africa revision 1.1.1.11.4.8 1 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # tzdb data for Africa and environs
2 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin
3 1.1 apb # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
4 1.1 apb # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
5 1.1 apb
6 1.1.1.2 apb # This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
7 1.1 apb # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
8 1.1.1.2 apb # tz (a] iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see
9 1.1.1.2 apb # the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
10 1.1 apb
11 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # From Paul Eggert (2018-05-27):
12 1.1 apb #
13 1.1.1.4 apb # Unless otherwise specified, the source for data through 1990 is:
14 1.1 apb # Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition),
15 1.1 apb # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003).
16 1.1.1.4 apb # Unfortunately this book contains many errors and cites no sources.
17 1.1 apb #
18 1.1.1.10 kre # Many years ago Gwillim Law wrote that a good source
19 1.1.1.10 kre # for time zone data was the International Air Transport
20 1.1 apb # Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),
21 1.1 apb # published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries
22 1.1.1.4 apb # of the IATA's data after 1990. Except where otherwise noted,
23 1.1.1.4 apb # IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990.
24 1.1 apb #
25 1.1 apb # Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences,
26 1.1 apb # Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which
27 1.1 apb # I found in the UCLA library.
28 1.1 apb #
29 1.1 apb # For data circa 1899, a common source is:
30 1.1.1.2 apb # Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94.
31 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359
32 1.1 apb #
33 1.1 apb # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is
34 1.1 apb # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997).
35 1.1 apb #
36 1.1.1.10 kre # European-style abbreviations are commonly used along the Mediterranean.
37 1.1.1.10 kre # For sub-Saharan Africa abbreviations were less standardized.
38 1.1 apb # Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT
39 1.1.1.10 kre # for UT +00 through +03, respectively,
40 1.1.1.10 kre # but in 1997 Mark R V Murray reported that
41 1.1.1.10 kre # 'SAST' is the official abbreviation for +02 in the country of South Africa,
42 1.1.1.10 kre # 'CAT' is commonly used for +02 in countries north of South Africa, and
43 1.1.1.10 kre # 'WAT' is probably the best name for +01, as the common phrase for
44 1.1 apb # the area that includes Nigeria is "West Africa".
45 1.1 apb #
46 1.1.1.10 kre # To summarize, the following abbreviations seemed to have some currency:
47 1.1.1.10 kre # +00 GMT Greenwich Mean Time
48 1.1.1.10 kre # +02 CAT Central Africa Time
49 1.1.1.10 kre # +02 SAST South Africa Standard Time
50 1.1.1.10 kre # and Murray suggested the following abbreviation:
51 1.1.1.10 kre # +01 WAT West Africa Time
52 1.1.1.10 kre # Murray's suggestion seems to have caught on in news reports and the like.
53 1.1.1.10 kre # I vaguely recall 'WAT' also being used for -01 in the past but
54 1.1.1.10 kre # cannot now come up with solid citations.
55 1.1 apb #
56 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # I invented the following abbreviations in the 1990s:
57 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # +02 WAST West Africa Summer Time
58 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # +03 CAST Central Africa Summer Time
59 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # +03 SAST South Africa Summer Time
60 1.1.1.10 kre # +03 EAT East Africa Time
61 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # 'EAT' seems to have caught on and is in current timestamps, and though
62 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # the other abbreviations are rarer and are only in past timestamps,
63 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # they are paired with better-attested non-DST abbreviations.
64 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # Corrections are welcome.
65 1.1 apb
66 1.1 apb # Algeria
67 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
68 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1916 only - Jun 14 23:00s 1:00 S
69 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1916 1919 - Oct Sun>=1 23:00s 0 -
70 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1917 only - Mar 24 23:00s 1:00 S
71 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1918 only - Mar 9 23:00s 1:00 S
72 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1919 only - Mar 1 23:00s 1:00 S
73 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1920 only - Feb 14 23:00s 1:00 S
74 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1920 only - Oct 23 23:00s 0 -
75 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1921 only - Mar 14 23:00s 1:00 S
76 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1921 only - Jun 21 23:00s 0 -
77 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1939 only - Sep 11 23:00s 1:00 S
78 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1939 only - Nov 19 1:00 0 -
79 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S
80 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1944 only - Oct 8 2:00 0 -
81 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1945 only - Sep 16 1:00 0 -
82 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1971 only - Apr 25 23:00s 1:00 S
83 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1971 only - Sep 26 23:00s 0 -
84 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1977 only - May 6 0:00 1:00 S
85 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1977 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 -
86 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1978 only - Mar 24 1:00 1:00 S
87 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1978 only - Sep 22 3:00 0 -
88 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1980 only - Apr 25 0:00 1:00 S
89 1.1 apb Rule Algeria 1980 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 -
90 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # See Europe/Paris for PMT-related transitions.
91 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
92 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Zone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 16
93 1.1.1.2 apb 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
94 1.1.1.2 apb 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:00
95 1.1 apb 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1946 Oct 7
96 1.1 apb 0:00 - WET 1956 Jan 29
97 1.1 apb 1:00 - CET 1963 Apr 14
98 1.1 apb 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1977 Oct 21
99 1.1 apb 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1979 Oct 26
100 1.1 apb 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1981 May
101 1.1 apb 1:00 - CET
102 1.1 apb
103 1.1 apb # Angola
104 1.1 apb # Benin
105 1.1.1.2 apb # See Africa/Lagos.
106 1.1 apb
107 1.1 apb # Botswana
108 1.1.1.3 apb # See Africa/Maputo.
109 1.1 apb
110 1.1 apb # Burkina Faso
111 1.1 apb # See Africa/Abidjan.
112 1.1 apb
113 1.1 apb # Burundi
114 1.1.1.3 apb # See Africa/Maputo.
115 1.1 apb
116 1.1 apb # Cameroon
117 1.1.1.2 apb # See Africa/Lagos.
118 1.1 apb
119 1.1.1.9 kre # Cape Verde / Cabo Verde
120 1.1.1.2 apb #
121 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # From Paul Eggert (2018-02-16):
122 1.1.1.10 kre # Shanks gives 1907 for the transition to +02.
123 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # For now, ignore that and follow the 1911-05-26 Portuguese decree
124 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # (see Europe/Lisbon).
125 1.1.1.2 apb #
126 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
127 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1912 Jan 01 2:00u # Praia
128 1.1.1.10 kre -2:00 - -02 1942 Sep
129 1.1.1.10 kre -2:00 1:00 -01 1945 Oct 15
130 1.1.1.10 kre -2:00 - -02 1975 Nov 25 2:00
131 1.1.1.10 kre -1:00 - -01
132 1.1 apb
133 1.1 apb # Central African Republic
134 1.1.1.2 apb # See Africa/Lagos.
135 1.1 apb
136 1.1 apb # Chad
137 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
138 1.1.1.2 apb Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 # N'Djamena
139 1.1 apb 1:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 14
140 1.1 apb 1:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 8
141 1.1 apb 1:00 - WAT
142 1.1 apb
143 1.1 apb # Comoros
144 1.1.1.4 apb # See Africa/Nairobi.
145 1.1 apb
146 1.1.1.2 apb # Democratic Republic of the Congo
147 1.1.1.3 apb # See Africa/Lagos for the western part and Africa/Maputo for the eastern.
148 1.1 apb
149 1.1 apb # Republic of the Congo
150 1.1.1.2 apb # See Africa/Lagos.
151 1.1 apb
152 1.1.1.2 apb # Cte d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast
153 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
154 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 1912
155 1.1 apb 0:00 - GMT
156 1.1 apb Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Bamako # Mali
157 1.1 apb Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Banjul # Gambia
158 1.1 apb Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Conakry # Guinea
159 1.1 apb Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Dakar # Senegal
160 1.1 apb Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Freetown # Sierra Leone
161 1.1 apb Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Lome # Togo
162 1.1 apb Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Nouakchott # Mauritania
163 1.1 apb Link Africa/Abidjan Africa/Ouagadougou # Burkina Faso
164 1.1 apb Link Africa/Abidjan Atlantic/St_Helena # St Helena
165 1.1 apb
166 1.1 apb # Djibouti
167 1.1.1.4 apb # See Africa/Nairobi.
168 1.1 apb
169 1.1 apb ###############################################################################
170 1.1 apb
171 1.1 apb # Egypt
172 1.1 apb
173 1.1 apb # Milne says Cairo used 2:05:08.9, the local mean time of the Abbasizeh
174 1.1 apb # observatory; round to nearest. Milne also says that the official time for
175 1.1 apb # Egypt was mean noon at the Great Pyramid, 2:04:30.5, but apparently this
176 1.1 apb # did not apply to Cairo, Alexandria, or Port Said.
177 1.1 apb
178 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
179 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1940 only - Jul 15 0:00 1:00 S
180 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1940 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
181 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1941 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S
182 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1941 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 -
183 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1942 1944 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
184 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1942 only - Oct 27 0:00 0 -
185 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1943 1945 - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
186 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 S
187 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
188 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
189 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
190 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S
191 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 -
192 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1966 1994 - Oct 1 3:00 0 -
193 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1982 only - Jul 25 1:00 1:00 S
194 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1983 only - Jul 12 1:00 1:00 S
195 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1984 1988 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S
196 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1989 only - May 6 1:00 1:00 S
197 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1990 1994 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S
198 1.1 apb # IATA (after 1990) says transitions are at 0:00.
199 1.1 apb # Go with IATA starting in 1995, except correct 1995 entry from 09-30 to 09-29.
