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See the GNU General Public License 13 # version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that 14 # accompanied this code). 15 # 16 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version 17 # 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 18 # Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. 19 # 20 # Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA 21 # or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any 22 # questions. 23 # 24 # <pre> 25 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of 26 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. 27 28 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 29 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 30 # tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). 31 32 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): 33 # 34 # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is 35 # Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition), 36 # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003). 37 # 38 # Gwillim Law writes that a good source 39 # for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport 40 # Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM), 41 # published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries 42 # of the IATA's data after 1990. 43 # 44 # Except where otherwise noted, Shanks & Pottenger is the source for 45 # entries through 1990, and IATA SSIM is the source for entries afterwards. 46 # 47 # Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 48 # Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 49 # I found in the UCLA library. 50 # 51 # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is 52 # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). 53 # 54 # Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT 55 # for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively, 56 # but Mark R V Murray reports that 57 # `SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa, 58 # `CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and 59 # `WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for 60 # the area that includes Nigeria is ``West Africa''. 61 # He has heard of ``Western Sahara Time'' for +0:00 but can find no reference. 62 # 63 # To make things confusing, `WAT' seems to have been used for -1:00 long ago; 64 # I'd guess that this was because people needed _some_ name for -1:00, 65 # and at the time, far west Africa was the only major land area in -1:00. 66 # This usage is now obsolete, as the last use of -1:00 on the African 67 # mainland seems to have been 1976 in Western Sahara. 68 # 69 # To summarize, the following abbreviations seem to have some currency: 70 # -1:00 WAT West Africa Time (no longer used) 71 # 0:00 GMT Greenwich Mean Time 72 # 2:00 CAT Central Africa Time 73 # 2:00 SAST South Africa Standard Time 74 # and Murray suggests the following abbreviation: 75 # 1:00 WAT West Africa Time 76 # I realize that this leads to `WAT' being used for both -1:00 and 1:00 77 # for times before 1976, but this is the best I can think of 78 # until we get more information. 79 # 80 # I invented the following abbreviations; corrections are welcome! 81 # 2:00 WAST West Africa Summer Time 82 # 2:30 BEAT British East Africa Time (no longer used) 83 # 2:45 BEAUT British East Africa Unified Time (no longer used) 84 # 3:00 CAST Central Africa Summer Time (no longer used) 85 # 3:00 SAST South Africa Summer Time (no longer used) 86 # 3:00 EAT East Africa Time 87 # 4:00 EAST East Africa Summer Time (no longer used) 88 89 # Algeria 90 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 91 Rule Algeria 1916 only - Jun 14 23:00s 1:00 S 92 Rule Algeria 1916 1919 - Oct Sun>=1 23:00s 0 - 93 Rule Algeria 1917 only - Mar 24 23:00s 1:00 S 94 Rule Algeria 1918 only - Mar 9 23:00s 1:00 S 95 Rule Algeria 1919 only - Mar 1 23:00s 1:00 S 96 Rule Algeria 1920 only - Feb 14 23:00s 1:00 S 97 Rule Algeria 1920 only - Oct 23 23:00s 0 - 98 Rule Algeria 1921 only - Mar 14 23:00s 1:00 S 99 Rule Algeria 1921 only - Jun 21 23:00s 0 - 100 Rule Algeria 1939 only - Sep 11 23:00s 1:00 S 101 Rule Algeria 1939 only - Nov 19 1:00 0 - 102 Rule Algeria 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S 103 Rule Algeria 1944 only - Oct 8 2:00 0 - 104 Rule Algeria 1945 only - Sep 16 1:00 0 - 105 Rule Algeria 1971 only - Apr 25 23:00s 1:00 S 106 Rule Algeria 1971 only - Sep 26 23:00s 0 - 107 Rule Algeria 1977 only - May 6 0:00 1:00 S 108 Rule Algeria 1977 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 - 109 Rule Algeria 1978 only - Mar 24 1:00 1:00 S 110 Rule Algeria 1978 only - Sep 22 3:00 0 - 111 Rule Algeria 1980 only - Apr 25 0:00 1:00 S 112 Rule Algeria 1980 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 - 113 # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's 114 # more precise 0:09:21. 115 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 116 Zone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01 117 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time 118 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:00 119 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1946 Oct 7 120 0:00 - WET 1956 Jan 29 121 1:00 - CET 1963 Apr 14 122 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1977 Oct 21 123 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1979 Oct 26 124 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1981 May 125 1:00 - CET 126 127 # Angola 128 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 129 Zone Africa/Luanda 0:52:56 - LMT 1892 130 0:52:04 - AOT 1911 May 26 # Angola Time 131 1:00 - WAT 132 133 # Benin 134 # Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1946, not 1934; 135 # go with Shanks & Pottenger. 136 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 137 Zone Africa/Porto-Novo 0:10:28 - LMT 1912 138 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 139 1:00 - WAT 140 141 # Botswana 142 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 143 Zone Africa/Gaborone 1:43:40 - LMT 1885 144 2:00 - CAT 1943 Sep 19 2:00 145 2:00 1:00 CAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 146 2:00 - CAT 147 148 # Burkina Faso 149 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 150 Zone Africa/Ouagadougou -0:06:04 - LMT 1912 151 0:00 - GMT 152 153 # Burundi 154 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 155 Zone Africa/Bujumbura 1:57:28 - LMT 1890 156 2:00 - CAT 157 158 # Cameroon 159 # Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1920; go with Shanks & Pottenger. 