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*** 19,29 **** # # Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any # questions. # - # <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to --- 19,28 ----
*** 53,63 **** # <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>. # # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). # ! # I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; # the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. # Corrections are welcome! # std dst # LMT Local Mean Time # 2:00 EET EEST Eastern European Time --- 52,62 ---- # <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>. # # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). # ! # I invented the abbreviations marked '*' in the following table; # the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. # Corrections are welcome! # std dst # LMT Local Mean Time # 2:00 EET EEST Eastern European Time
*** 68,94 **** # 5:30 IST India # 7:00 ICT Indochina* # 7:00 WIB west Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Barat) # 8:00 WITA central Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Tengah) # 8:00 CST China ! # 9:00 CJT Central Japanese Time (1896/1937)* # 9:00 WIT east Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Timur) # 9:00 JST JDT Japan # 9:00 KST KDT Korea ! # 9:30 CST (Australian) Central Standard Time # ! # See the `europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia. # From Guy Harris: # Incorporates data for Singapore from Robert Elz' asia 1.1, as well as # additional information from Tom Yap, Sun Microsystems Intercontinental # Technical Support (including a page from the Official Airline Guide - # Worldwide Edition). The names for time zones are guesses. ############################################################################### ! # These rules are stolen from the `europe' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule EUAsia 1981 max - Mar lastSun 1:00u 1:00 S Rule EUAsia 1979 1995 - Sep lastSun 1:00u 0 - Rule EUAsia 1996 max - Oct lastSun 1:00u 0 - Rule E-EurAsia 1981 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S --- 67,94 ---- # 5:30 IST India # 7:00 ICT Indochina* # 7:00 WIB west Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Barat) # 8:00 WITA central Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Tengah) # 8:00 CST China ! # 8:00 JWST Western Standard Time (Japan, 1896/1937)* ! # 9:00 JCST Central Standard Time (Japan, 1896/1937) # 9:00 WIT east Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Timur) # 9:00 JST JDT Japan # 9:00 KST KDT Korea ! # 9:30 ACST Australian Central Standard Time # ! # See the 'europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia. # From Guy Harris: # Incorporates data for Singapore from Robert Elz' asia 1.1, as well as # additional information from Tom Yap, Sun Microsystems Intercontinental # Technical Support (including a page from the Official Airline Guide - # Worldwide Edition). The names for time zones are guesses. ############################################################################### ! # These rules are stolen from the 'europe' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule EUAsia 1981 max - Mar lastSun 1:00u 1:00 S Rule EUAsia 1979 1995 - Sep lastSun 1:00u 0 - Rule EUAsia 1996 max - Oct lastSun 1:00u 0 - Rule E-EurAsia 1981 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S
*** 162,188 **** 4:00 EUAsia AZ%sT 1997 4:00 Azer AZ%sT # Bahrain # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al Manamah 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 3:00 - AST # Bangladesh # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-05-13): # According to newspaper Asian Tribune (May 6, 2009) Bangladesh may introduce # Daylight Saving Time from June 16 to Sept 30 # # Bangladesh to introduce daylight saving time likely from June 16 - # <a href="http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288"> # http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288 - # </a> - # or - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh02.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh02.html - # </a> # # "... Bangladesh government has decided to switch daylight saving time from # June # 16 till September 30 in a bid to ensure maximum use of daylight to cope with # crippling power crisis. " --- 162,183 ---- 4:00 EUAsia AZ%sT 1997 4:00 Azer AZ%sT # Bahrain # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Manamah 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 3:00 - AST # Bangladesh # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-05-13): # According to newspaper Asian Tribune (May 6, 2009) Bangladesh may introduce # Daylight Saving Time from June 16 to Sept 30 # # Bangladesh to introduce daylight saving time likely from June 16 # http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17288 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh02.html # # "... Bangladesh government has decided to switch daylight saving time from # June # 16 till September 30 in a bid to ensure maximum use of daylight to cope with # crippling power crisis. "
*** 193,213 **** # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-02): # They have finally decided now, but changed the start date to midnight between # the 19th and 20th, and they have not set the end date yet. # # Some sources: - # <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-40017620090601"> # http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-40017620090601 - # </a> - # <a href="http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=85889&cid=2"> # http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=85889&cid=2 - # </a> # # Our wrap-up: - # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/bangladesh-daylight-saving-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/bangladesh-daylight-saving-2009.html - # </a> # From A. N. M. Kamrus Saadat (2009-06-15): # Finally we've got the official mail regarding DST start time where DST start # time is mentioned as Jun 19 2009, 23:00 from BTRC (Bangladesh # Telecommunication Regulatory Commission). --- 188,202 ----
*** 218,274 **** # Bangladesh won't go back to Standard Time from October 1, 2009, # instead it will continue DST measure till the cabinet makes a fresh decision. # # Following report by same newspaper-"The Daily Star Friday": # "DST change awaits cabinet decision-Clock won't go back by 1-hr from Oct 1" - # <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107021"> # http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107021 - # </a> - # or - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh04.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh04.html - # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-13): # IANS (Indo-Asian News Service) now reports: # Bangladesh has decided that the clock advanced by an hour to make # maximum use of daylight hours as an energy saving measure would # "continue for an indefinite period." # # One of many places where it is published: - # <a href="http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html"> # http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html - # </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-12-24): # According to Bangladesh newspaper "The Daily Star," # Bangladesh will change its clock back to Standard Time on Dec 31, 2009. # # Clock goes back 1-hr on Dec 31 night. - # <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=119228"> # http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=119228 - # </a> - # and - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh05.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh05.html - # </a> # # "...The government yesterday decided to put the clock back by one hour # on December 31 midnight and the new time will continue until March 31, # 2010 midnight. The decision came at a cabinet meeting at the Prime # Minister's Office last night..." # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-22): # According to Bangladesh newspaper "The Daily Star," # Cabinet cancels Daylight Saving Time - # <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=22817"> # http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=22817 - # </a> - # or - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh06.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh06.html - # </a> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Jun 19 23:00 1:00 S Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Dec 31 23:59 0 - --- 207,246 ----
*** 330,363 **** # People's Republic of China. Yes, they really have only one time zone. # From Bob Devine (1988-01-28): # No they don't. See TIME mag, 1986-02-17 p.52. Even though # China is across 4 physical time zones, before Feb 1, 1986 only the ! # Peking (Bejing) time zone was recognized. Since that date, China ! # has two of 'em -- Peking's and Urumqi (named after the capital of # the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). I don't know about DST for it. # # . . .I just deleted the DST table and this editor makes it too ! # painful to suck in another copy.. So, here is what I have for # DST start/end dates for Peking's time zone (info from AP): # # 1986 May 4 - Sept 14 # 1987 mid-April - ?? # From U. S. Naval Observatory (1989-01-19): # CHINA 8 H AHEAD OF UTC ALL OF CHINA, INCL TAIWAN # CHINA 9 H AHEAD OF UTC APR 17 - SEP 10 ! # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): ! # Shanks & Pottenger write that China (except for Hong Kong and Macau) ! # has had a single time zone since 1980 May 1, observing summer DST ! # from 1986 through 1991; this contradicts Devine's ! # note about Time magazine, though apparently _something_ happened in 1986. ! # Go with Shanks & Pottenger for now. I made up names for the other ! # pre-1980 time zones. ! # From Shanks & Pottenger: # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Shang 1940 only - Jun 3 0:00 1:00 D Rule Shang 1940 1941 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Shang 1941 only - Mar 16 0:00 1:00 D Rule PRC 1986 only - May 4 0:00 1:00 D --- 302,336 ---- # People's Republic of China. Yes, they really have only one time zone. # From Bob Devine (1988-01-28): # No they don't. See TIME mag, 1986-02-17 p.52. Even though # China is across 4 physical time zones, before Feb 1, 1986 only the ! # Peking (Beijing) time zone was recognized. Since that date, China ! # has two of 'em - Peking's and Ürümqi (named after the capital of # the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). I don't know about DST for it. # # . . .I just deleted the DST table and this editor makes it too ! # painful to suck in another copy. So, here is what I have for # DST start/end dates for Peking's time zone (info from AP): # # 1986 May 4 - Sept 14 # 1987 mid-April - ?? # From U. S. Naval Observatory (1989-01-19): # CHINA 8 H AHEAD OF UTC ALL OF CHINA, INCL TAIWAN # CHINA 9 H AHEAD OF UTC APR 17 - SEP 10 ! # From Paul Eggert (2008-02-11): ! # Jim Mann, "A clumsy embrace for another western custom: China on daylight ! # time - sort of", Los Angeles Times, 1986-05-05 ... [says] that China began ! # observing daylight saving time in 1986. ! # From Paul Eggert (2014-06-30): ! # Shanks & Pottenger have China switching to a single time zone in 1980, but ! # this doesn't seem to be correct. They also write that China observed summer ! # DST from 1986 through 1991, which seems to match the above commentary, so ! # go with them for DST rules as follows: # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Shang 1940 only - Jun 3 0:00 1:00 D Rule Shang 1940 1941 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Shang 1941 only - Mar 16 0:00 1:00 D Rule PRC 1986 only - May 4 0:00 1:00 D
*** 367,446 **** # From Anthony Fok (2001-12-20): # BTW, I did some research on-line and found some info regarding these five # historic timezones from some Taiwan websites. And yes, there are official # Chinese names for these locales (before 1949). # ! # From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-07-14): # I have investigated the timezones around 1970 on the # http://www.astro.com/atlas site [with provinces and county # boundaries summarized below].... A few other exceptions were two # counties on the Sichuan side of the Xizang-Sichuan border, # counties Dege and Baiyu which lies on the Sichuan side and are # therefore supposed to be GMT+7, Xizang region being GMT+6, but Dege # county is GMT+8 according to astro.com while Baiyu county is GMT+6 # (could be true), for the moment I am assuming that those two # counties are mistakes in the astro.com data. ! # From Paul Eggert (2008-02-11): ! # I just now checked Google News for western news sources that talk ! # about China's single time zone, and couldn't find anything before 1986 ! # talking about China being in one time zone. (That article was: Jim ! # Mann, "A clumsy embrace for another western custom: China on daylight ! # time--sort of", Los Angeles Times, 1986-05-05. By the way, this ! # article confirms the tz database's data claiming that China began ! # observing daylight saving time in 1986. # ! # From Thomas S. Mullaney (2008-02-11): ! # I think you're combining two subjects that need to treated ! # separately: daylight savings (which, you're correct, wasn't ! # implemented until the 1980s) and the unified time zone centered near ! # Beijing (which was implemented in 1949). Briefly, there was also a ! # "Lhasa Time" in Tibet and "Urumqi Time" in Xinjiang. The first was ! # ceased, and the second eventually recognized (again, in the 1980s). ! # ! # From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): ! # There seems to be a good chance China switched to a single time zone in 1949 ! # rather than in 1980 as Shanks & Pottenger have it, but we don't have a ! # reliable documentary source saying so yet, so for now we still go with ! # Shanks & Pottenger. ! ! # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! # Changbai Time ("Long-white Time", Long-white = Heilongjiang area) # Heilongjiang (except Mohe county), Jilin ! Zone Asia/Harbin 8:26:44 - LMT 1928 # or Haerbin ! 