200 1.1 apb
201 1.1 apb # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-04-20):
202 1.1 apb # "...Egypt's interim cabinet decided on Wednesday to cancel daylight
203 1.1 apb # saving time after a poll posted on its website showed the majority of
204 1.1 apb # Egyptians would approve the cancellation."
205 1.1 apb #
206 1.1 apb # Egypt to cancel daylight saving time
207 1.1 apb # http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/407168
208 1.1 apb # or
209 1.1 apb # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt04.html
210 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1995 2010 - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S
211 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 1995 2005 - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 -
212 1.1 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-19):
213 1.1 apb # The Egyptian Gazette, issue 41,090 (2006-09-18), page 1, reports:
214 1.1 apb # Egypt will turn back clocks by one hour at the midnight of Thursday
215 1.1 apb # after observing the daylight saving time since May.
216 1.1 apb # http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf
217 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 2006 only - Sep 21 24:00 0 -
218 1.1 apb # From Dirk Losch (2007-08-14):
219 1.1 apb # I received a mail from an airline which says that the daylight
220 1.1 apb # saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to 2007-09-07.
221 1.1 apb # From Jesper Nrgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:]
222 1.1 apb # http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm
223 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53
224 1.1 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-09-04): The official information...:
225 1.1 apb # http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Miscellaneous/000002/0207000000000000001580.htm
226 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 2007 only - Sep Thu>=1 24:00 0 -
227 1.1 apb # From Abdelrahman Hassan (2007-09-06):
228 1.1 apb # Due to the Hijri (lunar Islamic calendar) year being 11 days shorter
229 1.1 apb # than the year of the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan shifts earlier each
230 1.1 apb # year. This year it will be observed September 13 (September is quite
231 1.1 apb # hot in Egypt), and the idea is to make fasting easier for workers by
232 1.1 apb # shifting business hours one hour out of daytime heat. Consequently,
233 1.1 apb # unless discontinued, next DST may end Thursday 28 August 2008.
234 1.1 apb # From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17):
235 1.1 apb # For lack of better info, assume the new rule is last Thursday in August.
236 1.1 apb
237 1.1 apb # From Petr Machata (2009-04-06):
238 1.1 apb # The following appeared in Red Hat bugzilla[1] (edited):
239 1.1 apb #
240 1.1 apb # > $ zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo | grep 2009
241 1.1 apb # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 21:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu =
242 1.1 apb # Apr 23
243 1.1 apb # > 23:59:59 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200
244 1.1 apb # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 22:00:00 2009 UTC = Fri =
245 1.1 apb # Apr 24
246 1.1 apb # > 01:00:00 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800
247 1.1 apb # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 20:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu =
248 1.1 apb # Aug 27
249 1.1 apb # > 23:59:59 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800
250 1.1 apb # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 21:00:00 2009 UTC = Thu =
251 1.1 apb # Aug 27
252 1.1 apb # > 23:00:00 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200
253 1.1 apb #
254 1.1 apb # > end date should be Thu Sep 24 2009 (Last Thursday in September at 23:59=
255 1.1 apb # :59)
256 1.1 apb # > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958729/
257 1.1 apb #
258 1.1 apb # timeanddate[2] and another site I've found[3] also support that.
259 1.1 apb #
260 1.1 apb # [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263
261 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # [2] https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53
262 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # [3] https://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/
263 1.1 apb
264 1.1 apb # From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-20):
265 1.1 apb # In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth
266 1.1 apb # Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday
267 1.1 apb # in September.
268 1.1 apb
269 1.1 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11):
270 1.1 apb # We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet
271 1.1 apb # Information and Decision Support Center:
272 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html
273 1.1 apb #
274 1.1 apb # The Middle East News Agency
275 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx
276 1.1 apb # also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21"
277 1.1 apb # today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT."
278 1.1 apb # Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service,
279 1.1 apb # and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine
280 1.1 apb # (at least today).
281 1.1 apb
282 1.1 apb # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-07-20):
283 1.1 apb # According to News from Egypt - Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt's cabinet has
284 1.1 apb # decided that Daylight Saving Time will not be used in Egypt during
285 1.1 apb # Ramadan.
286 1.1 apb #
287 1.1 apb # Arabic translation:
288 1.1 apb # "Clocks to go back during Ramadan - and then forward again"
289 1.1 apb # http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again
290 1.1 apb # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html
291 1.1 apb
292 1.1 apb # From Ahmad El-Dardiry (2014-05-07):
293 1.1 apb # Egypt is to change back to Daylight system on May 15
294 1.1 apb # http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/100735/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-government-to-reapply-daylight-saving-time-.aspx
295 1.1 apb
296 1.1.1.3 apb # From Gunther Vermier (2014-05-13):
297 1.1 apb # our Egypt office confirms that the change will be at 15 May "midnight" (24:00)
298 1.1 apb
299 1.1 apb # From Imed Chihi (2014-06-04):
300 1.1 apb # We have finally "located" a precise official reference about the DST changes
301 1.1 apb # in Egypt. The Ministers Cabinet decision is explained at
302 1.1 apb # http://www.cabinet.gov.eg/Media/CabinetMeetingsDetails.aspx?id=347 ...
303 1.1 apb # [T]his (Arabic) site is not accessible outside Egypt, but the page ...
304 1.1 apb # translates into: "With regard to daylight saving time, it is scheduled to
305 1.1 apb # take effect at exactly twelve o'clock this evening, Thursday, 15 MAY 2014,
306 1.1 apb # to be suspended by twelve o'clock on the evening of Thursday, 26 JUN 2014,
307 1.1 apb # and re-established again at the end of the month of Ramadan, at twelve
308 1.1 apb # o'clock on the evening of Thursday, 31 JUL 2014." This statement has been
309 1.1 apb # reproduced by other (more accessible) sites[, e.g.,]...
310 1.1 apb # http://elgornal.net/news/news.aspx?id=4699258
311 1.1 apb
312 1.1 apb # From Paul Eggert (2014-06-04):
313 1.1 apb # Sarah El Deeb and Lee Keath of AP report that the Egyptian government says
314 1.1 apb # the change is because of blackouts in Cairo, even though Ahram Online (cited
315 1.1 apb # above) says DST had no affect on electricity consumption. There is
316 1.1 apb # no information about when DST will end this fall. See:
317 1.1 apb # http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/el-sissi-pushes-egyptians-line-23614833
318 1.1.1.5 apb
319 1.1.1.5 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2015-04-08):
320 1.1.1.5 apb # Egypt will start DST on midnight after Thursday, April 30, 2015.
321 1.1.1.5 apb # This is based on a law (no 35) from May 15, 2014 saying it starts the last
322 1.1.1.5 apb # Thursday of April.... Clocks will still be turned back for Ramadan, but
323 1.1.1.5 apb # dates not yet announced....
324 1.1.1.5 apb # http://almogaz.com/news/weird-news/2015/04/05/1947105 ...
325 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-starts-dst-2015.html
326 1.1.1.5 apb
327 1.1.1.5 apb # From Ahmed Nazmy (2015-04-20):
328 1.1.1.5 apb # Egypt's ministers cabinet just announced ... that it will cancel DST at
329 1.1.1.5 apb # least for 2015.
330 1.1.1.5 apb #
331 1.1.1.5 apb # From Tim Parenti (2015-04-20):
332 1.1.1.5 apb # http://english.ahram.org.eg/WriterArticles/NewsContentP/1/128195/Egypt/No-daylight-saving-this-summer-Egypts-prime-minist.aspx
333 1.1.1.5 apb # "Egypt's cabinet agreed on Monday not to switch clocks for daylight saving
334 1.1.1.5 apb # time this summer, and carry out studies on the possibility of canceling the
335 1.1.1.5 apb # practice altogether in future years."
336 1.1.1.5 apb #
337 1.1.1.5 apb # From Paul Eggert (2015-04-24):
338 1.1.1.5 apb # Yesterday the office of Egyptian President El-Sisi announced his
339 1.1.1.5 apb # decision to abandon DST permanently. See Ahram Online 2015-04-24.
340 1.1.1.5 apb # http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/128509/Egypt/Politics-/Sisi-cancels-daylight-saving-time-in-Egypt.aspx
341 1.1.1.5 apb
342 1.1.1.7 kre # From Steffen Thorsen (2016-04-29):
343 1.1.1.7 kre # Egypt will have DST from July 7 until the end of October....
344 1.1.1.7 kre # http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/204655/Egypt/Daylight-savings-time-returning-to-Egypt-on--July.aspx
345 1.1.1.7 kre # From Mina Samuel (2016-07-04):
346 1.1.1.7 kre # Egyptian government took the decision to cancel the DST,
347 1.1.1.7 kre
348 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 2008 only - Aug lastThu 24:00 0 -
349 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 2009 only - Aug 20 24:00 0 -
350 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 2010 only - Aug 10 24:00 0 -
351 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 2010 only - Sep 9 24:00 1:00 S
352 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 2010 only - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 -
353 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 2014 only - May 15 24:00 1:00 S
354 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 2014 only - Jun 26 24:00 0 -
355 1.1 apb Rule Egypt 2014 only - Jul 31 24:00 1:00 S
356 1.1.1.5 apb Rule Egypt 2014 only - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 -
357 1.1 apb
358 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
359 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct
360 1.1 apb 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
361 1.1 apb
362 1.1 apb # Equatorial Guinea
363 1.1.1.2 apb # See Africa/Lagos.
364 1.1 apb
365 1.1 apb # Eritrea
366 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # See Africa/Nairobi.
367 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin
368 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
369 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # See Africa/Johannesburg.
370 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin
371 1.1 apb # Ethiopia
372 1.1.1.4 apb # See Africa/Nairobi.