160 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 161 Zone Africa/Douala 0:38:48 - LMT 1912 162 1:00 - WAT 163 164 # Cape Verde 165 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 166 Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1907 # Praia 167 -2:00 - CVT 1942 Sep 168 -2:00 1:00 CVST 1945 Oct 15 169 -2:00 - CVT 1975 Nov 25 2:00 170 -1:00 - CVT 171 172 # Central African Republic 173 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 174 Zone Africa/Bangui 1:14:20 - LMT 1912 175 1:00 - WAT 176 177 # Chad 178 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 179 Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 180 1:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 14 181 1:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 8 182 1:00 - WAT 183 184 # Comoros 185 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 186 Zone Indian/Comoro 2:53:04 - LMT 1911 Jul # Moroni, Gran Comoro 187 3:00 - EAT 188 189 # Democratic Republic of Congo 190 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 191 Zone Africa/Kinshasa 1:01:12 - LMT 1897 Nov 9 192 1:00 - WAT 193 Zone Africa/Lubumbashi 1:49:52 - LMT 1897 Nov 9 194 2:00 - CAT 195 196 # Republic of the Congo 197 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 198 Zone Africa/Brazzaville 1:01:08 - LMT 1912 199 1:00 - WAT 200 201 # Cote D'Ivoire 202 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 203 Zone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 1912 204 0:00 - GMT 205 206 # Djibouti 207 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 208 Zone Africa/Djibouti 2:52:36 - LMT 1911 Jul 209 3:00 - EAT 210 211 ############################################################################### 212 213 # Egypt 214 215 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 216 Rule Egypt 1940 only - Jul 15 0:00 1:00 S 217 Rule Egypt 1940 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 218 Rule Egypt 1941 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S 219 Rule Egypt 1941 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - 220 Rule Egypt 1942 1944 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 221 Rule Egypt 1942 only - Oct 27 0:00 0 - 222 Rule Egypt 1943 1945 - Nov 1 0:00 0 - 223 Rule Egypt 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 S 224 Rule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S 225 Rule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 226 Rule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 227 Rule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S 228 Rule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - 229 Rule Egypt 1966 1994 - Oct 1 3:00 0 - 230 Rule Egypt 1982 only - Jul 25 1:00 1:00 S 231 Rule Egypt 1983 only - Jul 12 1:00 1:00 S 232 Rule Egypt 1984 1988 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S 233 Rule Egypt 1989 only - May 6 1:00 1:00 S 234 Rule Egypt 1990 1994 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S 235 # IATA (after 1990) says transitions are at 0:00. 236 # Go with IATA starting in 1995, except correct 1995 entry from 09-30 to 09-29. 237 238 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-04-20): 239 # "...Egypt's interim cabinet decided on Wednesday to cancel daylight 240 # saving time after a poll posted on its website showed the majority of 241 # Egyptians would approve the cancellation." 242 # 243 # Egypt to cancel daylight saving time 244 # <a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/407168"> 245 # http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/407168 246 # </a> 247 # or 248 # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt04.html"> 249 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt04.html 250 # </a> 251 Rule Egypt 1995 2010 - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S 252 Rule Egypt 1995 2005 - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - 253 # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-19): 254 # The Egyptian Gazette, issue 41,090 (2006-09-18), page 1, reports: 255 # Egypt will turn back clocks by one hour at the midnight of Thursday 256 # after observing the daylight saving time since May. 257 # http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf 258 Rule Egypt 2006 only - Sep 21 23:00s 0 - 259 # From Dirk Losch (2007-08-14): 260 # I received a mail from an airline which says that the daylight 261 # saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to 2007-09-07. 262 # From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:] 263 # http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm 264 # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53 265 # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-09-04): The official information...: 266 # http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Miscellaneous/000002/0207000000000000001580.htm 267 Rule Egypt 2007 only - Sep Thu>=1 23:00s 0 - 268 # From Abdelrahman Hassan (2007-09-06): 269 # Due to the Hijri (lunar Islamic calendar) year being 11 days shorter 270 # than the year of the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan shifts earlier each 271 # year. This year it will be observed September 13 (September is quite 272 # hot in Egypt), and the idea is to make fasting easier for workers by 273 # shifting business hours one hour out of daytime heat. Consequently, 274 # unless discontinued, next DST may end Thursday 28 August 2008. 275 # From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17): 276 # For lack of better info, assume the new rule is last Thursday in August. 277 278 # From Petr Machata (2009-04-06): 279 # The following appeared in Red Hat bugzilla[1] (edited): 280 # 281 # > $ zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo | grep 2009 282 # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 21:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu = 283 # Apr 23 284 # > 23:59:59 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200 285 # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 22:00:00 2009 UTC = Fri = 286 # Apr 24 287 # > 01:00:00 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800 288 # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 20:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu = 289 # Aug 27 290 # > 23:59:59 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800 291 # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 21:00:00 2009 UTC = Thu = 292 # Aug 27 293 # > 23:00:00 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200 294 # 295 # > end date should be Thu Sep 24 2009 (Last Thursday in September at 23:59= 296 # :59) 297 # > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958729/ 298 # 299 # timeanddate[2] and another site I've found[3] also support that. 300 # 301 # [1] <a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263"> 302 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263 303 # </a> 304 # [2] <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53"> 305 # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53 306 # </a> 307 # [3] <a href="http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/"> 308 # http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/ 309 # </a> 310 311 # From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-20): 312 # In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth 313 # Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday 314 # in September. 