105e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# tzdb data for Africa and environs 205e627dcSAndy Fiddaman 3707182d7SNobutomo Nakano# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of 4707182d7SNobutomo Nakano# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. 57c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 66f8e8937SDan McDonald# This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 77c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 86f8e8937SDan McDonald# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see 96f8e8937SDan McDonald# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution. 107c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1105e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# From Paul Eggert (2018-05-27): 127c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# 1300973057SDan McDonald# Unless otherwise specified, the source for data through 1990 is: 142f9aa4a7Srobbin# Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition), 152f9aa4a7Srobbin# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003). 1600973057SDan McDonald# Unfortunately this book contains many errors and cites no sources. 177c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# 18dafc4501SDan McDonald# Many years ago Gwillim Law wrote that a good source 19dafc4501SDan McDonald# for time zone data was the International Air Transport 207c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM), 217c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries 2200973057SDan McDonald# of the IATA's data after 1990. Except where otherwise noted, 2300973057SDan McDonald# IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990. 247c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# 257c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 267c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 277c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# I found in the UCLA library. 287c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# 29a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# For data circa 1899, a common source is: 306f8e8937SDan McDonald# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94. 31b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359 32a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 33*e15592c8SRobert Mustacchi# For the 1911/1912 establishment of standard time in French possessions, see: 34*e15592c8SRobert Mustacchi# Société Française de Physique, Recueil de constantes physiques (1913), 35*e15592c8SRobert Mustacchi# page 752, 18b. 36*e15592c8SRobert Mustacchi# 37dafc4501SDan McDonald# European-style abbreviations are commonly used along the Mediterranean. 38dafc4501SDan McDonald# For sub-Saharan Africa abbreviations were less standardized. 397c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT 40dafc4501SDan McDonald# for UT +00 through +03, respectively, 41dafc4501SDan McDonald# but in 1997 Mark R V Murray reported that 42dafc4501SDan McDonald# 'SAST' is the official abbreviation for +02 in the country of South Africa, 43dafc4501SDan McDonald# 'CAT' is commonly used for +02 in countries north of South Africa, and 44dafc4501SDan McDonald# 'WAT' is probably the best name for +01, as the common phrase for 456f8e8937SDan McDonald# the area that includes Nigeria is "West Africa". 467c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# 47dafc4501SDan McDonald# To summarize, the following abbreviations seemed to have some currency: 48dafc4501SDan McDonald# +00 GMT Greenwich Mean Time 49dafc4501SDan McDonald# +02 CAT Central Africa Time 50dafc4501SDan McDonald# +02 SAST South Africa Standard Time 51dafc4501SDan McDonald# and Murray suggested the following abbreviation: 52dafc4501SDan McDonald# +01 WAT West Africa Time 53dafc4501SDan McDonald# Murray's suggestion seems to have caught on in news reports and the like. 54dafc4501SDan McDonald# I vaguely recall 'WAT' also being used for -01 in the past but 55dafc4501SDan McDonald# cannot now come up with solid citations. 567c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# 5705e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# I invented the following abbreviations in the 1990s: 5805e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# +02 WAST West Africa Summer Time 5905e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# +03 CAST Central Africa Summer Time 6005e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# +03 SAST South Africa Summer Time 61dafc4501SDan McDonald# +03 EAT East Africa Time 6205e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# 'EAT' seems to have caught on and is in current timestamps, and though 6305e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# the other abbreviations are rarer and are only in past timestamps, 6405e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# they are paired with better-attested non-DST abbreviations. 6505e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# Corrections are welcome. 667c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 677c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Algeria 68f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 697c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1916 only - Jun 14 23:00s 1:00 S 702f9aa4a7SrobbinRule Algeria 1916 1919 - Oct Sun>=1 23:00s 0 - 717c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1917 only - Mar 24 23:00s 1:00 S 727c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1918 only - Mar 9 23:00s 1:00 S 737c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1919 only - Mar 1 23:00s 1:00 S 747c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1920 only - Feb 14 23:00s 1:00 S 757c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1920 only - Oct 23 23:00s 0 - 767c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1921 only - Mar 14 23:00s 1:00 S 777c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1921 only - Jun 21 23:00s 0 - 787c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1939 only - Sep 11 23:00s 1:00 S 797c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1939 only - Nov 19 1:00 0 - 802f9aa4a7SrobbinRule Algeria 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S 817c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1944 only - Oct 8 2:00 0 - 827c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1945 only - Sep 16 1:00 0 - 837c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1971 only - Apr 25 23:00s 1:00 S 847c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1971 only - Sep 26 23:00s 0 - 857c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1977 only - May 6 0:00 1:00 S 867c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1977 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 - 877c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1978 only - Mar 24 1:00 1:00 S 887c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1978 only - Sep 22 3:00 0 - 897c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1980 only - Apr 25 0:00 1:00 S 907c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Algeria 1980 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 - 91f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# See Europe/Paris for PMT-related transitions. 92374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 93f915e6d3SRobert MustacchiZone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 16 946f8e8937SDan McDonald 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time 956f8e8937SDan McDonald 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:00 967c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1946 Oct 7 977c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 0:00 - WET 1956 Jan 29 987c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:00 - CET 1963 Apr 14 997c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1977 Oct 21 1007c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1979 Oct 26 1017c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1981 May 1027c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:00 - CET 1037c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 104dafc4501SDan McDonald# Cape Verde / Cabo Verde 1056f8e8937SDan McDonald# 1063508b934SYuri Pankov# From Paul Eggert (2018-02-16): 107dafc4501SDan McDonald# Shanks gives 1907 for the transition to +02. 1083508b934SYuri Pankov# For now, ignore that and follow the 1911-05-26 Portuguese decree 1093508b934SYuri Pankov# (see Europe/Lisbon). 1106f8e8937SDan McDonald# 111374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1123508b934SYuri PankovZone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1912 Jan 01 2:00u # Praia 113dafc4501SDan McDonald -2:00 - -02 1942 Sep 114dafc4501SDan McDonald -2:00 1:00 -01 1945 Oct 15 115dafc4501SDan McDonald -2:00 - -02 1975 Nov 25 2:00 116dafc4501SDan McDonald -1:00 - -01 1177c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1187c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Chad 119374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 120*e15592c8SRobert MustacchiZone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 # N'Djamena 1217c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 14 1227c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 8 1237c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:00 - WAT 1247c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 125f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Burkina Faso 126f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 127f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# The Gambia 128f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Ghana 129f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Guinea 130f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Iceland 131f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Mali 132f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Mauritania 133f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# St Helena 134f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Senegal 135f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Sierra Leone 136f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Togo 1377c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 138f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar: 139f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA 140f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Ascension: on GMT, say the USNO (1995-12-21) and the CIA 141f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously): 142f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# on GMT, says the CIA 143f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Inaccessible, Nightingale: uninhabited 1447c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 145374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 146*e15592c8SRobert MustacchiZone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 1477c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 0:00 - GMT 1487c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1497c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate############################################################################### 1507c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1517c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Egypt 1527c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 153a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Milne says Cairo used 2:05:08.9, the local mean time of the Abbasizeh 154427b4c5cSAndy Fiddaman# observatory. Milne also says that the official time for 155a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Egypt was mean noon at the Great Pyramid, 2:04:30.5, but apparently this 156a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# did not apply to Cairo, Alexandria, or Port Said. 157a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 158f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1597c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1940 only - Jul 15 0:00 1:00 S 1607c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1940 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 1617c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1941 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S 1627c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1941 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - 1637c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1942 1944 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 1647c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1942 only - Oct 27 0:00 0 - 1657c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1943 1945 - Nov 1 0:00 0 - 1667c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 S 1677c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S 1687c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 1697c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 1707c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S 1717c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - 1727c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1966 1994 - Oct 1 3:00 0 - 1737c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1982 only - Jul 25 1:00 1:00 S 1747c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1983 only - Jul 12 1:00 1:00 S 1757c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1984 1988 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S 1767c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1989 only - May 6 1:00 1:00 S 1777c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Egypt 1990 1994 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S 1787c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# IATA (after 1990) says transitions are at 0:00. 1797c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Go with IATA starting in 1995, except correct 1995 entry from 09-30 to 09-29. 180abaa65c8SYuri Pankov 181abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-04-20): 182abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# "...Egypt's interim cabinet decided on Wednesday to cancel daylight 183abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# saving time after a poll posted on its website showed the majority of 184abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# Egyptians would approve the cancellation." 185abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# 186abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# Egypt to cancel daylight saving time 187abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/407168 188abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# or 189abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt04.html 190abaa65c8SYuri PankovRule Egypt 1995 2010 - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S 1916f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 1995 2005 - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 - 1922f9aa4a7Srobbin# From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-19): 1932f9aa4a7Srobbin# The Egyptian Gazette, issue 41,090 (2006-09-18), page 1, reports: 1942f9aa4a7Srobbin# Egypt will turn back clocks by one hour at the midnight of Thursday 1952f9aa4a7Srobbin# after observing the daylight saving time since May. 1962f9aa4a7Srobbin# http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf 1976f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 2006 only - Sep 21 24:00 0 - 198b70cafdfSrobbin# From Dirk Losch (2007-08-14): 199b70cafdfSrobbin# I received a mail from an airline which says that the daylight 200b70cafdfSrobbin# saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to 2007-09-07. 2016f8e8937SDan McDonald# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:] 202a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm 203b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53 204538f0434Srobbin# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-09-04): The official information...: 205538f0434Srobbin# http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Miscellaneous/000002/0207000000000000001580.htm 2066f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 2007 only - Sep Thu>=1 24:00 0 - 207538f0434Srobbin# From Abdelrahman Hassan (2007-09-06): 208538f0434Srobbin# Due to the Hijri (lunar Islamic calendar) year being 11 days shorter 209538f0434Srobbin# than the year of the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan shifts earlier each 210538f0434Srobbin# year. This year it will be observed September 13 (September is quite 211538f0434Srobbin# hot in Egypt), and the idea is to make fasting easier for workers by 212538f0434Srobbin# shifting business hours one hour out of daytime heat. Consequently, 213538f0434Srobbin# unless discontinued, next DST may end Thursday 28 August 2008. 214b70cafdfSrobbin# From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17): 215538f0434Srobbin# For lack of better info, assume the new rule is last Thursday in August. 2162d262704SNobutomo Nakano 2172d262704SNobutomo Nakano# From Petr Machata (2009-04-06): 2182d262704SNobutomo Nakano# The following appeared in Red Hat bugzilla[1] (edited): 2192d262704SNobutomo Nakano# 2202d262704SNobutomo Nakano# > $ zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo | grep 2009 221707182d7SNobutomo Nakano# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 21:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu = 2222d262704SNobutomo Nakano# Apr 23 223707182d7SNobutomo Nakano# > 23:59:59 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200 224707182d7SNobutomo Nakano# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 22:00:00 2009 UTC = Fri = 2252d262704SNobutomo Nakano# Apr 24 226707182d7SNobutomo Nakano# > 01:00:00 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800 227707182d7SNobutomo Nakano# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 20:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu = 2282d262704SNobutomo Nakano# Aug 27 229707182d7SNobutomo Nakano# > 23:59:59 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800 230707182d7SNobutomo Nakano# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 21:00:00 2009 UTC = Thu = 2312d262704SNobutomo Nakano# Aug 27 232707182d7SNobutomo Nakano# > 23:00:00 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200 2332d262704SNobutomo Nakano# 2342d262704SNobutomo Nakano# > end date should be Thu Sep 24 2009 (Last Thursday in September at 23:59= 2352d262704SNobutomo Nakano# :59) 2362d262704SNobutomo Nakano# > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958729/ 2372d262704SNobutomo Nakano# 2382d262704SNobutomo Nakano# timeanddate[2] and another site I've found[3] also support that. 2392d262704SNobutomo Nakano# 2406f8e8937SDan McDonald# [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263 241b654b02dSYuri Pankov# [2] https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53 242b654b02dSYuri Pankov# [3] https://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/ 2432d262704SNobutomo Nakano 2442d262704SNobutomo Nakano# From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-20): 2452d262704SNobutomo Nakano# In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth 2462d262704SNobutomo Nakano# Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday 2472d262704SNobutomo Nakano# in September. 248a7963730SNobutomo Nakano 249a7963730SNobutomo Nakano# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11): 250a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet 251a7963730SNobutomo Nakano# Information and Decision Support Center: 252b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html 253a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 254a7963730SNobutomo Nakano# The Middle East News Agency 255b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx 256a7963730SNobutomo Nakano# also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21" 257a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT." 258a7963730SNobutomo Nakano# Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service, 259a7963730SNobutomo Nakano# and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine 260a7963730SNobutomo Nakano# (at least today). 261a7963730SNobutomo Nakano 26260799977SNobutomo Nakano# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-07-20): 2636f8e8937SDan McDonald# According to News from Egypt - Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt's cabinet has 26460799977SNobutomo Nakano# decided that Daylight Saving Time will not be used in Egypt during 26560799977SNobutomo Nakano# Ramadan. 26660799977SNobutomo Nakano# 26760799977SNobutomo Nakano# Arabic translation: 2686f8e8937SDan McDonald# "Clocks to go back during Ramadan - and then forward again" 26960799977SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again 27060799977SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html 27160799977SNobutomo Nakano 2726f8e8937SDan McDonald# From Ahmad El-Dardiry (2014-05-07): 2736f8e8937SDan McDonald# Egypt is to change back to Daylight system on May 15 2746f8e8937SDan McDonald# http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/100735/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-government-to-reapply-daylight-saving-time-.aspx 2756f8e8937SDan McDonald 27600973057SDan McDonald# From Gunther Vermier (2014-05-13): 2776f8e8937SDan McDonald# our Egypt office confirms that the change will be at 15 May "midnight" (24:00) 2786f8e8937SDan McDonald 2796f8e8937SDan McDonald# From Imed Chihi (2014-06-04): 2806f8e8937SDan McDonald# We have finally "located" a precise official reference about the DST changes 2816f8e8937SDan McDonald# in Egypt. The Ministers Cabinet decision is explained at 2826f8e8937SDan McDonald# http://www.cabinet.gov.eg/Media/CabinetMeetingsDetails.aspx?id=347 ... 2836f8e8937SDan McDonald# [T]his (Arabic) site is not accessible outside Egypt, but the page ... 2846f8e8937SDan McDonald# translates into: "With regard to daylight saving time, it is scheduled to 2856f8e8937SDan McDonald# take effect at exactly twelve o'clock this evening, Thursday, 15 MAY 2014, 2866f8e8937SDan McDonald# to be suspended by twelve o'clock on the evening of Thursday, 26 JUN 2014, 2876f8e8937SDan McDonald# and re-established again at the end of the month of Ramadan, at twelve 2886f8e8937SDan McDonald# o'clock on the evening of Thursday, 31 JUL 2014." This statement has been 2896f8e8937SDan McDonald# reproduced by other (more accessible) sites[, e.g.,]... 2906f8e8937SDan McDonald# http://elgornal.net/news/news.aspx?id=4699258 2916f8e8937SDan McDonald 29256b82ca8SDan McDonald# From Steffen Thorsen (2015-04-08): 29356b82ca8SDan McDonald# Egypt will start DST on midnight after Thursday, April 30, 2015. 29456b82ca8SDan McDonald# This is based on a law (no 35) from May 15, 2014 saying it starts the last 29556b82ca8SDan McDonald# Thursday of April.... Clocks will still be turned back for Ramadan, but 29656b82ca8SDan McDonald# dates not yet announced.... 29756b82ca8SDan McDonald# http://almogaz.com/news/weird-news/2015/04/05/1947105 ... 298b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-starts-dst-2015.html 29956b82ca8SDan McDonald 30056b82ca8SDan McDonald# From Ahmed Nazmy (2015-04-20): 30156b82ca8SDan McDonald# Egypt's ministers cabinet just announced ... that it will cancel DST at 30256b82ca8SDan McDonald# least for 2015. 30356b82ca8SDan McDonald# 30456b82ca8SDan McDonald# From Tim Parenti (2015-04-20): 30556b82ca8SDan McDonald# http://english.ahram.org.eg/WriterArticles/NewsContentP/1/128195/Egypt/No-daylight-saving-this-summer-Egypts-prime-minist.aspx 30656b82ca8SDan McDonald# "Egypt's cabinet agreed on Monday not to switch clocks for daylight saving 30756b82ca8SDan McDonald# time this summer, and carry out studies on the possibility of canceling the 30856b82ca8SDan McDonald# practice altogether in future years." 30956b82ca8SDan McDonald# 31056b82ca8SDan McDonald# From Paul Eggert (2015-04-24): 31156b82ca8SDan McDonald# Yesterday the office of Egyptian President El-Sisi announced his 31256b82ca8SDan McDonald# decision to abandon DST permanently. See Ahram Online 2015-04-24. 31356b82ca8SDan McDonald# http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/128509/Egypt/Politics-/Sisi-cancels-daylight-saving-time-in-Egypt.aspx 31456b82ca8SDan McDonald 315c2d5ab87SDan McDonald# From Steffen Thorsen (2016-04-29): 316c2d5ab87SDan McDonald# Egypt will have DST from July 7 until the end of October.... 317c2d5ab87SDan McDonald# http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/204655/Egypt/Daylight-savings-time-returning-to-Egypt-on--July.aspx 318c2d5ab87SDan McDonald# From Mina Samuel (2016-07-04): 319c2d5ab87SDan McDonald# Egyptian government took the decision to cancel the DST, 320c2d5ab87SDan McDonald 321af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# From Ahmad ElDardiry (2023-03-01): 322af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# Egypt officially announced today that daylight savings will be 323af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# applied from last Friday of April to last Thursday of October. 324af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# From Paul Eggert (2023-03-01): 325af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# Assume transitions are at 00:00 and 24:00 respectively. 326af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# From Amir Adib (2023-03-07): 327af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# https://www.facebook.com/EgyptianCabinet/posts/638829614954129/ 328af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman 3296f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 2008 only - Aug lastThu 24:00 0 - 3306f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 2009 only - Aug 20 24:00 0 - 3316f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 2010 only - Aug 10 24:00 0 - 3326f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 2010 only - Sep 9 24:00 1:00 S 3336f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 2010 only - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 - 3346f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 2014 only - May 15 24:00 1:00 S 3356f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 2014 only - Jun 26 24:00 0 - 3366f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 2014 only - Jul 31 24:00 1:00 S 33756b82ca8SDan McDonaldRule Egypt 2014 only - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 - 338af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Egypt 2023 max - Apr lastFri 0:00 1:00 S 339af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Egypt 2023 max - Oct lastThu 24:00 0 - 3407c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 341374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 342427b4c5cSAndy Fiddaman #STDOFF 2:05:08.9 343a43ba736SRobert MustacchiZone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct 3447c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 2:00 Egypt EE%sT 3457c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 3467c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Guinea-Bissau 3476f8e8937SDan McDonald# 3483508b934SYuri Pankov# From Paul Eggert (2018-02-16): 3496f8e8937SDan McDonald# Shanks gives 1911-05-26 for the transition to WAT, 3506f8e8937SDan McDonald# evidently confusing the date of the Portuguese decree 3513508b934SYuri Pankov# (see Europe/Lisbon) with the date that it took effect. 3526f8e8937SDan McDonald# 353374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3543508b934SYuri PankovZone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 1:00u 355dafc4501SDan McDonald -1:00 - -01 1975 3567c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 0:00 - GMT 3577c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 358f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Comoros 359f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Djibouti 360f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Eritrea 361f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Ethiopia 3627c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Kenya 363f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Madagascar 364f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Mayotte 365f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Somalia 366f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Tanzania 367f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Uganda 368f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 369f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# From P Chan (2020-10-24): 370f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 371f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# The standard time of GMT+2:30 was adopted in the East Africa Protectorate.... 372f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# [The Official Gazette, 1908-05-01, p 274] 373f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://books.google.com/books?id=e-cAC-sjPSEC&pg=PA274 374f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 375f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# At midnight on 30 June 1928 the clocks throughout Kenya was put forward 376f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# half an hour by the Alteration of Time Ordinance, 1928. 377f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://gazettes.africa/archive/ke/1928/ke-government-gazette-dated-1928-05-11-no-28.pdf 378427b4c5cSAndy Fiddaman# [Ordinance No. 11 of 1928, The Official Gazette, 1928-06-26, p 813] 379f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://books.google.com/books?id=2S0S6os32ZUC&pg=PA813 380f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 381f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# The 1928 ordinance was repealed by the Alteration of Time (repeal) Ordinance, 382f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 1929 and the time was restored to GMT+2:30 at midnight on 4 January 1930. 