8:30 - CHAT 1932 Mar # Changbai Time ! 8:00 - CST 1940 ! 9:00 - CHAT 1966 May ! 8:30 - CHAT 1980 May ! 8:00 PRC C%sT ! # Zhongyuan Time ("Central plain Time") # most of China ! # Milne gives 8:05:56.7; round to nearest. ! Zone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:57 - LMT 1928 ! 8:00 Shang C%sT 1949 ! 8:00 PRC C%sT ! # Long-shu Time (probably due to Long and Shu being two names of that area) # Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Ningxia, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Yunnan; # most of Gansu; west Inner Mongolia; west Qinghai; and the Guangdong # counties Deqing, Enping, Kaiping, Luoding, Taishan, Xinxing, # Yangchun, Yangjiang, Yu'nan, and Yunfu. ! Zone Asia/Chongqing 7:06:20 - LMT 1928 # or Chungking ! 7:00 - LONT 1980 May # Long-shu Time ! 8:00 PRC C%sT ! # Xin-zang Time ("Xinjiang-Tibet Time") # The Gansu counties Aksay, Anxi, Dunhuang, Subei; west Qinghai; # the Guangdong counties Xuwen, Haikang, Suixi, Lianjiang, # Zhanjiang, Wuchuan, Huazhou, Gaozhou, Maoming, Dianbai, and Xinyi; # east Tibet, including Lhasa, Chamdo, Shigaise, Jimsar, Shawan and Hutubi; ! # east Xinjiang, including Urumqi, Turpan, Karamay, Korla, Minfeng, Jinghe, # Wusu, Qiemo, Xinyan, Wulanwusu, Jinghe, Yumin, Tacheng, Tuoli, Emin, # Shihezi, Changji, Yanqi, Heshuo, Tuokexun, Tulufan, Shanshan, Hami, # Fukang, Kuitun, Kumukuli, Miquan, Qitai, and Turfan. ! Zone Asia/Urumqi 5:50:20 - LMT 1928 # or Urumchi ! 6:00 - URUT 1980 May # Urumqi Time ! 8:00 PRC C%sT ! # Kunlun Time # West Tibet, including Pulan, Aheqi, Shufu, Shule; # West Xinjiang, including Aksu, Atushi, Yining, Hetian, Cele, Luopu, Nileke, # Zhaosu, Tekesi, Gongliu, Chabuchaer, Huocheng, Bole, Pishan, Suiding, # and Yarkand. --- 340,451 ---- # From Anthony Fok (2001-12-20): # BTW, I did some research on-line and found some info regarding these five # historic timezones from some Taiwan websites. And yes, there are official # Chinese names for these locales (before 1949). # ! # From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-07-14): # I have investigated the timezones around 1970 on the # http://www.astro.com/atlas site [with provinces and county # boundaries summarized below].... A few other exceptions were two # counties on the Sichuan side of the Xizang-Sichuan border, # counties Dege and Baiyu which lies on the Sichuan side and are # therefore supposed to be GMT+7, Xizang region being GMT+6, but Dege # county is GMT+8 according to astro.com while Baiyu county is GMT+6 # (could be true), for the moment I am assuming that those two # counties are mistakes in the astro.com data. ! # From Paul Eggert (2014-06-30): ! # Alois Treindl kindly sent me translations of the following two sources: # ! # (1) ! # Guo Qingsheng (National Time-Service Center, CAS, Xi'an 710600, China) ! # Beijing Time at the Beginning of the PRC ! # China Historical Materials of Science and Technology ! # (Zhongguo ke ji shi liao, 中国科技史料), Vol. 24, No. 1 (2003) ! # It gives evidence that at the beginning of the PRC, Beijing time was ! # officially apparent solar time! However, Guo also says that the ! # evidence is dubious, as the relevant institute of astronomy had not ! # been taken over by the PRC yet. It's plausible that apparent solar ! # time was announced but never implemented, and that people continued ! # to use UT+8. As the Shanghai radio station (and I presume the ! # observatory) was still under control of French missionaries, it ! # could well have ignored any such mandate. ! # ! # (2) ! # Guo Qing-sheng (Shaanxi Astronomical Observatory, CAS, Xi'an 710600, China) ! # A Study on the Standard Time Changes for the Past 100 Years in China ! # [undated and unknown publication location] ! # It says several things: ! # * The Qing dynasty used local apparent solar time throughout China. ! # * The Republic of China instituted Beijing mean solar time effective ! # the official calendar book of 1914. ! # * The French Concession in Shanghai set up signal stations in ! # French docks in the 1890s, controled by Xujiahui (Zikawei) ! # Obervatory and set to local mean time. ! # * "From the end of the 19th century" it changed to UT+8. ! # * Chinese Customs (by then reduced to a tool of foreign powers) ! # eventually standardized on this time for all ports, and it ! # became used by railways as well. ! # * In 1918 the Central Observatory proposed dividing China into ! # five time zones (see below for details). This caught on ! # at first only in coastal areas observing UT+8. ! # * During WWII all of China was in theory was at UT+7. In practice ! # this was ignored in the west, and I presume was ignored in ! # Japanese-occupied territory. ! # * Japanese-occupied Manchuria was at UT+9, i.e., Japan time. ! # * The five-zone plan was resurrected after WWII and officially put into ! # place (with some modifications) in March 1948. It's not clear ! # how well it was observed in areas under Nationalist control. ! # * The People's Liberation Army used UT+8 during the civil war. ! # ! # An AP article "Shanghai Internat'l Area Little Changed" in the ! # Lewiston (ME) Daily Sun (1939-05-29), p 17, said "Even the time is ! # different - the occupied districts going by Tokyo time, an hour ! # ahead of that prevailing in the rest of Shanghai." Guess that the ! # Xujiahui Observatory was under French control and stuck with UT+8. ! # ! # In earlier versions of this file, China had many separate Zone entries, but ! # this was based on what was apparently incorrect data in Shanks & Pottenger. ! # This has now been simplified to the two entries Asia/Shanghai and ! # Asia/Urumqi, with the others being links for backward compatibility. ! # Proposed in 1918 and theoretically in effect until 1949 (although in practice ! # mainly observed in coastal areas), the five zones were: ! # ! # Changbai Time ("Long-white Time", Long-white = Heilongjiang area) UT+8.5 ! # Asia/Harbin (currently a link to Asia/Shanghai) # Heilongjiang (except Mohe county), Jilin ! # ! # Zhongyuan Time ("Central plain Time") UT+8 ! # Asia/Shanghai # most of China ! # This currently represents most other zones as well, ! # as apparently these regions have been the same since 1970. ! # Milne gives 8:05:43.2 for Xujiahui Observatory time; round to nearest. ! # Guo says Shanghai switched to UT+8 "from the end of the 19th century". ! # ! # Long-shu Time (probably due to Long and Shu being two names of that area) UT+7 ! # Asia/Chongqing (currently a link to Asia/Shanghai) # Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Ningxia, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Yunnan; # most of Gansu; west Inner Mongolia; west Qinghai; and the Guangdong # counties Deqing, Enping, Kaiping, Luoding, Taishan, Xinxing, # Yangchun, Yangjiang, Yu'nan, and Yunfu. ! # ! # Xin-zang Time ("Xinjiang-Tibet Time") UT+6 ! # Asia/Urumqi ! # This currently represents Kunlun Time as well, ! # as apparently the two regions have been the same since 1970. # The Gansu counties Aksay, Anxi, Dunhuang, Subei; west Qinghai; # the Guangdong counties Xuwen, Haikang, Suixi, Lianjiang, # Zhanjiang, Wuchuan, Huazhou, Gaozhou, Maoming, Dianbai, and Xinyi; # east Tibet, including Lhasa, Chamdo, Shigaise, Jimsar, Shawan and Hutubi; ! # east Xinjiang, including Ürümqi, Turpan, Karamay, Korla, Minfeng, Jinghe, # Wusu, Qiemo, Xinyan, Wulanwusu, Jinghe, Yumin, Tacheng, Tuoli, Emin, # Shihezi, Changji, Yanqi, Heshuo, Tuokexun, Tulufan, Shanshan, Hami, # Fukang, Kuitun, Kumukuli, Miquan, Qitai, and Turfan. ! # ! # Kunlun Time UT+5.5 ! # Asia/Kashgar (currently a link to Asia/Urumqi) # West Tibet, including Pulan, Aheqi, Shufu, Shule; # West Xinjiang, including Aksu, Atushi, Yining, Hetian, Cele, Luopu, Nileke, # Zhaosu, Tekesi, Gongliu, Chabuchaer, Huocheng, Bole, Pishan, Suiding, # and Yarkand.
*** 453,465 **** # # On the other hand, ethnic Uyghurs, who make up about half the # population of Xinjiang, typically use "Xinjiang time" which is two # hours behind Beijing time, or UTC +0600. The government of the Xinjiang # Uyghur Autonomous Region, (XAUR, or just Xinjiang for short) as well as ! # local governments such as the Urumqi city government use both times in # publications, referring to what is popularly called Xinjiang time as ! # "Urumqi time." When Uyghurs make an appointment in the Uyghur language # they almost invariably use Xinjiang time. # # (Their ethnic Han compatriots would typically have no clue of its # widespread use, however, because so extremely few of them are fluent in # Uyghur, comparable to the number of Anglo-Americans fluent in Navajo.) --- 458,470 ---- # # On the other hand, ethnic Uyghurs, who make up about half the # population of Xinjiang, typically use "Xinjiang time" which is two # hours behind Beijing time, or UTC +0600. The government of the Xinjiang # Uyghur Autonomous Region, (XAUR, or just Xinjiang for short) as well as ! # local governments such as the Ürümqi city government use both times in # publications, referring to what is popularly called Xinjiang time as ! # "Ürümqi time." When Uyghurs make an appointment in the Uyghur language # they almost invariably use Xinjiang time. # # (Their ethnic Han compatriots would typically have no clue of its # widespread use, however, because so extremely few of them are fluent in # Uyghur, comparable to the number of Anglo-Americans fluent in Navajo.)
*** 467,502 **** # (...As with the rest of China there was a brief interval ending in 1990 # or 1991 when summer time was in use. The confusion was severe, with # the province not having dual times but four times in use at the same # time. Some areas remained on standard Xinjiang time or Beijing time and # others moving their clocks ahead.) - # - # ...an example of an official website using of Urumqi time. - # - # The first few lines of the Google translation of - # <a href="http://www.fjysgl.gov.cn/show.aspx?id=2379&cid=39"> - # http://www.fjysgl.gov.cn/show.aspx?id=2379&cid=39 - # </a> - # (retrieved 2009-10-13) - # > Urumqi fire seven people are missing the alleged losses of at least - # > 500 million yuan - # > - # > (Reporter Dong Liu) the day before 20:20 or so (Urumqi Time 18:20), - # > Urumqi City Department of International Plaza Luther Qiantang River - # > burst fire. As of yesterday, 18:30, Urumqi City Fire officers and men - # > have worked continuously for 22 hours... # From Luther Ma (2009-11-19): # With the risk of being redundant to previous answers these are the most common # English "transliterations" (w/o using non-English symbols): # # 1. Wulumuqi... # 2. Kashi... # 3. Urumqi... # 4. Kashgar... # ... ! # 5. It seems that Uyghurs in Urumqi has been using Xinjiang since at least the # 1960's. I know of one Han, now over 50, who grew up in the surrounding # countryside and used Xinjiang time as a child. # # 6. Likewise for Kashgar and the rest of south Xinjiang I don't know of any # start date for Xinjiang time. --- 472,492 ---- # (...As with the rest of China there was a brief interval ending in 1990 # or 1991 when summer time was in use. The confusion was severe, with # the province not having dual times but four times in use at the same # time. Some areas remained on standard Xinjiang time or Beijing time and # others moving their clocks ahead.) # From Luther Ma (2009-11-19): # With the risk of being redundant to previous answers these are the most common # English "transliterations" (w/o using non-English symbols): # # 1. Wulumuqi... # 2. Kashi... # 3. Urumqi... # 4. Kashgar... # ... ! # 5. It seems that Uyghurs in Ürümqi has been using Xinjiang since at least the # 1960's. I know of one Han, now over 50, who grew up in the surrounding # countryside and used Xinjiang time as a child. # # 6. Likewise for Kashgar and the rest of south Xinjiang I don't know of any # start date for Xinjiang time.
