www.radioangulo.cu/noticias/cuba/17105-cuba-restablecera-el-horario-del-meridiano-de-greenwich.html -# </a> # # Our page: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-time-changes-2011.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-time-changes-2011.html -# </a> # # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-01) # According to Radio Reloj, Cuba will start DST on Midnight between March # 31 and April 1. # # Radio Reloj has the following info (Spanish): -# <a href="http://www.radioreloj.cu/index.php/noticias-radio-reloj/71-miscelaneas/7529-cuba-aplicara-el-horario-de-verano-desde-el-1-de-abril"> # http://www.radioreloj.cu/index.php/noticias-radio-reloj/71-miscelaneas/7529-cuba-aplicara-el-horario-de-verano-desde-el-1-de-abril -# </a> # # Our info on it: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2012.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2012.html -# </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-11-03): # Radio Reloj and many other sources report that Cuba is changing back @@ -2901,7 +2811,7 @@ -5:00 Cuba C%sT # Dominica -# See 'southamerica'. +# See America/Port_of_Spain. # Dominican Republic @@ -2934,8 +2844,8 @@ Zone America/Santo_Domingo -4:39:36 - LMT 1890 -4:40 - SDMT 1933 Apr 1 12:00 # S. Dom. MT -5:00 DR E%sT 1974 Oct 27 - -4:00 - AST 2000 Oct 29 02:00 - -5:00 US E%sT 2000 Dec 3 01:00 + -4:00 - AST 2000 Oct 29 2:00 + -5:00 US E%sT 2000 Dec 3 1:00 -4:00 - AST # El Salvador @@ -2946,20 +2856,20 @@ # There are too many San Salvadors elsewhere, so use America/El_Salvador # instead of America/San_Salvador. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone America/El_Salvador -5:56:48 - LMT 1921 # San Salvador +Zone America/El_Salvador -5:56:48 - LMT 1921 # San Salvador -6:00 Salv C%sT # Grenada # Guadeloupe -# St Barthelemy +# St Barthélemy # St Martin (French part) -# See 'southamerica'. +# See America/Port_of_Spain. # Guatemala # # From Gwillim Law (2006-04-22), after a heads-up from Oscar van Vlijmen: # Diario Co Latino, at -# http://www.diariocolatino.com/internacionales/detalles.asp?NewsID=8079, +# <http://www.diariocolatino.com/internacionales/detalles.asp?NewsID=8079>, # says in an article dated 2006-04-19 that the Guatemalan government had # decided on that date to advance official time by 60 minutes, to lessen the # impact of the elevated cost of oil.... Daylight saving time will last from @@ -2967,7 +2877,7 @@ # From Paul Eggert (2006-06-22): # The Ministry of Energy and Mines, press release CP-15/2006 # (2006-04-19), says DST ends at 24:00. See -# <http://www.sieca.org.gt/Sitio_publico/Energeticos/Doc/Medidas/Cambio_Horario_Nac_190406.pdf>. +# http://www.sieca.org.gt/Sitio_publico/Energeticos/Doc/Medidas/Cambio_Horario_Nac_190406.pdf # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Guat 1973 only - Nov 25 0:00 1:00 D @@ -2984,11 +2894,10 @@ # Haiti # From Gwillim Law (2005-04-15): -# Risto O. Nykanen wrote me that Haiti is now on DST. -# I searched for confirmation, and I found a -# <a href="http://www.haitianconsulate.org/time.doc"> press release +# Risto O. Nykänen wrote me that Haiti is now on DST. +# I searched for confirmation, and I found a press release # on the Web page of the Haitian Consulate in Chicago (2005-03-31), -# </a>. Translated from French, it says: +# <http://www.haitianconsulate.org/time.doc>. Translated from French, it says: # # "The Prime Minister's Communication Office notifies the public in general # and the press in particular that, following a decision of the Interior @@ -3065,14 +2974,14 @@ # <http://www.latribuna.hn/99299.html> that Manuel Zelaya, the president # of Honduras, refused to back down on this. -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-08-08): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-08-08): # It seems that Honduras has returned from DST to standard time this Monday at # 00:00 hours (prolonging Sunday to 25 hours duration). # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_honduras04.html # From Paul Eggert (2006-08-08): -# Also see Diario El Heraldo, The country returns to standard time (2006-08-08) -# <http://www.elheraldo.hn/nota.php?nid=54941&sec=12>. +# Also see Diario El Heraldo, The country returns to standard time (2006-08-08). +# http://www.elheraldo.hn/nota.php?nid=54941&sec=12 # It mentions executive decree 18-2006. # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-08-17): @@ -3100,22 +3009,22 @@ # unspecified official document, and says "This time is used throughout the # island". Go with Milne. Round to the nearest second as required by zic. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone America/Jamaica -5:07:11 - LMT 1890 # Kingston +Zone America/Jamaica -5:07:11 - LMT 1890 # Kingston -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time - -5:00 - EST 1974 Apr 28 2:00 + -5:00 - EST 1974 Apr 28 2:00 -5:00 US E%sT 1984 -5:00 - EST # Martinique # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone America/Martinique -4:04:20 - LMT 1890 # Fort-de-France - -4:04:20 - FFMT 1911 May # Fort-de-France MT +Zone America/Martinique -4:04:20 - LMT 1890 # Fort-de-France + -4:04:20 - FFMT 1911 May # Fort-de-France MT -4:00 - AST 1980 Apr 6 -4:00 1:00 ADT 1980 Sep 28 -4:00 - AST # Montserrat -# See 'southamerica'. +# See America/Port_of_Spain. # Nicaragua # @@ -3138,27 +3047,27 @@ # From Gwillim Law (2005-04-21): # The Associated Press story on the time change, which can be found at # http://www.lapalmainteractivo.com/guias/content/gen/ap/America_Latina/AMC_GEN_NICARAGUA_HORA.html -# and elsewhere, says (fifth paragraph, translated from Spanish): "The last +# and elsewhere, says (fifth paragraph, translated from Spanish): "The last # time that a change of clocks was applied to save energy was in the year 2000 -# during the Arnoldo Aleman administration."... +# during the Arnoldo Alemán administration."... # The northamerica file says that Nicaragua has been on UTC-6 continuously # since December 1998. I wasn't able to find any details of Nicaraguan time # changes in 2000. Perhaps a note could be added to the northamerica file, to # the effect that we have indirect evidence that DST was observed in 2000. # -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2005-11-02): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2005-11-02): # Nicaragua left DST the 2005-10-02 at 00:00 (local time). # http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/presidencia/files_index/secretaria/comunicados/2005/septiembre/26septiembre-cambio-hora.htm # (2005-09-26) # -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-05-05): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-05-05): # http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2006/05/01/nacionales/18410 # (my informal translation) -# By order of the president of the republic, Enrique Bolanos, Nicaragua +# By order of the president of the republic, Enrique Bolaños, Nicaragua # advanced by sixty minutes their official time, yesterday at 2 in the -# morning, and will stay that way until 30.th. of september. +# morning, and will stay that way until 30th of September. # -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-09-30): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-09-30): # http://www.presidencia.gob.ni/buscador_gaceta/BD/DECRETOS/2006/D-063-2006P-PRN-Cambio-Hora.pdf # My informal translation runs: # The natural sun time is restored in all the national territory, in that the @@ -3176,7 +3085,7 @@ -5:45:12 - MMT 1934 Jun 23 # Managua Mean Time? -6:00 - CST 1973 May -5:00 - EST 1975 Feb 16 - -6:00 Nic C%sT 1992 Jan 1 4:00 + -6:00 Nic C%sT 1992 Jan 1 4:00 -5:00 - EST 1992 Sep 24 -6:00 - CST 1993 -5:00 - EST 1997 @@ -3185,36 +3094,36 @@ # Panama # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Panama -5:18:08 - LMT 1890 - -5:19:36 - CMT 1908 Apr 22 # Colon Mean Time + -5:19:36 - CMT 1908 Apr 22 # Colón Mean Time -5:00 - EST # Puerto Rico # There are too many San Juans elsewhere, so we'll use 'Puerto_Rico'. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone America/Puerto_Rico -4:24:25 - LMT 1899 Mar 28 12:00 # San Juan +Zone America/Puerto_Rico -4:24:25 - LMT 1899 Mar 28 12:00 # San Juan -4:00 - AST 1942 May 3 -4:00 US A%sT 1946 -4:00 - AST # St Kitts-Nevis # St Lucia -# See 'southamerica'. +# See America/Port_of_Spain. # St Pierre and Miquelon # There are too many St Pierres elsewhere, so we'll use 'Miquelon'. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone America/Miquelon -3:44:40 - LMT 1911 May 15 # St Pierre +Zone America/Miquelon -3:44:40 - LMT 1911 May 15 # St Pierre -4:00 - AST 1980 May -3:00 - PMST 1987 # Pierre & Miquelon Time -3:00 Canada PM%sT # St Vincent and the Grenadines -# See 'southamerica'. +# See America/Port_of_Spain. # Turks and Caicos # # From Chris Dunn in -# <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=415007> +# http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=415007 # (2007-03-15): In the Turks & Caicos Islands (America/Grand_Turk) the # daylight saving dates for time changes have been adjusted to match # the recent U.S. change of dates. @@ -3227,21 +3136,23 @@ # Clocks are set back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local Daylight Saving Time" # indicating that the normal ET rules are followed. # -# From Paul Eggert (2006-05-01): -# Shanks & Pottenger say they use US DST rules, but IATA SSIM (1991/1998) -# says they switch at midnight. Go with Shanks & Pottenger. +# From Paul Eggert (2014-08-19): +# The 2014-08-13 Cabinet meeting decided to stay on UTC-4 year-round. See: +# http://tcweeklynews.com/daylight-savings-time-to-be-maintained-p5353-127.htm +# Model this as a switch from EST/EDT to AST on 2014-11-02 at 02:00. # -# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule TC 1979 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D -Rule TC 1979 2006 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S -Rule TC 1987 2006 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D -Rule TC 2007 max - Mar Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D -Rule TC 2007 max - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Grand_Turk -4:44:32 - LMT 1890 - -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time - -5:00 TC E%sT + -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time + -5:00 - EST 1979 + -5:00 US E%sT 2014 Nov 2 2:00 + -4:00 - AST # British Virgin Is # Virgin Is -# See 'southamerica'. +# See America/Port_of_Spain. + + +# Local Variables: +# coding: utf-8 +# End:
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/pacificnew Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/pacificnew Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/southamerica Fri Aug 29 14:50:15 2014 -0700 +++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/southamerica Sun Sep 07 23:04:09 2014 +0400 @@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. -# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, +# This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to -# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). +# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see +# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution. # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003). # # For data circa 1899, a common source is: -# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94 -# <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>. +# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94. +# http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359 # # Gwillim Law writes that a good source # for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport @@ -53,24 +53,24 @@ # I suggest the use of _Summer time_ instead of the more cumbersome # _daylight-saving time_. _Summer time_ seems to be in general use # in Europe and South America. -# -- E O Cutler, _New York Times_ (1937-02-14), quoted in +# -- E O Cutler, _New York Times_ (1937-02-14), quoted in # H L Mencken, _The American Language: Supplement I_ (1960), p 466 # # Earlier editions of these tables also used the North American style # for time zones in Brazil, but this was incorrect, as Brazilians say -# "summer time". Reinaldo Goulart, a Sao Paulo businessman active in +# "summer time". Reinaldo Goulart, a São Paulo businessman active in # the railroad sector, writes (1999-07-06): # The subject of time zones is currently a matter of discussion/debate in -# Brazil. Let's say that "the Brasilia time" is considered the -# "official time" because Brasilia is the capital city. -# The other three time zones are called "Brasilia time "minus one" or +# Brazil. Let's say that "the Brasília time" is considered the +# "official time" because Brasília is the capital city. +# The other three time zones are called "Brasília time "minus one" or # "plus one" or "plus two". As far as I know there is no such # name/designation as "Eastern Time" or "Central Time". # So I invented the following (English-language) abbreviations for now. # Corrections are welcome! # std dst # -2:00 FNT FNST Fernando de Noronha -# -3:00 BRT BRST Brasilia +# -3:00 BRT BRST Brasília # -4:00 AMT AMST Amazon # -5:00 ACT ACST Acre @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ # Argentina: first Sunday in October to first Sunday in April since 1976. # Double Summer time from 1969 to 1974. Switches at midnight. -# From U. S. Naval Observatory (1988-01-199): +# From U. S. Naval Observatory (1988-01-19): # ARGENTINA 3 H BEHIND UTC # From Hernan G. Otero (1995-06-26): @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ # From Hernan G. Otero (1995-06-26): # These corrections were contributed by InterSoft Argentina S.A., # obtaining the data from the: -# Talleres de Hidrografia Naval Argentina +# Talleres de Hidrografía Naval Argentina # (Argentine Naval Hydrography Institute) Rule Arg 1989 1993 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1989 1992 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S @@ -140,13 +140,13 @@ Rule Arg 2000 only - Mar 3 0:00 0 - # # From Peter Gradelski via Steffen Thorsen (2000-03-01): -# We just checked with our Sao Paulo office and they say the government of +# We just checked with our São Paulo office and they say the government of # Argentina decided not to become one of the countries that go on or off DST. # So Buenos Aires should be -3 hours from GMT at all times. # -# From Fabian L. Arce Jofre (2000-04-04): +# From Fabián L. Arce Jofré (2000-04-04): # The law that claimed DST for Argentina was derogated by President Fernando -# de la Rua on March 2, 2000, because it would make people spend more energy +# de la Rúa on March 2, 2000, because it would make people spend more energy # in the winter time, rather than less. The change took effect on March 3. # # From Mariano Absatz (2001-06-06): @@ -179,15 +179,13 @@ # that Argentina will use DST next year as well, from October to # March, although exact rules are not given. # -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-12-26) +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2007-12-26) # The last hurdle of Argentina DST is over, the proposal was approved in -# the lower chamber too (Deputados) with a vote 192 for and 2 against. +# the lower chamber too (Diputados) with a vote 192 for and 2 against. # By the way thanks to Mariano Absatz and Daniel Mario Vega for the link to # the original scanned proposal, where the dates and the zero hours are # clear and unambiguous...This is the article about final approval: -# <a href="http://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/nota.asp?nota_id=973996"> # http://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/nota.asp?nota_id=973996 -# </a> # # From Paul Eggert (2007-12-22): # For dates after mid-2008, the following rules are my guesses and @@ -197,13 +195,8 @@ # As per message from Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz (Nicaragua), # Argentina will start DST on Sunday October 19, 2008. # -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html -# </a> -# OR -# <a href="http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish)"> # http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish) -# </a> # From Rodrigo Severo (2008-10-06): # Here is some info available at a Gentoo bug related to TZ on Argentina's DST: @@ -212,48 +205,39 @@ # Hi, there is a problem with timezone-data-2008e and maybe with # timezone-data-2008f # Argentinian law [Number] 25.155 is no longer valid. -# <a href="http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60036/norma.htm"> # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60036/norma.htm -# </a> # The new one is law [Number] 26.350 -# <a href="http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/135000-139999/136191/norma.htm"> # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/135000-139999/136191/norma.htm -# </a> # So there is no summer time in Argentina for now. # From Mariano Absatz (2008-10-20): -# Decree 1693/2008 applies Law 26.350 for the summer 2008/2009 establishing DST in Argentina -# From 2008-10-19 until 2009-03-15 -# <a href="http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=16102008&pi=3&pf=4&s=0&sec=01"> +# Decree 1693/2008 applies Law 26.350 for the summer 2008/2009 establishing DST +# in Argentina from 2008-10-19 until 2009-03-15. # http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=16102008&pi=3&pf=4&s=0&sec=01 -# </a> # -# Decree 1705/2008 excepting 12 Provinces from applying DST in the summer 2008/2009: -# Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, La Pampa, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz -# and Tierra del Fuego -# <a href="http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=17102008&pi=1&pf=1&s=0&sec=01"> + +# Decree 1705/2008 excepting 12 Provinces from applying DST in the summer +# 2008/2009: Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, La +# Pampa, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego # http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=17102008&pi=1&pf=1&s=0&sec=01 -# </a> # -# Press release 235 dated Saturday October 18th, from the Government of the Province of Jujuy saying -# it will not apply DST either (even when it was not included in Decree 1705/2008) -# <a href="http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/index2/partes_prensa/18_10_08/235-181008.doc"> +# Press release 235 dated Saturday October 18th, from the Government of the +# Province of Jujuy saying it will not apply DST either (even when it was not +# included in Decree 1705/2008). # http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/index2/partes_prensa/18_10_08/235-181008.doc -# </a> # From fullinet (2009-10-18): # As announced in -# <a hef="http://www.argentina.gob.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=356"> # http://www.argentina.gob.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=356 -# </a> -# (an official .gob.ar) under title: "Sin Cambio de Hora" (english: "No hour change") +# (an official .gob.ar) under title: "Sin Cambio de Hora" +# (English: "No hour change"). # -# "Por el momento, el Gobierno Nacional resolvio no modificar la hora -# oficial, decision que estaba en estudio para su implementacion el -# domingo 18 de octubre. Desde el Ministerio de Planificacion se anuncio -# que la Argentina hoy, en estas condiciones meteorologicas, no necesita -# la modificacion del huso horario, ya que 2009 nos encuentra con -# crecimiento en la produccion y distribucion energetica." +# "Por el momento, el Gobierno Nacional resolvió no modificar la hora +# oficial, decisión que estaba en estudio para su implementación el +# domingo 18 de octubre. Desde el Ministerio de Planificación se anunció +# que la Argentina hoy, en estas condiciones meteorológicas, no necesita +# la modificación del huso horario, ya que 2009 nos encuentra con +# crecimiento en la producción y distribución energética." Rule Arg 2007 only - Dec 30 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 2008 2009 - Mar Sun>=15 0:00 0 - @@ -267,10 +251,10 @@ # It's Law No. 7,210. This change is due to a public power emergency, so for # now we'll assume it's for this year only. # -# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): -# <a href="http://www.spicasc.net/horvera.html"> -# Hora de verano para la Republica Argentina (2003-06-08) -# </a> says that standard time in Argentina from 1894-10-31 +# From Paul Eggert (2014-08-09): +# Hora de verano para la República Argentina +# http://buenasiembra.com.ar/esoterismo/astrologia/hora-de-verano-de-la-republica-argentina-27.html +# says that standard time in Argentina from 1894-10-31 # to 1920-05-01 was -4:16:48.25. Go with this more-precise value # over Shanks & Pottenger. # @@ -285,10 +269,10 @@ # time in October 17th. # # Catamarca, Chubut, La Rioja, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, -# Tierra del Fuego, Tucuman. +# Tierra del Fuego, Tucumán. # # From Mariano Absatz (2004-06-14): -# ... this weekend, the Province of Tucuman decided it'd go back to UTC-03:00 +# ... this weekend, the Province of Tucumán decided it'd go back to UTC-03:00 # yesterday midnight (that is, at 24:00 Saturday 12th), since the people's # annoyance with the change is much higher than the power savings obtained.... # @@ -323,49 +307,38 @@ # Here are articles that Argentina Province San Luis is planning to end DST # as earlier as upcoming Monday January 21, 2008 or February 2008: # -# Provincia argentina retrasa reloj y marca diferencia con resto del pais +# Provincia argentina retrasa reloj y marca diferencia con resto del país # (Argentine Province delayed clock and mark difference with the rest of the # country) -# <a href="http://cl.invertia.com/noticias/noticia.aspx?idNoticia=200801171849_EFE_ET4373&idtel"> # http://cl.invertia.com/noticias/noticia.aspx?idNoticia=200801171849_EFE_ET4373&idtel -# </a> # # Es inminente que en San Luis atrasen una hora los relojes # (It is imminent in San Luis clocks one hour delay) -# <a href="http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/vernotae.asp?id_nota=253414"> -# http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/vernotae.asp?id_nota=253414 -# </a> -# -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_argentina02.html"> +# http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/253414/Economia/Es-inminente-que-en-San-Luis-atrasen-una-hora-los-relojes.html # http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_argentina02.html -# </a> -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2008-01-18): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2008-01-18): # The page of the San Luis provincial government -# <a href="http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/notas.asp?idCanal=0&id=22812"> # http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/notas.asp?idCanal=0&id=22812 -# </a> # confirms what Alex Krivenyshev has earlier sent to the tz # emailing list about that San Luis plans to return to standard # time much earlier than the rest of the country. It also # confirms that upon request the provinces San Juan and Mendoza # refused to follow San Luis in this change. # -# The change is supposed to take place Monday the 21.st at 0:00 +# The change is supposed to take place Monday the 21st at 0:00 # hours. As far as I understand it if this goes ahead, we need # a new timezone for San Luis (although there are also documented # independent changes in the southamerica file of San Luis in # 1990 and 1991 which has not been confirmed). -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2008-01-25): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2008-01-25): # Unfortunately the below page has become defunct, about the San Luis # time change. Perhaps because it now is part of a group of pages "Most # important pages of 2008." # # You can use -# <a href="http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/notas.asp?idCanal=8141&id=22834"> # http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/notas.asp?idCanal=8141&id=22834 -# </a> # instead it seems. Or use "Buscador" from the main page of the San Luis # government, and fill in "huso" and click OK, and you will get 3 pages # from which the first one is identical to the above. @@ -385,9 +358,9 @@ # back in 2004, when these provinces changed to UTC-4 for a few days, I # mailed them personally and never got an answer). -# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): -# Unless otherwise specified, data are from Shanks & Pottenger through 1992, -# from the IATA otherwise. As noted below, Shanks & Pottenger say that +# From Paul Eggert (2014-08-12): +# Unless otherwise specified, data entries are from Shanks & Pottenger through +# 1992, from the IATA otherwise. As noted below, Shanks & Pottenger say that # America/Cordoba split into 6 subregions during 1991/1992, one of which # was America/San_Luis, but we haven't verified this yet so for now we'll # keep America/Cordoba a single region rather than splitting it into the @@ -399,14 +372,9 @@ # to utc-04:00 until the second Saturday in October... # # The press release is at -# <a href="http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/SL/Paginas/NoticiaDetalle.asp?TemaId=1&InfoPrensaId=3102"> # http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/SL/Paginas/NoticiaDetalle.asp?TemaId=1&InfoPrensaId=3102 -# </a> -# (I couldn't find the decree, but -# <a href="http://www.sanluis.gov.ar"> -# www.sanluis.gov.ar -# <a/> -# is the official page for the Province Government). +# (I couldn't find the decree, but www.sanluis.gov.ar +# is the official page for the Province Government.) # # There's also a note in only one of the major national papers ... # http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1107912 @@ -423,9 +391,7 @@ # ...the Province of San Luis is a case in itself. # # The Law at -# <a href="http://www.diputadossanluis.gov.ar/diputadosasp/paginas/verNorma.asp?NormaID=276>" # http://www.diputadossanluis.gov.ar/diputadosasp/paginas/verNorma.asp?NormaID=276 -# </a> # is ambiguous because establishes a calendar from the 2nd Sunday in # October at 0:00 thru the 2nd Saturday in March at 24:00 and the # complement of that starting on the 2nd Sunday of March at 0:00 and @@ -454,19 +420,15 @@ # ... # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-04-09): -# According to news reports from El Diario de la Republica Province San +# According to news reports from El Diario de la República Province San # Luis, Argentina (standard time UTC-04) will keep Daylight Saving Time -# after April 11, 2010--will continue to have same time as rest of +# after April 11, 2010 - will continue to have same time as rest of # Argentina (UTC-3) (no DST). # -# Confirmaron la prórroga del huso horario de verano (Spanish) -# <a href="http://www.eldiariodelarepublica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29383&Itemid=9"> +# Confirmaron la prórroga del huso horario de verano (Spanish) # http://www.eldiariodelarepublica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29383&Itemid=9 -# </a> # or (some English translation): -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina08.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina08.html -# </a> # From Mariano Absatz (2010-04-12): # yes...I can confirm this...and given that San Luis keeps calling @@ -478,7 +440,7 @@ # Perhaps San Luis operates on the legal fiction that it is at UTC-4 # with perpetual summer time, but ordinary usage typically seems to # just say it's at UTC-3; see, for example, -# <http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hora_oficial_argentina>. +# http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hora_oficial_argentina # We've documented similar situations as being plain changes to # standard time, so let's do that here too. This does not change UTC # offsets, only tm_isdst and the time zone abbreviations. One minor @@ -486,20 +448,20 @@ # setting for time stamps past 2038. # From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21): -# Milne says Cordoba time was -4:16:48.2. Round to the nearest second. +# Milne says Córdoba time was -4:16:48.2. Round to the nearest second. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # # Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF), -Zone America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 - -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time +Zone America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 + -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Córdoba Mean Time -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 Arg AR%sT # -# Cordoba (CB), Santa Fe (SF), Entre Rios (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), +# Córdoba (CB), Santa Fe (SF), Entre Ríos (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), # Chaco (CC), Formosa (FM), Santiago del Estero (SE) # # Shanks & Pottenger also make the following claims, which we haven't verified: @@ -519,7 +481,7 @@ -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 Arg AR%sT # -# Salta (SA), La Pampa (LP), Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN) +# Salta (SA), La Pampa (LP), Neuquén (NQ), Rio Negro (RN) Zone America/Argentina/Salta -4:21:40 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec @@ -531,7 +493,7 @@ -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 -3:00 - ART # -# Tucuman (TM) +# Tucumán (TM) Zone America/Argentina/Tucuman -4:20:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec @@ -642,8 +604,8 @@ -3:00 - ART # # Santa Cruz (SC) -Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 - -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time +Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 + -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Córdoba Mean Time -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 @@ -653,9 +615,9 @@ -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 -3:00 - ART # -# Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (TF) -Zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia -4:33:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 - -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time +# Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur (TF) +Zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia -4:33:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 + -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Córdoba Mean Time -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 @@ -686,13 +648,13 @@ # From IATA SSIM (1996-02): # _Only_ the following states in BR1 observe DST: Rio Grande do Sul (RS), -# Santa Catarina (SC), Parana (PR), Sao Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), -# Espirito Santo (ES), Minas Gerais (MG), Bahia (BA), Goias (GO), +# Santa Catarina (SC), Paraná (PR), São Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), +# Espírito Santo (ES), Minas Gerais (MG), Bahia (BA), Goiás (GO), # Distrito Federal (DF), Tocantins (TO), Sergipe [SE] and Alagoas [AL]. # [The last three states are new to this issue of the IATA SSIM.] # From Gwillim Law (1996-10-07): -# Geography, history (Tocantins was part of Goias until 1989), and other +# Geography, history (Tocantins was part of Goiás until 1989), and other # sources of time zone information lead me to believe that AL, SE, and TO were # always in BR1, and so the only change was whether or not they observed DST.... # The earliest issue of the SSIM I have is 2/91. Each issue from then until @@ -706,16 +668,14 @@ # However, some conclusions can be drawn from another IATA manual: the Airline # Coding Directory, which lists close to 400 airports in Brazil. For each # airport it gives a time zone which is coded to the SSIM. From that -# information, I'm led to conclude that the states of Amapa (AP), Ceara (CE), -# Maranhao (MA), Paraiba (PR), Pernambuco (PE), Piaui (PI), and Rio Grande do -# Norte (RN), and the eastern part of Para (PA) are all in BR1 without DST. +# information, I'm led to conclude that the states of Amapá (AP), Ceará (CE), +# Maranhão (MA), Paraíba (PR), Pernambuco (PE), Piauí (PI), and Rio Grande do +# Norte (RN), and the eastern part of Pará (PA) are all in BR1 without DST. # From Marcos Tadeu (1998-09-27): -# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/verao1.html"> -# Brazilian official page -# </a> +# Brazilian official page <http://pcdsh01.on.br/verao1.html> -# From Jesper Norgaard (2000-11-03): +# From Jesper Nørgaard (2000-11-03): # [For an official list of which regions in Brazil use which time zones, see:] # http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbr.htm # http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbrhv.htm @@ -748,13 +708,13 @@ # From Paul Schulze (2008-06-24): # ...by law number 11.662 of April 24, 2008 (published in the "Diario -# Oficial da Uniao"...) in Brazil there are changes in the timezones, +# Oficial da União"...) in Brazil there are changes in the timezones, # effective today (00:00am at June 24, 2008) as follows: # -# a) The timezone UTC+5 is e[x]tinguished, with all the Acre state and the +# a) The timezone UTC+5 is extinguished, with all the