373 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin #
374 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # Unfortunately tzdb records only Western clock time in use in Ethiopia,
375 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # as the tzdb format is not up to properly recording a common Ethiopian
376 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # timekeeping practice that is based on solar time. See:
377 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # Mortada D. If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you'd better double
378 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # check the time. PRI's The World. 2015-01-30 15:15 -05.
379 1.1.1.11.4.5 martin # https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-30/if-you-have-meeting-ethiopia-you-better-double-check-time
380 1.1 apb
381 1.1 apb # Gabon
382 1.1.1.2 apb # See Africa/Lagos.
383 1.1 apb
384 1.1 apb # Gambia
385 1.1 apb # See Africa/Abidjan.
386 1.1 apb
387 1.1 apb # Ghana
388 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj
389 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # From Paul Eggert (2018-01-30):
390 1.1 apb # Whitman says DST was observed from 1931 to "the present";
391 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # Shanks & Pottenger say 1936 to 1942 with 20 minutes of DST,
392 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # with transitions on 09-01 and 12-31 at 00:00.
393 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # Page 33 of Parish GCB, Colonial Reports - Annual. No. 1066. Gold
394 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # Coast. Report for 1919. (March 1921), OCLC 784024077
395 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # http://libsysdigi.library.illinois.edu/ilharvest/africana/books2011-05/5530214/5530214_1919/5530214_1919_opt.pdf
396 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # lists the Determination of the Time Ordinance, 1919, No. 18,
397 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # "to advance the time observed locally by the space of twenty minutes
398 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # during the last four months of each year; the object in view being
399 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # to extend during those months the period of daylight-time available
400 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # for evening recreation after office hours."
401 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # Vanessa Ogle, The Global Transformation of Time, 1870-1950 (2015), p 33,
402 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # writes "In 1919, the Gold Coast (Ghana as of 1957) made Greenwich
403 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # time its legal time and simultaneously legalized a summer time of
404 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # UTC - 00:20 minutes from March to October."; a footnote lists
405 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # the ordinance as being dated 1919-11-24.
406 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # The Crown Colonist, Volume 12 (1942), p 176, says "the Government
407 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # intend advancing Gold Coast time half an hour ahead of G.M.T.
408 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # The actual date of the alteration has not yet been announced."
409 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # These sources are incomplete and contradictory. Possibly what is
410 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # now Ghana observed different DST regimes in different years. For
411 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # lack of better info, use Shanks except treat the minus sign as a
412 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # typo, and assume DST started in 1920 not 1936.
413 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
414 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj Rule Ghana 1920 1942 - Sep 1 0:00 0:20 -
415 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj Rule Ghana 1920 1942 - Dec 31 0:00 0 -
416 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
417 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Accra -0:00:52 - LMT 1918
418 1.1.1.10 kre 0:00 Ghana GMT/+0020
419 1.1 apb
420 1.1 apb # Guinea
421 1.1 apb # See Africa/Abidjan.
422 1.1 apb
423 1.1 apb # Guinea-Bissau
424 1.1.1.2 apb #
425 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # From Paul Eggert (2018-02-16):
426 1.1.1.2 apb # Shanks gives 1911-05-26 for the transition to WAT,
427 1.1.1.2 apb # evidently confusing the date of the Portuguese decree
428 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # (see Europe/Lisbon) with the date that it took effect.
429 1.1.1.2 apb #
430 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
431 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj Zone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 1:00u
432 1.1.1.10 kre -1:00 - -01 1975
433 1.1 apb 0:00 - GMT
434 1.1 apb
435 1.1 apb # Kenya
436 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
437 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1928 Jul
438 1.1 apb 3:00 - EAT 1930
439 1.1.1.10 kre 2:30 - +0230 1940
440 1.1.1.10 kre 2:45 - +0245 1960
441 1.1 apb 3:00 - EAT
442 1.1.1.4 apb Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Addis_Ababa # Ethiopia
443 1.1.1.4 apb Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Asmara # Eritrea
444 1.1.1.4 apb Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Dar_es_Salaam # Tanzania
445 1.1.1.4 apb Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Djibouti
446 1.1.1.4 apb Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Kampala # Uganda
447 1.1.1.4 apb Link Africa/Nairobi Africa/Mogadishu # Somalia
448 1.1.1.4 apb Link Africa/Nairobi Indian/Antananarivo # Madagascar
449 1.1.1.4 apb Link Africa/Nairobi Indian/Comoro
450 1.1.1.4 apb Link Africa/Nairobi Indian/Mayotte
451 1.1 apb
452 1.1 apb # Lesotho
453 1.1.1.3 apb # See Africa/Johannesburg.
454 1.1 apb
455 1.1 apb # Liberia
456 1.1.1.11 kre #
457 1.1.1.11 kre # From Paul Eggert (2017-03-02):
458 1.1.1.11 kre #
459 1.1.1.11 kre # The Nautical Almanac for the Year 1970, p 264, is the source for -0:44:30.
460 1.1.1.11 kre #
461 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin # In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch from a UT offset
462 1.1.1.11 kre # that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes. The 1972 change was on
463 1.1.1.11 kre # 1972-01-07, according to an entry dated 1972-01-04 on p 330 of:
464 1.1.1.11 kre # Presidential Papers: First year of the administration of
465 1.1.1.11 kre # President William R. Tolbert, Jr., July 23, 1971-July 31, 1972.
466 1.1.1.11 kre # Monrovia: Executive Mansion.
467 1.1.1.11 kre #
468 1.1.1.11 kre # Use the abbreviation "MMT" before 1972, as the more-accurate numeric
469 1.1.1.11 kre # abbreviation "-004430" would be one byte over the POSIX limit.
470 1.1.1.11 kre #
471 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
472 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Monrovia -0:43:08 - LMT 1882
473 1.1 apb -0:43:08 - MMT 1919 Mar # Monrovia Mean Time
474 1.1.1.11 kre -0:44:30 - MMT 1972 Jan 7 # approximately MMT
475 1.1 apb 0:00 - GMT
476 1.1 apb
477 1.1 apb ###############################################################################
478 1.1 apb
479 1.1 apb # Libya
480 1.1 apb
481 1.1 apb # From Even Scharning (2012-11-10):
482 1.1 apb # Libya set their time one hour back at 02:00 on Saturday November 10.
483 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.libyaherald.com/2012/11/04/clocks-to-go-back-an-hour-on-saturday/
484 1.1 apb # Here is an official source [in Arabic]: http://ls.ly/fb6Yc
485 1.1 apb #
486 1.1 apb # Steffen Thorsen forwarded a translation (2012-11-10) in
487 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2012-November/018451.html
488 1.1 apb #
489 1.1 apb # From Tim Parenti (2012-11-11):
490 1.1 apb # Treat the 2012-11-10 change as a zone change from UTC+2 to UTC+1.
491 1.1 apb # The DST rules planned for 2013 and onward roughly mirror those of Europe
492 1.1 apb # (either two days before them or five days after them, so as to fall on
493 1.1 apb # lastFri instead of lastSun).
494 1.1 apb
495 1.1 apb # From Even Scharning (2013-10-25):
496 1.1 apb # The scheduled end of DST in Libya on Friday, October 25, 2013 was
497 1.1 apb # cancelled yesterday....
498 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.libyaherald.com/2013/10/24/correction-no-time-change-tomorrow/
499 1.1 apb #
500 1.1 apb # From Paul Eggert (2013-10-25):
501 1.1.1.8 kre # For now, assume they're reverting to the pre-2012 rules of permanent UT +02.
502 1.1 apb
503 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
504 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1951 only - Oct 14 2:00 1:00 S
505 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1952 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -
506 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1953 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S
507 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1954 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -
508 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1955 only - Sep 30 0:00 1:00 S
509 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1956 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -
510 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
511 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
512 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 S
513 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S
514 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 -
515 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
516 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
517 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1997 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S
518 1.1 apb Rule Libya 1997 only - Oct 4 0:00 0 -
519 1.1 apb Rule Libya 2013 only - Mar lastFri 1:00 1:00 S
520 1.1 apb Rule Libya 2013 only - Oct lastFri 2:00 0 -
521 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
522 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920
523 1.1 apb 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959
524 1.1 apb 2:00 - EET 1982
525 1.1 apb 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4
526 1.1 apb # The 1996 and 1997 entries are from Shanks & Pottenger;
527 1.1.1.2 apb # the IATA SSIM data entries contain some obvious errors.
528 1.1 apb 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30
529 1.1 apb 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1997 Oct 4
530 1.1.1.2 apb 2:00 - EET 2012 Nov 10 2:00
531 1.1.1.2 apb 1:00 Libya CE%sT 2013 Oct 25 2:00
532 1.1 apb 2:00 - EET
533 1.1 apb
534 1.1 apb # Madagascar
535 1.1.1.4 apb # See Africa/Nairobi.
536 1.1 apb
537 1.1 apb # Malawi
538 1.1.1.3 apb # See Africa/Maputo.
539 1.1 apb
540 1.1 apb # Mali
541 1.1 apb # Mauritania
542 1.1 apb # See Africa/Abidjan.
543 1.1 apb
544 1.1 apb # Mauritius
545 1.1 apb
546 1.1 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25):
547 1.1 apb # Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial
548 1.1 apb # basis....
549 1.1 apb # It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to
550 1.1 apb # 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful....
551 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html
552 1.1 apb
553 1.1 apb # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25):
554 1.1 apb # http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD
555 1.1 apb
556 1.1 apb # From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30):
557 1.1 apb # The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A
558 1.1 apb # final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving
559 1.1 apb # would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight.
560 1.1 apb
561 1.1 apb # From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30):
562 1.1 apb # Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger.
563 1.1 apb
564 1.1 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10):
565 1.1 apb # According to
566 1.1 apb # http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216
567 1.1 apb # (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier
568 1.1 apb # than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31). The new start
569 1.1 apb # date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time
570 1.1 apb # given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time).
571 1.1 apb #
572 1.1 apb # A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date
573 1.1 apb # to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date,
574 1.1 apb # but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in
575 1.1 apb # USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder
576 1.1 apb # why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which
577 1.1 apb # changes two days later.
578 1.1 apb
579 1.1 apb # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11):
580 1.1 apb # Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving
581 1.1.1.6 apb # time: Energy conservation?"- No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally
582 1.1 apb # published on Monday, June 30, 2008...
583 1.1 apb #
584 1.1 apb # I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction
585 1.1 apb # de l'heure d't" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26
586 1.1 apb # and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one....
587 1.1 apb # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html
588 1.1 apb
589 1.1 apb # From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):
590 1.1 apb # The Government of Mauritius weblink
591 1.1 apb # http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD
592 1.1 apb # Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows:
593 1.1 apb #
594 1.1 apb # 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly
595 1.1 apb # of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in
596 1.1 apb # Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of
597 1.1 apb # the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United
598 1.1 apb # States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the
599 1.1 apb # last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on
600 1.1 apb # the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the
601 1.1 apb # year 2008-2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008
602 1.1 apb # and end on 29 March 2009.
603 1.1 apb
604 1.1 apb # From Ed Maste (2008-10-07):
605 1.1 apb # THE TIME BILL (No. XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the
606 1.1 apb # beginning / ending of summer time is 2 o'clock standard time in the
607 1.1 apb # morning of the last Sunday of October / last Sunday of March.
608 1.1 apb # http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf
609 1.1 apb
610 1.1 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-05):
611 1.1 apb # According to several sources, Mauritius will not continue to observe
612 1.1 apb # DST the coming summer...
613 1.1 apb #
614 1.1 apb # Some sources, in French:
615 1.1 apb # 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
616 1.1 apb # 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-
617 1.1 apb #
618 1.1 apb # Our wrap-up:
619 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html
620 1.1 apb
621 1.1 apb # From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11):
622 1.1 apb # The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this:
623 1.1 apb # "The trial ended on March 29, 2009, when the clocks moved back by one hour
624 1.1 apb # at 2am (or 02:00) local time..."
625 1.1 apb
626 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
627 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 -
628 1.1 apb Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 -
629 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj Rule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 -
630 1.1 apb Rule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -
631 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
632 1.1.1.2 apb Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis
633 1.1.1.10 kre 4:00 Mauritius +04/+05
634 1.1 apb # Agalega Is, Rodriguez
635 1.1 apb # no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius
636 1.1 apb
637 1.1 apb # Mayotte
638 1.1.1.4 apb # See Africa/Nairobi.
639 1.1 apb
640 1.1 apb # Morocco
641 1.1 apb # See the 'europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta).
642 1.1 apb
643 1.1 apb # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):
644 1.1 apb # Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between
645 1.1 apb # 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008.
646 1.1 apb #
647 1.1 apb # "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will
648 1.1 apb # be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to
649 1.1 apb # Communication Minister and Government Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...."
650 1.1 apb #
651 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html
652 1.1 apb # http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html
653 1.1 apb
654 1.1 apb # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):
655 1.1.1.2 apb # The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe
656 1.1.1.2 apb # Presse:
657 1.1 apb # http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view
658 1.1 apb #
659 1.1 apb # Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt.
660 1.1 apb # spokesman.
661 1.1 apb
662 1.1 apb # From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09):
663 1.1 apb # According to this article:
664 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html
665 1.1 apb # (and republished here: <http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html>)
666 1.1 apb # the changes occur at midnight:
667 1.1 apb #
668 1.1 apb # Saturday night May 31st at midnight (which in French is to be
669 1.1 apb # interpreted as the night between Saturday and Sunday)
670 1.1 apb # Sunday night the 28th at midnight
671 1.1 apb #
672 1.1 apb # Seeing that the 28th is Monday, I am guessing that she intends to say
673 1.1 apb # the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between Sunday and
674 1.1 apb # Monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive
675 1.1 apb # June 1st to Sept 27th.
676 1.1 apb #
677 1.1 apb # The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree
678 1.1 apb # published on the web.
679 1.1 apb #
680 1.1 apb # It's also confirmed here:
681 1.1 apb # http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm
682 1.1 apb # on a government portal as being between June 1st and Sept 27th (not yet
683 1.1 apb # posted in English).
684 1.1 apb #
685 1.1 apb # The following Google query will generate many relevant hits:
686 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search
687 1.1 apb
688 1.1 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27):
689 1.1 apb # Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31
690 1.1 apb # and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end
691 1.1 apb # of September:
692 1.1 apb #
693 1.1 apb # One article about it (in French):
694 1.1 apb # 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 1.1 apb #
696 1.1 apb # We have some further details posted here:
697 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html
698 1.1 apb
699 1.1 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-17):
700 1.1 apb # Morocco will observe DST from 2009-06-01 00:00 to 2009-08-21 00:00 according
701 1.1 apb # to many sources, such as
702 1.1 apb # http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html
703 1.1 apb # http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312
704 1.1 apb # (French)
705 1.1 apb #
706 1.1 apb # Our summary:
707 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html
708 1.1 apb
709 1.1 apb # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17):
710 1.1 apb # Here is a link to official document from Royaume du Maroc Premier Ministre,
711 1.1 apb # Ministre de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics
712 1.1 apb #
713 1.1.1.6 apb # Under Article 1 of Royal Decree No. 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 June 1967)
714 1.1 apb # concerning the amendment of the legal time, the Ministry of Modernization of
715 1.1 apb # Public Sectors announced that the official time in the Kingdom will be
716 1.1 apb # advanced 60 minutes from Sunday 31 May 2009 at midnight.
717 1.1 apb #
718 1.1 apb # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf
719 1.1 apb # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html
720 1.1 apb
721 1.1 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-04-13):
722 1.1 apb # Several news media in Morocco report that the Ministry of Modernization
723 1.1 apb # of Public Sectors has announced that Morocco will have DST from
724 1.1 apb # 2010-05-02 to 2010-08-08.
725 1.1 apb #
726 1.1 apb # Example:
727 1.1 apb # http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html
728 1.1 apb # (French)
729 1.1 apb # Our page:
730 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html
731 1.1 apb
732 1.1 apb # From Dan Abitol (2011-03-30):
733 1.1 apb # ...Rules for Africa/Casablanca are the following (24h format)
734 1.1.1.2 apb # The 3rd April 2011 at 00:00:00, [it] will be 3rd April 01:00:00
735 1.1.1.2 apb # The 31st July 2011 at 00:59:59, [it] will be 31st July 00:00:00
736 1.1 apb # ...Official links of change in morocco
737 1.1 apb # The change was broadcast on the FM Radio
738 1.1 apb # I ve called ANRT (telecom regulations in Morocco) at
739 1.1 apb # +212.537.71.84.00
740 1.1 apb # http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/
741 1.1 apb # They said that
742 1.1 apb # http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view
743 1.1 apb # is the official publication to look at.
744 1.1 apb # They said that the decision was already taken.
745 1.1 apb #
746 1.1 apb # More articles in the press
747 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-leve.html
748 1.1 apb # http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923
749 1.1 apb # http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT%2B1-a-partir-de-dim
750 1.1 apb
751 1.1 apb # From Petr Machata (2011-03-30):
752 1.1 apb # They have it written in English here:
753 1.1 apb # http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/home/morocco_to_spring_fo/view
754 1.1 apb #
755 1.1 apb # It says there that "Morocco will resume its standard time on July 31,
756 1.1 apb # 2011 at midnight." Now they don't say whether they mean midnight of
757 1.1 apb # wall clock time (i.e. 11pm UTC), but that's what I would assume. It has
758 1.1 apb # also been like that in the past.
759 1.1 apb
760 1.1 apb # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-03-09):
761 1.1 apb # According to Infomdiaire web site from Morocco (infomediaire.ma),
762 1.1 apb # on March 9, 2012, (in French) Heure lgale:
763 1.1 apb # Le Maroc adopte officiellement l'heure d't
764 1.1 apb # http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-l%C3%A9gale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9
765 1.1 apb # Governing Council adopted draft decree, that Morocco DST starts on
766 1.1 apb # the last Sunday of March (March 25, 2012) and ends on
767 1.1 apb # last Sunday of September (September 30, 2012)
768 1.1 apb # except the month of Ramadan.
769 1.1 apb # or (brief)
770 1.1 apb # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html
771 1.1 apb
772 1.1 apb # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-10):
773 1.1 apb # The infomediaire.ma source indicates that the system is to be in
774 1.1 apb # effect every year. It gives 03H00 as the "fall back" time of day;
775 1.1 apb # it lacks a "spring forward" time of day; assume 2:00 XXX.
776 1.1 apb # Wait on specifying the Ramadan exception for details about
777 1.1 apb # start date, start time of day, end date, and end time of day XXX.
778 1.1 apb
779 1.1 apb # From Christophe Tropamer (2012-03-16):
780 1.1 apb # Seen Morocco change again:
781 1.1 apb # http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php
782 1.1 apb # "... partir du dernier dimanche d'avril et non fins mars,
783 1.1 apb # comme annonc prcdemment."