*** 504,517 **** # Without having access to local historical records, nor the ability to legally # publish them, I would go with October 1, 1949, when Xinjiang became the Uyghur # Autonomous Region under the PRC. (Before that Uyghurs, of course, would also # not be using Beijing time, but some local time.) ! Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # or Kashi or Kaxgar ! 5:30 - KAST 1940 # Kashgar Time ! 5:00 - KAST 1980 May 8:00 PRC C%sT # Hong Kong (Xianggang) # Milne gives 7:36:41.7; round this. --- 494,552 ---- # Without having access to local historical records, nor the ability to legally # publish them, I would go with October 1, 1949, when Xinjiang became the Uyghur # Autonomous Region under the PRC. (Before that Uyghurs, of course, would also # not be using Beijing time, but some local time.) ! # From David Cochrane (2014-03-26): ! # Just a confirmation that Ürümqi time was implemented in Ürümqi on 1 Feb 1986: ! # http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,960684,00.html ! ! # From Luther Ma (2014-04-22): ! # I have interviewed numerous people of various nationalities and from ! # different localities in Xinjiang and can confirm the information in Guo's ! # report regarding Xinjiang, as well as the Time article reference by David ! # Cochrane. Whether officially recognized or not (and both are officially ! # recognized), two separate times have been in use in Xinjiang since at least ! # the Cultural Revolution: Xinjiang Time (XJT), aka Ürümqi Time or local time; ! # and Beijing Time. There is no confusion in Xinjiang as to which name refers ! # to which time. Both are widely used in the province, although in some ! # population groups might be use one to the exclusion of the other. The only ! # problem is that computers and smart phones list Ürümqi (or Kashgar) as ! # having the same time as Beijing. ! ! # From Paul Eggert (2014-06-30): ! # In the early days of the PRC, Tibet was given its own time zone (UT+6) but ! # this was withdrawn in 1959 and never reinstated; see Tubten Khétsun, ! # Memories of life in Lhasa under Chinese Rule, Columbia U Press, ISBN ! # 978-0231142861 (2008), translator's introduction by Matthew Akester, p x. ! # As this is before our 1970 cutoff, Tibet doesn't need a separate zone. ! # ! # Xinjiang Time is well-documented as being officially recognized. E.g., see ! # "The Working-Calendar for The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Government" ! # <http://www.sinkiang.gov.cn/service/ourworking/> (2014-04-22). ! # Unfortunately, we have no good records of time in Xinjiang before 1986. ! # During the 20th century parts of Xinjiang were ruled by the Qing dyansty, ! # the Republic of China, various warlords, the First and Second East Turkestan ! # Republics, the Soviet Union, the Kuomintang, and the People's Republic of ! # China, and tracking down all these organizations' timekeeping rules would be ! # quite a trick. Approximate this lost history by a transition from LMT to ! # XJT at the start of 1928, the year of accession of the warlord Jin Shuren, ! # which happens to be the date given by Shanks & Pottenger (no doubt as a ! # guess) as the transition from LMT. Ignore the usage of UT+8 before ! # 1986-02-01 under the theory that the transition date to UT+8 is unknown and ! # that the sort of users who prefer Asia/Urumqi now typically ignored the ! # UT+8 mandate back then. ! ! # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! # Beijing time, used throughout China; represented by Shanghai. ! Zone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:43 - LMT 1901 ! 8:00 Shang C%sT 1949 8:00 PRC C%sT + # Xinjiang time, used by many in western China; represented by Ürümqi / Ürümchi + # / Wulumuqi. (Please use Asia/Shanghai if you prefer Beijing time.) + Zone Asia/Urumqi 5:50:20 - LMT 1928 + 6:00 - XJT # Hong Kong (Xianggang) # Milne gives 7:36:41.7; round this.
*** 522,540 **** # it is not [an] observatory, but the official meteorological agency of HK, # and also serves as the official timing agency), there are some missing # and incorrect rules. Although the exact switch over time is missing, I # think 3:30 is correct. The official DST record for Hong Kong can be # obtained from - # <a href="http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm"> # http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm - # </a>. # From Arthur David Olson (2009-10-28): # Here are the dates given at - # <a href="http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm"> # http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm - # </a> # as of 2009-10-28: # Year Period # 1941 1 Apr to 30 Sep # 1942 Whole year # 1943 Whole year --- 557,571 ----
*** 610,660 **** ############################################################################### # Taiwan - # Shanks & Pottenger write that Taiwan observed DST during 1945, when it - # was still controlled by Japan. This is hard to believe, but we don't - # have any other information. - # From smallufo (2010-04-03): ! # According to Taiwan's CWB, ! # <a href="http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/astronomy/cdata/summert.htm"> # http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/astronomy/cdata/summert.htm - # </a> # Taipei has DST in 1979 between July 1st and Sep 30. ! # From Arthur David Olson (2010-04-07): ! # Here's Google's translation of the table at the bottom of the "summert.htm" page: ! # Decade Name Start and end date ! # Republic of China 34 years to 40 years (AD 1945-1951 years) Summer Time May 1 to September 30 ! # 41 years of the Republic of China (AD 1952) Daylight Saving Time March 1 to October 31 ! # Republic of China 42 years to 43 years (AD 1953-1954 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to October 31 ! # In the 44 years to 45 years (AD 1955-1956 years) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 ! # Republic of China 46 years to 48 years (AD 1957-1959) Summer Time April 1 to September 30 ! # Republic of China 49 years to 50 years (AD 1960-1961) Summer Time June 1 to September 30 ! # Republic of China 51 years to 62 years (AD 1962-1973 years) Stop Summer Time ! # Republic of China 63 years to 64 years (1974-1975 AD) Daylight Saving Time April 1 to September 30 ! # Republic of China 65 years to 67 years (1976-1978 AD) Stop Daylight Saving Time ! # Republic of China 68 years (AD 1979) Daylight Saving Time July 1 to September 30 ! # Republic of China since 69 years (AD 1980) Stop Daylight Saving Time ! ! # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S ! Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D ! Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Taiwan 1952 only - Mar 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1952 1954 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S Rule Taiwan 1953 1959 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1955 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Taiwan 1960 1961 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S ! Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Jun 30 0:00 1:00 D ! Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 # or Taibei or T'ai-pei 8:00 Taiwan C%sT # Macau (Macao, Aomen) # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Macau 1961 1962 - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S --- 641,772 ---- ############################################################################### # Taiwan # From smallufo (2010-04-03): ! # According to Taiwan's CWB [Central Weather Bureau], # http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/astronomy/cdata/summert.htm # Taipei has DST in 1979 between July 1st and Sep 30. ! # From Yu-Cheng Chuang (2013-07-12): ! # On Dec 28, 1895, the Meiji Emperor announced Ordinance No. 167 of ! # Meiji Year 28 "The clause about standard time", mentioned that ! # Taiwan and Penghu Islands, as well as Yaeyama and Miyako Islands ! # (both in Okinawa) adopt the Western Standard Time which is based on ! # 120E. The adoption began from Jan 1, 1896. The original text can be ! # found on Wikisource: ! # http://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/標準時ニ關スル件_(公布時) ! # ... This could be the first adoption of time zone in Taiwan, because ! # during the Qing Dynasty, it seems that there was no time zone ! # declared officially. ! # ! # Later, in the beginning of World War II, on Sep 25, 1937, the Showa ! # Emperor announced Ordinance No. 529 of Showa Year 12 "The clause of ! # revision in the ordinance No. 167 of Meiji year 28 about standard ! # time", in which abolished the adoption of Western Standard Time in ! # western islands (listed above), which means the whole Japan ! # territory, including later occupations, adopt Japan Central Time ! # (UTC+9). The adoption began on Oct 1, 1937. The original text can ! # be found on Wikisource: ! # http://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/明治二十八年勅令第百六十七號標準時ニ關スル件中改正ノ件 ! # ! # That is, the time zone of Taipei switched to UTC+9 on Oct 1, 1937. ! ! # From Yu-Cheng Chuang (2014-07-02): ! # I've found more evidence about when the time zone was switched from UTC+9 ! # back to UTC+8 after WW2. I believe it was on Sep 21, 1945. In a document ! # during Japanese era [1] in which the officer told the staff to change time ! # zone back to Western Standard Time (UTC+8) on Sep 21. And in another ! # history page of National Cheng Kung University [2], on Sep 21 there is a ! # note "from today, switch back to Western Standard Time". From these two ! # materials, I believe that the time zone change happened on Sep 21. And ! # today I have found another monthly journal called "The Astronomical Herald" ! # from The Astronomical Society of Japan [3] in which it mentioned the fact ! # that: ! # ! # 1. Standard Time of the Country (Japan) was adopted on Jan 1, 1888, using ! # the time at 135E (GMT+9) ! # ! # 2. Standard Time of the Country was renamed to Central Standard Time, on Jan ! # 1, 1898, and on the same day, the new territories Taiwan and Penghu islands, ! # as well as Yaeyama and Miyako islands, adopted a new time zone called ! # Western Standard Time, which is in GMT+8. ! # ! # 3. Western Standard Time was deprecated on Sep 30, 1937. From then all the ! # territories of Japan adopted the same time zone, which is Central Standard ! # Time. ! # ! # [1] Academica Historica, Taiwan: ! # http://163.29.208.22:8080/govsaleShowImage/connect_img.php?s=00101738900090036&e=00101738900090037 ! # [2] Nat'l Cheng Kung University 70th Anniversary Special Site: ! # http://www.ncku.edu.tw/~ncku70/menu/001/01_01.htm ! # [3] Yukio Niimi, The Standard Time in Japan (1997), p.475: ! # http://www.asj.or.jp/geppou/archive_open/1997/pdf/19971001c.pdf ! ! # Yu-Cheng Chuang (2014-07-03): ! # I finally have found the real official gazette about changing back to ! # Western Standard Time on Sep 21 in Taiwan. It's Taiwan Governor-General ! # Bulletin No. 386 in Showa 20 years (1945), published on Sep 19, 1945. [1] ... ! # [It] abolishes Bulletin No. 207 in Showa 12 years (1937), which is a local ! # bulletin in Taiwan for that Ordinance No. 529. It also mentioned that 1am on ! # Sep 21, 1945 will be 12am on Sep 21. I think this bulletin is much more ! # official than the one I mentioned in my first mail, because it's from the ! # top-level government in Taiwan. If you're going to quote any resource, this ! # would be a good one. ! # [1] Taiwan Governor-General Gazette, No. 1018, Sep 19, 1945: ! # http://db2.th.gov.tw/db2/view/viewImg.php?imgcode=0072031018a&num=19&bgn=019&end=019&otherImg=&type=gener ! ! # From Yu-Cheng Chuang (2014-07-02): ! # In 1946, DST in Taiwan was from May 15 and ended on Sep 30. The info from ! # Central Weather Bureau website was not correct. ! # ! # Original Bulletin: ! # <http://subtpg.tpg.gov.tw/og/image2.asp?f=03502F0AKM1AF> ! # <http://subtpg.tpg.gov.tw/og/image2.asp?f=0350300AKM1B0> (cont.) ! # ! # In 1947, DST in Taiwan was expanded to Oct 31. There is a backup of that ! # telegram announcement from Taiwan Province Government: ! # ! # <http://subtpg.tpg.gov.tw/og/image2.asp?f=0360310AKZ431> ! # ! # Here is a brief translation: ! # ! # The Summer Time this year is adopted from midnight Apr 15 until Sep 20 ! # midnight. To save (energy?) consumption, we're expanding Summer Time ! # adption till Oct 31 midnight. ! # ! # The Central Weather Bureau website didn't mention that, however it can ! # be found from historical government announcement database. ! ! # From Paul Eggert (2014-07-03): ! # As per Yu-Cheng Chuang, say that Taiwan was at UT+9 from 1937-10-01 ! # until 1945-09-21 at 01:00, overriding Shanks & Pottenger. ! # Likewise, use Yu-Cheng Chuang's data for DST in Taiwan. ! ! # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S ! Rule Taiwan 1946 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 D ! Rule Taiwan 1946 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S ! Rule Taiwan 1947 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 D ! Rule Taiwan 1947 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 S ! Rule Taiwan 1948 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D ! Rule Taiwan 1948 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Taiwan 1952 only - Mar 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1952 1954 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S Rule Taiwan 1953 1959 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1955 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Taiwan 1960 1961 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S ! Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Jul 1 0:00 1:00 D ! Rule Taiwan 1979 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! # Taipei or Taibei or T'ai-pei ! Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 Jan 1 ! 8:00 - JWST 1937 Oct 1 ! 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 21 01:00 8:00 Taiwan C%sT # Macau (Macao, Aomen) # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Macau 1961 1962 - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S
*** 719,729 **** # # Georgia moved closer to Western Europe on Sunday... The former Soviet # republic has changed its time zone back to that of Moscow. As a result it # is now just four hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, rather than five hours # ahead. The switch was decreed by the pro-Western president of Georgia, ! # Mikhail Saakashvili, who said the change was partly prompted by the process # of integration into Europe. # From Teimuraz Abashidze (2005-11-07): # Government of Georgia ... decided to NOT CHANGE daylight savings time on # [Oct.] 30, as it was done before during last more than 10 years. --- 831,841 ---- # # Georgia moved closer to Western Europe on Sunday... The former Soviet # republic has changed its time zone back to that of Moscow. As a result it # is now just four hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, rather than five hours # ahead. The switch was decreed by the pro-Western president of Georgia, ! # Mikheil Saakashvili, who said the change was partly prompted by the process # of integration into Europe. # From Teimuraz Abashidze (2005-11-07): # Government of Georgia ... decided to NOT CHANGE daylight savings time on # [Oct.] 30, as it was done before during last more than 10 years.