315 316 # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11): 317 # We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet 318 # Information and Decision Support Center: 319 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html"> 320 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html 321 # </a> 322 # 323 # The Middle East News Agency 324 # <a href="http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx"> 325 # http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx 326 # </a> 327 # also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21" 328 # today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT." 329 # Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service, 330 # and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine 331 # (at least today). 332 333 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-07-20): 334 # According to News from Egypt - Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt's cabinet has 335 # decided that Daylight Saving Time will not be used in Egypt during 336 # Ramadan. 337 # 338 # Arabic translation: 339 # "Clocks to go back during Ramadan--and then forward again" 340 # <a href="http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again"> 341 # http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again 342 # </a> 343 # or 344 # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html"> 345 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html 346 # </a> 347 348 Rule Egypt 2008 only - Aug lastThu 23:00s 0 - 349 Rule Egypt 2009 only - Aug 20 23:00s 0 - 350 Rule Egypt 2010 only - Aug 11 0:00 0 - 351 Rule Egypt 2010 only - Sep 10 0:00 1:00 S 352 Rule Egypt 2010 only - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - 353 354 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 355 Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct 356 2:00 Egypt EE%sT 357 358 # Equatorial Guinea 359 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 360 Zone Africa/Malabo 0:35:08 - LMT 1912 361 0:00 - GMT 1963 Dec 15 362 1:00 - WAT 363 364 # Eritrea 365 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 366 Zone Africa/Asmara 2:35:32 - LMT 1870 367 2:35:32 - AMT 1890 # Asmara Mean Time 368 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT 369 3:00 - EAT 370 371 # Ethiopia 372 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): 373 # Shanks & Pottenger write that Ethiopia had six narrowly-spaced time zones 374 # between 1870 and 1890, and that they merged to 38E50 (2:35:20) in 1890. 375 # We'll guess that 38E50 is for Adis Dera. 376 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 377 Zone Africa/Addis_Ababa 2:34:48 - LMT 1870 378 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT 379 3:00 - EAT 380 381 # Gabon 382 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 383 Zone Africa/Libreville 0:37:48 - LMT 1912 384 1:00 - WAT 385 386 # Gambia 387 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 388 Zone Africa/Banjul -1:06:36 - LMT 1912 389 -1:06:36 - BMT 1935 # Banjul Mean Time 390 -1:00 - WAT 1964 391 0:00 - GMT 392 393 # Ghana 394 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 395 # Whitman says DST was observed from 1931 to ``the present''; 396 # go with Shanks & Pottenger. 397 Rule Ghana 1936 1942 - Sep 1 0:00 0:20 GHST 398 Rule Ghana 1936 1942 - Dec 31 0:00 0 GMT 399 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 400 Zone Africa/Accra -0:00:52 - LMT 1918 401 0:00 Ghana %s 402 403 # Guinea 404 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 405 Zone Africa/Conakry -0:54:52 - LMT 1912 406 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 407 -1:00 - WAT 1960 408 0:00 - GMT 409 410 # Guinea-Bissau 411 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 412 Zone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1911 May 26 413 -1:00 - WAT 1975 414 0:00 - GMT 415 416 # Kenya 417 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 418 Zone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1928 Jul 419 3:00 - EAT 1930 420 2:30 - BEAT 1940 421 2:45 - BEAUT 1960 422 3:00 - EAT 423 424 # Lesotho 425 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 426 Zone Africa/Maseru 1:50:00 - LMT 1903 Mar 427 2:00 - SAST 1943 Sep 19 2:00 428 2:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 429 2:00 - SAST 430 431 # Liberia 432 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): 433 # In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch 434 # from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes. 435 # Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday. 436 # Shank & Pottenger report the date as May 1, whereas Howse reports Jan; 437 # go with Shanks & Pottenger. 438 # For Liberia before 1972, Shanks & Pottenger report -0:44, whereas Howse and 439 # Whitman each report -0:44:30; go with the more precise figure. 440 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 441 Zone Africa/Monrovia -0:43:08 - LMT 1882 442 -0:43:08 - MMT 1919 Mar # Monrovia Mean Time 443 -0:44:30 - LRT 1972 May # Liberia Time 444 0:00 - GMT 445 446 ############################################################################### 447 448 # Libya 449 450 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 451 Rule Libya 1951 only - Oct 14 2:00 1:00 S 452 Rule Libya 1952 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 453 Rule Libya 1953 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S 454 Rule Libya 1954 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 455 Rule Libya 1955 only - Sep 30 0:00 1:00 S 456 Rule Libya 1956 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 457 Rule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 458 Rule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 459 Rule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 S 460 Rule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S 461 Rule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - 462 Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 463 Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 464 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 465 Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920 466 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959 467 2:00 - EET 1982 468 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4 469 # The following entries are from Shanks & Pottenger; 470 # the IATA SSIM data contain some obvious errors. 471 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30 472 1:00 - CET 1997 Apr 4 473 1:00 1:00 CEST 1997 Oct 4 474 2:00 - EET 475 476 # Madagascar 477 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 478 Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 - LMT 1911 Jul 479 3:00 - EAT 1954 Feb 27 23:00s 480 3:00 1:00 EAST 1954 May 29 23:00s 481 3:00 - EAT 482 483 # Malawi 484 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 485 Zone Africa/Blantyre 2:20:00 - LMT 1903 Mar 486 2:00 - CAT 487 488 # Mali 489 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 490 Zone Africa/Bamako -0:32:00 - LMT 1912 491 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 492 -1:00 - WAT 1960 Jun 20 493 0:00 - GMT 494 495 # Mauritania 496 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 497 Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 1912 498 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 499 -1:00 - WAT 1960 Nov 28 500 0:00 - GMT 501 502 # Mauritius 503 504 # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25): 505 # Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial 506 # basis.... 507 # It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to 508 # 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful.... 509 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html 510 511 # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25): 512 # http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD 513 514 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30): 515 # The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A 516 # final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving 517 # would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight. 518 519 # From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): 520 # Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger. 521 522 # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10): 523 # According to 524 # <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216"> 525 # http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216 526 # </a> 527 # (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier 528 # than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31). The new start 529 # date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time 530 # given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time). 531 # 532 # A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date 533 # to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date, 534 # but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in 535 # USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder 536 # why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which 537 # changes two days later. 538 539 # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11): 540 # Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving 541 # time: Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally 542 # published on Monday, June 30, 2008... 543 # 544 # I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction 545 # de l'heure d'ete" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26 546 # and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one. 547 # ... 548 # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html"> 549 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html 550 # </a> 551 552 # From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03): 553 # The Government of Mauritius weblink 554 # <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD"> 555 # http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD 556 # </a> 557 # Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows: 558 # 559 # 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly 560 # of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in 561 # Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of 562 # the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United 563 # States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the 564 # last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on 565 # the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the 566 # year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008 567 # and end on 29 March 2009. 568 569 # From Ed Maste (2008-10-07): 570 # THE TIME BILL (No. XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the 571 # beginning / ending of summer time is 2 o'clock standard time in the 572 # morning of the last Sunday of October / last Sunday of March. 573 # <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf"> 574 # http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf 575 # </a> 576 577 # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-05): 578 # According to several sources, Mauritius will not continue to observe 579 # DST the coming summer... 580 # 581 # Some sources, in French: 582 # <a href="http://www.defimedia.info/news/946/Rashid-Beebeejaun-:-%C2%AB-L%E2%80%99heure-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ne-sera-pas-appliqu%C3%A9e-cette-ann%C3%A9e-%C2%BB"> 583 # http://www.defimedia.info/news/946/Rashid-Beebeejaun-:-%C2%AB-L%E2%80%99heure-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ne-sera-pas-appliqu%C3%A9e-cette-ann%C3%A9e-%C2%BB 584 # </a> 585 # <a href="http://lexpress.mu/Story/3398~Beebeejaun---Les-objectifs-d-%C3%A9conomie-d-%C3%A9nergie-de-l-heure-d-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ont-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-atteints-"> 586 # http://lexpress.mu/Story/3398~Beebeejaun---Les-objectifs-d-%C3%A9conomie-d-%C3%A9nergie-de-l-heure-d-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ont-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-atteints- 587 # </a> 588 # 589 # Our wrap-up: 590 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html"> 591 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html 592 # </a> 593 594 # From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11): 595 # The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this: 596 # "The trial ended on March 29, 2009, when the clocks moved back by one hour 597 # at 2am (or 02:00) local time..." 598 599 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 600 Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S 601 Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 - 602 Rule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S 603 Rule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - 604 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 605 Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis 606 4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time 607 # Agalega Is, Rodriguez 608 # no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius 609 610 # Mayotte 611 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 612 Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou 613 3:00 - EAT 614 615 # Morocco 616 # See the `europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta). 