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@@ -217,24 +217,24 @@
9:30 AN AC%sT 2000
9:30 AS AC%sT
# Lord Howe Island
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule LH 1981 1984 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
-Rule LH 1982 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 S
-Rule LH 1985 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 D
-Rule LH 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 S
-Rule LH 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 0:30 D
-Rule LH 1987 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 D
-Rule LH 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 S
-Rule LH 1996 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 S
-Rule LH 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00 0:30 D
-Rule LH 2001 2007 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 D
-Rule LH 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 S
-Rule LH 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 S
-Rule LH 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 S
-Rule LH 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 0:30 D
+Rule LH 1981 1984 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 -
+Rule LH 1982 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 -
+Rule LH 1985 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 -
+Rule LH 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 -
+Rule LH 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 0:30 -
+Rule LH 1987 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 -
+Rule LH 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 -
+Rule LH 1996 2005 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -
+Rule LH 2000 only - Aug lastSun 2:00 0:30 -
+Rule LH 2001 2007 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0:30 -
+Rule LH 2006 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 -
+Rule LH 2007 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -
+Rule LH 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 -
+Rule LH 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 0:30 -
Zone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 - LMT 1895 Feb
10:00 - AEST 1981 Mar
10:30 LH +1030/+1130 1985 Jul
10:30 LH +1030/+11
@@ -388,19 +388,19 @@
# the first Sunday on or after January 14. Although ad hoc, it matches
# transitions since late 2014 and seems more likely to match future
# practice than guessing no DST.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule Fiji 1998 1999 - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
+Rule Fiji 1998 1999 - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 -
Rule Fiji 1999 2000 - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 -
-Rule Fiji 2009 only - Nov 29 2:00 1:00 S
+Rule Fiji 2009 only - Nov 29 2:00 1:00 -
Rule Fiji 2010 only - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 -
-Rule Fiji 2010 2013 - Oct Sun>=21 2:00 1:00 S
+Rule Fiji 2010 2013 - Oct Sun>=21 2:00 1:00 -
Rule Fiji 2011 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 -
Rule Fiji 2012 2013 - Jan Sun>=18 3:00 0 -
Rule Fiji 2014 only - Jan Sun>=18 2:00 0 -
-Rule Fiji 2014 max - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
+Rule Fiji 2014 max - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 -
Rule Fiji 2015 max - Jan Sun>=14 3:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Fiji 11:55:44 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva
12:00 Fiji +12/+13
@@ -427,15 +427,15 @@
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Tarawa 11:32:04 - LMT 1901 # Bairiki
12:00 - +12
Zone Pacific/Enderbury -11:24:20 - LMT 1901
-12:00 - -12 1979 Oct
- -11:00 - -11 1995
+ -11:00 - -11 1994 Dec 31
13:00 - +13
Zone Pacific/Kiritimati -10:29:20 - LMT 1901
-10:40 - -1040 1979 Oct
- -10:00 - -10 1995
+ -10:00 - -10 1994 Dec 31
14:00 - +14
# N Mariana Is
# See Pacific/Guam.
@@ -468,13 +468,13 @@
11:30 - +1130 1979 May
12:00 - +12
# New Caledonia
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule NC 1977 1978 - Dec Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule NC 1977 1978 - Dec Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 -
Rule NC 1978 1979 - Feb 27 0:00 0 -
-Rule NC 1996 only - Dec 1 2:00s 1:00 S
+Rule NC 1996 only - Dec 1 2:00s 1:00 -
# Shanks & Pottenger say the following was at 2:00; go with IATA.
Rule NC 1997 only - Mar 2 2:00s 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Nouméa
11:00 NC +11/+12
@@ -490,31 +490,32 @@
Rule NZ 1928 1933 - Oct Sun>=8 2:00 0:30 S
Rule NZ 1929 1933 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 M
Rule NZ 1934 1940 - Apr lastSun 2:00 0 M
Rule NZ 1934 1940 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0:30 S
Rule NZ 1946 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S
-# Since 1957 Chatham has been 45 minutes ahead of NZ, but there's no
-# convenient single notation for the date and time of this transition
-# so we must duplicate the Rule lines.
+# Since 1957 Chatham has been 45 minutes ahead of NZ, but until 2018a
+# there was no documented single notation for the date and time of this
+# transition. Duplicate the Rule lines for now, to give the 2018a change
+# time to percolate out.
Rule NZ 1974 only - Nov Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
-Rule Chatham 1974 only - Nov Sun>=1 2:45s 1:00 D
+Rule Chatham 1974 only - Nov Sun>=1 2:45s 1:00 -
Rule NZ 1975 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 S
-Rule Chatham 1975 only - Feb lastSun 2:45s 0 S
+Rule Chatham 1975 only - Feb lastSun 2:45s 0 -
Rule NZ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
-Rule Chatham 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:45s 1:00 D
+Rule Chatham 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:45s 1:00 -
Rule NZ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
-Rule Chatham 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:45s 0 S
+Rule Chatham 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:45s 0 -
Rule NZ 1989 only - Oct Sun>=8 2:00s 1:00 D
-Rule Chatham 1989 only - Oct Sun>=8 2:45s 1:00 D
+Rule Chatham 1989 only - Oct Sun>=8 2:45s 1:00 -
Rule NZ 1990 2006 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
-Rule Chatham 1990 2006 - Oct Sun>=1 2:45s 1:00 D
+Rule Chatham 1990 2006 - Oct Sun>=1 2:45s 1:00 -
Rule NZ 1990 2007 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S
-Rule Chatham 1990 2007 - Mar Sun>=15 2:45s 0 S
+Rule Chatham 1990 2007 - Mar Sun>=15 2:45s 0 -
Rule NZ 2007 max - Sep lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D
-Rule Chatham 2007 max - Sep lastSun 2:45s 1:00 D
+Rule Chatham 2007 max - Sep lastSun 2:45s 1:00 -
Rule NZ 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S
-Rule Chatham 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:45s 0 S
+Rule Chatham 2008 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:45s 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Auckland 11:39:04 - LMT 1868 Nov 2
11:30 NZ NZ%sT 1946 Jan 1
12:00 NZ NZ%sT
Zone Pacific/Chatham 12:13:48 - LMT 1868 Nov 2
@@ -534,13 +535,13 @@
# was probably like Pacific/Auckland
# Cook Is
# From Shanks & Pottenger:
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule Cook 1978 only - Nov 12 0:00 0:30 HS
+Rule Cook 1978 only - Nov 12 0:00 0:30 -
Rule Cook 1979 1991 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
-Rule Cook 1979 1990 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HS
+Rule Cook 1979 1990 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 - LMT 1901 # Avarua