*** 732,745 **** # about it. As far as I can find, I was told, that there is no document, # because we just DIDN'T ISSUE document about switching to winter time.... # I don't know what can be done, especially knowing that some years ago our # DST rules where changed THREE TIMES during one month. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880 ! 2:59:16 - TBMT 1924 May 2 # Tbilisi Mean Time 3:00 - TBIT 1957 Mar # Tbilisi Time 4:00 RussiaAsia TBI%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 3:00 1:00 TBIST 1991 Apr 9 # independence 3:00 RussiaAsia GE%sT 1992 # Georgia Time 3:00 E-EurAsia GE%sT 1994 Sep lastSun --- 844,858 ---- # about it. As far as I can find, I was told, that there is no document, # because we just DIDN'T ISSUE document about switching to winter time.... # I don't know what can be done, especially knowing that some years ago our # DST rules where changed THREE TIMES during one month. + # Milne says Tbilisi (Tiflis) time was 2:59:05.7; round to nearest.) # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:06 - LMT 1880 ! 2:59:06 - TBMT 1924 May 2 # Tbilisi Mean Time 3:00 - TBIT 1957 Mar # Tbilisi Time 4:00 RussiaAsia TBI%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 3:00 1:00 TBIST 1991 Apr 9 # independence 3:00 RussiaAsia GE%sT 1992 # Georgia Time 3:00 E-EurAsia GE%sT 1994 Sep lastSun
*** 751,776 **** # East Timor # See Indonesia for the 1945 transition. ! # From Joao Carrascalao, brother of the former governor of East Timor, in ! # <a href="http://etan.org/et99c/december/26-31/30ETMAY.htm"> # East Timor may be late for its millennium ! # </a> (1999-12-26/31): # Portugal tried to change the time forward in 1974 because the sun # rises too early but the suggestion raised a lot of problems with the # Timorese and I still don't think it would work today because it # conflicts with their way of life. # From Paul Eggert (2000-12-04): # We don't have any record of the above attempt. # Most likely our records are incomplete, but we have no better data. - # <a href="http://www.hri.org/news/world/undh/last/00-08-16.undh.html"> # From Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General ! # (2000-08-16)</a>: # The Cabinet of the East Timor Transition Administration decided # today to advance East Timor's time by one hour. The time change, # which will be permanent, with no seasonal adjustment, will happen at # midnight on Saturday, September 16. --- 864,888 ---- # East Timor # See Indonesia for the 1945 transition. ! # From João Carrascalão, brother of the former governor of East Timor, in # East Timor may be late for its millennium ! # <http://etan.org/et99c/december/26-31/30ETMAY.htm> (1999-12-26/31): # Portugal tried to change the time forward in 1974 because the sun # rises too early but the suggestion raised a lot of problems with the # Timorese and I still don't think it would work today because it # conflicts with their way of life. # From Paul Eggert (2000-12-04): # We don't have any record of the above attempt. # Most likely our records are incomplete, but we have no better data. # From Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General ! # http://www.hri.org/news/world/undh/2000/00-08-16.undh.html ! # (2000-08-16): # The Cabinet of the East Timor Transition Administration decided # today to advance East Timor's time by one hour. The time change, # which will be permanent, with no seasonal adjustment, will happen at # midnight on Saturday, September 16.
*** 808,818 **** # JohnTWB writes that Japanese forces did not surrender control in # Indonesia until 1945-09-01 00:00 at the earliest (in Jakarta) and # other formal surrender ceremonies were September 9, 11, and 13, plus # September 12 for the regional surrender to Mountbatten in Singapore. # These would be the earliest possible times for a change. ! # Regimes horaires pour le monde entier, by Henri Le Corre, (Editions # Traditionnelles, 1987, Paris) says that Java and Madura switched # from JST to UTC+07:30 on 1945-09-23, and gives 1944-09-01 for Jayapura # (Hollandia). For now, assume all Indonesian locations other than Jayapura # switched on 1945-09-23. # --- 920,930 ---- # JohnTWB writes that Japanese forces did not surrender control in # Indonesia until 1945-09-01 00:00 at the earliest (in Jakarta) and # other formal surrender ceremonies were September 9, 11, and 13, plus # September 12 for the regional surrender to Mountbatten in Singapore. # These would be the earliest possible times for a change. ! # Régimes horaires pour le monde entier, by Henri Le Corre, (Éditions # Traditionnelles, 1987, Paris) says that Java and Madura switched # from JST to UTC+07:30 on 1945-09-23, and gives 1944-09-01 for Jayapura # (Hollandia). For now, assume all Indonesian locations other than Jayapura # switched on 1945-09-23. #
*** 859,869 **** 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23 8:00 - WITA # Maluku Islands, West Papua, Papua Zone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov 9:00 - WIT 1944 Sep 1 ! 9:30 - CST 1964 9:00 - WIT # Iran # From Roozbeh Pournader (2003-03-15): --- 971,981 ---- 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23 8:00 - WITA # Maluku Islands, West Papua, Papua Zone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov 9:00 - WIT 1944 Sep 1 ! 9:30 - ACST 1964 9:00 - WIT # Iran # From Roozbeh Pournader (2003-03-15):
*** 925,935 **** # # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-03-22): # Several of my users have reported that Iran will not observe DST anymore: # http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-17/0603193812164948.htm # ! # From Reuters (2007-09-16), with a heads-up from Jesper Norgaard Welen: # ... the Guardian Council ... approved a law on Sunday to re-introduce # daylight saving time ... # http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKBLA65048420070916 # # From Roozbeh Pournader (2007-11-05): --- 1037,1047 ---- # # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-03-22): # Several of my users have reported that Iran will not observe DST anymore: # http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-17/0603193812164948.htm # ! # From Reuters (2007-09-16), with a heads-up from Jesper Nørgaard Welen: # ... the Guardian Council ... approved a law on Sunday to re-introduce # daylight saving time ... # http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKBLA65048420070916 # # From Roozbeh Pournader (2007-11-05):
*** 1016,1045 **** # So we'll ignore the Economist's claim. # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-10): # The cabinet in Iraq abolished DST last week, according to the following # news sources (in Arabic): - # <a href="http://www.aljeeran.net/wesima_articles/news-20080305-98602.html"> # http://www.aljeeran.net/wesima_articles/news-20080305-98602.html - # </a> - # <a href="http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/article.tpl?id=2047&IdLanguage=17&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=71743&NrIssue=1&NrSection=10"> # http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/article.tpl?id=2047&IdLanguage=17&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=71743&NrIssue=1&NrSection=10 - # </a> # # We have published a short article in English about the change: - # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/iraq-dumps-daylight-saving.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/iraq-dumps-daylight-saving.html - # </a> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Iraq 1982 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1982 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Iraq 1983 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1984 1985 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1985 1990 - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 S Rule Iraq 1986 1990 - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 D ! # IATA SSIM (1991/1996) says Apr 1 12:01am UTC; guess the `:01' is a typo. # Shanks & Pottenger say Iraq did not observe DST 1992/1997; ignore this. # Rule Iraq 1991 2007 - Apr 1 3:00s 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1991 2007 - Oct 1 3:00s 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] --- 1128,1151 ---- # So we'll ignore the Economist's claim. # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-10): # The cabinet in Iraq abolished DST last week, according to the following # news sources (in Arabic): # http://www.aljeeran.net/wesima_articles/news-20080305-98602.html # http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/article.tpl?id=2047&IdLanguage=17&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=71743&NrIssue=1&NrSection=10 # # We have published a short article in English about the change: # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/iraq-dumps-daylight-saving.html # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Iraq 1982 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1982 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Iraq 1983 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1984 1985 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1985 1990 - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 S Rule Iraq 1986 1990 - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 D ! # IATA SSIM (1991/1996) says Apr 1 12:01am UTC; guess the ':01' is a typo. # Shanks & Pottenger say Iraq did not observe DST 1992/1997; ignore this. # Rule Iraq 1991 2007 - Apr 1 3:00s 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1991 2007 - Oct 1 3:00s 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
*** 1279,1294 **** ############################################################################### # Japan ! # `9:00' and `JST' is from Guy Harris. # From Paul Eggert (1995-03-06): # Today's _Asahi Evening News_ (page 4) reports that Japan had ! # daylight saving between 1948 and 1951, but ``the system was discontinued ! # because the public believed it would lead to longer working hours.'' # From Mayumi Negishi in the 2005-08-10 Japan Times # <http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050810f2.htm>: # Occupation authorities imposed daylight-saving time on Japan on # [1948-05-01].... But lack of prior debate and the execution of --- 1385,1400 ---- ############################################################################### # Japan ! # '9:00' and 'JST' is from Guy Harris. # From Paul Eggert (1995-03-06): # Today's _Asahi Evening News_ (page 4) reports that Japan had ! # daylight saving between 1948 and 1951, but "the system was discontinued ! # because the public believed it would lead to longer working hours." # From Mayumi Negishi in the 2005-08-10 Japan Times # <http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050810f2.htm>: # Occupation authorities imposed daylight-saving time on Japan on # [1948-05-01].... But lack of prior debate and the execution of
*** 1311,1360 **** # that for most purposes daylight-saving time was observed; otherwise, what # would have been the point of the 1951 poll? # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1998-11-09): # 'Tokyo' usually stands for the former location of Tokyo Astronomical ! # Observatory: E 139 44' 40".90 (9h 18m 58s.727), N 35 39' 16".0. # This data is from 'Rika Nenpyou (Chronological Scientific Tables) 1996' # edited by National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.... # JST (Japan Standard Time) has been used since 1888-01-01 00:00 (JST). # The law is enacted on 1886-07-07. # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1998-11-16): # The ordinance No. 51 (1886) established "standard time" in Japan, ! # which stands for the time on E 135 degree. # In the ordinance No. 167 (1895), "standard time" was renamed to "central # standard time". And the same ordinance also established "western standard ! # time", which stands for the time on E 120 degree.... But "western standard # time" was abolished in the ordinance No. 529 (1937). In the ordinance No. # 167, there is no mention regarding for what place western standard time is # standard.... # # I wrote "ordinance" above, but I don't know how to translate. # In Japanese it's "chokurei", which means ordinance from emperor. ! # Shanks & Pottenger claim JST in use since 1896, and that a few ! # places (e.g. Ishigaki) use +0800; go with Suzuki. Guess that all ! # ordinances took effect on Jan 1. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:18:59 - LMT 1887 Dec 31 15:00u ! 9:00 - JST 1896 ! 9:00 - CJT 1938 9:00 Japan J%sT # Since 1938, all Japanese possessions have been like Asia/Tokyo. # Jordan # ! # From <a href="http://star.arabia.com/990701/JO9.html"> ! # Jordan Week (1999-07-01) </a> via Steffen Thorsen (1999-09-09): # Clocks in Jordan were forwarded one hour on Wednesday at midnight, # in accordance with the government's decision to implement summer time # all year round. # ! # From <a href="http://star.arabia.com/990930/JO9.html"> ! # Jordan Week (1999-09-30) </a> via Steffen Thorsen (1999-11-09): # Winter time starts today Thursday, 30 September. Clocks will be turned back # by one hour. This is the latest government decision and it's final! # The decision was taken because of the increase in working hours in # government's departments from six to seven hours. # --- 1417,1472 ---- # that for most purposes daylight-saving time was observed; otherwise, what # would have been the point of the 1951 poll? # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1998-11-09): # 'Tokyo' usually stands for the former location of Tokyo Astronomical ! # Observatory: 139 degrees 44' 40.90" E (9h 18m 58.727s), 35 degrees 39' 16.0" N. # This data is from 'Rika Nenpyou (Chronological Scientific Tables) 1996' # edited by National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.... # JST (Japan Standard Time) has been used since 1888-01-01 00:00 (JST). # The law is enacted on 1886-07-07. # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1998-11-16): # The ordinance No. 51 (1886) established "standard time" in Japan, ! # which stands for the time on 135 degrees E. # In the ordinance No. 167 (1895), "standard time" was renamed to "central # standard time". And the same ordinance also established "western standard ! # time", which stands for the time on 120 degrees E.... But "western standard # time" was abolished in the ordinance No. 529 (1937). In the ordinance No. # 167, there is no mention regarding for what place western standard time is # standard.... # # I wrote "ordinance" above, but I don't know how to translate. # In Japanese it's "chokurei", which means ordinance from emperor. ! # From Yu-Cheng Chuang (2013-07-12): ! # ...the Meiji Emperor announced Ordinance No. 167 of Meiji Year 28 "The clause ! # about standard time" ... The adoption began from Jan 1, 1896. ! # http://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/標準時ニ關スル件_(公布時) ! # ! # ...the Showa Emperor announced Ordinance No. 529 of Showa Year 12 ... which ! # means the whole Japan territory, including later occupations, adopt Japan ! # Central Time (UTC+9). The adoption began on Oct 1, 1937. ! # http://ja.wikisource.org/wiki/明治二十八年勅令第百六十七號標準時ニ關スル件中改正ノ件 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:18:59 - LMT 1887 Dec 31 15:00u ! 9:00 - JST 1896 Jan 1 ! 9:00 - JCST 1937 Oct 1 9:00 Japan J%sT # Since 1938, all Japanese possessions have been like Asia/Tokyo. # Jordan # ! # From <http://star.arabia.com/990701/JO9.html> ! # Jordan Week (1999-07-01) via Steffen Thorsen (1999-09-09): # Clocks in Jordan were forwarded one hour on Wednesday at midnight, # in accordance with the government's decision to implement summer time # all year round. # ! # From <http://star.arabia.com/990930/JO9.html> ! # Jordan Week (1999-09-30) via Steffen Thorsen (1999-11-09): # Winter time starts today Thursday, 30 September. Clocks will be turned back # by one hour. This is the latest government decision and it's final! # The decision was taken because of the increase in working hours in # government's departments from six to seven hours. #
*** 1370,1382 **** # "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27". # # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-04-02): # This single one might be good enough, (2009-03-24, Arabic): - # <a href="http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279"> # http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279 - # </a> # # Google's translation: # # > The Council of Ministers decided in 2002 to adopt the principle of timely # > submission of the summer at 60 minutes as of midnight on the last Thursday --- 1482,1492 ----
*** 1463,1475 **** # # - Kazakhstan did not observe DST in 1991. # - Qyzylorda switched from +5:00 to +6:00 on 1992-01-19 02:00. # - Oral switched from +5:00 to +4:00 in spring 1989. ! # <a href="http://www.kazsociety.org.uk/news/2005/03/30.htm"> ! # From Kazakhstan Embassy's News Bulletin #11 (2005-03-21): ! # </a> # The Government of Kazakhstan passed a resolution March 15 abolishing # daylight saving time citing lack of economic benefits and health # complications coupled with a decrease in productivity. # # From Branislav Kojic (in Astana) via Gwillim Law (2005-06-28): --- 1573,1584 ---- # # - Kazakhstan did not observe DST in 1991. # - Qyzylorda switched from +5:00 to +6:00 on 1992-01-19 02:00. # - Oral switched from +5:00 to +4:00 in spring 1989. ! # From Kazakhstan Embassy's News Bulletin #11 ! # <http://www.kazsociety.org.uk/news/2005/03/30.htm> (2005-03-21): # The Government of Kazakhstan passed a resolution March 15 abolishing # daylight saving time citing lack of economic benefits and health # complications coupled with a decrease in productivity. # # From Branislav Kojic (in Astana) via Gwillim Law (2005-06-28):
*** 1579,1617 **** Rule ROK 1960 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 D Rule ROK 1960 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S Rule ROK 1987 1988 - May Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 D Rule ROK 1987 1988 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Seoul 8:27:52 - LMT 1890 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec ! 9:00 - KST 1928 8:30 - KST 1932 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 8:00 ROK K%sT 1961 Aug 10 8:30 - KST 1968 Oct 9:00 ROK K%sT Zone Asia/Pyongyang 8:23:00 - LMT 1890 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec ! 9:00 - KST 1928 8:30 - KST 1932 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 8:00 - KST 1961 Aug 10 9:00 - KST ############################################################################### # Kuwait # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] - # From the Arab Times (2007-03-14): - # The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved a proposal forwarded - # by MP Ahmad Baqer on implementing the daylight saving time (DST) in - # Kuwait starting from April until the end of Sept this year, reports Al-Anba. - # <http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/kuwait/Viewdet.asp?ID=9950>. - # From Paul Eggert (2007-03-29): - # We don't know the details, or whether the approval means it'll happen, - # so for now we assume no DST. Zone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950 3:00 - AST # Laos # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] --- 1688,1728 ---- Rule ROK 1960 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 D Rule ROK 1960 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S Rule ROK 1987 1988 - May Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 D Rule ROK 1987 1988 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 0 S + # From Paul Eggert (2014-07-01): + # The following entries are from Shanks & Pottenger, except that I + # guessed that time zone abbreviations through 1945 followed the same + # rules as discussed under Taiwan, with nominal switches from JST to KST + # when the respective cities were taken over by the Allies after WWII. + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Seoul 8:27:52 - LMT 1890 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec ! 9:00 - JCST 1928 8:30 - KST 1932 + 9:00 - JCST 1937 Oct 1 + 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 8 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 8:00 ROK K%sT 1961 Aug 10 8:30 - KST 1968 Oct 9:00 ROK K%sT Zone Asia/Pyongyang 8:23:00 - LMT 1890 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec ! 9:00 - JCST 1928 8:30 - KST 1932 + 9:00 - JCST 1937 Oct 1 + 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug 24 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 8:00 - KST 1961 Aug 10 9:00 - KST ############################################################################### # Kuwait # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950 3:00 - AST # Laos # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
*** 1688,1717 **** 5:00 - MVT # Maldives Time # Mongolia # Shanks & Pottenger say that Mongolia has three time zones, but ! # usno1995 and the CIA map Standard Time Zones of the World (2005-03) ! # both say that it has just one. # From Oscar van Vlijmen (1999-12-11): - # <a href="http://www.mongoliatourism.gov.mn/general.htm"> # General Information Mongolia ! # </a> (1999-09) # "Time: Mongolia has two time zones. Three westernmost provinces of ! # Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs, and Hovd are one hour earlier than the capital city, and # the rest of the country follows the Ulaanbaatar time, which is UTC/GMT plus # eight hours." # From Rives McDow (1999-12-13): # Mongolia discontinued the use of daylight savings time in 1999; 1998 # being the last year it was implemented. The dates of implementation I am # unsure of, but most probably it was similar to Russia, except for the time # of implementation may have been different.... # Some maps in the past have indicated that there was an additional time # zone in the eastern part of Mongolia, including the provinces of Dornod, ! # Suhbaatar, and possibly Khentij. # From Paul Eggert (1999-12-15): # Naming and spelling is tricky in Mongolia. # We'll use Hovd (also spelled Chovd and Khovd) to represent the west zone; # the capital of the Hovd province is sometimes called Hovd, sometimes Dund-Us, --- 1799,1827 ---- 5:00 - MVT # Maldives Time # Mongolia # Shanks & Pottenger say that Mongolia has three time zones, but ! # The USNO (1995-12-21) and the CIA map Standard Time Zones of the World ! # (2005-03) both say that it has just one. # From Oscar van Vlijmen (1999-12-11): # General Information Mongolia ! # <http://www.mongoliatourism.gov.mn/general.htm> (1999-09) # "Time: Mongolia has two time zones. Three westernmost provinces of ! # Bayan-Ölgii, Uvs, and Hovd are one hour earlier than the capital city, and # the rest of the country follows the Ulaanbaatar time, which is UTC/GMT plus # eight hours." # From Rives McDow (1999-12-13): # Mongolia discontinued the use of daylight savings time in 1999; 1998 # being the last year it was implemented. The dates of implementation I am # unsure of, but most probably it was similar to Russia, except for the time # of implementation may have been different.... # Some maps in the past have indicated that there was an additional time # zone in the eastern part of Mongolia, including the provinces of Dornod, ! # Sükhbaatar, and possibly Khentii. # From Paul Eggert (1999-12-15): # Naming and spelling is tricky in Mongolia. # We'll use Hovd (also spelled Chovd and Khovd) to represent the west zone; # the capital of the Hovd province is sometimes called Hovd, sometimes Dund-Us,
*** 1721,1734 **** # From Rives McDow (2001-05-13): # In addition to Mongolia starting daylight savings as reported earlier # (adopted DST on 2001-04-27 02:00 local time, ending 2001-09-28), # there are three time zones. # ! # Provinces [at 7:00]: Bayan-ulgii, Uvs, Khovd, Zavkhan, Govi-Altai ! # Provinces [at 8:00]: Khovsgol, Bulgan, Arkhangai, Khentii, Tov, ! # Bayankhongor, Ovorkhangai, Dundgovi, Dornogovi, Omnogovi ! # Provinces [at 9:00]: Dornod, Sukhbaatar # # [The province of Selenge is omitted from the above lists.] # From Ganbold Ts., Ulaanbaatar (2004-04-17): # Daylight saving occurs at 02:00 local time last Saturday of March. --- 1831,1844 ---- # From Rives McDow (2001-05-13): # In addition to Mongolia starting daylight savings as reported earlier # (adopted DST on 2001-04-27 02:00 local time, ending 2001-09-28), # there are three time zones. # ! # Provinces [at 7:00]: Bayan-Ölgii, Uvs, Khovd, Zavkhan, Govi-Altai ! # Provinces [at 8:00]: Khövsgöl, Bulgan, Arkhangai, Khentii, Töv, ! # Bayankhongor, Övörkhangai, Dundgovi, Dornogovi, Ömnögovi ! # Provinces [at 9:00]: Dornod, Sükhbaatar # # [The province of Selenge is omitted from the above lists.] # From Ganbold Ts., Ulaanbaatar (2004-04-17): # Daylight saving occurs at 02:00 local time last Saturday of March.