383f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# [Ordinance No. 97 of 1929, The Official Gazette, 1929-12-31, p 2701] 384f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://books.google.com/books?id=_g18jIZQlwwC&pg=PA2701 385f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 386f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# The Alteration of Time Ordinance, 1936 changed the time to GMT+2:45 387f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# and repealed the previous ordinance at midnight on 31 December 1936. 388f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# [The Official Gazette, 1936-07-21, p 705] 389f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://books.google.com/books?id=K7j41z0aC5wC&pg=PA705 390f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 391f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# The Defence (Amendment of Laws No. 120) Regulations changed the time 392f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# to GMT+3 at midnight on 31 July 1942. 393f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# [Kenya Official Gazette Supplement No. 32, 1942-07-21, p 331] 394f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://books.google.com/books?hl=zh-TW&id=c_E-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA331 395f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# The provision of the 1936 ordinance was not repealed and was later 396f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# incorporated in the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance in 1948. 397f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Although it was overridden by the 1942 regulations. 398f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# [The Laws of Kenya in force on 1948-09-21, Title I, Chapter 1, 31] 399f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://dds.crl.edu/item/217517 (p.101) 400f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# In 1950 the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance was amended to adopt 401f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# GMT+3 permanently as the 1942 regulations were due to expire on 10 December. 402f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://books.google.com/books?id=jvR8mUDAwR0C&pg=PA787 403f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# [Ordinance No. 44 of 1950, Kenya Ordinances 1950, Vol. XXIX, p 294] 404f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://books.google.com/books?id=-_dQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA294 405f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 406f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# From Paul Eggert (2020-10-24): 407f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# The 1908-05-01 announcement does not give an effective date, 408f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# so just say "1908 May". 409f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 410f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# From Paul Eggert (2018-09-11): 411f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Unfortunately tzdb records only Western clock time in use in Ethiopia, 412f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# as the tzdb format is not up to properly recording a common Ethiopian 413f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# timekeeping practice that is based on solar time. See: 414f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Mortada D. If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you'd better double 415f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# check the time. PRI's The World. 2015-01-30 15:15 -05. 416f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-30/if-you-have-meeting-ethiopia-you-better-double-check-time 417f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi 418374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 419f915e6d3SRobert MustacchiZone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1908 May 420f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 2:30 - +0230 1928 Jun 30 24:00 421f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 3:00 - EAT 1930 Jan 4 24:00 422f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 2:30 - +0230 1936 Dec 31 24:00 423f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 2:45 - +0245 1942 Jul 31 24:00 4247c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 3:00 - EAT 4257c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 4267c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Liberia 427dafc4501SDan McDonald# 428dafc4501SDan McDonald# From Paul Eggert (2017-03-02): 429dafc4501SDan McDonald# 430dafc4501SDan McDonald# The Nautical Almanac for the Year 1970, p 264, is the source for -0:44:30. 431dafc4501SDan McDonald# 4324b8ee424SYuri Pankov# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch from a UT offset 433dafc4501SDan McDonald# that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes. The 1972 change was on 434dafc4501SDan McDonald# 1972-01-07, according to an entry dated 1972-01-04 on p 330 of: 435dafc4501SDan McDonald# Presidential Papers: First year of the administration of 436dafc4501SDan McDonald# President William R. Tolbert, Jr., July 23, 1971-July 31, 1972. 437dafc4501SDan McDonald# Monrovia: Executive Mansion. 438dafc4501SDan McDonald# 439af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# Use the abbreviation "MMT" before 1972, as the more accurate numeric 440dafc4501SDan McDonald# abbreviation "-004430" would be one byte over the POSIX limit. 441dafc4501SDan McDonald# 442374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4437c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateZone Africa/Monrovia -0:43:08 - LMT 1882 4447c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate -0:43:08 - MMT 1919 Mar # Monrovia Mean Time 445dafc4501SDan McDonald -0:44:30 - MMT 1972 Jan 7 # approximately MMT 4467c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 0:00 - GMT 4477c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 4487c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate############################################################################### 4497c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 4507c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Libya 4517c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 452a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Even Scharning (2012-11-10): 453a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Libya set their time one hour back at 02:00 on Saturday November 10. 454b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.libyaherald.com/2012/11/04/clocks-to-go-back-an-hour-on-saturday/ 455a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Here is an official source [in Arabic]: http://ls.ly/fb6Yc 456a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 457a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Steffen Thorsen forwarded a translation (2012-11-10) in 458b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2012-November/018451.html 459a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 460a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Tim Parenti (2012-11-11): 461a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Treat the 2012-11-10 change as a zone change from UTC+2 to UTC+1. 462a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# The DST rules planned for 2013 and onward roughly mirror those of Europe 463a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# (either two days before them or five days after them, so as to fall on 464a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# lastFri instead of lastSun). 465a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 466a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Even Scharning (2013-10-25): 467a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# The scheduled end of DST in Libya on Friday, October 25, 2013 was 468a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# cancelled yesterday.... 469b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.libyaherald.com/2013/10/24/correction-no-time-change-tomorrow/ 470a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 471a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Paul Eggert (2013-10-25): 472c2d5ab87SDan McDonald# For now, assume they're reverting to the pre-2012 rules of permanent UT +02. 473a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 474f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 4757c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1951 only - Oct 14 2:00 1:00 S 4767c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1952 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 4777c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1953 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S 4787c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1954 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 4797c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1955 only - Sep 30 0:00 1:00 S 4807c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1956 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 4817c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 4827c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 4837c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 S 4847c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S 4857c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - 4867c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 48780868c53SrobbinRule Libya 1987 1989 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 488a43ba736SRobert MustacchiRule Libya 1997 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S 489a43ba736SRobert MustacchiRule Libya 1997 only - Oct 4 0:00 0 - 490a43ba736SRobert MustacchiRule Libya 2013 only - Mar lastFri 1:00 1:00 S 491a43ba736SRobert MustacchiRule Libya 2013 only - Oct lastFri 2:00 0 - 492374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4937c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateZone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920 4947c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959 4957c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 2:00 - EET 1982 4967c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4 497a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# The 1996 and 1997 entries are from Shanks & Pottenger; 4986f8e8937SDan McDonald# the IATA SSIM data entries contain some obvious errors. 4997c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30 500a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1997 Oct 4 5016f8e8937SDan McDonald 2:00 - EET 2012 Nov 10 2:00 5026f8e8937SDan McDonald 1:00 Libya CE%sT 2013 Oct 25 2:00 5037c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 2:00 - EET 5047c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 5057c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Mauritius 50656725381Srobbin 50756725381Srobbin# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25): 50856725381Srobbin# Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial 50956725381Srobbin# basis.... 510a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to 51156725381Srobbin# 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful.... 512b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html 51356725381Srobbin 51456725381Srobbin# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25): 51556725381Srobbin# http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD 51656725381Srobbin 51756725381Srobbin# From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30): 51856725381Srobbin# The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A 51956725381Srobbin# final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving 52056725381Srobbin# would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight. 52156725381Srobbin 52256725381Srobbin# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): 52356725381Srobbin# Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger. 52456725381Srobbin 52556725381Srobbin# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10): 52656725381Srobbin# According to 52756725381Srobbin# http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216 52856725381Srobbin# (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier 52956725381Srobbin# than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31). The new start 53056725381Srobbin# date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time 53156725381Srobbin# given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time). 532a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 533a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date 534a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date, 535a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in 536a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder 537a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which 53856725381Srobbin# changes two days later. 53956725381Srobbin 54056725381Srobbin# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11): 54156725381Srobbin# Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving 54256b82ca8SDan McDonald# time: Energy conservation?"- No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally 54356725381Srobbin# published on Monday, June 30, 2008... 54456725381Srobbin# 54556725381Srobbin# I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction 5466f8e8937SDan McDonald# de l'heure d'été" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26 5476f8e8937SDan McDonald# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one.... 54856725381Srobbin# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html 54956725381Srobbin 550376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03): 551376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# The Government of Mauritius weblink 552707182d7SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD 553376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows: 554376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# 555376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly 556376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in 557376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of 558376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United 559376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the 560376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on 561376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the 5626f8e8937SDan McDonald# year 2008-2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008 563376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# and end on 29 March 2009. 