617 618 # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): 619 # Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between 620 # 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008. 621 # 622 # "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will 623 # be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to 624 # Communication Minister and Gov ernment Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...." 625 # 626 # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html"> 627 # http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html 628 # </a> 629 # OR 630 # <a href="http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html"> 631 # http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html 632 # </a> 633 634 # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): 635 # The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe Presse: 636 # <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view"> 637 # http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view 638 # </a> 639 # 640 # Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt. 641 # spokesman. 642 643 # From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09): 644 # According to this article: 645 # <a href="http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html"> 646 # http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html 647 # </a> 648 # (and republished here: 649 # <a href="http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html"> 650 # http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html 651 # </a> 652 # ) 653 # the changes occurs at midnight: 654 # 655 # saturday night may 31st at midnight (which in french is to be 656 # intrepreted as the night between saturday and sunday) 657 # sunday night the 28th at midnight 658 # 659 # Seeing that the 28th is monday, I am guessing that she intends to say 660 # the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between sunday and 661 # monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive 662 # june1st to sept 27th. 663 # 664 # The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree 665 # published on the web. 666 # 667 # It's also confirmed here: 668 # <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm"> 669 # http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm 670 # </a> 671 # on a government portal as being between june 1st and sept 27th (not yet 672 # posted in english). 673 # 674 # The following google query will generate many relevant hits: 675 # <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search"> 676 # http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search 677 # </a> 678 679 # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): 680 # Is Western Sahara (part which administrated by Morocco) going to follow 681 # Morocco DST changes? Any information? What about other part of 682 # Western Sahara - under administration of POLISARIO Front (also named 683 # SADR Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic)? 684 685 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09): 686 # XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now. 687 688 # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27): 689 # Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31 690 # and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end 691 # of September: 692 # 693 # One article about it (in French): 694 # <a href="http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default"> 695 # http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default 696 # </a> 697 # 698 # We have some further details posted here: 699 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html"> 700 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html 701 # </a> 702 703 # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-17): 704 # Morocco will observe DST from 2009-06-01 00:00 to 2009-08-21 00:00 according 705 # to many sources, such as 706 # <a href="http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html"> 707 # http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html 708 # </a> 709 # <a href="http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312"> 710 # http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312 711 # </a> 712 # (French) 713 # 714 # Our summary: 715 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html"> 716 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html 717 # </a> 718 719 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): 720 # Here is a link to official document from Royaume du Maroc Premier Ministre, 721 # Ministere de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics 722 # 723 # Under Article 1 of Royal Decree No. 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 june 1967) 724 # concerning the amendment of the legal time, the Ministry of Modernization of 725 # Public Sectors announced that the official time in the Kingdom will be 726 # advanced 60 minutes from Sunday 31 May 2009 at midnight. 727 # 728 # <a href="http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf"> 729 # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf 730 # </a> 731 # 732 # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html"> 733 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html 734 # </a> 735 736 # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-04-13): 737 # Several news media in Morocco report that the Ministry of Modernization 738 # of Public Sectors has announced that Morocco will have DST from 739 # 2010-05-02 to 2010-08-08. 740 # 741 # Example: 742 # <a href="http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html"> 743 # http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html 744 # </a> 745 # (French) 746 # Our page: 747 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html"> 748 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html 749 # </a> 750 751 # From Dan Abitol (2011-03-30): 752 # ...Rules for Africa/Casablanca are the following (24h format) 753 # The 3rd april 2011 at 00:00:00, [it] will be 3rd april 1:00:00 754 # The 31th july 2011 at 00:59:59, [it] will be 31th July 00:00:00 755 # ...Official links of change in morocco 756 # The change was broadcast on the FM Radio 757 # I ve called ANRT (telecom regulations in Morocco) at 758 # +212.537.71.84.00 759 # <a href="http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/"> 760 # http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/ 761 # </a> 762 # They said that 763 # <a href="http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view"> 764 # http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view 765 # </a> 766 # is the official publication to look at. 767 # They said that the decision was already taken. 768 # 769 # More articles in the press 770 # <a href="http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-lev"> 771 # http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-lev 772 # </a> 773 # e.html 774 # <a href="http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923"> 775 # http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923 776 # </a> 777 # <a href="http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT%2B1-a-partir-de-dim"> 778 # http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT%2B1-a-partir-de-dim 779 # anche-prochain-5538.html 780 # </a> 781 782 # From Petr Machata (2011-03-30): 783 # They have it written in English here: 784 # <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/home/morocco_to_spring_fo/view"> 785 # http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/home/morocco_to_spring_fo/view 786 # </a> 787 # 788 # It says there that "Morocco will resume its standard time on July 31, 789 # 2011 at midnight." Now they don't say whether they mean midnight of 790 # wall clock time (i.e. 11pm UTC), but that's what I would assume. It has 791 # also been like that in the past. 792 793 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-03-09): 794 # According to Infomédiaire web site from Morocco (infomediaire.ma), 795 # on March 9, 2012, (in French) Heure légale: 796 # Le Maroc adopte officiellement l'heure d'été 797 # <a href="http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9"> 798 # http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9 799 # </a> 800 # Governing Council adopted draft decree, that Morocco DST starts on 801 # the last Sunday of March (March 25, 2012) and ends on 802 # last Sunday of September (September 30, 2012) 803 # except the month of Ramadan. 804 # or (brief) 805 # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html"> 806 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html 807 # </a> 808 809 # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-10): 810 # The infomediaire.ma source indicates that the system is to be in 811 # effect every year. It gives 03H00 as the "fall back" time of day; 812 # it lacks a "spring forward" time of day; assume 2:00 XXX. 813 # Wait on specifying the Ramadan exception for details about 814 # start date, start time of day, end date, and end time of day XXX. 815 816 # From Christophe Tropamer (2012-03-16): 817 # Seen Morocco change again: 818 # <a href="http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php"> 819 # http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php 820 # </a> 821 # "...à partir du dernier dimance d'avril et non fins mars, 822 # comme annoncé précédemment." 823 824 # From Milamber Space Network (2012-07-17): 825 # The official return to GMT is announced by the Moroccan government: 826 # <a href="http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288"> 827 # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 [in French] 828 # </a> 829 # 830 # Google translation, lightly edited: 831 # Back to the standard time of the Kingdom (GMT) 832 # Pursuant to Decree No. 2-12-126 issued on 26 Jumada (I) 1433 (April 18, 833 # 2012) and in accordance with the order of Mr. President of the 834 # Government No. 3-47-12 issued on 24 Sha'ban (11 July 2012), the Ministry 835 # of Public Service and Administration Modernization announces the return 836 # of the legal time of the Kingdom (GMT) from Friday, July 20, 2012 until 837 # Monday, August 20, 2012. So the time will be delayed by 60 minutes from 838 # 3:00 am Friday, July 20, 2012 and will again be advanced by 60 minutes 839 # August 20, 2012 from 2:00 am. 840 841 # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 842 843 Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S 844 Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 - 845 Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 S 846 Rule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 - 847 Rule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 S 848 Rule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 - 849 Rule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 S 850 Rule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 851 Rule Morocco 1974 only - Jun 24 0:00 1:00 S 852 Rule Morocco 1974 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - 853 Rule Morocco 1976 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 854 Rule Morocco 1976 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 - 855 Rule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 - 856 Rule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S 857 Rule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 - 858 Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S 859 Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - 860 Rule Morocco 2009 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S 861 Rule Morocco 2009 only - Aug 21 0:00 0 - 862 Rule Morocco 2010 only - May 2 0:00 1:00 S 863 Rule Morocco 2010 only - Aug 8 0:00 0 - 864 Rule Morocco 2011 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 S 865 Rule Morocco 2011 only - Jul 31 0 0 - 866 Rule Morocco 2012 max - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 S 867 Rule Morocco 2012 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 - 868 Rule Morocco 2012 only - Jul 20 3:00 0 - 869 Rule Morocco 2012 only - Aug 20 2:00 1:00 S 870 871 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 872 Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 873 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16 874 1:00 - CET 1986 875 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 876 # Western Sahara 877 Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan 878 -1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14 879 0:00 - WET 880 881 # Mozambique 882 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 883 Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar 884 2:00 - CAT 885 886 # Namibia 887 # The 1994-04-03 transition is from Shanks & Pottenger. 888 # Shanks & Pottenger report no DST after 1998-04; go with IATA. 889 890 # From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30) in 891 # <http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html>: 892 # While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other 893 # settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there 894 # rises and sets earlier compared to other regions. Chief of 895 # Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of 896 # the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest 897 # of the country. 898 # 899 # From Paul Eggert (2007-03-31): 900 # Apparently the Caprivi Strip informally observes Botswana time, but 901 # we have no details. In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone. 902 903 # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 904 Rule Namibia 1994 max - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S 905 Rule Namibia 1995 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 - 906 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 907 Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 908 1:30 - SWAT 1903 Mar # SW Africa Time 909 2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:00 910 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00 911 2:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence 912 2:00 - CAT 1994 Apr 3 913 1:00 Namibia WA%sT 914 915 # Niger 916 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 917 Zone Africa/Niamey 0:08:28 - LMT 1912 918 -1:00 - WAT 1934 Feb 26 919 0:00 - GMT 1960 920 1:00 - WAT 921 922 # Nigeria 923 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 924 Zone Africa/Lagos 0:13:36 - LMT 1919 Sep 925 1:00 - WAT 926 927 # Reunion 928 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 929 Zone Indian/Reunion 3:41:52 - LMT 1911 Jun # Saint-Denis 930 4:00 - RET # Reunion Time 931 # 932 # Scattered Islands (Iles Eparses) administered from Reunion are as follows. 933 # The following information about them is taken from 934 # Iles Eparses (www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/domtom/ile.htm, 1997-07-22, in French; 935 # no longer available as of 1999-08-17). 936 # We have no info about their time zone histories. 937 # 938 # Bassas da India - uninhabited 939 # Europa Island - inhabited from 1905 to 1910 by two families 940 # Glorioso Is - inhabited until at least 1958 941 # Juan de Nova - uninhabited 942 # Tromelin - inhabited until at least 1958 943 944 # Rwanda 945 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 946 Zone Africa/Kigali 2:00:16 - LMT 1935 Jun 947 2:00 - CAT 948 949 # St Helena 950 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 951 Zone Atlantic/St_Helena -0:22:48 - LMT 1890 # Jamestown 952 -0:22:48 - JMT 1951 # Jamestown Mean Time 953 0:00 - GMT 954 # The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar: 955 # Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA 956 # Ascension: on GMT, says usno1995 and the CIA 957 # Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously): 958 # on GMT, says the CIA 959 # Inaccessible, Nightingale: no information, but probably GMT 960 961 # Sao Tome and Principe 962 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 963 Zone Africa/Sao_Tome 0:26:56 - LMT 1884 964 -0:36:32 - LMT 1912 # Lisbon Mean Time 965 0:00 - GMT 966 967 # Senegal 968 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 969 Zone Africa/Dakar -1:09:44 - LMT 1912 970 -1:00 - WAT 1941 Jun 971 0:00 - GMT 972 973 # Seychelles 974 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 975 Zone Indian/Mahe 3:41:48 - LMT 1906 Jun # Victoria 976 4:00 - SCT # Seychelles Time 977 # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-30): 978 # Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches, originally dependencies of the 979 # Seychelles, were transferred to the British Indian Ocean Territory 980 # in 1965 and returned to Seychelles control in 1976. We don't know 981 # whether this affected their time zone, so omit this for now. 982 # Possibly the islands were uninhabited. 983 984 # Sierra Leone 985 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 986 # Whitman gives Mar 31 - Aug 31 for 1931 on; go with Shanks & Pottenger. 987 Rule SL 1935 1942 - Jun 1 0:00 0:40 SLST 988 Rule SL 1935 1942 - Oct 1 0:00 0 WAT 989 Rule SL 1957 1962 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 SLST 990 Rule SL 1957 1962 - Sep 1 0:00 0 GMT 991 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 992 Zone Africa/Freetown -0:53:00 - LMT 1882 993 -0:53:00 - FMT 1913 Jun # Freetown Mean Time 994 -1:00 SL %s 1957 995 0:00 SL %s 996 997 # Somalia 998 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 999 Zone Africa/Mogadishu 3:01:28 - LMT 1893 Nov 1000 3:00 - EAT 1931 1001 2:30 - BEAT 1957 1002 3:00 - EAT 1003 1004 # South Africa 1005 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1006 Rule SA 1942 1943 - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 - 1007 Rule SA 1943 1944 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 - 1008 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1009 Zone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 1010 1:30 - SAST 1903 Mar 1011 2:00 SA SAST 1012 # Marion and Prince Edward Is 1013 # scientific station since 1947 1014 # no information 1015 1016 # Sudan 1017 # 1018 # From <a href="http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html"> 1019 # Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13) 1020 # </a>, also reported by Michael De Beukelaer-Dossche via Steffen Thorsen: 1021 # Clocks will be moved ahead for 60 minutes all over the Sudan as of noon 1022 # Saturday.... This was announced Thursday by Caretaker State Minister for 1023 # Manpower Abdul-Rahman Nur-Eddin. 