*** 1741,1760 **** # From Paul Eggert (2005-07-26): # We have wildly conflicting information about Mongolia's time zones. # Bill Bonnet (2005-05-19) reports that the US Embassy in Ulaanbaatar says # there is only one time zone and that DST is observed, citing Microsoft ! # Windows XP as the source. Risto Nykanen (2005-05-16) reports that # travelmongolia.org says there are two time zones (UTC+7, UTC+8) with no DST. # Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-20) reports that the Mongolian Embassy in # Washington, DC says there are two time zones, with DST observed. # He also found # <http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1111634894&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&> # which also says that there is DST, and which has a comment by "Toddius" # (2005-03-31 06:05 +0700) saying "Mongolia actually has 3.5 time zones. # The West (OLGII) is +7 GMT, most of the country is ULAT is +8 GMT ! # and some Eastern provinces are +9 GMT but Sukhbaatar Aimag is SUHK +8.5 GMT. # The SUKH timezone is new this year, it is one of the few things the # parliament passed during the tumultuous winter session." # For now, let's ignore this information, until we have more confirmation. # From Ganbold Ts. (2007-02-26): --- 1851,1870 ---- # From Paul Eggert (2005-07-26): # We have wildly conflicting information about Mongolia's time zones. # Bill Bonnet (2005-05-19) reports that the US Embassy in Ulaanbaatar says # there is only one time zone and that DST is observed, citing Microsoft ! # Windows XP as the source. Risto Nykänen (2005-05-16) reports that # travelmongolia.org says there are two time zones (UTC+7, UTC+8) with no DST. # Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-20) reports that the Mongolian Embassy in # Washington, DC says there are two time zones, with DST observed. # He also found # <http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1111634894&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&> # which also says that there is DST, and which has a comment by "Toddius" # (2005-03-31 06:05 +0700) saying "Mongolia actually has 3.5 time zones. # The West (OLGII) is +7 GMT, most of the country is ULAT is +8 GMT ! # and some Eastern provinces are +9 GMT but Sükhbaatar Aimag is SUHK +8.5 GMT. # The SUKH timezone is new this year, it is one of the few things the # parliament passed during the tumultuous winter session." # For now, let's ignore this information, until we have more confirmation. # From Ganbold Ts. (2007-02-26):
*** 1766,1798 **** # We received a bug report claiming that the tz database UTC offset for # Asia/Choibalsan (GMT+09:00) is incorrect, and that it should be GMT # +08:00 instead. Different sources appear to disagree with the tz # database on this, e.g.: # - # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026 - # </a> - # <a href="http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx"> # http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx - # </a> # # both say GMT+08:00. # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-31): # eznis airways, which operates several domestic flights, has a flight # schedule here: - # <a href="http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112"> # http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112 - # </a> # (click the English flag for English) # ! # There it appears that flights between Choibalsan and Ulaanbatar arrive # about 1:35 - 1:50 hours later in local clock time, no matter the ! # direction, while Ulaanbaatar-Khvod takes 2 hours in the Eastern ! # direction and 3:35 back, which indicates that Ulaanbatar and Khvod are # in different time zones (like we know about), while Choibalsan and ! # Ulaanbatar are in the same time zone (correction needed). # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19): # Assume that Choibalsan is indeed offset by 8:00. # XXX--in the absence of better information, assume that transition # was at the start of 2008-03-31 (the day of Steffen Thorsen's report); --- 1876,1902 ---- # We received a bug report claiming that the tz database UTC offset for # Asia/Choibalsan (GMT+09:00) is incorrect, and that it should be GMT # +08:00 instead. Different sources appear to disagree with the tz # database on this, e.g.: # # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026 # http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx # # both say GMT+08:00. # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-31): # eznis airways, which operates several domestic flights, has a flight # schedule here: # http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112 # (click the English flag for English) # ! # There it appears that flights between Choibalsan and Ulaanbaatar arrive # about 1:35 - 1:50 hours later in local clock time, no matter the ! # direction, while Ulaanbaatar-Khovd takes 2 hours in the Eastern ! # direction and 3:35 back, which indicates that Ulaanbaatar and Khovd are # in different time zones (like we know about), while Choibalsan and ! # Ulaanbaatar are in the same time zone (correction needed). # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19): # Assume that Choibalsan is indeed offset by 8:00. # XXX--in the absence of better information, assume that transition # was at the start of 2008-03-31 (the day of Steffen Thorsen's report);
*** 1804,1814 **** # Shanks & Pottenger and IATA SSIM say 1990s switches occurred at 00:00, # but McDow says the 2001 switches occurred at 02:00. Also, IATA SSIM # (1996-09) says 1996-10-25. Go with Shanks & Pottenger through 1998. # # Shanks & Pottenger say that the Sept. 1984 through Sept. 1990 switches ! # in Choibalsan (more precisely, in Dornod and Sukhbaatar) took place # at 02:00 standard time, not at 00:00 local time as in the rest of # the country. That would be odd, and possibly is a result of their # correction of 02:00 (in the previous edition) not being done correctly # in the latest edition; so ignore it for now. --- 1908,1918 ---- # Shanks & Pottenger and IATA SSIM say 1990s switches occurred at 00:00, # but McDow says the 2001 switches occurred at 02:00. Also, IATA SSIM # (1996-09) says 1996-10-25. Go with Shanks & Pottenger through 1998. # # Shanks & Pottenger say that the Sept. 1984 through Sept. 1990 switches ! # in Choibalsan (more precisely, in Dornod and Sükhbaatar) took place # at 02:00 standard time, not at 00:00 local time as in the rest of # the country. That would be odd, and possibly is a result of their # correction of 02:00 (in the previous edition) not being done correctly # in the latest edition; so ignore it for now.
*** 1858,1868 **** # and ending at 00:01 local time October 6, 2002. This is what I was # told, but I believe that the actual time of change may be 00:00; the # 00:01 was to make it clear which day it was on. # From Paul Eggert (2002-03-15): ! # Jesper Norgaard found this URL: # http://www.pak.gov.pk/public/news/app/app06_dec.htm # (dated 2001-12-06) which says that the Cabinet adopted a scheme "to # advance the clocks by one hour on the night between the first # Saturday and Sunday of April and revert to the original position on # 15th October each year". This agrees with McDow's 04-07 at 00:00, --- 1962,1972 ---- # and ending at 00:01 local time October 6, 2002. This is what I was # told, but I believe that the actual time of change may be 00:00; the # 00:01 was to make it clear which day it was on. # From Paul Eggert (2002-03-15): ! # Jesper Nørgaard found this URL: # http://www.pak.gov.pk/public/news/app/app06_dec.htm # (dated 2001-12-06) which says that the Cabinet adopted a scheme "to # advance the clocks by one hour on the night between the first # Saturday and Sunday of April and revert to the original position on # 15th October each year". This agrees with McDow's 04-07 at 00:00,
*** 1895,1952 **** # "... The federal cabinet on Wednesday announced a new conservation plan to help # reduce load shedding by approving the closure of commercial centres at 9pm and # moving clocks forward by one hour for the next three months. # ...." # - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html - # </a> - # OR - # <a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4"> # http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4 - # </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19): # XXX--midnight transitions is a guess; 2008 only is a guess. # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28): # Pakistan government has decided to keep the watches one-hour advanced ! # for another 2 months--plan to return to Standard Time on October 31 # instead of August 31. # - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html - # </a> - # OR - # <a href="http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html"> # http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html - # </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-04-08): # Based on previous media reports that "... proposed plan to # advance clocks by one hour from May 1 will cause disturbance # to the working schedules rather than bringing discipline in # official working." - # <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=171280"> # http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=171280 - # </a> # # recent news that instead of May 2009 - Pakistan plan to # introduce DST from April 15, 2009 # # FYI: Associated Press Of Pakistan # April 08, 2009 # Cabinet okays proposal to advance clocks by one hour from April 15 - # <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73043&Itemid=1"> # http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73043&Itemid=1 - # </a> - # - # or - # - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan05.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan05.html - # </a> # # .... # The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to # advance clocks in the country by one hour from April 15 to # conserve energy" --- 1999,2037 ---- # "... The federal cabinet on Wednesday announced a new conservation plan to help # reduce load shedding by approving the closure of commercial centres at 9pm and # moving clocks forward by one hour for the next three months. # ...." # # http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html # http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19): # XXX--midnight transitions is a guess; 2008 only is a guess. # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28): # Pakistan government has decided to keep the watches one-hour advanced ! # for another 2 months - plan to return to Standard Time on October 31 # instead of August 31. # # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html # http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-04-08): # Based on previous media reports that "... proposed plan to # advance clocks by one hour from May 1 will cause disturbance # to the working schedules rather than bringing discipline in # official working." # http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=171280 # # recent news that instead of May 2009 - Pakistan plan to # introduce DST from April 15, 2009 # # FYI: Associated Press Of Pakistan # April 08, 2009 # Cabinet okays proposal to advance clocks by one hour from April 15 # http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73043&Itemid=1 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan05.html # # .... # The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to # advance clocks in the country by one hour from April 15 to # conserve energy"
*** 1955,1992 **** # "The News International," Pakistan reports that: "The Federal # Government has decided to restore the previous time by moving the # clocks backward by one hour from October 1. A formal announcement to # this effect will be made after the Prime Minister grants approval in # this regard." - # <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168"> # http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168 - # </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-28): # According to Associated Press Of Pakistan, it is confirmed that # Pakistan clocks across the country would be turned back by an hour from October # 1, 2009. # # "Clocks to go back one hour from 1 Oct" - # <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86715&Itemid=2"> # http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86715&Itemid=2 - # </a> - # or - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan07.htm"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan07.htm - # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-09-29): # Alexander Krivenyshev wrote: # > According to Associated Press Of Pakistan, it is confirmed that # > Pakistan clocks across the country would be turned back by an hour from October # > 1, 2009. # # Now they seem to have changed their mind, November 1 is the new date: - # <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24742"> # http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24742 - # </a> # "The country's clocks will be reversed by one hour on November 1. # Officials of Federal Ministry for Interior told this to Geo News on # Monday." # # And more importantly, it seems that these dates will be kept every year: --- 2040,2068 ----
*** 1994,2008 **** # on April 15 and reversed by an hour on November 1 every year without # obtaining prior approval, the officials added." # # We have confirmed this year's end date with both with the Ministry of # Water and Power and the Pakistan Electric Power Company: - # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html - # </a> ! # From Christoph Goehre (2009-10-01): # [T]he German Consulate General in Karachi reported me today that Pakistan # will go back to standard time on 1st of November. # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-26): # Steffen Thorsen wrote: --- 2070,2082 ---- # on April 15 and reversed by an hour on November 1 every year without # obtaining prior approval, the officials added." # # We have confirmed this year's end date with both with the Ministry of # Water and Power and the Pakistan Electric Power Company: # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html ! # From Christoph Göhre (2009-10-01): # [T]he German Consulate General in Karachi reported me today that Pakistan # will go back to standard time on 1st of November. # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-26): # Steffen Thorsen wrote:
*** 2014,2031 **** # > being, it seems unclear if DST will be actually observed or not - but # > April 1 could be a more likely date than April 15. # Now, it seems that the decision to not observe DST in final: # # "Govt Withdraws Plan To Advance Clocks" - # <a href="http://www.apakistannews.com/govt-withdraws-plan-to-advance-clocks-172041"> # http://www.apakistannews.com/govt-withdraws-plan-to-advance-clocks-172041 - # </a> # # "People laud PM's announcement to end DST" - # <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&Itemid=2"> # http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&Itemid=2 - # </a> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Oct Sun>=2 0:01 0 - Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S --- 2088,2101 ----
*** 2103,2116 **** # last week, the PLO Authority (PA) has decided not to turn its clocks # one-hour forward at this time. As a sign of independence from Israeli rule, # the PA has decided to implement DST in April. # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-20): ! # Daoud Kuttab writes in ! # <a href="http://www.jpost.com/com/Archive/22.Apr.1999/Opinion/Article-2.html"> ! # Holiday havoc ! # </a> (Jerusalem Post, 1999-04-22) that # the Palestinian National Authority changed to DST on 1999-04-15. # I vaguely recall that they switch back in October (sorry, forgot the source). # For now, let's assume that the spring switch was at 24:00, # and that they switch at 0:00 on the 3rd Fridays of April and October. --- 2173,2185 ---- # last week, the PLO Authority (PA) has decided not to turn its clocks # one-hour forward at this time. As a sign of independence from Israeli rule, # the PA has decided to implement DST in April. # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-20): ! # Daoud Kuttab writes in Holiday havoc ! # <http://www.jpost.com/com/Archive/22.Apr.1999/Opinion/Article-2.html> ! # (Jerusalem Post, 1999-04-22) that # the Palestinian National Authority changed to DST on 1999-04-15. # I vaguely recall that they switch back in October (sorry, forgot the source). # For now, let's assume that the spring switch was at 24:00, # and that they switch at 0:00 on the 3rd Fridays of April and October.