-10:30 - -1030 1978 Nov 12
-10:00 Cook -10/-0930
@@ -677,15 +678,15 @@
# From Paul Eggert (2014-07-08):
# That web page currently lists transitions for 2012/3 and 2013/4.
# Assume the pattern instituted in 2012 will continue indefinitely.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule WS 2010 only - Sep lastSun 0:00 1 D
-Rule WS 2011 only - Apr Sat>=1 4:00 0 S
-Rule WS 2011 only - Sep lastSat 3:00 1 D
-Rule WS 2012 max - Apr Sun>=1 4:00 0 S
-Rule WS 2012 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 1 D
+Rule WS 2010 only - Sep lastSun 0:00 1 -
+Rule WS 2011 only - Apr Sat>=1 4:00 0 -
+Rule WS 2011 only - Sep lastSat 3:00 1 -
+Rule WS 2012 max - Apr Sun>=1 4:00 0 -
+Rule WS 2012 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 1 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1892 Jul 5
-11:26:56 - LMT 1911
-11:30 - -1130 1950
-11:00 WS -11/-10 2011 Dec 29 24:00
@@ -721,15 +722,15 @@
-11:00 - -11 2011 Dec 30
13:00 - +13
# Tonga
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule Tonga 1999 only - Oct 7 2:00s 1:00 S
+Rule Tonga 1999 only - Oct 7 2:00s 1:00 -
Rule Tonga 2000 only - Mar 19 2:00s 0 -
-Rule Tonga 2000 2001 - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
+Rule Tonga 2000 2001 - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 -
Rule Tonga 2001 2002 - Jan lastSun 2:00 0 -
-Rule Tonga 2016 only - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
+Rule Tonga 2016 only - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 -
Rule Tonga 2017 only - Jan Sun>=15 3:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Tongatapu 12:19:20 - LMT 1901
12:20 - +1220 1941
13:00 - +13 1999
@@ -802,16 +803,16 @@
12:00 - +12
# Vanuatu
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule Vanuatu 1983 only - Sep 25 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Vanuatu 1983 only - Sep 25 0:00 1:00 -
Rule Vanuatu 1984 1991 - Mar Sun>=23 0:00 0 -
-Rule Vanuatu 1984 only - Oct 23 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Vanuatu 1985 1991 - Sep Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Vanuatu 1984 only - Oct 23 0:00 1:00 -
+Rule Vanuatu 1985 1991 - Sep Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 -
Rule Vanuatu 1992 1993 - Jan Sun>=23 0:00 0 -
-Rule Vanuatu 1992 only - Oct Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Vanuatu 1992 only - Oct Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila
11:00 Vanuatu +11/+12
# Wallis and Futuna
@@ -1106,10 +1107,17 @@
# http://www.bom.gov.au/faq/faqgen.htm
# (1999-09-27) writes that Giles Meteorological Station uses
# South Australian time even though it's located in Western Australia.
# Queensland
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2018-02-26):
+# I lack access to the following source for Queensland DST:
+# Pearce C. History of daylight saving time in Queensland.
+# Queensland Hist J. 2017 Aug;23(6):389-403
+# https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=994682348436426;res=IELHSS
+
# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
# # The state of QUEENSLAND.. [ Courtesy Qld. Dept Premier Econ&Trade Devel ]
# # [ Dec 1990 ]
# ...
# Zone Australia/Queensland 10:00 AQ %sST
@@ -1532,10 +1540,16 @@
# From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22):
# Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (page 1) reports that Kiribati
# "declared it the same day [throughout] the country as of Jan. 1, 1995"
# as part of the competition to be first into the 21st century.
+# From Kerry Shetline (2018-02-03):
+# December 31 was the day that was skipped, so that the transition
+# would be from Friday December 30, 1994 to Sunday January 1, 1995.
+# From Paul Eggert (2018-02-04):
+# One source for this is page 202 of: Bartky IR. One Time Fits All:
+# The Campaigns for Global Uniformity (2007).
# Kwajalein
# In comp.risks 14.87 (26 August 1993), Peter Neumann writes:
# I wonder what happened in Kwajalein, where there was NO Friday,
@@ -1624,11 +1638,11 @@
# The Proclamation regarding Pitcairn time came into effect on 27 April 1998
# ... at midnight.
# From Howie Phelps (1999-11-10), who talked to a Pitcairner via shortwave:
# Betty Christian told me yesterday that their local time is the same as
-# Pacific Standard Time. They used to be 1/2 hour different from us here in
+# Pacific Standard Time. They used to be ½ hour different from us here in
# Sacramento but it was changed a couple of years ago.
# (Western) Samoa and American Samoa
@@ -1663,11 +1677,11 @@
#
# Until 1941 Tonga maintained a standard time 50 minutes ahead of NZST
# 12 hours and 20 minutes ahead of GMT. When New Zealand adjusted its
# standard time in 1940s, Tonga had the choice of subtracting from its
# local time to come on the same standard time as New Zealand or of
-# advancing its time to maintain the differential of 13 degrees
+# advancing its time to maintain the differential of 13°
# (approximately 50 minutes ahead of New Zealand time).
#
# Because His Majesty King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, then Crown Prince
# Tungī, preferred to ensure Tonga's title as the land where time
# begins, the Legislative Assembly approved the latter change.
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