784 1.1 apb
785 1.1 apb # From Milamber Space Network (2012-07-17):
786 1.1 apb # The official return to GMT is announced by the Moroccan government:
787 1.1 apb # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 [in French]
788 1.1 apb #
789 1.1 apb # Google translation, lightly edited:
790 1.1 apb # Back to the standard time of the Kingdom (GMT)
791 1.1 apb # Pursuant to Decree No. 2-12-126 issued on 26 Jumada (I) 1433 (April 18,
792 1.1 apb # 2012) and in accordance with the order of Mr. President of the
793 1.1 apb # Government No. 3-47-12 issued on 24 Sha'ban (11 July 2012), the Ministry
794 1.1 apb # of Public Service and Administration Modernization announces the return
795 1.1 apb # of the legal time of the Kingdom (GMT) from Friday, July 20, 2012 until
796 1.1 apb # Monday, August 20, 2012. So the time will be delayed by 60 minutes from
797 1.1 apb # 3:00 am Friday, July 20, 2012 and will again be advanced by 60 minutes
798 1.1 apb # August 20, 2012 from 2:00 am.
799 1.1 apb
800 1.1 apb # From Paul Eggert (2013-03-06):
801 1.1 apb # Morocco's daylight-saving transitions due to Ramadan seem to be
802 1.1 apb # announced a bit in advance. On 2012-07-11 the Moroccan government
803 1.1 apb # announced that year's Ramadan daylight-saving transitions would be
804 1.1 apb # 2012-07-20 and 2012-08-20; see
805 1.1.1.2 apb # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288
806 1.1 apb
807 1.1 apb # From Andrew Paprocki (2013-07-02):
808 1.1 apb # Morocco announced that the year's Ramadan daylight-savings
809 1.1 apb # transitions would be 2013-07-07 and 2013-08-10; see:
810 1.1 apb # http://www.maroc.ma/en/news/morocco-suspends-daylight-saving-time-july-7-aug10
811 1.1 apb
812 1.1 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2013-09-28):
813 1.1 apb # Morocco extends DST by one month, on very short notice, just 1 day
814 1.1 apb # before it was going to end. There is a new decree (2.13.781) for
815 1.1 apb # this, where DST from now on goes from last Sunday of March at 02:00
816 1.1 apb # to last Sunday of October at 03:00, similar to EU rules. Official
817 1.1 apb # source (French):
818 1.1 apb # http://www.maroc.gov.ma/fr/actualites/lhoraire-dete-gmt1-maintenu-jusquau-27-octobre-2013
819 1.1 apb # Another source (specifying the time for start and end in the decree):
820 1.1 apb # http://www.lemag.ma/Heure-d-ete-au-Maroc-jusqu-au-27-octobre_a75620.html
821 1.1 apb
822 1.1 apb # From Sebastien Willemijns (2014-03-18):
823 1.1 apb # http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2014/3/18/maroc-heure-dete-avancez-tous-horloges-247891.asp
824 1.1 apb
825 1.1 apb # From Milamber Space Network (2014-06-05):
826 1.1 apb # The Moroccan government has recently announced that the country will return
827 1.1 apb # to standard time at 03:00 on Saturday, June 28, 2014 local time.... DST
828 1.1 apb # will resume again at 02:00 on Saturday, August 2, 2014....
829 1.1 apb # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=586
830 1.1 apb
831 1.1.1.5 apb # From Milamber (2015-06-08):
832 1.1.1.5 apb # (Google Translation) The hour will thus be delayed 60 minutes
833 1.1.1.5 apb # Sunday, June 14 at 3:00, the ministry said in a statement, adding
834 1.1.1.5 apb # that the time will be advanced again 60 minutes Sunday, July 19,
835 1.1.1.5 apb # 2015 at 2:00. The move comes under 2.12.126 Decree of 26 Jumada I
836 1.1.1.5 apb # 1433 (18 April 2012) and the decision of the Head of Government of
837 1.1.1.5 apb # 16 N. 3-29-15 Chaaban 1435 (4 June 2015).
838 1.1.1.5 apb # Source (french):
839 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://lnt.ma/le-maroc-reculera-dune-heure-le-dimanche-14-juin/
840 1.1.1.5 apb #
841 1.1.1.5 apb # From Milamber (2015-06-09):
842 1.1.1.5 apb # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=863
843 1.1.1.5 apb #
844 1.1.1.5 apb # From Michael Deckers (2015-06-09):
845 1.1.1.5 apb # [The gov.ma announcement] would (probably) make the switch on 2015-07-19 go
846 1.1.1.5 apb # from 03:00 to 04:00 rather than from 02:00 to 03:00, as in the patch....
847 1.1.1.5 apb # I think the patch is correct and the quoted text is wrong; the text in
848 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # <https://lnt.ma/le-maroc-reculera-dune-heure-le-dimanche-14-juin/> agrees
849 1.1.1.5 apb # with the patch.
850 1.1.1.5 apb
851 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin # From Mohamed Essedik Najd (2018-10-26):
852 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin # Today, a Moroccan government council approved the perpetual addition
853 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin # of 60 minutes to the regular Moroccan timezone.
854 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # From Matt Johnson (2018-10-28):
855 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # http://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/1/BO/2018/BO_6720-bis_Ar.pdf
856 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin #
857 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # From Maamar Abdelkader (2018-11-01):
858 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # We usually move clocks back the previous week end and come back to the +1
859 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # the week end after.... The government does not announce yet the decision
860 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # about this temporary change. But it s 99% sure that it will be the case,
861 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # as in previous years. An unofficial survey was done these days, showing
862 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # that 64% of asked people are ok for moving from +1 to +0 during Ramadan.
863 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # https://leconomiste.com/article/1035870-enquete-l-economiste-sunergia-64-des-marocains-plebiscitent-le-gmt-pendant-ramadan
864 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin
865 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # From Naoufal Semlali (2019-04-16):
866 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Morocco will be on GMT starting from Sunday, May 5th 2019 at 3am.
867 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # The switch to GMT+1 will occur on Sunday, June 9th 2019 at 2am....
868 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # http://fr.le360.ma/societe/voici-la-date-du-retour-a-lheure-legale-au-maroc-188222
869 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin
870 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # From Semlali Naoufal (2020-04-14):
871 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Following the announcement by the Moroccan government, the switch to
872 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # GMT time will take place on Sunday, April 19, 2020 from 3 a.m. and
873 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # the return to GMT+1 time will take place on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 2 a.m....
874 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # https://maroc-diplomatique.net/maroc-le-retour-a-lheure-gmt-est-prevu-dimanche-prochain/
875 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # http://aujourdhui.ma/actualite/gmt1-retour-a-lheure-normale-dimanche-prochain-1
876 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin #
877 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # From Milamber (2020-05-31)
878 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # In Morocco (where I live), the end of Ramadan (Arabic month) is followed by
879 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # the Eid al-Fitr, and concretely it's 1 or 2 day offs for the people (with
880 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # traditional visiting of family, big lunches/dinners, etc.). So for this
881 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # year the astronomical calculations don't include the following 2 days off in
882 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # the calc. These 2 days fall in a Sunday/Monday, so it's not acceptable by
883 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # people to have a time shift during these 2 days off. Perhaps you can modify
884 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # the (predicted) rules for next years: if the end of Ramadan is a (probable)
885 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Friday or Saturday (and so the 2 days off are on a weekend), the next time
886 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # shift will be the next weekend.
887 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin #
888 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # From Paul Eggert (2020-05-31):
889 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # For now, guess that in the future Morocco will fall back at 03:00
890 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # the last Sunday before Ramadan, and spring forward at 02:00 the
891 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # first Sunday after two days after Ramadan. To implement this,
892 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # transition dates and times for 2019 through 2087 were determined by
893 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # running the following program under GNU Emacs 26.3. (This algorithm
894 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # also produces the correct transition dates for 2016 through 2018,
895 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # though the times differ due to Morocco's time zone change in 2018.)
896 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (let ((islamic-year 1440))
897 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (require 'cal-islam)
898 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # (while (< islamic-year 1511)
899 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (let ((a (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 9 1 islamic-year)))
900 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # (b (+ 2 (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 10 1 islamic-year))))
901 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (sunday 0))
902 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (while (/= sunday (mod (setq a (1- a)) 7)))
903 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (while (/= sunday (mod b 7))
904 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (setq b (1+ b)))
905 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (setq a (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute a))
906 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (setq b (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute b))
907 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (insert
908 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (format
909 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (concat "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t 3:00\t-1:00\t-\n"
910 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t 2:00\t0\t-\n")
911 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (car (cdr (cdr a))) (calendar-month-name (car a) t) (car (cdr a))
912 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (car (cdr (cdr b))) (calendar-month-name (car b) t) (car (cdr b)))))
913 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # (setq islamic-year (+ 1 islamic-year))))
914 1.1 apb
915 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
916 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 -
917 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 -
918 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 -
919 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 -
920 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 -
921 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 -
922 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 -
923 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
924 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 1974 only - Jun 24 0:00 1:00 -
925 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 1974 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -
926 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 1976 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 -
927 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 1976 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 -
928 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 -
929 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 -
930 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 -
931 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 -
932 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -
933 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2009 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 -
934 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 2009 only - Aug 21 0:00 0 -
935 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2010 only - May 2 0:00 1:00 -
936 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 2010 only - Aug 8 0:00 0 -
937 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2011 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 -
938 1.1.1.7 kre Rule Morocco 2011 only - Jul 31 0:00 0 -
939 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2012 2013 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 -
940 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 2012 only - Jul 20 3:00 0 -
941 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2012 only - Aug 20 2:00 1:00 -
942 1.1.1.7 kre Rule Morocco 2012 only - Sep 30 3:00 0 -
943 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 2013 only - Jul 7 3:00 0 -
944 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2013 only - Aug 10 2:00 1:00 -
945 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2013 2018 - Oct lastSun 3:00 0 -
946 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2014 2018 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 -
947 1.1 apb Rule Morocco 2014 only - Jun 28 3:00 0 -
948 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2014 only - Aug 2 2:00 1:00 -
949 1.1.1.5 apb Rule Morocco 2015 only - Jun 14 3:00 0 -
950 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2015 only - Jul 19 2:00 1:00 -
951 1.1.1.5 apb Rule Morocco 2016 only - Jun 5 3:00 0 -
952 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2016 only - Jul 10 2:00 1:00 -
953 1.1.1.5 apb Rule Morocco 2017 only - May 21 3:00 0 -
954 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2017 only - Jul 2 2:00 1:00 -
955 1.1.1.5 apb Rule Morocco 2018 only - May 13 3:00 0 -
956 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin Rule Morocco 2018 only - Jun 17 2:00 1:00 -
957 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2019 only - May 5 3:00 -1:00 -
958 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2019 only - Jun 9 2:00 0 -
959 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2020 only - Apr 19 3:00 -1:00 -
960 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2020 only - May 31 2:00 0 -
961 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2021 only - Apr 11 3:00 -1:00 -
962 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2021 only - May 16 2:00 0 -
963 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2022 only - Mar 27 3:00 -1:00 -
964 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2022 only - May 8 2:00 0 -
965 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2023 only - Mar 19 3:00 -1:00 -
966 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2023 only - Apr 30 2:00 0 -
967 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2024 only - Mar 10 3:00 -1:00 -
968 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2024 only - Apr 14 2:00 0 -
969 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2025 only - Feb 23 3:00 -1:00 -
970 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2025 only - Apr 6 2:00 0 -
971 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2026 only - Feb 15 3:00 -1:00 -
972 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2026 only - Mar 22 2:00 0 -
973 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2027 only - Feb 7 3:00 -1:00 -
974 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2027 only - Mar 14 2:00 0 -
975 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2028 only - Jan 23 3:00 -1:00 -
976 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2028 only - Mar 5 2:00 0 -
977 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2029 only - Jan 14 3:00 -1:00 -
978 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2029 only - Feb 18 2:00 0 -
979 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2029 only - Dec 30 3:00 -1:00 -
980 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2030 only - Feb 10 2:00 0 -
981 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2030 only - Dec 22 3:00 -1:00 -
982 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2031 only - Feb 2 2:00 0 -
983 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2031 only - Dec 14 3:00 -1:00 -
984 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2032 only - Jan 18 2:00 0 -
985 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2032 only - Nov 28 3:00 -1:00 -
986 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2033 only - Jan 9 2:00 0 -
987 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2033 only - Nov 20 3:00 -1:00 -
988 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2033 only - Dec 25 2:00 0 -
989 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2034 only - Nov 5 3:00 -1:00 -
990 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2034 only - Dec 17 2:00 0 -
991 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2035 only - Oct 28 3:00 -1:00 -
992 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2035 only - Dec 9 2:00 0 -
993 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2036 only - Oct 19 3:00 -1:00 -
994 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2036 only - Nov 23 2:00 0 -
995 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2037 only - Oct 4 3:00 -1:00 -
996 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin Rule Morocco 2037 only - Nov 15 2:00 0 -
997 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2038 only - Sep 26 3:00 -1:00 -
998 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2038 only - Nov 7 2:00 0 -
999 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2039 only - Sep 18 3:00 -1:00 -
1000 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2039 only - Oct 23 2:00 0 -
1001 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2040 only - Sep 2 3:00 -1:00 -
1002 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2040 only - Oct 14 2:00 0 -
1003 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2041 only - Aug 25 3:00 -1:00 -
1004 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2041 only - Sep 29 2:00 0 -
1005 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2042 only - Aug 10 3:00 -1:00 -
1006 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2042 only - Sep 21 2:00 0 -
1007 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2043 only - Aug 2 3:00 -1:00 -
1008 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2043 only - Sep 13 2:00 0 -
1009 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2044 only - Jul 24 3:00 -1:00 -
1010 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2044 only - Aug 28 2:00 0 -
1011 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2045 only - Jul 9 3:00 -1:00 -
1012 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2045 only - Aug 20 2:00 0 -
1013 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2046 only - Jul 1 3:00 -1:00 -
1014 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2046 only - Aug 12 2:00 0 -
1015 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2047 only - Jun 23 3:00 -1:00 -
1016 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2047 only - Jul 28 2:00 0 -
1017 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2048 only - Jun 7 3:00 -1:00 -
1018 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2048 only - Jul 19 2:00 0 -
1019 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2049 only - May 30 3:00 -1:00 -
1020 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2049 only - Jul 4 2:00 0 -
1021 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2050 only - May 15 3:00 -1:00 -
1022 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2050 only - Jun 26 2:00 0 -
1023 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2051 only - May 7 3:00 -1:00 -
1024 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2051 only - Jun 18 2:00 0 -
1025 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2052 only - Apr 28 3:00 -1:00 -
1026 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2052 only - Jun 2 2:00 0 -
1027 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2053 only - Apr 13 3:00 -1:00 -
1028 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2053 only - May 25 2:00 0 -
1029 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2054 only - Apr 5 3:00 -1:00 -
1030 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2054 only - May 17 2:00 0 -
1031 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2055 only - Mar 28 3:00 -1:00 -
1032 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2055 only - May 2 2:00 0 -
1033 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2056 only - Mar 12 3:00 -1:00 -
1034 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2056 only - Apr 23 2:00 0 -
1035 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2057 only - Mar 4 3:00 -1:00 -
1036 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2057 only - Apr 8 2:00 0 -
1037 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2058 only - Feb 17 3:00 -1:00 -
1038 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2058 only - Mar 31 2:00 0 -
1039 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2059 only - Feb 9 3:00 -1:00 -
1040 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2059 only - Mar 23 2:00 0 -
1041 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2060 only - Feb 1 3:00 -1:00 -
1042 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2060 only - Mar 7 2:00 0 -
1043 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2061 only - Jan 16 3:00 -1:00 -
1044 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2061 only - Feb 27 2:00 0 -
1045 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2062 only - Jan 8 3:00 -1:00 -
1046 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2062 only - Feb 19 2:00 0 -
1047 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2062 only - Dec 31 3:00 -1:00 -
1048 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2063 only - Feb 4 2:00 0 -
1049 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2063 only - Dec 16 3:00 -1:00 -
1050 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2064 only - Jan 27 2:00 0 -
1051 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2064 only - Dec 7 3:00 -1:00 -
1052 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2065 only - Jan 11 2:00 0 -
1053 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2065 only - Nov 22 3:00 -1:00 -
1054 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2066 only - Jan 3 2:00 0 -
1055 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2066 only - Nov 14 3:00 -1:00 -
1056 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2066 only - Dec 26 2:00 0 -
1057 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2067 only - Nov 6 3:00 -1:00 -
1058 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2067 only - Dec 11 2:00 0 -
1059 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2068 only - Oct 21 3:00 -1:00 -
1060 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2068 only - Dec 2 2:00 0 -
1061 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2069 only - Oct 13 3:00 -1:00 -
1062 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2069 only - Nov 24 2:00 0 -
1063 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2070 only - Oct 5 3:00 -1:00 -
1064 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2070 only - Nov 9 2:00 0 -
1065 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2071 only - Sep 20 3:00 -1:00 -
1066 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2071 only - Nov 1 2:00 0 -
1067 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2072 only - Sep 11 3:00 -1:00 -
1068 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2072 only - Oct 16 2:00 0 -
1069 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2073 only - Aug 27 3:00 -1:00 -
1070 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2073 only - Oct 8 2:00 0 -
1071 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2074 only - Aug 19 3:00 -1:00 -
1072 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2074 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 -
1073 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2075 only - Aug 11 3:00 -1:00 -
1074 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2075 only - Sep 15 2:00 0 -
1075 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2076 only - Jul 26 3:00 -1:00 -
1076 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2076 only - Sep 6 2:00 0 -
1077 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2077 only - Jul 18 3:00 -1:00 -
1078 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2077 only - Aug 29 2:00 0 -
1079 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2078 only - Jul 10 3:00 -1:00 -
1080 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2078 only - Aug 14 2:00 0 -
1081 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2079 only - Jun 25 3:00 -1:00 -
1082 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2079 only - Aug 6 2:00 0 -
1083 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2080 only - Jun 16 3:00 -1:00 -
1084 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2080 only - Jul 21 2:00 0 -
1085 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2081 only - Jun 1 3:00 -1:00 -
1086 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2081 only - Jul 13 2:00 0 -
1087 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2082 only - May 24 3:00 -1:00 -
1088 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2082 only - Jul 5 2:00 0 -
1089 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2083 only - May 16 3:00 -1:00 -
1090 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2083 only - Jun 20 2:00 0 -
1091 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2084 only - Apr 30 3:00 -1:00 -
1092 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2084 only - Jun 11 2:00 0 -
1093 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2085 only - Apr 22 3:00 -1:00 -
1094 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2085 only - Jun 3 2:00 0 -
1095 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2086 only - Apr 14 3:00 -1:00 -
1096 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2086 only - May 19 2:00 0 -
1097 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2087 only - Mar 30 3:00 -1:00 -
1098 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Rule Morocco 2087 only - May 11 2:00 0 -
1099 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # For dates after the somewhat-arbitrary cutoff of 2087, assume that
1100 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Morocco will no longer observe DST. At some point this table will
1101 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # need to be extended, though quite possibly Morocco will change the
1102 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # rules first.
1103 1.1 apb
1104 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1105 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26
1106 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin 0:00 Morocco +00/+01 1984 Mar 16
1107 1.1.1.11.4.6 martin 1:00 - +01 1986
1108 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin 0:00 Morocco +00/+01 2018 Oct 28 3:00
1109 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin 1:00 Morocco +01/+00
1110 1.1 apb
1111 1.1 apb # Western Sahara
1112 1.1 apb #
1113 1.1 apb # From Gwillim Law (2013-10-22):
1114 1.1 apb # A correspondent who is usually well informed about time zone matters
1115 1.1 apb # ... says that Western Sahara observes daylight saving time, just as
1116 1.1 apb # Morocco does.
1117 1.1 apb #
1118 1.1 apb # From Paul Eggert (2013-10-23):
1119 1.1 apb # Assume that this has been true since Western Sahara switched to GMT,
1120 1.1 apb # since most of it was then controlled by Morocco.
1121 1.1 apb
1122 1.1 apb Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan # El Aain
1123 1.1.1.10 kre -1:00 - -01 1976 Apr 14
1124 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin 0:00 Morocco +00/+01 2018 Oct 28 3:00
1125 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin 1:00 Morocco +01/+00
1126 1.1 apb
1127 1.1 apb # Mozambique
1128 1.1.1.2 apb #
1129 1.1.1.2 apb # Shanks gives 1903-03-01 for the transition to CAT.
1130 1.1.1.2 apb # Perhaps the 1911-05-26 Portuguese decree
1131 1.1.1.10 kre # https://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1911/05/12500/23132313.pdf
1132 1.1.1.2 apb # merely made it official?
1133 1.1.1.2 apb #
1134 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1135 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar
1136 1.1 apb 2:00 - CAT
1137 1.1.1.3 apb Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Blantyre # Malawi
1138 1.1.1.3 apb Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Bujumbura # Burundi
1139 1.1.1.3 apb Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Gaborone # Botswana
1140 1.1.1.3 apb Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Harare # Zimbabwe
1141 1.1.1.3 apb Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Kigali # Rwanda
1142 1.1.1.3 apb Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Lubumbashi # E Dem. Rep. of Congo
1143 1.1.1.3 apb Link Africa/Maputo Africa/Lusaka # Zambia
1144 1.1 apb
1145 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj
1146 1.1 apb # Namibia
1147 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj
1148 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # From Arthur David Olson (2017-08-09):
1149 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # The text of the "Namibia Time Act, 1994" is available online at
1150 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # www.lac.org.na/laws/1994/811.pdf
1151 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # and includes this nugget:
1152 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of section 1, the
1153 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # first winter period after the commencement of this Act shall
1154 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # commence at OOhOO on Monday 21 March 1994 and shall end at 02h00 on
1155 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # Sunday 4 September 1994.
1156 1.1 apb
1157 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # From Michael Deckers (2017-04-06):
1158 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # ... both summer and winter time are called "standard"
1159 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # (which differs from the use in Ireland) ...
1160 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin
1161 1.1.1.2 apb # From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30):
1162 1.1.1.2 apb # http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html
1163 1.1 apb # While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other
1164 1.1 apb # settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there
1165 1.1 apb # rises and sets earlier compared to other regions. Chief of
1166 1.1 apb # Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of
1167 1.1 apb # the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest
1168 1.1 apb # of the country.
1169 1.1 apb #
1170 1.1.1.10 kre # From Paul Eggert (2017-02-22):
1171 1.1.1.10 kre # Although the Zambezi Region (formerly known as Caprivi) informally
1172 1.1.1.10 kre # observes Botswana time, we have no details about historical practice.
1173 1.1.1.10 kre # In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone.
1174 1.1.1.10 kre # See: Immanuel S. The Namibian. 2017-02-23.
1175 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.namibian.com.na/51480/read/Time-change-divides-lawmakers
1176 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj
1177 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # From Steffen Thorsen (2017-08-09):
1178 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # Namibia is going to change their time zone to what is now their DST:
1179 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.newera.com.na/2017/02/23/namibias-winter-time-might-be-repealed/
1180 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # This video is from the government decision:
1181 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.nbc.na/news/na-passes-namibia-time-bill-repealing-1994-namibia-time-act.8665
1182 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # We have made the assumption so far that they will change their time zone at
1183 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # the same time they would normally start DST, the first Sunday in September:
1184 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/namibia-new-time-zone.html
1185 1.1 apb
1186 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # From Paul Eggert (2017-04-09):
1187 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # Before the change, summer and winter time were both standard time legally.
1188 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # However in common parlance, winter time was considered to be DST. See, e.g.:
1189 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # http://www.nbc.na/news/namibias-winter-time-could-be-scrapped.2706
1190 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # https://zone.my.na/news/times-are-changing-in-namibia
1191 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # https://www.newera.com.na/2017/02/23/namibias-winter-time-might-be-repealed/
1192 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # Use plain "WAT" and "CAT" for the time zone abbreviations, to be compatible
1193 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # with Namibia's neighbors.
1194 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin
1195 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
1196 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # Vanguard section, for zic and other parsers that support negative DST.
1197 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin Rule Namibia 1994 only - Mar 21 0:00 -1:00 WAT
1198 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin Rule Namibia 1994 2017 - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 0 CAT
1199 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin Rule Namibia 1995 2017 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 -1:00 WAT
1200 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rearguard section, for parsers lacking negative DST; see ziguard.awk.
1201 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin #Rule Namibia 1994 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 WAT
1202 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin #Rule Namibia 1994 2017 - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 CAT
1203 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin #Rule Namibia 1995 2017 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 WAT
1204 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # End of rearguard section.
1205 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin
1206 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1207 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8
1208 1.1.1.10 kre 1:30 - +0130 1903 Mar
1209 1.1.1.2 apb 2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:00
1210 1.1.1.2 apb 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00
1211 1.1 apb 2:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence
1212 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # Vanguard section, for zic and other parsers that support negative DST.
1213 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin 2:00 Namibia %s
1214 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rearguard section, for parsers lacking negative DST; see ziguard.awk.
1215 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # 2:00 - CAT 1994 Mar 21 0:00
1216 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # From Paul Eggert (2017-04-07):
1217 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # The official date of the 2017 rule change was 2017-10-24. See:
1218 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # http://www.lac.org.na/laws/annoSTAT/Namibian%20Time%20Act%209%20of%202017.pdf
1219 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # 1:00 Namibia %s 2017 Oct 24
1220 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # 2:00 - CAT
1221 1.1.1.11.4.4 martin # End of rearguard section.
1222 1.1 apb
1223 1.1 apb # Niger
1224 1.1.1.2 apb # See Africa/Lagos.
1225 1.1 apb
1226 1.1 apb # Nigeria
1227 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1228 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Lagos 0:13:36 - LMT 1919 Sep
1229 1.1 apb 1:00 - WAT
1230 1.1.1.2 apb Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Bangui # Central African Republic
1231 1.1.1.2 apb Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Brazzaville # Rep. of the Congo
1232 1.1.1.2 apb Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Douala # Cameroon
1233 1.1.1.2 apb Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Kinshasa # Dem. Rep. of the Congo (west)
1234 1.1.1.2 apb Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Libreville # Gabon
1235 1.1.1.2 apb Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Luanda # Angola
1236 1.1.1.2 apb Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Malabo # Equatorial Guinea
1237 1.1.1.2 apb Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Niamey # Niger
1238 1.1.1.2 apb Link Africa/Lagos Africa/Porto-Novo # Benin
1239 1.1 apb
1240 1.1 apb # Runion
1241 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1242 1.1.1.2 apb Zone Indian/Reunion 3:41:52 - LMT 1911 Jun # Saint-Denis
1243 1.1.1.10 kre 4:00 - +04
1244 1.1 apb #
1245 1.1 apb # Crozet Islands also observes Runion time; see the 'antarctica' file.
1246 1.1 apb #
1247 1.1 apb # Scattered Islands (les parses) administered from Runion are as follows.
1248 1.1 apb # The following information about them is taken from
1249 1.1 apb # les parses (<http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/domtom/ile.htm>, 1997-07-22,
1250 1.1 apb # in French; no longer available as of 1999-08-17).
1251 1.1 apb # We have no info about their time zone histories.
1252 1.1 apb #
1253 1.1 apb # Bassas da India - uninhabited
1254 1.1 apb # Europa Island - inhabited from 1905 to 1910 by two families
1255 1.1 apb # Glorioso Is - inhabited until at least 1958
1256 1.1 apb # Juan de Nova - uninhabited
1257 1.1 apb # Tromelin - inhabited until at least 1958
1258 1.1 apb
1259 1.1 apb # Rwanda
1260 1.1.1.3 apb # See Africa/Maputo.
1261 1.1 apb
1262 1.1 apb # St Helena
1263 1.1 apb # See Africa/Abidjan.
1264 1.1 apb # The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar:
1265 1.1 apb # Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA
1266 1.1 apb # Ascension: on GMT, say the USNO (1995-12-21) and the CIA
1267 1.1 apb # Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously):
1268 1.1 apb # on GMT, says the CIA
1269 1.1 apb # Inaccessible, Nightingale: uninhabited
1270 1.1 apb
1271 1.1 apb # So Tom and Prncipe
1272 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin
1273 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj # See Europe/Lisbon for info about the 1912 transition.
1274 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj
1275 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin # From Steffen Thorsen (2018-01-08):
1276 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin # Multiple sources tell that So Tom changed from UTC to UTC+1 as
1277 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin # they entered the year 2018.