*** 2119,2129 **** # From Steffen Thorsen (2005-11-23): # A user from Gaza reported that Gaza made the change early because of # the Ramadan. Next year Ramadan will be even earlier, so I think # there is a good chance next year's end date will be around two weeks ! # earlier--the same goes for Jordan. # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-08-17): # I was informed by a user in Bethlehem that in Bethlehem it started the # same day as Israel, and after checking with other users in the area, I # was informed that they started DST one day after Israel. I was not --- 2188,2198 ---- # From Steffen Thorsen (2005-11-23): # A user from Gaza reported that Gaza made the change early because of # the Ramadan. Next year Ramadan will be even earlier, so I think # there is a good chance next year's end date will be around two weeks ! # earlier - the same goes for Jordan. # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-08-17): # I was informed by a user in Bethlehem that in Bethlehem it started the # same day as Israel, and after checking with other users in the area, I # was informed that they started DST one day after Israel. I was not
*** 2138,2148 **** # > will begin early, as of midnight Thursday. It is also time to turn # > back the clocks for winter. Friday will begin an hour late this week. # I guess it is likely that next year's date will be moved as well, # because of the Ramadan. ! # From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-09-18): # According to Steffen Thorsen's web site the Gaza Strip and the rest of the # Palestinian territories left DST early on 13.th. of September at 2:00. # From Paul Eggert (2007-09-20): # My understanding is that Gaza and the West Bank disagree even over when --- 2207,2217 ---- # > will begin early, as of midnight Thursday. It is also time to turn # > back the clocks for winter. Friday will begin an hour late this week. # I guess it is likely that next year's date will be moved as well, # because of the Ramadan. ! # From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2007-09-18): # According to Steffen Thorsen's web site the Gaza Strip and the rest of the # Palestinian territories left DST early on 13.th. of September at 2:00. # From Paul Eggert (2007-09-20): # My understanding is that Gaza and the West Bank disagree even over when
*** 2155,2322 **** # Here is an article, that Mideast running on different clocks at Ramadan. # # Gaza Strip (as Egypt) ended DST at midnight Thursday (Aug 28, 2008), while # the West Bank will end Daylight Saving Time at midnight Sunday (Aug 31, 2008). # - # <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001"> # http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001 - # </a> - # <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087"> # http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087 - # </a> - # or - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html - # </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-26): # According to the Palestine News Network (arabic.pnn.ps), Palestinian # government decided to start Daylight Time on Thursday night March # 26 and continue until the night of 27 September 2009. # # (in Arabic) - # <a href="http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850"> # http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850 - # </a> # - # or # (English translation) - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html - # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-31): # Palestine's Council of Ministers announced that they will revert back to # winter time on Friday, 2009-09-04. # # One news source: - # <a href="http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158"> # http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158 - # </a> # (Palestinian press agency, Arabic), # Google translate: "Decided that the Palestinian government in Ramallah # headed by Salam Fayyad, the start of work in time for the winter of # 2009, starting on Friday approved the fourth delay Sept. clock sixty # minutes per hour as of Friday morning." # # We are not sure if Gaza will do the same, last year they had a different # end date, we will keep this page updated: - # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html - # </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-02): # Seems that Gaza Strip will go back to Winter Time same date as West Bank. # # According to Palestinian Ministry Of Interior, West Bank and Gaza Strip plan # to change time back to Standard time on September 4, 2009. # # "Winter time unite the West Bank and Gaza" # (from Palestinian National Authority): - # <a href="http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505 # http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505 - # </a> - # or - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html - # </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-19): # According to Voice of Palestine DST will last for 191 days, from March # 26, 2010 till "the last Sunday before the tenth day of Tishri # (October), each year" (October 03, 2010?) # - # <a href="http://palvoice.org/forums/showthread.php?t=245697"> # http://palvoice.org/forums/showthread.php?t=245697 - # </a> # (in Arabic) - # or - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank03.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank03.html - # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-24): # ...Ma'an News Agency reports that Hamas cabinet has decided it will # start one day later, at 12:01am. Not sure if they really mean 12:01am or # noon though: # - # <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=271178"> # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=271178 - # </a> # (Ma'an News Agency) # "At 12:01am Friday, clocks in Israel and the West Bank will change to # 1:01am, while Gaza clocks will change at 12:01am Saturday morning." # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-08-11): # According to several sources, including - # <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=306795"> # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=306795 - # </a> # the clocks were set back one hour at 2010-08-11 00:00:00 local time in # Gaza and the West Bank. # Some more background info: - # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-end-dst-2010.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-end-dst-2010.html - # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-08-26): # Gaza and the West Bank did go back to standard time in the beginning of # August, and will now enter daylight saving time again on 2011-08-30 # 00:00 (so two periods of DST in 2011). The pause was because of # Ramadan. # - # <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416217"> # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416217 - # </a> # Additional info: - # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/palestine-dst-2011.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/palestine-dst-2011.html - # </a> # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-08-27): # According to the article in The Jerusalem Post: # "...Earlier this month, the Palestinian government in the West Bank decided to # move to standard time for 30 days, during Ramadan. The Palestinians in the # Gaza Strip accepted the change and also moved their clocks one hour back. # The Hamas government said on Saturday that it won't observe summertime after # the Muslim feast of Id al-Fitr, which begins on Tuesday..." # ... - # <a href="http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=235650"> # http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=235650 - # </a> - # or - # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip05.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip05.html ! # </a> ! # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-09-30): # West Bank did end Daylight Saving Time this morning/midnight (2011-09-30 # 00:00). # So West Bank and Gaza now have the same time again. # # Many sources, including: - # <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808"> # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808 - # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-26): # Palestinian news sources tell that both Gaza and West Bank will start DST # on Friday (Thursday midnight, 2012-03-29 24:00). # Some of many sources in Arabic: - # <a href="http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=122638"> # http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=122638 - # </a> # - # <a href="http://safa.ps/details/news/74352/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.html"> # http://safa.ps/details/news/74352/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.html - # </a> # # Our brief summary: - # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html - # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2013-03-26): # The following news sources tells that Palestine will "start daylight saving # time from midnight on Friday, March 29, 2013" (translated). # [These are in Arabic and are for Gaza and for Ramallah, respectively.] --- 2224,2342 ---- # Here is an article, that Mideast running on different clocks at Ramadan. # # Gaza Strip (as Egypt) ended DST at midnight Thursday (Aug 28, 2008), while # the West Bank will end Daylight Saving Time at midnight Sunday (Aug 31, 2008). # # http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001 # http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-26): # According to the Palestine News Network (arabic.pnn.ps), Palestinian # government decided to start Daylight Time on Thursday night March # 26 and continue until the night of 27 September 2009. # # (in Arabic) # http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850 # # (English translation) # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-31): # Palestine's Council of Ministers announced that they will revert back to # winter time on Friday, 2009-09-04. # # One news source: # http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158 # (Palestinian press agency, Arabic), # Google translate: "Decided that the Palestinian government in Ramallah # headed by Salam Fayyad, the start of work in time for the winter of # 2009, starting on Friday approved the fourth delay Sept. clock sixty # minutes per hour as of Friday morning." # # We are not sure if Gaza will do the same, last year they had a different # end date, we will keep this page updated: # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-02): # Seems that Gaza Strip will go back to Winter Time same date as West Bank. # # According to Palestinian Ministry Of Interior, West Bank and Gaza Strip plan # to change time back to Standard time on September 4, 2009. # # "Winter time unite the West Bank and Gaza" # (from Palestinian National Authority): # http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-19): # According to Voice of Palestine DST will last for 191 days, from March # 26, 2010 till "the last Sunday before the tenth day of Tishri # (October), each year" (October 03, 2010?) # # http://palvoice.org/forums/showthread.php?t=245697 # (in Arabic) # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank03.html # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-24): # ...Ma'an News Agency reports that Hamas cabinet has decided it will # start one day later, at 12:01am. Not sure if they really mean 12:01am or # noon though: # # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=271178 # (Ma'an News Agency) # "At 12:01am Friday, clocks in Israel and the West Bank will change to # 1:01am, while Gaza clocks will change at 12:01am Saturday morning." # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-08-11): # According to several sources, including # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=306795 # the clocks were set back one hour at 2010-08-11 00:00:00 local time in # Gaza and the West Bank. # Some more background info: # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-end-dst-2010.html # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-08-26): # Gaza and the West Bank did go back to standard time in the beginning of # August, and will now enter daylight saving time again on 2011-08-30 # 00:00 (so two periods of DST in 2011). The pause was because of # Ramadan. # # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416217 # Additional info: # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/palestine-dst-2011.html # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-08-27): # According to the article in The Jerusalem Post: # "...Earlier this month, the Palestinian government in the West Bank decided to # move to standard time for 30 days, during Ramadan. The Palestinians in the # Gaza Strip accepted the change and also moved their clocks one hour back. # The Hamas government said on Saturday that it won't observe summertime after # the Muslim feast of Id al-Fitr, which begins on Tuesday..." # ... # http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=235650 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip05.html ! # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the 'africa' file. # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-09-30): # West Bank did end Daylight Saving Time this morning/midnight (2011-09-30 # 00:00). # So West Bank and Gaza now have the same time again. # # Many sources, including: # http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808 # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-26): # Palestinian news sources tell that both Gaza and West Bank will start DST # on Friday (Thursday midnight, 2012-03-29 24:00). # Some of many sources in Arabic: # http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=122638 # # http://safa.ps/details/news/74352/%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9.html # # Our brief summary: # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html # From Steffen Thorsen (2013-03-26): # The following news sources tells that Palestine will "start daylight saving # time from midnight on Friday, March 29, 2013" (translated). # [These are in Arabic and are for Gaza and for Ramallah, respectively.]
*** 2391,2414 **** # Paracel Is # no information # Philippines ! # On 1844-08-16, Narciso Claveria, governor-general of the # Philippines, issued a proclamation announcing that 1844-12-30 was to ! # be immediately followed by 1845-01-01. Robert H. van Gent has a ! # transcript of the decree in <http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/idl/idl.htm>. # The rest of the data are from Shanks & Pottenger. # From Paul Eggert (2006-04-25): # Tomorrow's Manila Standard reports that the Philippines Department of # Trade and Industry is considering adopting DST this June when the # rainy season begins. See # <http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=politics02_april26_2006>. # For now, we'll ignore this, since it's not definite and we lack details. # ! # From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-04-26): # ... claims that Philippines had DST last time in 1990: # http://story.philippinetimes.com/p.x/ct/9/id/145be20cc6b121c0/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/ # [a story dated 2006-04-25 by Cris Larano of Dow Jones Newswires, # but no details] --- 2411,2435 ---- # Paracel Is # no information # Philippines ! # On 1844-08-16, Narciso Clavería, governor-general of the # Philippines, issued a proclamation announcing that 1844-12-30 was to ! # be immediately followed by 1845-01-01; see R.H. van Gent's ! # History of the International Date Line ! # <http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/idl/idl_philippines.htm>. # The rest of the data are from Shanks & Pottenger. # From Paul Eggert (2006-04-25): # Tomorrow's Manila Standard reports that the Philippines Department of # Trade and Industry is considering adopting DST this June when the # rainy season begins. See # <http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=politics02_april26_2006>. # For now, we'll ignore this, since it's not definite and we lack details. # ! # From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-04-26): # ... claims that Philippines had DST last time in 1990: # http://story.philippinetimes.com/p.x/ct/9/id/145be20cc6b121c0/cid/3e5bbccc730d258c/ # [a story dated 2006-04-25 by Cris Larano of Dow Jones Newswires, # but no details]
*** 2431,2442 **** Zone Asia/Qatar 3:26:08 - LMT 1920 # Al Dawhah / Doha 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 3:00 - AST # Saudi Arabia # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! Zone Asia/Riyadh 3:06:52 - LMT 1950 3:00 - AST # Singapore # The data here are taken from Mok Ly Yng (2003-10-30) # <http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/timezone.html>. --- 2452,2484 ---- Zone Asia/Qatar 3:26:08 - LMT 1920 # Al Dawhah / Doha 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 3:00 - AST # Saudi Arabia + # + # From Paul Eggert (2014-07-15): + # Time in Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Arabian peninsula was not + # standardized until relatively recently; we don't know when, and possibly it + # has never been made official. Richard P Hunt, in "Islam city yielding to + # modern times", New York Times (1961-04-09), p 20, wrote that only airlines + # observed standard time, and that people in Jeddah mostly observed quasi-solar + # time, doing so by setting their watches at sunrise to 6 o'clock (or to 12 + # o'clock for "Arab" time). + # + # The TZ database cannot represent quasi-solar time; airline time is the best + # we can do. The 1946 foreign air news digest of the U.S. Civil Aeronautics + # Board (OCLC 42299995) reported that the "... Arabian Government, inaugurated + # a weekly Dhahran-Cairo service, via the Saudi Arabian cities of Riyadh and + # Jidda, on March 14, 1947". Shanks & Pottenger guessed 1950; go with the + # earlier date. + # + # Shanks & Pottenger also state that until 1968-05-01 Saudi Arabia had two + # time zones; the other zone, at UTC+4, was in the far eastern part of + # the country. Ignore this, as it's before our 1970 cutoff. + # # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] ! Zone Asia/Riyadh 3:06:52 - LMT 1947 Mar 14 3:00 - AST # Singapore # The data here are taken from Mok Ly Yng (2003-10-30) # <http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/timezone.html>.