564376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata 565376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# From Ed Maste (2008-10-07): 566376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# THE TIME BILL (No. XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the 567376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# beginning / ending of summer time is 2 o'clock standard time in the 568376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# morning of the last Sunday of October / last Sunday of March. 569376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf 570376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata 571b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-05): 572b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano# According to several sources, Mauritius will not continue to observe 573b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano# DST the coming summer... 574b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano# 575b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano# Some sources, in French: 576af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# http://www.defimedia.info/news/946/Rashid-Beebeejaun-:-«-L%E2%80%99heure-d%E2%80%99été-ne-sera-pas-appliquée-cette-année-» 577af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# http://lexpress.mu/Story/3398~Beebeejaun---Les-objectifs-d-économie-d-énergie-de-l-heure-d-été-ont-été-atteints- 578b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano# 579b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano# Our wrap-up: 580b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html 581b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano 582b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano# From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11): 583a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this: 584b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano# "The trial ended on March 29, 2009, when the clocks moved back by one hour 585b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano# at 2am (or 02:00) local time..." 586b8fd0f85SNobutomo Nakano 587f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 5883508b934SYuri PankovRule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 - 58956725381SrobbinRule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 - 5903508b934SYuri PankovRule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 591b8fd0f85SNobutomo NakanoRule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - 592374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5936f8e8937SDan McDonaldZone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis 594dafc4501SDan McDonald 4:00 Mauritius +04/+05 5957c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Agalega Is, Rodriguez 5967c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius 5977c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 598af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman 599af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# Morocco 600af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# See Africa/Ceuta for Spanish Morocco. 601af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman 602d2f39b72Srobbin# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): 603d2f39b72Srobbin# Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between 604d2f39b72Srobbin# 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008. 605d2f39b72Srobbin# 606d2f39b72Srobbin# "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will 607d2f39b72Srobbin# be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to 6086f8e8937SDan McDonald# Communication Minister and Government Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...." 609d2f39b72Srobbin# 610b654b02dSYuri Pankov# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html 611d2f39b72Srobbin# http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html 612d2f39b72Srobbin 613d2f39b72Srobbin# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): 6146f8e8937SDan McDonald# The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe 6156f8e8937SDan McDonald# Presse: 616d2f39b72Srobbin# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view 617d2f39b72Srobbin# 618d2f39b72Srobbin# Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt. 619d2f39b72Srobbin# spokesman. 620d2f39b72Srobbin 621d2f39b72Srobbin# From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09): 622d2f39b72Srobbin# According to this article: 623b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html 6246f8e8937SDan McDonald# (and republished here: <http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html>) 6256f8e8937SDan McDonald# the changes occur at midnight: 6266f8e8937SDan McDonald# 6276f8e8937SDan McDonald# Saturday night May 31st at midnight (which in French is to be 6286f8e8937SDan McDonald# interpreted as the night between Saturday and Sunday) 6296f8e8937SDan McDonald# Sunday night the 28th at midnight 6306f8e8937SDan McDonald# 6316f8e8937SDan McDonald# Seeing that the 28th is Monday, I am guessing that she intends to say 6326f8e8937SDan McDonald# the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between Sunday and 6336f8e8937SDan McDonald# Monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive 6346f8e8937SDan McDonald# June 1st to Sept 27th. 635d2f39b72Srobbin# 636d2f39b72Srobbin# The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree 637d2f39b72Srobbin# published on the web. 638d2f39b72Srobbin# 639d2f39b72Srobbin# It's also confirmed here: 640d2f39b72Srobbin# http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm 6416f8e8937SDan McDonald# on a government portal as being between June 1st and Sept 27th (not yet 6426f8e8937SDan McDonald# posted in English). 643d2f39b72Srobbin# 6446f8e8937SDan McDonald# The following Google query will generate many relevant hits: 645b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search 646d2f39b72Srobbin 647376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27): 648a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31 649a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end 650376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# of September: 651376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# 652376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# One article about it (in French): 653376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default 654376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# 655376a7c81SRobbin Kawabata# We have some further details posted here: 656b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html 65710355008SNobutomo Nakano 65810355008SNobutomo Nakano# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-17): 65910355008SNobutomo Nakano# Morocco will observe DST from 2009-06-01 00:00 to 2009-08-21 00:00 according 66010355008SNobutomo Nakano# to many sources, such as 66110355008SNobutomo Nakano# http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html 66210355008SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312 66310355008SNobutomo Nakano# (French) 66410355008SNobutomo Nakano# 66510355008SNobutomo Nakano# Our summary: 666b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html 66710355008SNobutomo Nakano 66810355008SNobutomo Nakano# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): 66910355008SNobutomo Nakano# Here is a link to official document from Royaume du Maroc Premier Ministre, 6706f8e8937SDan McDonald# Ministère de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics 67110355008SNobutomo Nakano# 67256b82ca8SDan McDonald# Under Article 1 of Royal Decree No. 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 June 1967) 67310355008SNobutomo Nakano# concerning the amendment of the legal time, the Ministry of Modernization of 67410355008SNobutomo Nakano# Public Sectors announced that the official time in the Kingdom will be 67510355008SNobutomo Nakano# advanced 60 minutes from Sunday 31 May 2009 at midnight. 67610355008SNobutomo Nakano# 67710355008SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf 67810355008SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html 67910355008SNobutomo Nakano 6800ba103b8SNobutomo Nakano# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-04-13): 6810ba103b8SNobutomo Nakano# Several news media in Morocco report that the Ministry of Modernization 6820ba103b8SNobutomo Nakano# of Public Sectors has announced that Morocco will have DST from 6830ba103b8SNobutomo Nakano# 2010-05-02 to 2010-08-08. 6840ba103b8SNobutomo Nakano# 6850ba103b8SNobutomo Nakano# Example: 6860ba103b8SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html 6870ba103b8SNobutomo Nakano# (French) 6880ba103b8SNobutomo Nakano# Our page: 689b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html 6900ba103b8SNobutomo Nakano 691abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# From Dan Abitol (2011-03-30): 692abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# ...Rules for Africa/Casablanca are the following (24h format) 6936f8e8937SDan McDonald# The 3rd April 2011 at 00:00:00, [it] will be 3rd April 01:00:00 6946f8e8937SDan McDonald# The 31st July 2011 at 00:59:59, [it] will be 31st July 00:00:00 695abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# ...Official links of change in morocco 696abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# The change was broadcast on the FM Radio 697abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# I ve called ANRT (telecom regulations in Morocco) at 698abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# +212.537.71.84.00 699abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/ 700abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# They said that 701abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view 702abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# is the official publication to look at. 703abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# They said that the decision was already taken. 704abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# 705abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# More articles in the press 706b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-leve.html 707abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923 708af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT+1-a-partir-de-dim 709abaa65c8SYuri Pankov 710abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# From Petr Machata (2011-03-30): 711abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# They have it written in English here: 712abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/home/morocco_to_spring_fo/view 713abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# 714abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# It says there that "Morocco will resume its standard time on July 31, 715abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# 2011 at midnight." Now they don't say whether they mean midnight of 716abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# wall clock time (i.e. 11pm UTC), but that's what I would assume. It has 717abaa65c8SYuri Pankov# also been like that in the past. 718abaa65c8SYuri Pankov 719a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-03-09): 7206f8e8937SDan McDonald# According to Infomédiaire web site from Morocco (infomediaire.ma), 7216f8e8937SDan McDonald# on March 9, 2012, (in French) Heure légale: 7226f8e8937SDan McDonald# Le Maroc adopte officiellement l'heure d'été 723af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-légale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-dété 724a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Governing Council adopted draft decree, that Morocco DST starts on 725a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# the last Sunday of March (March 25, 2012) and ends on 726a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# last Sunday of September (September 30, 2012) 727a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# except the month of Ramadan. 728a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# or (brief) 729a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html 730a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 731a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-10): 732a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# The infomediaire.ma source indicates that the system is to be in 733a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# effect every year. It gives 03H00 as the "fall back" time of day; 734a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# it lacks a "spring forward" time of day; assume 2:00 XXX. 735a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Wait on specifying the Ramadan exception for details about 736a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# start date, start time of day, end date, and end time of day XXX. 737a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 738a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Christophe Tropamer (2012-03-16): 739a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Seen Morocco change again: 740a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php 7416f8e8937SDan McDonald# "...à partir du dernier dimanche d'avril et non fins mars, 7426f8e8937SDan McDonald# comme annoncé précédemment." 743a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 744a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Milamber Space Network (2012-07-17): 745a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# The official return to GMT is announced by the Moroccan government: 746a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 [in French] 747a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 748a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Google translation, lightly edited: 749a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Back to the standard time of the Kingdom (GMT) 750a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Pursuant to Decree No. 2-12-126 issued on 26 Jumada (I) 1433 (April 18, 751a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 2012) and in accordance with the order of Mr. President of the 752a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Government No. 3-47-12 issued on 24 Sha'ban (11 July 2012), the Ministry 753a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# of Public Service and Administration Modernization announces the return 754a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# of the legal time of the Kingdom (GMT) from Friday, July 20, 2012 until 755a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Monday, August 20, 2012. So the time will be delayed by 60 minutes from 756a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 3:00 am Friday, July 20, 2012 and will again be advanced by 60 minutes 757a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# August 20, 2012 from 2:00 am. 758a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 759a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Paul Eggert (2013-03-06): 760a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Morocco's daylight-saving transitions due to Ramadan seem to be 761a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# announced a bit in advance. On 2012-07-11 the Moroccan government 762a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# announced that year's Ramadan daylight-saving transitions would be 763a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 2012-07-20 and 2012-08-20; see 7646f8e8937SDan McDonald# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 765a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 766a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Andrew Paprocki (2013-07-02): 767a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Morocco announced that the year's Ramadan daylight-savings 768a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# transitions would be 2013-07-07 and 2013-08-10; see: 769a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# http://www.maroc.ma/en/news/morocco-suspends-daylight-saving-time-july-7-aug10 770a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 771a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Steffen Thorsen (2013-09-28): 772a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Morocco extends DST by one month, on very short notice, just 1 day 773a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# before it was going to end. There is a new decree (2.13.781) for 774a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# this, where DST from now on goes from last Sunday of March at 02:00 775a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# to last Sunday of October at 03:00, similar to EU rules. Official 776a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# source (French): 777a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# http://www.maroc.gov.ma/fr/actualites/lhoraire-dete-gmt1-maintenu-jusquau-27-octobre-2013 778a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Another source (specifying the time for start and end in the decree): 779a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# http://www.lemag.ma/Heure-d-ete-au-Maroc-jusqu-au-27-octobre_a75620.html 780a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 7816f8e8937SDan McDonald# From Sebastien Willemijns (2014-03-18): 7826f8e8937SDan McDonald# http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2014/3/18/maroc-heure-dete-avancez-tous-horloges-247891.asp 7836f8e8937SDan McDonald 7846f8e8937SDan McDonald# From Milamber Space Network (2014-06-05): 7856f8e8937SDan McDonald# The Moroccan government has recently announced that the country will return 7866f8e8937SDan McDonald# to standard time at 03:00 on Saturday, June 28, 2014 local time.... DST 7876f8e8937SDan McDonald# will resume again at 02:00 on Saturday, August 2, 2014.... 7886f8e8937SDan McDonald# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=586 7896f8e8937SDan McDonald 79056b82ca8SDan McDonald# From Milamber (2015-06-08): 79156b82ca8SDan McDonald# (Google Translation) The hour will thus be delayed 60 minutes 79256b82ca8SDan McDonald# Sunday, June 14 at 3:00, the ministry said in a statement, adding 79356b82ca8SDan McDonald# that the time will be advanced again 60 minutes Sunday, July 19, 79456b82ca8SDan McDonald# 2015 at 2:00. The move comes under 2.12.126 Decree of 26 Jumada I 79556b82ca8SDan McDonald# 1433 (18 April 2012) and the decision of the Head of Government of 79656b82ca8SDan McDonald# 16 N. 3-29-15 Chaaban 1435 (4 June 2015). 79756b82ca8SDan McDonald# Source (french): 798b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://lnt.ma/le-maroc-reculera-dune-heure-le-dimanche-14-juin/ 79956b82ca8SDan McDonald# 80056b82ca8SDan McDonald# From Milamber (2015-06-09): 80156b82ca8SDan McDonald# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=863 80256b82ca8SDan McDonald# 80356b82ca8SDan McDonald# From Michael Deckers (2015-06-09): 80456b82ca8SDan McDonald# [The gov.ma announcement] would (probably) make the switch on 2015-07-19 go 80556b82ca8SDan McDonald# from 03:00 to 04:00 rather than from 02:00 to 03:00, as in the patch.... 80656b82ca8SDan McDonald# I think the patch is correct and the quoted text is wrong; the text in 807b654b02dSYuri Pankov# <https://lnt.ma/le-maroc-reculera-dune-heure-le-dimanche-14-juin/> agrees 80856b82ca8SDan McDonald# with the patch. 80956b82ca8SDan McDonald 81005e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# From Mohamed Essedik Najd (2018-10-26): 81105e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# Today, a Moroccan government council approved the perpetual addition 81205e627dcSAndy Fiddaman# of 60 minutes to the regular Moroccan timezone. 813251a62bcSDominik Hassler# From Matt Johnson (2018-10-28): 814251a62bcSDominik Hassler# http://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/1/BO/2018/BO_6720-bis_Ar.pdf 815251a62bcSDominik Hassler# 816251a62bcSDominik Hassler# From Maamar Abdelkader (2018-11-01): 817251a62bcSDominik Hassler# We usually move clocks back the previous week end and come back to the +1 818251a62bcSDominik Hassler# the week end after.... The government does not announce yet the decision 819251a62bcSDominik Hassler# about this temporary change. But it s 99% sure that it will be the case, 820251a62bcSDominik Hassler# as in previous years. An unofficial survey was done these days, showing 821374df668SAndy Fiddaman# that 64% of asked people are ok for moving from +1 to +0 during Ramadan. 822251a62bcSDominik Hassler# https://leconomiste.com/article/1035870-enquete-l-economiste-sunergia-64-des-marocains-plebiscitent-le-gmt-pendant-ramadan 823374df668SAndy Fiddaman 824374df668SAndy Fiddaman# From Naoufal Semlali (2019-04-16): 825374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Morocco will be on GMT starting from Sunday, May 5th 2019 at 3am. 826374df668SAndy Fiddaman# The switch to GMT+1 will occur on Sunday, June 9th 2019 at 2am.... 827374df668SAndy Fiddaman# http://fr.le360.ma/societe/voici-la-date-du-retour-a-lheure-legale-au-maroc-188222 8285254d4faSAndy Fiddaman 8295254d4faSAndy Fiddaman# From Semlali Naoufal (2020-04-14): 8305254d4faSAndy Fiddaman# Following the announcement by the Moroccan government, the switch to 8315254d4faSAndy Fiddaman# GMT time will take place on Sunday, April 19, 2020 from 3 a.m. and 8325254d4faSAndy Fiddaman# the return to GMT+1 time will take place on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 2 a.m.... 8335254d4faSAndy Fiddaman# https://maroc-diplomatique.net/maroc-le-retour-a-lheure-gmt-est-prevu-dimanche-prochain/ 8345254d4faSAndy Fiddaman# http://aujourdhui.ma/actualite/gmt1-retour-a-lheure-normale-dimanche-prochain-1 835251a62bcSDominik Hassler# 836f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# From Milamber (2020-05-31) 837f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# In Morocco (where I live), the end of Ramadan (Arabic month) is followed by 838f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# the Eid al-Fitr, and concretely it's 1 or 2 day offs for the people (with 839f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# traditional visiting of family, big lunches/dinners, etc.). So for this 840f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# year the astronomical calculations don't include the following 2 days off in 841f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# the calc. These 2 days fall in a Sunday/Monday, so it's not acceptable by 842f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# people to have a time shift during these 2 days off. Perhaps you can modify 843f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# the (predicted) rules for next years: if the end of Ramadan is a (probable) 844f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Friday or Saturday (and so the 2 days off are on a weekend), the next time 845f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# shift will be the next weekend. 846f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 847af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# From Milamber (2021-03-31, 2022-03-10): 848af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# https://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=2076 849af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# https://www.ecoactu.ma/horaires-administration-ramadan-gmtheure-gmt-a-partir-de-dimanche-27-mars/ 850af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# 851af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# From Milamber (2023-03-14, 2023-03-15): 852af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# The return to legal GMT time will take place this Sunday, March 19 at 3 a.m. 853af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# ... the return to GMT+1 will be made on Sunday April 23, 2023 at 2 a.m. 854af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# https://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites/passage-à-l%E2%80%99heure-gmt-à-partir-du-dimanche-19-mars-2023 855af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# 856af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# From Paul Eggert (2023-03-14): 8575254d4faSAndy Fiddaman# For now, guess that in the future Morocco will fall back at 03:00 8585254d4faSAndy Fiddaman# the last Sunday before Ramadan, and spring forward at 02:00 the 859af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# first Sunday after one day after Ramadan. To implement this, 860f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# transition dates and times for 2019 through 2087 were determined by 861af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# running the following program under GNU Emacs 28.2. (This algorithm 862f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# also produces the correct transition dates for 2016 through 2018, 863f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# though the times differ due to Morocco's time zone change in 2018.) 864f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# (let ((islamic-year 1440)) 865251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (require 'cal-islam) 866374df668SAndy Fiddaman# (while (< islamic-year 1511) 867251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (let ((a (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 9 1 islamic-year))) 868af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# (b (+ 1 (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 10 1 islamic-year)))) 869251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (sunday 0)) 870251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (while (/= sunday (mod (setq a (1- a)) 7))) 871251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (while (/= sunday (mod b 7)) 872251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (setq b (1+ b))) 873251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (setq a (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute a)) 874251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (setq b (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute b)) 875251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (insert 876251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (format 877251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (concat "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t 3:00\t-1:00\t-\n" 878251a62bcSDominik Hassler# "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t 2:00\t0\t-\n") 879251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (car (cdr (cdr a))) (calendar-month-name (car a) t) (car (cdr a)) 880251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (car (cdr (cdr b))) (calendar-month-name (car b) t) (car (cdr b))))) 881251a62bcSDominik Hassler# (setq islamic-year (+ 1 islamic-year)))) 882a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 883f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 88405e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 - 8857c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 - 88605e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 - 8877c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 - 88805e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 - 8897c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 - 89005e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 - 8917c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 89205e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 1974 only - Jun 24 0:00 1:00 - 8937c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Morocco 1974 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - 89405e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 1976 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 - 8957c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Morocco 1976 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 - 8967c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 - 89705e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 - 8987c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 - 89905e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 - 900376a7c81SRobbin KawabataRule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - 90105e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2009 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 - 9026f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Morocco 2009 only - Aug 21 0:00 0 - 90305e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2010 only - May 2 0:00 1:00 - 9040ba103b8SNobutomo NakanoRule Morocco 2010 only - Aug 8 0:00 0 - 90505e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2011 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 - 906c2d5ab87SDan McDonaldRule Morocco 2011 only - Jul 31 0:00 0 - 90705e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2012 2013 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 9086f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Morocco 2012 only - Jul 20 3:00 0 - 90905e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2012 only - Aug 20 2:00 1:00 - 910c2d5ab87SDan McDonaldRule Morocco 2012 only - Sep 30 3:00 0 - 9116f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Morocco 2013 only - Jul 7 3:00 0 - 91205e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2013 only - Aug 10 2:00 1:00 - 91305e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2013 2018 - Oct lastSun 3:00 0 - 91405e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2014 2018 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 9156f8e8937SDan McDonaldRule Morocco 2014 only - Jun 28 3:00 0 - 91605e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2014 only - Aug 2 2:00 1:00 - 91756b82ca8SDan McDonaldRule Morocco 2015 only - Jun 14 3:00 0 - 91805e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2015 only - Jul 19 2:00 1:00 - 91956b82ca8SDan McDonaldRule Morocco 2016 only - Jun 5 3:00 0 - 92005e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2016 only - Jul 10 2:00 1:00 - 92156b82ca8SDan McDonaldRule Morocco 2017 only - May 21 3:00 0 - 92205e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2017 only - Jul 2 2:00 1:00 - 92356b82ca8SDan McDonaldRule Morocco 2018 only - May 13 3:00 0 - 92405e627dcSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2018 only - Jun 17 2:00 1:00 - 925251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2019 only - May 5 3:00 -1:00 - 926251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2019 only - Jun 9 2:00 0 - 927251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2020 only - Apr 19 3:00 -1:00 - 9285254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2020 only - May 31 2:00 0 - 929251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2021 only - Apr 11 3:00 -1:00 - 930251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2021 only - May 16 2:00 0 - 931251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2022 only - Mar 27 3:00 -1:00 - 932251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2022 only - May 8 2:00 0 - 933251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2023 only - Mar 19 3:00 -1:00 - 934af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2023 only - Apr 23 2:00 0 - 935251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2024 only - Mar 10 3:00 -1:00 - 936251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2024 only - Apr 14 2:00 0 - 937251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2025 only - Feb 23 3:00 -1:00 - 938251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2025 only - Apr 6 2:00 0 - 939251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2026 only - Feb 15 3:00 -1:00 - 940251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2026 only - Mar 22 2:00 0 - 941251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2027 only - Feb 7 3:00 -1:00 - 942251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2027 only - Mar 14 2:00 0 - 943251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2028 only - Jan 23 3:00 -1:00 - 9445254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2028 only - Mar 5 2:00 0 - 945251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2029 only - Jan 14 3:00 -1:00 - 946251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2029 only - Feb 18 2:00 0 - 947251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2029 only - Dec 30 3:00 -1:00 - 948251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2030 only - Feb 10 2:00 0 - 949251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2030 only - Dec 22 3:00 -1:00 - 950af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2031 only - Jan 26 2:00 0 - 951251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2031 only - Dec 14 3:00 -1:00 - 952251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2032 only - Jan 18 2:00 0 - 953251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2032 only - Nov 28 3:00 -1:00 - 954251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2033 only - Jan 9 2:00 0 - 955251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2033 only - Nov 20 3:00 -1:00 - 956251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2033 only - Dec 25 2:00 0 - 957251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2034 only - Nov 5 3:00 -1:00 - 958251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2034 only - Dec 17 2:00 0 - 959251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2035 only - Oct 28 3:00 -1:00 - 9605254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2035 only - Dec 9 2:00 0 - 961251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2036 only - Oct 19 3:00 -1:00 - 962251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2036 only - Nov 23 2:00 0 - 963251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2037 only - Oct 4 3:00 -1:00 - 964251a62bcSDominik HasslerRule Morocco 2037 only - Nov 15 2:00 0 - 965374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2038 only - Sep 26 3:00 -1:00 - 966af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2038 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 - 967374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2039 only - Sep 18 3:00 -1:00 - 968374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2039 only - Oct 23 2:00 0 - 969374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2040 only - Sep 2 3:00 -1:00 - 970374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2040 only - Oct 14 2:00 0 - 971374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2041 only - Aug 25 3:00 -1:00 - 972374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2041 only - Sep 29 2:00 0 - 973374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2042 only - Aug 10 3:00 -1:00 - 974374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2042 only - Sep 21 2:00 0 - 975374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2043 only - Aug 2 3:00 -1:00 - 9765254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2043 only - Sep 13 2:00 0 - 977374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2044 only - Jul 24 3:00 -1:00 - 978374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2044 only - Aug 28 2:00 0 - 979374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2045 only - Jul 9 3:00 -1:00 - 980374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2045 only - Aug 20 2:00 0 - 981374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2046 only - Jul 1 3:00 -1:00 - 982af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2046 only - Aug 5 2:00 0 - 983374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2047 only - Jun 23 3:00 -1:00 - 984374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2047 only - Jul 28 2:00 0 - 985374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2048 only - Jun 7 3:00 -1:00 - 986374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2048 only - Jul 19 2:00 0 - 987374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2049 only - May 30 3:00 -1:00 - 988374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2049 only - Jul 4 2:00 0 - 989374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2050 only - May 15 3:00 -1:00 - 990374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2050 only - Jun 26 2:00 0 - 991374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2051 only - May 7 3:00 -1:00 - 9925254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2051 only - Jun 18 2:00 0 - 993374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2052 only - Apr 28 3:00 -1:00 - 994374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2052 only - Jun 2 2:00 0 - 995374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2053 only - Apr 13 3:00 -1:00 - 996374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2053 only - May 25 2:00 0 - 997374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2054 only - Apr 5 3:00 -1:00 - 998af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2054 only - May 10 2:00 0 - 999374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2055 only - Mar 28 3:00 -1:00 - 1000374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2055 only - May 2 2:00 0 - 1001374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2056 only - Mar 12 3:00 -1:00 - 1002374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2056 only - Apr 23 2:00 0 - 1003374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2057 only - Mar 4 3:00 -1:00 - 1004374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2057 only - Apr 8 2:00 0 - 1005374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2058 only - Feb 17 3:00 -1:00 - 1006374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2058 only - Mar 31 2:00 0 - 1007374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2059 only - Feb 9 3:00 -1:00 - 10085254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2059 only - Mar 23 2:00 0 - 1009374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2060 only - Feb 1 3:00 -1:00 - 1010374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2060 only - Mar 7 2:00 0 - 1011374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2061 only - Jan 16 3:00 -1:00 - 1012374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2061 only - Feb 27 2:00 0 - 1013374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2062 only - Jan 8 3:00 -1:00 - 1014af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2062 only - Feb 12 2:00 0 - 1015374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2062 only - Dec 31 3:00 -1:00 - 1016374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2063 only - Feb 4 2:00 0 - 1017374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2063 only - Dec 16 3:00 -1:00 - 10185254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2064 only - Jan 27 2:00 0 - 1019374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2064 only - Dec 7 3:00 -1:00 - 1020374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2065 only - Jan 11 2:00 0 - 1021374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2065 only - Nov 22 3:00 -1:00 - 1022374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2066 only - Jan 3 2:00 0 - 1023374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2066 only - Nov 14 3:00 -1:00 - 10245254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2066 only - Dec 26 2:00 0 - 1025374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2067 only - Nov 6 3:00 -1:00 - 1026374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2067 only - Dec 11 2:00 0 - 1027374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2068 only - Oct 21 3:00 -1:00 - 1028374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2068 only - Dec 2 2:00 0 - 1029374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2069 only - Oct 13 3:00 -1:00 - 1030af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2069 only - Nov 17 2:00 0 - 1031374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2070 only - Oct 5 3:00 -1:00 - 1032374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2070 only - Nov 9 2:00 0 - 1033374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2071 only - Sep 20 3:00 -1:00 - 10345254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2071 only - Nov 1 2:00 0 - 1035374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2072 only - Sep 11 3:00 -1:00 - 1036374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2072 only - Oct 16 2:00 0 - 1037374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2073 only - Aug 27 3:00 -1:00 - 1038374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2073 only - Oct 8 2:00 0 - 1039374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2074 only - Aug 19 3:00 -1:00 - 10405254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2074 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - 1041374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2075 only - Aug 11 3:00 -1:00 - 1042374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2075 only - Sep 15 2:00 0 - 1043374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2076 only - Jul 26 3:00 -1:00 - 1044374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2076 only - Sep 6 2:00 0 - 1045374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2077 only - Jul 18 3:00 -1:00 - 1046af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2077 only - Aug 22 2:00 0 - 1047374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2078 only - Jul 10 3:00 -1:00 - 1048374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2078 only - Aug 14 2:00 0 - 1049374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2079 only - Jun 25 3:00 -1:00 - 10505254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2079 only - Aug 6 2:00 0 - 1051374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2080 only - Jun 16 3:00 -1:00 - 1052374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2080 only - Jul 21 2:00 0 - 1053374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2081 only - Jun 1 3:00 -1:00 - 1054374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2081 only - Jul 13 2:00 0 - 1055374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2082 only - May 24 3:00 -1:00 - 1056af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2082 only - Jun 28 2:00 0 - 1057374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2083 only - May 16 3:00 -1:00 - 1058374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2083 only - Jun 20 2:00 0 - 1059374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2084 only - Apr 30 3:00 -1:00 - 1060374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2084 only - Jun 11 2:00 0 - 1061374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2085 only - Apr 22 3:00 -1:00 - 1062af2e290bSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2085 only - May 27 2:00 0 - 1063374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2086 only - Apr 14 3:00 -1:00 - 1064374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2086 only - May 19 2:00 0 - 1065374df668SAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2087 only - Mar 30 3:00 -1:00 - 10665254d4faSAndy FiddamanRule Morocco 2087 only - May 11 2:00 0 - 1067374df668SAndy Fiddaman# For dates after the somewhat-arbitrary cutoff of 2087, assume that 1068374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Morocco will no longer observe DST. At some point this table will 1069374df668SAndy Fiddaman# need to be extended, though quite possibly Morocco will change the 1070374df668SAndy Fiddaman# rules first. 1071374df668SAndy Fiddaman 1072374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 10737c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateZone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 107405e627dcSAndy Fiddaman 0:00 Morocco +00/+01 1984 Mar 16 107505e627dcSAndy Fiddaman 1:00 - +01 1986 1076251a62bcSDominik Hassler 0:00 Morocco +00/+01 2018 Oct 28 3:00 1077251a62bcSDominik Hassler 1:00 Morocco +01/+00 1078a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 10797c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Western Sahara 1080a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 1081a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Gwillim Law (2013-10-22): 1082a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# A correspondent who is usually well informed about time zone matters 1083a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# ... says that Western Sahara observes daylight saving time, just as 1084a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Morocco does. 1085a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 1086a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# From Paul Eggert (2013-10-23): 1087a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# Assume that this has been true since Western Sahara switched to GMT, 1088a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# since most of it was then controlled by Morocco. 1089a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi 10906f8e8937SDan McDonaldZone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan # El Aaiún 1091dafc4501SDan McDonald -1:00 - -01 1976 Apr 14 1092251a62bcSDominik Hassler 0:00 Morocco +00/+01 2018 Oct 28 3:00 1093251a62bcSDominik Hassler 1:00 Morocco +01/+00 10947c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1095f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Botswana 1096f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Burundi 1097f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Democratic Republic of the Congo (eastern) 1098f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Malawi 10997c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Mozambique 1100f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Rwanda 1101f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Zambia 1102f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Zimbabwe 11036f8e8937SDan McDonald# 11046f8e8937SDan McDonald# Shanks gives 1903-03-01 for the transition to CAT. 11056f8e8937SDan McDonald# Perhaps the 1911-05-26 Portuguese decree 1106dafc4501SDan McDonald# https://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf 11076f8e8937SDan McDonald# merely made it official? 11086f8e8937SDan McDonald# 1109374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 11107c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateZone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar 11117c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 2:00 - CAT 1112b654b02dSYuri Pankov 11137c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Namibia 1114b654b02dSYuri Pankov 1115b654b02dSYuri Pankov# From Arthur David Olson (2017-08-09): 1116b654b02dSYuri Pankov# The text of the "Namibia Time Act, 1994" is available online at 1117b654b02dSYuri Pankov# www.lac.org.na/laws/1994/811.pdf 1118b654b02dSYuri Pankov# and includes this nugget: 1119b654b02dSYuri Pankov# Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of section 1, the 1120b654b02dSYuri Pankov# first winter period after the commencement of this Act shall 1121b654b02dSYuri Pankov# commence at OOhOO on Monday 21 March 1994 and shall end at 02h00 on 1122b654b02dSYuri Pankov# Sunday 4 September 1994. 1123a68d064cSrobbin 11243508b934SYuri Pankov# From Michael Deckers (2017-04-06): 11253508b934SYuri Pankov# ... both summer and winter time are called "standard" 11263508b934SYuri Pankov# (which differs from the use in Ireland) ... 11273508b934SYuri Pankov 11286f8e8937SDan McDonald# From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30): 11296f8e8937SDan McDonald# http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html 1130a68d064cSrobbin# While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other 1131a68d064cSrobbin# settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there 1132a68d064cSrobbin# rises and sets earlier compared to other regions. Chief of 1133a68d064cSrobbin# Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of 1134a68d064cSrobbin# the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest 1135a68d064cSrobbin# of the country. 1136a43ba736SRobert Mustacchi# 1137dafc4501SDan McDonald# From Paul Eggert (2017-02-22): 1138dafc4501SDan McDonald# Although the Zambezi Region (formerly known as Caprivi) informally 1139dafc4501SDan McDonald# observes Botswana time, we have no details about historical practice. 1140dafc4501SDan McDonald# In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone. 1141dafc4501SDan McDonald# See: Immanuel S. The Namibian. 2017-02-23. 1142b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.namibian.com.na/51480/read/Time-change-divides-lawmakers 1143b654b02dSYuri Pankov 1144b654b02dSYuri Pankov# From Steffen Thorsen (2017-08-09): 1145b654b02dSYuri Pankov# Namibia is going to change their time zone to what is now their DST: 1146b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.newera.com.na/2017/02/23/namibias-winter-time-might-be-repealed/ 1147b654b02dSYuri Pankov# This video is from the government decision: 1148b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.nbc.na/news/na-passes-namibia-time-bill-repealing-1994-namibia-time-act.8665 1149b654b02dSYuri Pankov# We have made the assumption so far that they will change their time zone at 1150b654b02dSYuri Pankov# the same time they would normally start DST, the first Sunday in September: 1151b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/namibia-new-time-zone.html 1152a68d064cSrobbin 11533508b934SYuri Pankov# From Paul Eggert (2017-04-09): 11543508b934SYuri Pankov# Before the change, summer and winter time were both standard time legally. 11553508b934SYuri Pankov# However in common parlance, winter time was considered to be DST. See, e.g.: 11563508b934SYuri Pankov# http://www.nbc.na/news/namibias-winter-time-could-be-scrapped.2706 11573508b934SYuri Pankov# https://zone.my.na/news/times-are-changing-in-namibia 11583508b934SYuri Pankov# https://www.newera.com.na/2017/02/23/namibias-winter-time-might-be-repealed/ 11593508b934SYuri Pankov# Use plain "WAT" and "CAT" for the time zone abbreviations, to be compatible 11603508b934SYuri Pankov# with Namibia's neighbors. 11613508b934SYuri Pankov 1162f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 11633508b934SYuri Pankov# Vanguard section, for zic and other parsers that support negative DST. 11643508b934SYuri PankovRule Namibia 1994 only - Mar 21 0:00 -1:00 WAT 11653508b934SYuri PankovRule Namibia 1994 2017 - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 0 CAT 11663508b934SYuri PankovRule Namibia 1995 2017 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 -1:00 WAT 11675254d4faSAndy Fiddaman# Rearguard section, for parsers lacking negative DST; see ziguard.awk. 11683508b934SYuri Pankov#Rule Namibia 1994 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 WAT 11693508b934SYuri Pankov#Rule Namibia 1994 2017 - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 CAT 11703508b934SYuri Pankov#Rule Namibia 1995 2017 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 WAT 11713508b934SYuri Pankov# End of rearguard section. 11723508b934SYuri Pankov 1173374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 11747c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateZone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 1175dafc4501SDan McDonald 1:30 - +0130 1903 Mar 11766f8e8937SDan McDonald 2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:00 11776f8e8937SDan McDonald 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00 11787c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 2:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence 11793508b934SYuri Pankov# Vanguard section, for zic and other parsers that support negative DST. 11803508b934SYuri Pankov 2:00 Namibia %s 11815254d4faSAndy Fiddaman# Rearguard section, for parsers lacking negative DST; see ziguard.awk. 11823508b934SYuri Pankov# 2:00 - CAT 1994 Mar 21 0:00 11833508b934SYuri Pankov# From Paul Eggert (2017-04-07): 11843508b934SYuri Pankov# The official date of the 2017 rule change was 2017-10-24. See: 11853508b934SYuri Pankov# http://www.lac.org.na/laws/annoSTAT/Namibian%20Time%20Act%209%20of%202017.pdf 11863508b934SYuri Pankov# 1:00 Namibia %s 2017 Oct 24 11873508b934SYuri Pankov# 2:00 - CAT 11883508b934SYuri Pankov# End of rearguard section. 11897c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 11907c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1191f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Angola 1192f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Benin 1193f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Cameroon 1194f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Central African Republic 1195f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Democratic Republic of the Congo (western) 1196f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Republic of the Congo 1197f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Equatorial Guinea 1198f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Gabon 1199f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Niger 12007c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Nigeria 1201f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 1202f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# From P Chan (2020-12-03): 1203f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# GMT was adopted as the standard time of Lagos on 1905-07-01. 1204f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Lagos Weekly Record, 1905-06-24, p 3 1205af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# http://ddsnext.crl.edu/titles/31558#?c=0&m=668&s=0&cv=2&r=0&xywh=1446,5221,1931,1235 1206f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# says "It is officially notified that on and after the 1st of July 1905 1207af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# Greenwich Mean Solar Time will be adopted throughout the Colony and 1208f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Protectorate, and that it will be necessary to put all clocks 13 minutes and 1209f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 35 seconds back, recording local mean time." 1210f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 1211f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# It seemed that Lagos returned to LMT on 1908-07-01. 1212f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# [The Lagos Standard], 1908-07-01, p 5 1213af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# http://ddsnext.crl.edu/titles/31556#?c=0&m=78&s=0&cv=4&r=0&xywh=-92,3590,3944,2523 1214f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# says "Scarcely have the people become accustomed to this new time, when 1215f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# another official notice has now appeared announcing that from and after the 1216f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 1st July next, return will be made to local mean time." 1217f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 1218f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# From P Chan (2020-11-27): 1219f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# On 1914-01-01, standard time of GMT+0:30 was adopted for the unified Nigeria. 1220f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Colonial Reports - Annual. No. 878. Nigeria. Report for 1914. (April 1916), 1221f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# p 27 1222f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://libsysdigi.library.illinois.edu/ilharvest/Africana/Books2011-05/3064634/3064634_1914/3064634_1914_opt.pdf#page=27 1223f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# "On January 1st [1914], a universal standard time for Nigeria was adopted, 1224f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# viz., half an hour fast on Greenwich mean time, corresponding to the meridian 1225af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# 7° 30' E. long." 1226f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Lloyd's Register of Shipping (1915) says "Hitherto the time observed in Lagos 1227f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# was the local mean time. On 1st January, 1914, standard time for the whole of 1228f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Nigeria was introduced ... Lagos time has been advanced about 16 minutes 1229f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# accordingly." 1230f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 1231f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# In 1919, standard time was changed to GMT+1. 1232f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Interpretation Ordinance (Cap 2) 1233f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# The Laws of Nigeria, Containing the Ordinances of Nigeria, in Force on the 1234f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 1st Day of January, 1923, Vol.I [p 16] 1235f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://books.google.com/books?id=BOMrAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA16 1236f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# "The expression 'Standard time' means standard time as used in Nigeria: 1237f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# namely, 60 minutes in advance of Greenwich mean time. (As amended by 18 of 1238f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# 1919, s. 2.)" 1239f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# From Tim Parenti (2020-12-10): 1240f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# The Lagos Weekly Record, 1919-09-20, p 3 details discussion on the first 1241f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# reading of this Bill by the Legislative Council of the Colony of Nigeria on 1242f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Thursday 1919-08-28: 1243af2e290bSAndy Fiddaman# http://ddsnext.crl.edu/titles/31558?terms&item_id=303484#?m=1118&c=1&s=0&cv=2&r=0&xywh=1261,3408,2994,1915 1244f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# "The proposal is that the Globe should be divided into twelve zones East and 1245f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# West of Greenwich, of one hour each, Nigeria falling into the zone with a 1246f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# standard of one hour fast on Greenwich Mean Time. Nigeria standard time is 1247f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# now 30 minutes in advance of Greenwich Mean Time ... according to the new 1248f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# proposal, standard time will be advanced another 30 minutes". It was further 1249f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# proposed that the firing of the time guns likewise be adjusted by 30 minutes 1250f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# to compensate. 