1278 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin # From Michael Deckers (2018-01-08):
1279 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin # the switch is from 01:00 to 02:00 ... [Decree No. 25/2017]
1280 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin # http://www.mnec.gov.st/index.php/publicacoes/documentos/file/90-decreto-lei-n-25-2017
1281 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin
1282 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # From Vadim Nasardinov (2018-12-29):
1283 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # So Tom and Prncipe is about to do the following on Jan 1, 2019:
1284 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # https://www.stp-press.st/2018/12/05/governo-jesus-ja-decidiu-repor-hora-legal-sao-tomense/
1285 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin #
1286 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # From Michael Deckers (2018-12-30):
1287 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # https://www.legis-palop.org/download.jsp?idFile=102818
1288 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # ... [The legal time of the country, which coincides with universal
1289 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin # coordinated time, will be restituted at 2 o'clock on day 1 of January, 2019.]
1290 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin
1291 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin Zone Africa/Sao_Tome 0:26:56 - LMT 1884
1292 1.1.1.11.4.3 snj -0:36:45 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 00:00u # Lisbon MT
1293 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin 0:00 - GMT 2018 Jan 1 01:00
1294 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin 1:00 - WAT 2019 Jan 1 02:00
1295 1.1.1.11.4.7 martin 0:00 - GMT
1296 1.1.1.11.4.2 martin
1297 1.1 apb # Senegal
1298 1.1 apb # See Africa/Abidjan.
1299 1.1 apb
1300 1.1 apb # Seychelles
1301 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1302 1.1.1.2 apb Zone Indian/Mahe 3:41:48 - LMT 1906 Jun # Victoria
1303 1.1.1.10 kre 4:00 - +04
1304 1.1 apb # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-30):
1305 1.1 apb # Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches, originally dependencies of the
1306 1.1 apb # Seychelles, were transferred to the British Indian Ocean Territory
1307 1.1 apb # in 1965 and returned to Seychelles control in 1976. We don't know
1308 1.1 apb # whether this affected their time zone, so omit this for now.
1309 1.1 apb # Possibly the islands were uninhabited.
1310 1.1 apb
1311 1.1 apb # Sierra Leone
1312 1.1 apb # See Africa/Abidjan.
1313 1.1 apb
1314 1.1 apb # Somalia
1315 1.1.1.4 apb # See Africa/Nairobi.
1316 1.1 apb
1317 1.1 apb # South Africa
1318 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
1319 1.1 apb Rule SA 1942 1943 - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 -
1320 1.1 apb Rule SA 1943 1944 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 -
1321 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1322 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 - LMT 1892 Feb 8
1323 1.1 apb 1:30 - SAST 1903 Mar
1324 1.1 apb 2:00 SA SAST
1325 1.1.1.3 apb Link Africa/Johannesburg Africa/Maseru # Lesotho
1326 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin Link Africa/Johannesburg Africa/Mbabane # Eswatini
1327 1.1.1.3 apb #
1328 1.1 apb # Marion and Prince Edward Is
1329 1.1 apb # scientific station since 1947
1330 1.1 apb # no information
1331 1.1 apb
1332 1.1 apb # Sudan
1333 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj
1334 1.1 apb # From <http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html>
1335 1.1 apb # Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13),
1336 1.1 apb # also reported by Michal De Beukelaer-Dossche via Steffen Thorsen:
1337 1.1 apb # Clocks will be moved ahead for 60 minutes all over the Sudan as of noon
1338 1.1 apb # Saturday.... This was announced Thursday by Caretaker State Minister for
1339 1.1 apb # Manpower Abdul-Rahman Nur-Eddin.
1340 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj
1341 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # From Ahmed Atyya, National Telecommunications Corp. (NTC), Sudan (2017-10-17):
1342 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # ... the Republic of Sudan is going to change the time zone from (GMT+3:00)
1343 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # to (GMT+ 2:00) starting from Wednesday 1 November 2017.
1344 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj #
1345 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # From Paul Eggert (2017-10-18):
1346 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # A scanned copy (in Arabic) of Cabinet Resolution No. 352 for the
1347 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # year 2017 can be found as an attachment in email today from Yahia
1348 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # Abdalla of NTC, archived at:
1349 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2017-October/025333.html
1350 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj
1351 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
1352 1.1 apb Rule Sudan 1970 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
1353 1.1 apb Rule Sudan 1970 1985 - Oct 15 0:00 0 -
1354 1.1 apb Rule Sudan 1971 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S
1355 1.1 apb Rule Sudan 1972 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 S
1356 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1357 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 - LMT 1931
1358 1.1 apb 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00
1359 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj 3:00 - EAT 2017 Nov 1
1360 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj 2:00 - CAT
1361 1.1 apb
1362 1.1 apb # South Sudan
1363 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1364 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj Zone Africa/Juba 2:06:28 - LMT 1931
1365 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00
1366 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj 3:00 - EAT
1367 1.1 apb
1368 1.1 apb # Tanzania
1369 1.1.1.4 apb # See Africa/Nairobi.
1370 1.1 apb
1371 1.1 apb # Togo
1372 1.1 apb # See Africa/Abidjan.
1373 1.1 apb
1374 1.1 apb # Tunisia
1375 1.1 apb
1376 1.1 apb # From Gwillim Law (2005-04-30):
1377 1.1 apb # My correspondent, Risto Nyknen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST,
1378 1.1 apb # this time in Tunisia. According to Yahoo France News
1379 1.1 apb # <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP
1380 1.1 apb # and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by
1381 1.1 apb # one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1. Henceforth, Tunisian time will be
1382 1.1 apb # UTC+2 instead of UTC+1. The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next
1383 1.1 apb # Saturday." (My translation)
1384 1.1 apb #
1385 1.1 apb # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02):
1386 1.1 apb # La Presse, the first national daily newspaper ...
1387 1.1.1.2 apb # http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html
1388 1.1 apb # ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30,
1389 1.1 apb # 1h standard time.
1390 1.1 apb #
1391 1.1 apb # From Atef Loukil (2006-03-28):
1392 1.1 apb # The daylight saving time will be the same each year:
1393 1.1 apb # Beginning : the last Sunday of March at 02:00
1394 1.1 apb # Ending : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ...
1395 1.1 apb # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50
1396 1.1 apb
1397 1.1 apb # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-16):
1398 1.1 apb # According to several news sources, Tunisia will not observe DST this year.
1399 1.1 apb # (Arabic)
1400 1.1 apb # http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546
1401 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp
1402 1.1 apb #
1403 1.1 apb # We have also confirmed this with the US embassy in Tunisia.
1404 1.1 apb # We have a wrap-up about this on the following page:
1405 1.1.1.11.4.1 snj # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html
1406 1.1 apb
1407 1.1 apb # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17):
1408 1.1 apb # Here is a link to Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency
1409 1.1 apb #
1410 1.1 apb # Standard time to be kept the whole year long (tap.info.tn):
1411 1.1 apb #
1412 1.1 apb # (in English)
1413 1.1 apb # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157
1414 1.1 apb #
1415 1.1 apb # (in Arabic)
1416 1.1 apb # http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1
1417 1.1 apb
1418 1.1 apb # From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-18):
1419 1.1 apb # The Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency notice contains this: "This measure is
1420 1.1 apb # due to the fact that the fasting month of Ramadan coincides with the period
1421 1.1 apb # concerned by summer time. Therefore, the standard time will be kept
1422 1.1 apb # unchanged the whole year long." So foregoing DST seems to be an exception
1423 1.1 apb # (albeit one that may be repeated in the future).
1424 1.1 apb
1425 1.1 apb # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-27):
1426 1.1 apb # According to some news reports Tunis confirmed not to use DST in 2010
1427 1.1 apb #
1428 1.1 apb # (translation):
1429 1.1 apb # "The Tunisian government has decided to abandon DST, which was scheduled on
1430 1.1 apb # Sunday...
1431 1.1 apb # Tunisian authorities had suspended the DST for the first time last year also
1432 1.1 apb # coincided with the month of Ramadan..."
1433 1.1 apb #
1434 1.1 apb # (in Arabic)
1435 1.1 apb # http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1
1436 1.1 apb # http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036
1437 1.1 apb # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html
1438 1.1 apb
1439 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
1440 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 S
1441 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 -
1442 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1940 only - Feb 25 23:00s 1:00 S
1443 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1941 only - Oct 6 0:00 0 -
1444 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Mar 9 0:00 1:00 S
1445 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Nov 2 3:00 0 -
1446 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00 1:00 S
1447 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 17 2:00 0 -
1448 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 25 2:00 1:00 S
1449 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 -
1450 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S
1451 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1944 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 -
1452 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1945 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 -
1453 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Apr 30 0:00s 1:00 S
1454 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 -
1455 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S
1456 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 -
1457 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 S
1458 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 -
1459 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S
1460 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S
1461 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 2005 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S
1462 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 2005 only - Sep 30 1:00s 0 -
1463 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S
1464 1.1 apb Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 -
1465 1.1 apb
1466 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # See Europe/Paris for PMT-related transitions.
1467 1.1.1.11.4.8 martin # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1468 1.1 apb Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12
1469 1.1.1.2 apb 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time
1470 1.1 apb 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT
1471 1.1 apb
1472 1.1 apb # Uganda
1473 1.1.1.4 apb # See Africa/Nairobi.
1474 1.1 apb
1475 1.1 apb # Zambia
1476 1.1 apb # Zimbabwe
1477 1.1.1.3 apb # See Africa/Maputo.
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