Acre state and the # part of the Amazonas state that had this timezone now being put to the # timezone UTC+4 -# b) The whole Para state now is put at timezone UTC+3, instead of just +# b) The whole Pará state now is put at timezone UTC+3, instead of just # part of it, as was before. # # This change follows a proposal of senator Tiao Viana of Acre state, that @@ -767,13 +727,11 @@ # From Rodrigo Severo (2008-06-24): # Just correcting the URL: -# <a href="https://www.in.gov.br/imprensa/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=do&secao=1&pagina=1&data=25/04/2008"> # https://www.in.gov.br/imprensa/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=do&secao=1&pagina=1&data=25/04/2008 -# </a> # # As a result of the above Decree I believe the America/Rio_Branco # timezone shall be modified from UTC-5 to UTC-4 and a new timezone shall -# be created to represent the...west side of the Para State. I +# be created to represent the...west side of the Pará State. I # suggest this new timezone be called Santarem as the most # important/populated city in the affected area. # @@ -782,19 +740,16 @@ # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-24): # This is a quick reference page for New and Old Brazil Time Zones map. -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/brazil-time-new-old.php"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/brazil-time-new-old.php -# </a> # -# - 4 time zones replaced by 3 time zones-eliminating time zone UTC- 05 -# (state Acre and the part of the Amazonas will be UTC/GMT- 04) - western -# part of Par state is moving to one timezone UTC- 03 (from UTC -04). +# - 4 time zones replaced by 3 time zones - eliminating time zone UTC-05 +# (state Acre and the part of the Amazonas will be UTC/GMT-04) - western +# part of Par state is moving to one timezone UTC-03 (from UTC-04). # From Paul Eggert (2002-10-10): # The official decrees referenced below are mostly taken from -# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html"> -# Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil -# </a>. +# Decretos sobre o Horário de Verão no Brasil. +# http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-29): # As announced by the government and many newspapers in Brazil late @@ -806,25 +761,17 @@ # It has not yet been posted to http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html # # An official page about it: -# <a href="http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722"> # http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722 -# </a> # Note that this link does not always work directly, but must be accessed # by going to -# <a href="http://www.mme.gov.br/first"> # http://www.mme.gov.br/first -# </a> # # One example link that works directly: -# <a href="http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54"> # http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54 # (Portuguese) -# </a> # # We have a written a short article about it as well: -# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html -# </a> # # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-10-04): # State Bahia will return to Daylight savings time this year after 8 years off. @@ -832,17 +779,12 @@ # television station in Salvador. # In Portuguese: -# <a href="http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2011/10/governador-jaques-wagner-confirma-horario-de-verao-na-bahia.html"> # http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2011/10/governador-jaques-wagner-confirma-horario-de-verao-na-bahia.html -# </a> and -# <a href="http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/noticias/0,,OI5390887-EI8139,00-Bahia+volta+a+ter+horario+de+verao+apos+oito+anos.html"> # http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/noticias/0,,OI5390887-EI8139,00-Bahia+volta+a+ter+horario+de+verao+apos+oito+anos.html -# </a> # From Guilherme Bernardes Rodrigues (2011-10-07): # There is news in the media, however there is still no decree about it. -# I just send a e-mail to Zulmira Brandao at -# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/">http://pcdsh01.on.br/</a> the +# I just send a e-mail to Zulmira Brandao at http://pcdsh01.on.br/ the # official agency about time in Brazil, and she confirmed that the old rule is # still in force. @@ -854,9 +796,7 @@ # # DECRETO No- 7.584, DE 13 DE OUTUBRO DE 2011 # Link : -# <a href="http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/10/2011&jornal=1000&pagina=6&totalArquivos=6"> # http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/10/2011&jornal=1000&pagina=6&totalArquivos=6 -# </a> # From Kelley Cook (2012-10-16): # The governor of state of Bahia in Brazil announced on Thursday that @@ -884,42 +824,42 @@ # For now, assume western Amazonas will change as well. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm">20,466</a> (1931-10-01) -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV21896.htm">21,896</a> (1932-01-10) +# Decree 20,466 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm> (1931-10-01) +# Decree 21,896 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV21896.htm> (1932-01-10) Rule Brazil 1931 only - Oct 3 11:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1932 1933 - Apr 1 0:00 0 - Rule Brazil 1932 only - Oct 3 0:00 1:00 S -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV23195.htm">23,195</a> (1933-10-10) +# Decree 23,195 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV23195.htm> (1933-10-10) # revoked DST. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV27496.htm">27,496</a> (1949-11-24) -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV27998.htm">27,998</a> (1950-04-13) +# Decree 27,496 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV27496.htm> (1949-11-24) +# Decree 27,998 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV27998.htm> (1950-04-13) Rule Brazil 1949 1952 - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1950 only - Apr 16 1:00 0 - Rule Brazil 1951 1952 - Apr 1 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV32308.htm">32,308</a> (1953-02-24) +# Decree 32,308 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV32308.htm> (1953-02-24) Rule Brazil 1953 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV34724.htm">34,724</a> (1953-11-30) +# Decree 34,724 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV34724.htm> (1953-11-30) # revoked DST. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV52700.htm">52,700</a> (1963-10-18) +# Decree 52,700 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV52700.htm> (1963-10-18) # established DST from 1963-10-23 00:00 to 1964-02-29 00:00 # in SP, RJ, GB, MG, ES, due to the prolongation of the drought. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV53071.htm">53,071</a> (1963-12-03) +# Decree 53,071 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV53071.htm> (1963-12-03) # extended the above decree to all of the national territory on 12-09. Rule Brazil 1963 only - Dec 9 0:00 1:00 S -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV53604.htm">53,604</a> (1964-02-25) +# Decree 53,604 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV53604.htm> (1964-02-25) # extended summer time by one day to 1964-03-01 00:00 (start of school). Rule Brazil 1964 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV55639.htm">55,639</a> (1965-01-27) +# Decree 55,639 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV55639.htm> (1965-01-27) Rule Brazil 1965 only - Jan 31 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1965 only - Mar 31 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV57303.htm">57,303</a> (1965-11-22) +# Decree 57,303 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV57303.htm> (1965-11-22) Rule Brazil 1965 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 S -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV57843.htm">57,843</a> (1966-02-18) +# Decree 57,843 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV57843.htm> (1966-02-18) Rule Brazil 1966 1968 - Mar 1 0:00 0 - Rule Brazil 1966 1967 - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 S -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV63429.htm">63,429</a> (1968-10-15) +# Decree 63,429 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV63429.htm> (1968-10-15) # revoked DST. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV91698.htm">91,698</a> (1985-09-27) +# Decree 91,698 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV91698.htm> (1985-09-27) Rule Brazil 1985 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 S # Decree 92,310 (1986-01-21) # Decree 92,463 (1986-03-13) @@ -927,42 +867,42 @@ # Decree 93,316 (1986-10-01) Rule Brazil 1986 only - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1987 only - Feb 14 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV94922.htm">94,922</a> (1987-09-22) +# Decree 94,922 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV94922.htm> (1987-09-22) Rule Brazil 1987 only - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1988 only - Feb 7 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV96676.htm">96,676</a> (1988-09-12) +# Decree 96,676 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV96676.htm> (1988-09-12) # except for the states of AC, AM, PA, RR, RO, and AP (then a territory) Rule Brazil 1988 only - Oct 16 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1989 only - Jan 29 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV98077.htm">98,077</a> (1989-08-21) +# Decree 98,077 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV98077.htm> (1989-08-21) # with the same exceptions Rule Brazil 1989 only - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1990 only - Feb 11 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV99530.htm">99,530</a> (1990-09-17) +# Decree 99,530 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV99530.htm> (1990-09-17) # adopted by RS, SC, PR, SP, RJ, ES, MG, GO, MS, DF. # Decree 99,629 (1990-10-19) adds BA, MT. Rule Brazil 1990 only - Oct 21 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1991 only - Feb 17 0:00 0 - -# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1991.htm">Unnumbered decree</a> (1991-09-25) +# Unnumbered decree <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1991.htm> (1991-09-25) # adopted by RS, SC, PR, SP, RJ, ES, MG, BA, GO, MT, MS, DF. Rule Brazil 1991 only - Oct 20 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1992 only - Feb 9 0:00 0 - -# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1992.htm">Unnumbered decree</a> (1992-10-16) +# Unnumbered decree <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1992.htm> (1992-10-16) # adopted by same states. Rule Brazil 1992 only - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1993 only - Jan 31 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV942.htm">942</a> (1993-09-28) +# Decree 942 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV942.htm> (1993-09-28) # adopted by same states, plus AM. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br