1024 # 1025 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1026 Rule Sudan 1970 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 1027 Rule Sudan 1970 1985 - Oct 15 0:00 0 - 1028 Rule Sudan 1971 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S 1029 Rule Sudan 1972 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 S 1030 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1031 Zone Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 - LMT 1931 1032 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00 1033 3:00 - EAT 1034 1035 # South Sudan 1036 Zone Africa/Juba 2:06:24 - LMT 1931 1037 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00 1038 3:00 - EAT 1039 1040 # Swaziland 1041 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1042 Zone Africa/Mbabane 2:04:24 - LMT 1903 Mar 1043 2:00 - SAST 1044 1045 # Tanzania 1046 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1047 Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 - LMT 1931 1048 3:00 - EAT 1948 1049 2:45 - BEAUT 1961 1050 3:00 - EAT 1051 1052 # Togo 1053 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1054 Zone Africa/Lome 0:04:52 - LMT 1893 1055 0:00 - GMT 1056 1057 # Tunisia 1058 1059 # From Gwillim Law (2005-04-30): 1060 # My correspondent, Risto Nykanen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST, 1061 # this time in Tunisia. According to Yahoo France News 1062 # <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP 1063 # and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by 1064 # one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1. Henceforth, Tunisian time will be 1065 # UTC+2 instead of UTC+1. The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next 1066 # Saturday." (My translation) 1067 # 1068 # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02): 1069 # LaPresse, the first national daily newspaper ... 1070 # <http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html> 1071 # ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30, 1072 # 1h standard time. 1073 # 1074 # From Atef Loukil (2006-03-28): 1075 # The daylight saving time will be the same each year: 1076 # Beginning : the last Sunday of March at 02:00 1077 # Ending : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ... 1078 # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50 1079 1080 # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-16): 1081 # According to several news sources, Tunisia will not observe DST this year. 1082 # (Arabic) 1083 # <a href="http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546"> 1084 # http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546 1085 # </a> 1086 # <a href="http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp"> 1087 # http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp 1088 # </a> 1089 # 1090 # We have also confirmed this with the US embassy in Tunisia. 1091 # We have a wrap-up about this on the following page: 1092 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html"> 1093 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html 1094 # </a> 1095 1096 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): 1097 # Here is a link to Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency 1098 # 1099 # Standard time to be kept the whole year long (tap.info.tn): 1100 # 1101 # (in English) 1102 # <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157"> 1103 # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157 1104 # </a> 1105 # 1106 # (in Arabic) 1107 # <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1"> 1108 # http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1 1109 # </a> 1110 1111 # From Arthur David Olson (2009--3-18): 1112 # The Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency notice contains this: "This measure is due to the fact 1113 # that the fasting month of ramadan coincides with the period concerned by summer time. 1114 # Therefore, the standard time will be kept unchanged the whole year long." 1115 # So foregoing DST seems to be an exception (albeit one that may be repeated in the future). 1116 1117 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-27): 1118 # According to some news reports Tunis confirmed not to use DST in 2010 1119 # 1120 # (translation): 1121 # "The Tunisian government has decided to abandon DST, which was scheduled on 1122 # Sunday... 1123 # Tunisian authorities had suspended the DST for the first time last year also 1124 # coincided with the month of Ramadan..." 1125 # 1126 # (in Arabic) 1127 # <a href="http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1"> 1128 # http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1 1129 # <a href="http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036"> 1130 # http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036 1131 # or 1132 # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html"> 1133 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html 1134 1135 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1136 Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 S 1137 Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 - 1138 Rule Tunisia 1940 only - Feb 25 23:00s 1:00 S 1139 Rule Tunisia 1941 only - Oct 6 0:00 0 - 1140 Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Mar 9 0:00 1:00 S 1141 Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Nov 2 3:00 0 - 1142 Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00 1:00 S 1143 Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 17 2:00 0 - 1144 Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 25 2:00 1:00 S 1145 Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - 1146 Rule Tunisia 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S 1147 Rule Tunisia 1944 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 - 1148 Rule Tunisia 1945 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - 1149 Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Apr 30 0:00s 1:00 S 1150 Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 - 1151 Rule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S 1152 Rule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 - 1153 Rule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 S 1154 Rule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 - 1155 Rule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S 1156 Rule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S 1157 Rule Tunisia 2005 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S 1158 Rule Tunisia 2005 only - Sep 30 1:00s 0 - 1159 Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S 1160 Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - 1161 1162 # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's 1163 # more precise 0:09:21. 1164 # Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11. 1165 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1166 Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12 1167 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time 1168 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT 1169 1170 # Uganda 1171 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1172 Zone Africa/Kampala 2:09:40 - LMT 1928 Jul 1173 3:00 - EAT 1930 1174 2:30 - BEAT 1948 1175 2:45 - BEAUT 1957 1176 3:00 - EAT 1177 1178 # Zambia 1179 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1180 Zone Africa/Lusaka 1:53:08 - LMT 1903 Mar 1181 2:00 - CAT 1182 1183 # Zimbabwe 1184 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1185 Zone Africa/Harare 2:04:12 - LMT 1903 Mar 1186 2:00 - CAT