1251f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# From Tim Parenti (2020-12-10), per P Chan (2020-12-11): 1252f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# The text of Ordinance 18 of 1919, published in Nigeria Gazette, Vol 6, No 52, 1253f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# shows that the change was assented to the following day and took effect "on 1254f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# the 1st day of September, 1919." 1255f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Nigeria Gazette and Supplements 1919 Jan-Dec, Reference: 73266B-40, 1256f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# img 245-246 1257f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# https://microform.digital/boa/collections/77/volumes/539/nigeria-lagos-1887-1919 1258f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 1259374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1260f915e6d3SRobert MustacchiZone Africa/Lagos 0:13:35 - LMT 1905 Jul 1 1261f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 0:00 - GMT 1908 Jul 1 1262f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 0:13:35 - LMT 1914 Jan 1 1263f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 0:30 - +0030 1919 Sep 1 12647c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:00 - WAT 12657c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 12666f8e8937SDan McDonald# São Tomé and Príncipe 12674b8ee424SYuri Pankov 12683508b934SYuri Pankov# See Europe/Lisbon for info about the 1912 transition. 12693508b934SYuri Pankov 12704b8ee424SYuri Pankov# From Steffen Thorsen (2018-01-08): 12714b8ee424SYuri Pankov# Multiple sources tell that São Tomé changed from UTC to UTC+1 as 12724b8ee424SYuri Pankov# they entered the year 2018. 12734b8ee424SYuri Pankov# From Michael Deckers (2018-01-08): 12744b8ee424SYuri Pankov# the switch is from 01:00 to 02:00 ... [Decree No. 25/2017] 12754b8ee424SYuri Pankov# http://www.mnec.gov.st/index.php/publicacoes/documentos/file/90-decreto-lei-n-25-2017 12764b8ee424SYuri Pankov 1277251a62bcSDominik Hassler# From Vadim Nasardinov (2018-12-29): 1278251a62bcSDominik Hassler# São Tomé and Príncipe is about to do the following on Jan 1, 2019: 1279251a62bcSDominik Hassler# https://www.stp-press.st/2018/12/05/governo-jesus-ja-decidiu-repor-hora-legal-sao-tomense/ 1280251a62bcSDominik Hassler# 1281251a62bcSDominik Hassler# From Michael Deckers (2018-12-30): 1282251a62bcSDominik Hassler# https://www.legis-palop.org/download.jsp?idFile=102818 1283251a62bcSDominik Hassler# ... [The legal time of the country, which coincides with universal 1284427b4c5cSAndy Fiddaman# coordinated time, will be reinstituted at 2 o'clock on day 1 of January, 2019.] 1285251a62bcSDominik Hassler 12864b8ee424SYuri PankovZone Africa/Sao_Tome 0:26:56 - LMT 1884 1287427b4c5cSAndy Fiddaman #STDOFF -0:36:44.68 12883508b934SYuri Pankov -0:36:45 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 00:00u # Lisbon MT 12894b8ee424SYuri Pankov 0:00 - GMT 2018 Jan 1 01:00 1290251a62bcSDominik Hassler 1:00 - WAT 2019 Jan 1 02:00 1291251a62bcSDominik Hassler 0:00 - GMT 12924b8ee424SYuri Pankov 1293f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Eswatini (Swaziland) 1294f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi# Lesotho 12957c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# South Africa 1296f117aa50SRobert Mustacchi 1297f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 12987c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule SA 1942 1943 - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 - 12997c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule SA 1943 1944 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 - 1300374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 13017c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateZone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 13027c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:30 - SAST 1903 Mar 13037c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 2:00 SA SAST 130400973057SDan McDonald# 13057c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Marion and Prince Edward Is 13067c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# scientific station since 1947 13077c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# no information 13087c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 13097c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Sudan 1310b654b02dSYuri Pankov 13116f8e8937SDan McDonald# From <http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html> 13126f8e8937SDan McDonald# Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13), 13136f8e8937SDan McDonald# also reported by Michaël De Beukelaer-Dossche via Steffen Thorsen: 13147c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Clocks will be moved ahead for 60 minutes all over the Sudan as of noon 13157c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Saturday.... This was announced Thursday by Caretaker State Minister for 13167c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Manpower Abdul-Rahman Nur-Eddin. 1317b654b02dSYuri Pankov 1318b654b02dSYuri Pankov# From Ahmed Atyya, National Telecommunications Corp. (NTC), Sudan (2017-10-17): 1319b654b02dSYuri Pankov# ... the Republic of Sudan is going to change the time zone from (GMT+3:00) 1320b654b02dSYuri Pankov# to (GMT+ 2:00) starting from Wednesday 1 November 2017. 13217c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# 1322b654b02dSYuri Pankov# From Paul Eggert (2017-10-18): 1323b654b02dSYuri Pankov# A scanned copy (in Arabic) of Cabinet Resolution No. 352 for the 1324b654b02dSYuri Pankov# year 2017 can be found as an attachment in email today from Yahia 1325b654b02dSYuri Pankov# Abdalla of NTC, archived at: 1326b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2017-October/025333.html 1327b654b02dSYuri Pankov 1328f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 13297c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Sudan 1970 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 13307c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Sudan 1970 1985 - Oct 15 0:00 0 - 13317c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Sudan 1971 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S 13327c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Sudan 1972 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 S 1333374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 13347c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateZone Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 - LMT 1931 13357c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00 1336b654b02dSYuri Pankov 3:00 - EAT 2017 Nov 1 1337b654b02dSYuri Pankov 2:00 - CAT 13387c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 133906965442SAndy Fiddaman# South Sudan 134006965442SAndy Fiddaman 1341f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# From Steffen Thorsen (2021-01-18): 1342f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# "South Sudan will change its time zone by setting the clock back 1 1343f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# hour on February 1, 2021...." 1344f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# from https://eyeradio.org/south-sudan-adopts-new-time-zone-makuei/ 1345f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 1346374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1347b654b02dSYuri PankovZone Africa/Juba 2:06:28 - LMT 1931 1348b654b02dSYuri Pankov 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00 1349f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 3:00 - EAT 2021 Feb 1 00:00 1350f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi 2:00 - CAT 1351abaa65c8SYuri Pankov 13527c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate# Tunisia 135380868c53Srobbin 135480868c53Srobbin# From Gwillim Law (2005-04-30): 13556f8e8937SDan McDonald# My correspondent, Risto Nykänen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST, 135680868c53Srobbin# this time in Tunisia. According to Yahoo France News 135780868c53Srobbin# <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP 135880868c53Srobbin# and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by 135980868c53Srobbin# one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1. Henceforth, Tunisian time will be 136080868c53Srobbin# UTC+2 instead of UTC+1. The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next 136180868c53Srobbin# Saturday." (My translation) 136280868c53Srobbin# 136380868c53Srobbin# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02): 13646f8e8937SDan McDonald# La Presse, the first national daily newspaper ... 13656f8e8937SDan McDonald# http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html 136680868c53Srobbin# ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30, 136780868c53Srobbin# 1h standard time. 13682f9aa4a7Srobbin# 13692f9aa4a7Srobbin# From Atef Loukil (2006-03-28): 13702f9aa4a7Srobbin# The daylight saving time will be the same each year: 13712f9aa4a7Srobbin# Beginning : the last Sunday of March at 02:00 13722f9aa4a7Srobbin# Ending : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ... 13732f9aa4a7Srobbin# http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50 137480868c53Srobbin 137510355008SNobutomo Nakano# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-16): 137610355008SNobutomo Nakano# According to several news sources, Tunisia will not observe DST this year. 137710355008SNobutomo Nakano# (Arabic) 137810355008SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546 1379b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp 138010355008SNobutomo Nakano# 138110355008SNobutomo Nakano# We have also confirmed this with the US embassy in Tunisia. 138210355008SNobutomo Nakano# We have a wrap-up about this on the following page: 1383b654b02dSYuri Pankov# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html 138410355008SNobutomo Nakano 138510355008SNobutomo Nakano# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): 138610355008SNobutomo Nakano# Here is a link to Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency 138710355008SNobutomo Nakano# 138810355008SNobutomo Nakano# Standard time to be kept the whole year long (tap.info.tn): 138910355008SNobutomo Nakano# 139010355008SNobutomo Nakano# (in English) 139110355008SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157 139210355008SNobutomo Nakano# 139310355008SNobutomo Nakano# (in Arabic) 139410355008SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1 139510355008SNobutomo Nakano 13966f8e8937SDan McDonald# From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-18): 13976f8e8937SDan McDonald# The Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency notice contains this: "This measure is 13986f8e8937SDan McDonald# due to the fact that the fasting month of Ramadan coincides with the period 13996f8e8937SDan McDonald# concerned by summer time. Therefore, the standard time will be kept 14006f8e8937SDan McDonald# unchanged the whole year long." So foregoing DST seems to be an exception 14016f8e8937SDan McDonald# (albeit one that may be repeated in the future). 140210355008SNobutomo Nakano 1403a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-27): 1404a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# According to some news reports Tunis confirmed not to use DST in 2010 1405a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# 1406a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# (translation): 1407a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# "The Tunisian government has decided to abandon DST, which was scheduled on 1408a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# Sunday... 1409a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# Tunisian authorities had suspended the DST for the first time last year also 1410a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# coincided with the month of Ramadan..." 1411a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# 1412a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# (in Arabic) 1413a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1 1414a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036 1415a772af91SNobutomo Nakano# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html 1416a772af91SNobutomo Nakano 1417f915e6d3SRobert Mustacchi# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 14187c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 S 14197c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 - 14207c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1940 only - Feb 25 23:00s 1:00 S 14217c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1941 only - Oct 6 0:00 0 - 14227c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1942 only - Mar 9 0:00 1:00 S 14237c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1942 only - Nov 2 3:00 0 - 14247c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00 1:00 S 14257c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 17 2:00 0 - 14267c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 25 2:00 1:00 S 14277c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1943 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - 14287c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S 14297c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1944 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 - 14307c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1945 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - 14317c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1977 only - Apr 30 0:00s 1:00 S 14327c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 - 14337c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S 14347c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 - 14357c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 S 14367c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 - 14377c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S 14387c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateRule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S 143980868c53SrobbinRule Tunisia 2005 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S 144080868c53SrobbinRule Tunisia 2005 only - Sep 30 1:00s 0 - 144110355008SNobutomo NakanoRule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S 144210355008SNobutomo NakanoRule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - 1443a772af91SNobutomo Nakano 144406965442SAndy Fiddaman# See Europe/Paris commentary for PMT-related transitions. 1445374df668SAndy Fiddaman# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 14467c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gateZone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12 14476f8e8937SDan McDonald 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time 14487c478bd9Sstevel@tonic-gate 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT 1449