*** 2463,2486 **** # from Colombo's meridian 5:19:24, so for now ignore Milne and stick with # Shanks and Pottenger. # From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03): # "Sri Lanka advances clock by an hour to avoid blackout" ! # (www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html, 1996-05-24, # no longer available as of 1999-08-17) ! # reported ``the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at ! # midnight Friday (1830 GMT) `in the light of the present power crisis'.'' # # From Dharmasiri Senanayake, Sri Lanka Media Minister (1996-10-24), as quoted ! # by Shamindra in ! # <a href="news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net"> ! # Daily News - Hot News Section (1996-10-26) ! # </a>: # With effect from 12.30 a.m. on 26th October 1996 # Sri Lanka will be six (06) hours ahead of GMT. ! # From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-04-14), quoting Sri Lanka News Online # <http://news.sinhalaya.com/wmview.php?ArtID=11002> (2006-04-13): # 0030 hrs on April 15, 2006 (midnight of April 14, 2006 +30 minutes) # at present, become 2400 hours of April 14, 2006 (midnight of April 14, 2006). # From Peter Apps and Ranga Sirila of Reuters (2006-04-12) in: --- 2505,2526 ---- # from Colombo's meridian 5:19:24, so for now ignore Milne and stick with # Shanks and Pottenger. # From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03): # "Sri Lanka advances clock by an hour to avoid blackout" ! # (<http://www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html>, 1996-05-24, # no longer available as of 1999-08-17) ! # reported "the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at ! # midnight Friday (1830 GMT) 'in the light of the present power crisis'." # # From Dharmasiri Senanayake, Sri Lanka Media Minister (1996-10-24), as quoted ! # by Shamindra in Daily News - Hot News Section ! # <news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> (1996-10-26): # With effect from 12.30 a.m. on 26th October 1996 # Sri Lanka will be six (06) hours ahead of GMT. ! # From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-04-14), quoting Sri Lanka News Online # <http://news.sinhalaya.com/wmview.php?ArtID=11002> (2006-04-13): # 0030 hrs on April 15, 2006 (midnight of April 14, 2006 +30 minutes) # at present, become 2400 hours of April 14, 2006 (midnight of April 14, 2006). # From Peter Apps and Ranga Sirila of Reuters (2006-04-12) in:
*** 2496,2516 **** # I think the abbreviation LKT originated from the world of computers at # the time of or subsequent to the time zone changes by SL Government # twice in 1996 and probably SL Government or its standardization # agencies never declared an abbreviation as a national standard. # ! # I recollect before the recent change the government annoucemments # mentioning it as simply changing Sri Lanka Standard Time or Sri Lanka # Time and no mention was made about the abbreviation. # # If we look at Sri Lanka Department of Government's "Official News # Website of Sri Lanka" ... http://www.news.lk/ we can see that they # use SLT as abbreviation in time stamp at the beginning of each news # item.... # # Within Sri Lanka I think LKT is well known among computer users and ! # adminsitrators. In my opinion SLT may not be a good choice because the # nation's largest telcom / internet operator Sri Lanka Telcom is well # known by that abbreviation - simply as SLT (there IP domains are # slt.lk and sltnet.lk). # # But if indeed our government has adopted SLT as standard abbreviation --- 2536,2556 ---- # I think the abbreviation LKT originated from the world of computers at # the time of or subsequent to the time zone changes by SL Government # twice in 1996 and probably SL Government or its standardization # agencies never declared an abbreviation as a national standard. # ! # I recollect before the recent change the government announcements # mentioning it as simply changing Sri Lanka Standard Time or Sri Lanka # Time and no mention was made about the abbreviation. # # If we look at Sri Lanka Department of Government's "Official News # Website of Sri Lanka" ... http://www.news.lk/ we can see that they # use SLT as abbreviation in time stamp at the beginning of each news # item.... # # Within Sri Lanka I think LKT is well known among computer users and ! # administrators. In my opinion SLT may not be a good choice because the # nation's largest telcom / internet operator Sri Lanka Telcom is well # known by that abbreviation - simply as SLT (there IP domains are # slt.lk and sltnet.lk). # # But if indeed our government has adopted SLT as standard abbreviation
*** 2578,2597 **** Rule Syria 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - # From Paul Eggert (2007-03-29): # Today the AP reported "Syria will switch to summertime at midnight Thursday." # http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/29/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Time-Change.php Rule Syria 2007 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S ! # From Jesper Norgard (2007-10-27): # The sister center ICARDA of my work CIMMYT is confirming that Syria DST will # not take place 1st November at 0:00 o'clock but 1st November at 24:00 or # rather Midnight between Thursday and Friday. This does make more sense than # having it between Wednesday and Thursday (two workdays in Syria) since the # weekend in Syria is not Saturday and Sunday, but Friday and Saturday. So now # it is implemented at midnight of the last workday before weekend... # # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-27): ! # Jesper Norgaard Welen wrote: # # > "Winter local time in Syria will be observed at midnight of Thursday 1 # > November 2007, and the clock will be put back 1 hour." # # I found confirmation on this in this gov.sy-article (Arabic): --- 2618,2637 ---- Rule Syria 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - # From Paul Eggert (2007-03-29): # Today the AP reported "Syria will switch to summertime at midnight Thursday." # http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/29/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Time-Change.php Rule Syria 2007 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S ! # From Jesper Nørgaard (2007-10-27): # The sister center ICARDA of my work CIMMYT is confirming that Syria DST will # not take place 1st November at 0:00 o'clock but 1st November at 24:00 or # rather Midnight between Thursday and Friday. This does make more sense than # having it between Wednesday and Thursday (two workdays in Syria) since the # weekend in Syria is not Saturday and Sunday, but Friday and Saturday. So now # it is implemented at midnight of the last workday before weekend... # # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-27): ! # Jesper Nørgaard Welen wrote: # # > "Winter local time in Syria will be observed at midnight of Thursday 1 # > November 2007, and the clock will be put back 1 hour." # # I found confirmation on this in this gov.sy-article (Arabic):
*** 2616,2635 **** # 2200 01APR10 2100 30SEP10 +0300 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-17): # Here's a link to English-language coverage by the Syrian Arab News # Agency (SANA)... - # <a href="http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/03/11/165173.htm"> # http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/03/11/165173.htm ! # </a>...which reads (in part) "The Cabinet approved the suggestion of the # Ministry of Electricity to begin daylight savings time on Friday April # 4th, advancing clocks one hour ahead on midnight of Thursday April 3rd." # Since Syria is two hours east of UTC, the 2200 and 2100 transition times # shown above match up with midnight in Syria. # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-18): ! # My buest guess at a Syrian rule is "the Friday nearest April 1"; # coding that involves either using a "Mar Fri>=29" construct that old time zone # compilers can't handle or having multiple Rules (a la Israel). # For now, use "Apr Fri>=1", and go with IATA on a uniform Sep 30 end. # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-10-07): --- 2656,2674 ---- # 2200 01APR10 2100 30SEP10 +0300 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-17): # Here's a link to English-language coverage by the Syrian Arab News # Agency (SANA)... # http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/03/11/165173.htm ! # ...which reads (in part) "The Cabinet approved the suggestion of the # Ministry of Electricity to begin daylight savings time on Friday April # 4th, advancing clocks one hour ahead on midnight of Thursday April 3rd." # Since Syria is two hours east of UTC, the 2200 and 2100 transition times # shown above match up with midnight in Syria. # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-18): ! # My best guess at a Syrian rule is "the Friday nearest April 1"; # coding that involves either using a "Mar Fri>=29" construct that old time zone # compilers can't handle or having multiple Rules (a la Israel). # For now, use "Apr Fri>=1", and go with IATA on a uniform Sep 30 end. # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-10-07):
*** 2638,2705 **** # # The article is in Arabic, and seems to tell that they will go back to # winter time on 2008-11-01 at 00:00 local daylight time (delaying/setting # clocks back 60 minutes). # - # <a href="http://sana.sy/ara/2/2008/10/07/195459.htm"> # http://sana.sy/ara/2/2008/10/07/195459.htm - # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-19): # Syria will start DST on 2009-03-27 00:00 this year according to many sources, # two examples: # - # <a href="http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/03/17/217563.htm"> # http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/03/17/217563.htm - # </a> # (English, Syrian Arab News # Agency) - # <a href="http://thawra.alwehda.gov.sy/_View_news2.asp?FileName=94459258720090318012209"> # http://thawra.alwehda.gov.sy/_View_news2.asp?FileName=94459258720090318012209 - # </a> # (Arabic, gov-site) # # We have not found any sources saying anything about when DST ends this year. # # Our summary - # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html - # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-27): # The Syrian Arab News Network on 2009-09-29 reported that Syria will # revert back to winter (standard) time on midnight between Thursday # 2009-10-29 and Friday 2009-10-30: - # <a href="http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm"> # http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm (Arabic) - # </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2009-10-28): # We'll see if future DST switching times turn out to be end of the last # Thursday of the month or the start of the last Friday of the month or # something else. For now, use the start of the last Friday. # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-17): # The "Syrian News Station" reported on 2010-03-16 that the Council of # Ministers has decided that Syria will start DST on midnight Thursday # 2010-04-01: (midnight between Thursday and Friday): - # <a href="http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421"> # http://sns.sy/sns/?path=news/read/11421 (Arabic) - # </a> # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-03-26): # Today, Syria's government announced that they will start DST early on Friday # (00:00). This is a bit earlier than the past two years. # # From Syrian Arab News Agency, in Arabic: - # <a href="http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2012/03/26/408215.htm"> # http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2012/03/26/408215.htm - # </a> # # Our brief summary: - # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-2012.html"> # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-2012.html - # </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-27): # Assume last Friday in March going forward XXX. Rule Syria 2008 only - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S --- 2677,2728 ----
*** 2751,2761 **** 5:00 1:00 SAMST 1981 Oct 1 6:00 - TAST 1982 Apr 1 # Tashkent Time 5:00 RussiaAsia SAM%sT 1991 Sep 1 # independence 5:00 RussiaAsia UZ%sT 1992 5:00 - UZT ! Zone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 5:00 - TAST 1930 Jun 21 # Tashkent Time 6:00 RussiaAsia TAS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00 5:00 RussiaAsia TAS%sT 1991 Sep 1 # independence 5:00 RussiaAsia UZ%sT 1992 5:00 - UZT --- 2774,2785 ---- 5:00 1:00 SAMST 1981 Oct 1 6:00 - TAST 1982 Apr 1 # Tashkent Time 5:00 RussiaAsia SAM%sT 1991 Sep 1 # independence 5:00 RussiaAsia UZ%sT 1992 5:00 - UZT ! # Milne says Tashkent was 4:37:10.8; round to nearest. ! Zone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:11 - LMT 1924 May 2 5:00 - TAST 1930 Jun 21 # Tashkent Time 6:00 RussiaAsia TAS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00 5:00 RussiaAsia TAS%sT 1991 Sep 1 # independence 5:00 RussiaAsia UZ%sT 1992 5:00 - UZT
*** 2767,2778 **** # used in Lower Laos, Cambodia, and Annam. But this is quite a ways # from Saigon's location. For now, ignore this and stick with Shanks # and Pottenger. # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-18): ! # The English-language name of Vietnam's most populous city is "Ho Chi Min City"; ! # we use Ho_Chi_Minh below to avoid a name of more than 14 characters. # From Shanks & Pottenger: # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh 7:06:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? --- 2791,2802 ---- # used in Lower Laos, Cambodia, and Annam. But this is quite a ways # from Saigon's location. For now, ignore this and stick with Shanks # and Pottenger. # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-18): ! # The English-language name of Vietnam's most populous city is "Ho Chi Minh ! # City"; use Ho_Chi_Minh below to avoid a name of more than 14 characters. # From Shanks & Pottenger: # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh 7:06:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT?