| 1 | # <pre> |
| 2 | # @(#)africa 8.23 |
| 3 | # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of |
| 4 | # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, |
| 7 | # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to |
| 8 | # tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). |
| 9 | |
| 10 | # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): |
| 11 | # |
| 12 | # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is |
| 13 | # Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition), |
| 14 | # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003). |
| 15 | # |
| 16 | # Gwillim Law writes that a good source |
| 17 | # for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport |
| 18 | # Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM), |
| 19 | # published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries |
| 20 | # of the IATA's data after 1990. |
| 21 | # |
| 22 | # Except where otherwise noted, Shanks & Pottenger is the source for |
| 23 | # entries through 1990, and IATA SSIM is the source for entries afterwards. |
| 24 | # |
| 25 | # Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, |
| 26 | # Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which |
| 27 | # I found in the UCLA library. |
| 28 | # |
| 29 | # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is |
| 30 | # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). |
| 31 | # |
| 32 | # Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT |
| 33 | # for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively, |
| 34 | # but Mark R V Murray reports that |
| 35 | # `SAST' is the official abbreviation for +2:00 in the country of South Africa, |
| 36 | # `CAT' is commonly used for +2:00 in countries north of South Africa, and |
| 37 | # `WAT' is probably the best name for +1:00, as the common phrase for |
| 38 | # the area that includes Nigeria is ``West Africa''. |
| 39 | # He has heard of ``Western Sahara Time'' for +0:00 but can find no reference. |
| 40 | # |
| 41 | # To make things confusing, `WAT' seems to have been used for -1:00 long ago; |
| 42 | # I'd guess that this was because people needed _some_ name for -1:00, |
| 43 | # and at the time, far west Africa was the only major land area in -1:00. |
| 44 | # This usage is now obsolete, as the last use of -1:00 on the African |
| 45 | # mainland seems to have been 1976 in Western Sahara. |
| 46 | # |
| 47 | # To summarize, the following abbreviations seem to have some currency: |
| 48 | # -1:00 WAT West Africa Time (no longer used) |
| 49 | # 0:00 GMT Greenwich Mean Time |
| 50 | # 2:00 CAT Central Africa Time |
| 51 | # 2:00 SAST South Africa Standard Time |
| 52 | # and Murray suggests the following abbreviation: |
| 53 | # 1:00 WAT West Africa Time |
| 54 | # I realize that this leads to `WAT' being used for both -1:00 and 1:00 |
| 55 | # for times before 1976, but this is the best I can think of |
| 56 | # until we get more information. |
| 57 | # |
| 58 | # I invented the following abbreviations; corrections are welcome! |
| 59 | # 2:00 WAST West Africa Summer Time |
| 60 | # 2:30 BEAT British East Africa Time (no longer used) |
| 61 | # 2:44:45 BEAUT British East Africa Unified Time (no longer used) |
| 62 | # 3:00 CAST Central Africa Summer Time (no longer used) |
| 63 | # 3:00 SAST South Africa Summer Time (no longer used) |
| 64 | # 3:00 EAT East Africa Time |
| 65 | # 4:00 EAST East Africa Summer Time (no longer used) |
| 66 | |
| 67 | # Algeria |
| 68 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
| 69 | Rule Algeria 1916 only - Jun 14 23:00s 1:00 S |
| 70 | Rule Algeria 1916 1919 - Oct Sun>=1 23:00s 0 - |
| 71 | Rule Algeria 1917 only - Mar 24 23:00s 1:00 S |
| 72 | Rule Algeria 1918 only - Mar 9 23:00s 1:00 S |
| 73 | Rule Algeria 1919 only - Mar 1 23:00s 1:00 S |
| 74 | Rule Algeria 1920 only - Feb 14 23:00s 1:00 S |
| 75 | Rule Algeria 1920 only - Oct 23 23:00s 0 - |
| 76 | Rule Algeria 1921 only - Mar 14 23:00s 1:00 S |
| 77 | Rule Algeria 1921 only - Jun 21 23:00s 0 - |
| 78 | Rule Algeria 1939 only - Sep 11 23:00s 1:00 S |
| 79 | Rule Algeria 1939 only - Nov 19 1:00 0 - |
| 80 | Rule Algeria 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S |
| 81 | Rule Algeria 1944 only - Oct 8 2:00 0 - |
| 82 | Rule Algeria 1945 only - Sep 16 1:00 0 - |
| 83 | Rule Algeria 1971 only - Apr 25 23:00s 1:00 S |
| 84 | Rule Algeria 1971 only - Sep 26 23:00s 0 - |
| 85 | Rule Algeria 1977 only - May 6 0:00 1:00 S |
| 86 | Rule Algeria 1977 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 - |
| 87 | Rule Algeria 1978 only - Mar 24 1:00 1:00 S |
| 88 | Rule Algeria 1978 only - Sep 22 3:00 0 - |
| 89 | Rule Algeria 1980 only - Apr 25 0:00 1:00 S |
| 90 | Rule Algeria 1980 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 - |
| 91 | # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's |
| 92 | # more precise 0:09:21. |
| 93 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 94 | Zone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01 |
| 95 | 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time |
| 96 | 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:00 |
| 97 | 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1946 Oct 7 |
| 98 | 0:00 - WET 1956 Jan 29 |
| 99 | 1:00 - CET 1963 Apr 14 |
| 100 | 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1977 Oct 21 |
| 101 | 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1979 Oct 26 |
| 102 | 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1981 May |
| 103 | 1:00 - CET |
| 104 | |
| 105 | # Angola |
| 106 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 107 | Zone Africa/Luanda 0:52:56 - LMT 1892 |
| 108 | 0:52:04 - AOT 1911 May 26 # Angola Time |
| 109 | 1:00 - WAT |
| 110 | |
| 111 | # Benin |
| 112 | # Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1946, not 1934; |
| 113 | # go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
| 114 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 115 | Zone Africa/Porto-Novo 0:10:28 - LMT 1912 |
| 116 | 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
| 117 | 1:00 - WAT |
| 118 | |
| 119 | # Botswana |
| 120 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 121 | Zone Africa/Gaborone 1:43:40 - LMT 1885 |
| 122 | 2:00 - CAT 1943 Sep 19 2:00 |
| 123 | 2:00 1:00 CAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 |
| 124 | 2:00 - CAT |
| 125 | |
| 126 | # Burkina Faso |
| 127 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 128 | Zone Africa/Ouagadougou -0:06:04 - LMT 1912 |
| 129 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 130 | |
| 131 | # Burundi |
| 132 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 133 | Zone Africa/Bujumbura 1:57:28 - LMT 1890 |
| 134 | 2:00 - CAT |
| 135 | |
| 136 | # Cameroon |
| 137 | # Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1920; go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
| 138 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 139 | Zone Africa/Douala 0:38:48 - LMT 1912 |
| 140 | 1:00 - WAT |
| 141 | |
| 142 | # Cape Verde |
| 143 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 144 | Zone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1907 # Praia |
| 145 | -2:00 - CVT 1942 Sep |
| 146 | -2:00 1:00 CVST 1945 Oct 15 |
| 147 | -2:00 - CVT 1975 Nov 25 2:00 |
| 148 | -1:00 - CVT |
| 149 | |
| 150 | # Central African Republic |
| 151 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 152 | Zone Africa/Bangui 1:14:20 - LMT 1912 |
| 153 | 1:00 - WAT |
| 154 | |
| 155 | # Chad |
| 156 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 157 | Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 |
| 158 | 1:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 14 |
| 159 | 1:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 8 |
| 160 | 1:00 - WAT |
| 161 | |
| 162 | # Comoros |
| 163 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 164 | Zone Indian/Comoro 2:53:04 - LMT 1911 Jul # Moroni, Gran Comoro |
| 165 | 3:00 - EAT |
| 166 | |
| 167 | # Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 168 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 169 | Zone Africa/Kinshasa 1:01:12 - LMT 1897 Nov 9 |
| 170 | 1:00 - WAT |
| 171 | Zone Africa/Lubumbashi 1:49:52 - LMT 1897 Nov 9 |
| 172 | 2:00 - CAT |
| 173 | |
| 174 | # Republic of the Congo |
| 175 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 176 | Zone Africa/Brazzaville 1:01:08 - LMT 1912 |
| 177 | 1:00 - WAT |
| 178 | |
| 179 | # Cote D'Ivoire |
| 180 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 181 | Zone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 1912 |
| 182 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 183 | |
| 184 | # Djibouti |
| 185 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 186 | Zone Africa/Djibouti 2:52:36 - LMT 1911 Jul |
| 187 | 3:00 - EAT |
| 188 | |
| 189 | ############################################################################### |
| 190 | |
| 191 | # Egypt |
| 192 | |
| 193 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
| 194 | Rule Egypt 1940 only - Jul 15 0:00 1:00 S |
| 195 | Rule Egypt 1940 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
| 196 | Rule Egypt 1941 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S |
| 197 | Rule Egypt 1941 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - |
| 198 | Rule Egypt 1942 1944 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S |
| 199 | Rule Egypt 1942 only - Oct 27 0:00 0 - |
| 200 | Rule Egypt 1943 1945 - Nov 1 0:00 0 - |
| 201 | Rule Egypt 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 S |
| 202 | Rule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S |
| 203 | Rule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
| 204 | Rule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S |
| 205 | Rule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S |
| 206 | Rule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - |
| 207 | Rule Egypt 1966 1994 - Oct 1 3:00 0 - |
| 208 | Rule Egypt 1982 only - Jul 25 1:00 1:00 S |
| 209 | Rule Egypt 1983 only - Jul 12 1:00 1:00 S |
| 210 | Rule Egypt 1984 1988 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S |
| 211 | Rule Egypt 1989 only - May 6 1:00 1:00 S |
| 212 | Rule Egypt 1990 1994 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S |
| 213 | # IATA (after 1990) says transitions are at 0:00. |
| 214 | # Go with IATA starting in 1995, except correct 1995 entry from 09-30 to 09-29. |
| 215 | Rule Egypt 1995 max - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S |
| 216 | Rule Egypt 1995 2005 - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - |
| 217 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-19): |
| 218 | # The Egyptian Gazette, issue 41,090 (2006-09-18), page 1, reports: |
| 219 | # Egypt will turn back clocks by one hour at the midnight of Thursday |
| 220 | # after observing the daylight saving time since May. |
| 221 | # http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf |
| 222 | Rule Egypt 2006 only - Sep 21 23:00s 0 - |
| 223 | # From Dirk Losch (2007-08-14): |
| 224 | # I received a mail from an airline which says that the daylight |
| 225 | # saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to 2007-09-07. |
| 226 | # From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:] |
| 227 | # http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm |
| 228 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53 |
| 229 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-09-04): The official information...: |
| 230 | # http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Miscellaneous/000002/0207000000000000001580.htm |
| 231 | Rule Egypt 2007 only - Sep Thu>=1 23:00s 0 - |
| 232 | # From Abdelrahman Hassan (2007-09-06): |
| 233 | # Due to the Hijri (lunar Islamic calendar) year being 11 days shorter |
| 234 | # than the year of the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan shifts earlier each |
| 235 | # year. This year it will be observed September 13 (September is quite |
| 236 | # hot in Egypt), and the idea is to make fasting easier for workers by |
| 237 | # shifting business hours one hour out of daytime heat. Consequently, |
| 238 | # unless discontinued, next DST may end Thursday 28 August 2008. |
| 239 | # From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17): |
| 240 | # For lack of better info, assume the new rule is last Thursday in August. |
| 241 | |
| 242 | # From Petr Machata (2009-04-06): |
| 243 | # The following appeared in Red Hat bugzilla[1] (edited): |
| 244 | # |
| 245 | # > $ zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo | grep 2009 |
| 246 | # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 21:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu = |
| 247 | # Apr 23 |
| 248 | # > 23:59:59 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200 |
| 249 | # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 22:00:00 2009 UTC = Fri = |
| 250 | # Apr 24 |
| 251 | # > 01:00:00 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800 |
| 252 | # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 20:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu = |
| 253 | # Aug 27 |
| 254 | # > 23:59:59 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800 |
| 255 | # > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 21:00:00 2009 UTC = Thu = |
| 256 | # Aug 27 |
| 257 | # > 23:00:00 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200 |
| 258 | # |
| 259 | # > end date should be Thu Sep 24 2009 (Last Thursday in September at 23:59= |
| 260 | # :59) |
| 261 | # > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958729/ |
| 262 | # |
| 263 | # timeanddate[2] and another site I've found[3] also support that. |
| 264 | # |
| 265 | # [1] <a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263"> |
| 266 | # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263 |
| 267 | # </a> |
| 268 | # [2] <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53"> |
| 269 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53 |
| 270 | # </a> |
| 271 | # [3] <a href="http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/"> |
| 272 | # http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/ |
| 273 | # </a> |
| 274 | |
| 275 | # From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-20): |
| 276 | # In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth |
| 277 | # Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday |
| 278 | # in September. |
| 279 | |
| 280 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11): |
| 281 | # We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet |
| 282 | # Information and Decision Support Center: |
| 283 | # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html"> |
| 284 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html |
| 285 | # </a> |
| 286 | # |
| 287 | # The Middle East News Agency |
| 288 | # <a href="http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx"> |
| 289 | # http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx |
| 290 | # </a> |
| 291 | # also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21" |
| 292 | # today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT." |
| 293 | # Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service, |
| 294 | # and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine |
| 295 | # (at least today). |
| 296 | |
| 297 | Rule Egypt 2008 only - Aug lastThu 23:00s 0 - |
| 298 | Rule Egypt 2009 only - Aug 20 23:00s 0 - |
| 299 | Rule Egypt 2010 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - |
| 300 | |
| 301 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 302 | Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct |
| 303 | 2:00 Egypt EE%sT |
| 304 | |
| 305 | # Equatorial Guinea |
| 306 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 307 | Zone Africa/Malabo 0:35:08 - LMT 1912 |
| 308 | 0:00 - GMT 1963 Dec 15 |
| 309 | 1:00 - WAT |
| 310 | |
| 311 | # Eritrea |
| 312 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 313 | Zone Africa/Asmara 2:35:32 - LMT 1870 |
| 314 | 2:35:32 - AMT 1890 # Asmara Mean Time |
| 315 | 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT |
| 316 | 3:00 - EAT |
| 317 | |
| 318 | # Ethiopia |
| 319 | # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): |
| 320 | # Shanks & Pottenger write that Ethiopia had six narrowly-spaced time zones |
| 321 | # between 1870 and 1890, and that they merged to 38E50 (2:35:20) in 1890. |
| 322 | # We'll guess that 38E50 is for Adis Dera. |
| 323 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 324 | Zone Africa/Addis_Ababa 2:34:48 - LMT 1870 |
| 325 | 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT |
| 326 | 3:00 - EAT |
| 327 | |
| 328 | # Gabon |
| 329 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 330 | Zone Africa/Libreville 0:37:48 - LMT 1912 |
| 331 | 1:00 - WAT |
| 332 | |
| 333 | # Gambia |
| 334 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 335 | Zone Africa/Banjul -1:06:36 - LMT 1912 |
| 336 | -1:06:36 - BMT 1935 # Banjul Mean Time |
| 337 | -1:00 - WAT 1964 |
| 338 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 339 | |
| 340 | # Ghana |
| 341 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
| 342 | # Whitman says DST was observed from 1931 to ``the present''; |
| 343 | # go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
| 344 | Rule Ghana 1936 1942 - Sep 1 0:00 0:20 GHST |
| 345 | Rule Ghana 1936 1942 - Dec 31 0:00 0 GMT |
| 346 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 347 | Zone Africa/Accra -0:00:52 - LMT 1918 |
| 348 | 0:00 Ghana %s |
| 349 | |
| 350 | # Guinea |
| 351 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 352 | Zone Africa/Conakry -0:54:52 - LMT 1912 |
| 353 | 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
| 354 | -1:00 - WAT 1960 |
| 355 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 356 | |
| 357 | # Guinea-Bissau |
| 358 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 359 | Zone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1911 May 26 |
| 360 | -1:00 - WAT 1975 |
| 361 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 362 | |
| 363 | # Kenya |
| 364 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 365 | Zone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1928 Jul |
| 366 | 3:00 - EAT 1930 |
| 367 | 2:30 - BEAT 1940 |
| 368 | 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1960 |
| 369 | 3:00 - EAT |
| 370 | |
| 371 | # Lesotho |
| 372 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 373 | Zone Africa/Maseru 1:50:00 - LMT 1903 Mar |
| 374 | 2:00 - SAST 1943 Sep 19 2:00 |
| 375 | 2:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 |
| 376 | 2:00 - SAST |
| 377 | |
| 378 | # Liberia |
| 379 | # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): |
| 380 | # In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch |
| 381 | # from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes. |
| 382 | # Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday. |
| 383 | # Shank & Pottenger report the date as May 1, whereas Howse reports Jan; |
| 384 | # go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
| 385 | # For Liberia before 1972, Shanks & Pottenger report -0:44, whereas Howse and |
| 386 | # Whitman each report -0:44:30; go with the more precise figure. |
| 387 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 388 | Zone Africa/Monrovia -0:43:08 - LMT 1882 |
| 389 | -0:43:08 - MMT 1919 Mar # Monrovia Mean Time |
| 390 | -0:44:30 - LRT 1972 May # Liberia Time |
| 391 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 392 | |
| 393 | ############################################################################### |
| 394 | |
| 395 | # Libya |
| 396 | |
| 397 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
| 398 | Rule Libya 1951 only - Oct 14 2:00 1:00 S |
| 399 | Rule Libya 1952 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - |
| 400 | Rule Libya 1953 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S |
| 401 | Rule Libya 1954 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - |
| 402 | Rule Libya 1955 only - Sep 30 0:00 1:00 S |
| 403 | Rule Libya 1956 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - |
| 404 | Rule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S |
| 405 | Rule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
| 406 | Rule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 S |
| 407 | Rule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S |
| 408 | Rule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - |
| 409 | Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S |
| 410 | Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
| 411 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 412 | Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920 |
| 413 | 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959 |
| 414 | 2:00 - EET 1982 |
| 415 | 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4 |
| 416 | # The following entries are from Shanks & Pottenger; |
| 417 | # the IATA SSIM data contain some obvious errors. |
| 418 | 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30 |
| 419 | 1:00 - CET 1997 Apr 4 |
| 420 | 1:00 1:00 CEST 1997 Oct 4 |
| 421 | 2:00 - EET |
| 422 | |
| 423 | # Madagascar |
| 424 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 425 | Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 - LMT 1911 Jul |
| 426 | 3:00 - EAT 1954 Feb 27 23:00s |
| 427 | 3:00 1:00 EAST 1954 May 29 23:00s |
| 428 | 3:00 - EAT |
| 429 | |
| 430 | # Malawi |
| 431 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 432 | Zone Africa/Blantyre 2:20:00 - LMT 1903 Mar |
| 433 | 2:00 - CAT |
| 434 | |
| 435 | # Mali |
| 436 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 437 | Zone Africa/Bamako -0:32:00 - LMT 1912 |
| 438 | 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
| 439 | -1:00 - WAT 1960 Jun 20 |
| 440 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 441 | |
| 442 | # Mauritania |
| 443 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 444 | Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 1912 |
| 445 | 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
| 446 | -1:00 - WAT 1960 Nov 28 |
| 447 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 448 | |
| 449 | # Mauritius |
| 450 | |
| 451 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25): |
| 452 | # Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial |
| 453 | # basis.... |
| 454 | # It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to |
| 455 | # 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful.... |
| 456 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html |
| 457 | |
| 458 | # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25): |
| 459 | # http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD |
| 460 | |
| 461 | # From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30): |
| 462 | # The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A |
| 463 | # final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving |
| 464 | # would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight. |
| 465 | |
| 466 | # From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): |
| 467 | # Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger. |
| 468 | |
| 469 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10): |
| 470 | # According to |
| 471 | # <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216"> |
| 472 | # http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216 |
| 473 | # </a> |
| 474 | # (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier |
| 475 | # than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31). The new start |
| 476 | # date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time |
| 477 | # given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time). |
| 478 | # |
| 479 | # A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date |
| 480 | # to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date, |
| 481 | # but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in |
| 482 | # USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder |
| 483 | # why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which |
| 484 | # changes two days later. |
| 485 | |
| 486 | # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11): |
| 487 | # Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving |
| 488 | # time: Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally |
| 489 | # published on Monday, June 30, 2008... |
| 490 | # |
| 491 | # I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction |
| 492 | # de l'heure d'ete" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26 |
| 493 | # and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one. |
| 494 | # ... |
| 495 | # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html"> |
| 496 | # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html |
| 497 | # </a> |
| 498 | |
| 499 | # From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03): |
| 500 | # The Government of Mauritius weblink |
| 501 | # <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD"> |
| 502 | # http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD |
| 503 | # </a> |
| 504 | # Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows: |
| 505 | # |
| 506 | # 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly |
| 507 | # of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in |
| 508 | # Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of |
| 509 | # the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United |
| 510 | # States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the |
| 511 | # last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on |
| 512 | # the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the |
| 513 | # year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008 |
| 514 | # and end on 29 March 2009. |
| 515 | |
| 516 | # From Ed Maste (2008-10-07): |
| 517 | # THE TIME BILL (No. XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the |
| 518 | # beginning / ending of summer time is 2 o'clock standard time in the |
| 519 | # morning of the last Sunday of October / last Sunday of March. |
| 520 | # <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf"> |
| 521 | # http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf |
| 522 | # </a> |
| 523 | |
| 524 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-05): |
| 525 | # According to several sources, Mauritius will not continue to observe |
| 526 | # DST the coming summer... |
| 527 | # |
| 528 | # Some sources, in French: |
| 529 | # <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"> |
| 530 | # 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 |
| 531 | # </a> |
| 532 | # <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-"> |
| 533 | # 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- |
| 534 | # </a> |
| 535 | # |
| 536 | # Our wrap-up: |
| 537 | # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html"> |
| 538 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html |
| 539 | # </a> |
| 540 | |
| 541 | # From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11): |
| 542 | # The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this: |
| 543 | # "The trial ended on March 29, 2009, when the clocks moved back by one hour |
| 544 | # at 2am (or 02:00) local time..." |
| 545 | |
| 546 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
| 547 | Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S |
| 548 | Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 - |
| 549 | Rule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S |
| 550 | Rule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - |
| 551 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 552 | Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis |
| 553 | 4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time |
| 554 | # Agalega Is, Rodriguez |
| 555 | # no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius |
| 556 | |
| 557 | # Mayotte |
| 558 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 559 | Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou |
| 560 | 3:00 - EAT |
| 561 | |
| 562 | # Morocco |
| 563 | # See the `europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta). |
| 564 | |
| 565 | # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): |
| 566 | # Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between |
| 567 | # 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008. |
| 568 | # |
| 569 | # "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will |
| 570 | # be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to |
| 571 | # Communication Minister and Gov ernment Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...." |
| 572 | # |
| 573 | # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html"> |
| 574 | # http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html |
| 575 | # </a> |
| 576 | # OR |
| 577 | # <a href="http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html"> |
| 578 | # http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html |
| 579 | # </a> |
| 580 | |
| 581 | # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): |
| 582 | # The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe Presse: |
| 583 | # <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view"> |
| 584 | # http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view |
| 585 | # </a> |
| 586 | # |
| 587 | # Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt. |
| 588 | # spokesman. |
| 589 | |
| 590 | # From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09): |
| 591 | # According to this article: |
| 592 | # <a href="http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html"> |
| 593 | # http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html |
| 594 | # </a> |
| 595 | # (and republished here: |
| 596 | # <a href="http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html"> |
| 597 | # http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html |
| 598 | # </a> |
| 599 | # ) |
| 600 | # the changes occurs at midnight: |
| 601 | # |
| 602 | # saturday night may 31st at midnight (which in french is to be |
| 603 | # intrepreted as the night between saturday and sunday) |
| 604 | # sunday night the 28th at midnight |
| 605 | # |
| 606 | # Seeing that the 28th is monday, I am guessing that she intends to say |
| 607 | # the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between sunday and |
| 608 | # monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive |
| 609 | # june1st to sept 27th. |
| 610 | # |
| 611 | # The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree |
| 612 | # published on the web. |
| 613 | # |
| 614 | # It's also confirmed here: |
| 615 | # <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm"> |
| 616 | # http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm |
| 617 | # </a> |
| 618 | # on a government portal as being between june 1st and sept 27th (not yet |
| 619 | # posted in english). |
| 620 | # |
| 621 | # The following google query will generate many relevant hits: |
| 622 | # <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search"> |
| 623 | # http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search |
| 624 | # </a> |
| 625 | |
| 626 | # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): |
| 627 | # Is Western Sahara (part which administrated by Morocco) going to follow |
| 628 | # Morocco DST changes? Any information? What about other part of |
| 629 | # Western Sahara - under administration of POLISARIO Front (also named |
| 630 | # SADR Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic)? |
| 631 | |
| 632 | # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09): |
| 633 | # XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now. |
| 634 | |
| 635 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27): |
| 636 | # Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31 |
| 637 | # and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end |
| 638 | # of September: |
| 639 | # |
| 640 | # One article about it (in French): |
| 641 | # <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"> |
| 642 | # http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default |
| 643 | # </a> |
| 644 | # |
| 645 | # We have some further details posted here: |
| 646 | # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html"> |
| 647 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html |
| 648 | # </a> |
| 649 | |
| 650 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-17): |
| 651 | # Morocco will observe DST from 2009-06-01 00:00 to 2009-08-21 00:00 according |
| 652 | # to many sources, such as |
| 653 | # <a href="http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html"> |
| 654 | # http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html |
| 655 | # </a> |
| 656 | # <a href="http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312"> |
| 657 | # http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312 |
| 658 | # </a> |
| 659 | # (French) |
| 660 | # |
| 661 | # Our summary: |
| 662 | # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html"> |
| 663 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html |
| 664 | # </a> |
| 665 | |
| 666 | # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): |
| 667 | # Here is a link to official document from Royaume du Maroc Premier Ministre, |
| 668 | # Ministere de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics |
| 669 | # |
| 670 | # Under Article 1 of Royal Decree No. 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 june 1967) |
| 671 | # concerning the amendment of the legal time, the Ministry of Modernization of |
| 672 | # Public Sectors announced that the official time in the Kingdom will be |
| 673 | # advanced 60 minutes from Sunday 31 May 2009 at midnight. |
| 674 | # |
| 675 | # <a href="http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf"> |
| 676 | # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf |
| 677 | # </a> |
| 678 | # |
| 679 | # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html"> |
| 680 | # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html |
| 681 | # </a> |
| 682 | |
| 683 | # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
| 684 | |
| 685 | Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S |
| 686 | Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 - |
| 687 | Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 S |
| 688 | Rule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 - |
| 689 | Rule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 S |
| 690 | Rule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 - |
| 691 | Rule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 S |
| 692 | Rule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
| 693 | Rule Morocco 1974 only - Jun 24 0:00 1:00 S |
| 694 | Rule Morocco 1974 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - |
| 695 | Rule Morocco 1976 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S |
| 696 | Rule Morocco 1976 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 - |
| 697 | Rule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 - |
| 698 | Rule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S |
| 699 | Rule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 - |
| 700 | Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S |
| 701 | Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - |
| 702 | Rule Morocco 2009 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S |
| 703 | Rule Morocco 2009 only - Aug 21 0:00 0 - |
| 704 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 705 | Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 |
| 706 | 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16 |
| 707 | 1:00 - CET 1986 |
| 708 | 0:00 Morocco WE%sT |
| 709 | # Western Sahara |
| 710 | Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan |
| 711 | -1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14 |
| 712 | 0:00 - WET |
| 713 | |
| 714 | # Mozambique |
| 715 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 716 | Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar |
| 717 | 2:00 - CAT |
| 718 | |
| 719 | # Namibia |
| 720 | # The 1994-04-03 transition is from Shanks & Pottenger. |
| 721 | # Shanks & Pottenger report no DST after 1998-04; go with IATA. |
| 722 | |
| 723 | # From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30) in |
| 724 | # <http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html>: |
| 725 | # While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other |
| 726 | # settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there |
| 727 | # rises and sets earlier compared to other regions. Chief of |
| 728 | # Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of |
| 729 | # the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest |
| 730 | # of the country. |
| 731 | # |
| 732 | # From Paul Eggert (2007-03-31): |
| 733 | # Apparently the Caprivi Strip informally observes Botswana time, but |
| 734 | # we have no details. In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone. |
| 735 | |
| 736 | # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
| 737 | Rule Namibia 1994 max - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S |
| 738 | Rule Namibia 1995 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 - |
| 739 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 740 | Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 |
| 741 | 1:30 - SWAT 1903 Mar # SW Africa Time |
| 742 | 2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:00 |
| 743 | 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00 |
| 744 | 2:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence |
| 745 | 2:00 - CAT 1994 Apr 3 |
| 746 | 1:00 Namibia WA%sT |
| 747 | |
| 748 | # Niger |
| 749 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 750 | Zone Africa/Niamey 0:08:28 - LMT 1912 |
| 751 | -1:00 - WAT 1934 Feb 26 |
| 752 | 0:00 - GMT 1960 |
| 753 | 1:00 - WAT |
| 754 | |
| 755 | # Nigeria |
| 756 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 757 | Zone Africa/Lagos 0:13:36 - LMT 1919 Sep |
| 758 | 1:00 - WAT |
| 759 | |
| 760 | # Reunion |
| 761 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 762 | Zone Indian/Reunion 3:41:52 - LMT 1911 Jun # Saint-Denis |
| 763 | 4:00 - RET # Reunion Time |
| 764 | # |
| 765 | # Scattered Islands (Iles Eparses) administered from Reunion are as follows. |
| 766 | # The following information about them is taken from |
| 767 | # Iles Eparses (www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/domtom/ile.htm, 1997-07-22, in French; |
| 768 | # no longer available as of 1999-08-17). |
| 769 | # We have no info about their time zone histories. |
| 770 | # |
| 771 | # Bassas da India - uninhabited |
| 772 | # Europa Island - inhabited from 1905 to 1910 by two families |
| 773 | # Glorioso Is - inhabited until at least 1958 |
| 774 | # Juan de Nova - uninhabited |
| 775 | # Tromelin - inhabited until at least 1958 |
| 776 | |
| 777 | # Rwanda |
| 778 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 779 | Zone Africa/Kigali 2:00:16 - LMT 1935 Jun |
| 780 | 2:00 - CAT |
| 781 | |
| 782 | # St Helena |
| 783 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 784 | Zone Atlantic/St_Helena -0:22:48 - LMT 1890 # Jamestown |
| 785 | -0:22:48 - JMT 1951 # Jamestown Mean Time |
| 786 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 787 | # The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar: |
| 788 | # Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA |
| 789 | # Ascension: on GMT, says usno1995 and the CIA |
| 790 | # Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously): |
| 791 | # on GMT, says the CIA |
| 792 | # Inaccessible, Nightingale: no information, but probably GMT |
| 793 | |
| 794 | # Sao Tome and Principe |
| 795 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 796 | Zone Africa/Sao_Tome 0:26:56 - LMT 1884 |
| 797 | -0:36:32 - LMT 1912 # Lisbon Mean Time |
| 798 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 799 | |
| 800 | # Senegal |
| 801 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 802 | Zone Africa/Dakar -1:09:44 - LMT 1912 |
| 803 | -1:00 - WAT 1941 Jun |
| 804 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 805 | |
| 806 | # Seychelles |
| 807 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 808 | Zone Indian/Mahe 3:41:48 - LMT 1906 Jun # Victoria |
| 809 | 4:00 - SCT # Seychelles Time |
| 810 | # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-30): |
| 811 | # Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches, originally dependencies of the |
| 812 | # Seychelles, were transferred to the British Indian Ocean Territory |
| 813 | # in 1965 and returned to Seychelles control in 1976. We don't know |
| 814 | # whether this affected their time zone, so omit this for now. |
| 815 | # Possibly the islands were uninhabited. |
| 816 | |
| 817 | # Sierra Leone |
| 818 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
| 819 | # Whitman gives Mar 31 - Aug 31 for 1931 on; go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
| 820 | Rule SL 1935 1942 - Jun 1 0:00 0:40 SLST |
| 821 | Rule SL 1935 1942 - Oct 1 0:00 0 WAT |
| 822 | Rule SL 1957 1962 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 SLST |
| 823 | Rule SL 1957 1962 - Sep 1 0:00 0 GMT |
| 824 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 825 | Zone Africa/Freetown -0:53:00 - LMT 1882 |
| 826 | -0:53:00 - FMT 1913 Jun # Freetown Mean Time |
| 827 | -1:00 SL %s 1957 |
| 828 | 0:00 SL %s |
| 829 | |
| 830 | # Somalia |
| 831 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 832 | Zone Africa/Mogadishu 3:01:28 - LMT 1893 Nov |
| 833 | 3:00 - EAT 1931 |
| 834 | 2:30 - BEAT 1957 |
| 835 | 3:00 - EAT |
| 836 | |
| 837 | # South Africa |
| 838 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
| 839 | Rule SA 1942 1943 - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 - |
| 840 | Rule SA 1943 1944 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 - |
| 841 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 842 | Zone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 |
| 843 | 1:30 - SAST 1903 Mar |
| 844 | 2:00 SA SAST |
| 845 | # Marion and Prince Edward Is |
| 846 | # scientific station since 1947 |
| 847 | # no information |
| 848 | |
| 849 | # Sudan |
| 850 | # |
| 851 | # From <a href="http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html"> |
| 852 | # Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13) |
| 853 | # </a>, also reported by Michael De Beukelaer-Dossche via Steffen Thorsen: |
| 854 | # Clocks will be moved ahead for 60 minutes all over the Sudan as of noon |
| 855 | # Saturday.... This was announced Thursday by Caretaker State Minister for |
| 856 | # Manpower Abdul-Rahman Nur-Eddin. |
| 857 | # |
| 858 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
| 859 | Rule Sudan 1970 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S |
| 860 | Rule Sudan 1970 1985 - Oct 15 0:00 0 - |
| 861 | Rule Sudan 1971 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S |
| 862 | Rule Sudan 1972 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 S |
| 863 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 864 | Zone Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 - LMT 1931 |
| 865 | 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00 |
| 866 | 3:00 - EAT |
| 867 | |
| 868 | # Swaziland |
| 869 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 870 | Zone Africa/Mbabane 2:04:24 - LMT 1903 Mar |
| 871 | 2:00 - SAST |
| 872 | |
| 873 | # Tanzania |
| 874 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 875 | Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 - LMT 1931 |
| 876 | 3:00 - EAT 1948 |
| 877 | 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1961 |
| 878 | 3:00 - EAT |
| 879 | |
| 880 | # Togo |
| 881 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 882 | Zone Africa/Lome 0:04:52 - LMT 1893 |
| 883 | 0:00 - GMT |
| 884 | |
| 885 | # Tunisia |
| 886 | |
| 887 | # From Gwillim Law (2005-04-30): |
| 888 | # My correspondent, Risto Nykanen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST, |
| 889 | # this time in Tunisia. According to Yahoo France News |
| 890 | # <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP |
| 891 | # and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by |
| 892 | # one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1. Henceforth, Tunisian time will be |
| 893 | # UTC+2 instead of UTC+1. The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next |
| 894 | # Saturday." (My translation) |
| 895 | # |
| 896 | # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02): |
| 897 | # LaPresse, the first national daily newspaper ... |
| 898 | # <http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html> |
| 899 | # ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30, |
| 900 | # 1h standard time. |
| 901 | # |
| 902 | # From Atef Loukil (2006-03-28): |
| 903 | # The daylight saving time will be the same each year: |
| 904 | # Beginning : the last Sunday of March at 02:00 |
| 905 | # Ending : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ... |
| 906 | # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50 |
| 907 | |
| 908 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-16): |
| 909 | # According to several news sources, Tunisia will not observe DST this year. |
| 910 | # (Arabic) |
| 911 | # <a href="http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546"> |
| 912 | # http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546 |
| 913 | # </a> |
| 914 | # <a href="http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp"> |
| 915 | # http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp |
| 916 | # </a> |
| 917 | # |
| 918 | # We have also confirmed this with the US embassy in Tunisia. |
| 919 | # We have a wrap-up about this on the following page: |
| 920 | # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html"> |
| 921 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html |
| 922 | # </a> |
| 923 | |
| 924 | # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): |
| 925 | # Here is a link to Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency |
| 926 | # |
| 927 | # Standard time to be kept the whole year long (tap.info.tn): |
| 928 | # |
| 929 | # (in English) |
| 930 | # <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157"> |
| 931 | # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157 |
| 932 | # </a> |
| 933 | # |
| 934 | # (in Arabic) |
| 935 | # <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1"> |
| 936 | # http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1 |
| 937 | # </a> |
| 938 | |
| 939 | # From Arthur David Olson (2009--3-18): |
| 940 | # The Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency notice contains this: "This measure is due to the fact |
| 941 | # that the fasting month of ramadan coincides with the period concerned by summer time. |
| 942 | # Therefore, the standard time will be kept unchanged the whole year long." |
| 943 | # So foregoing DST seems to be an exception (albeit one that may be repeated in the future). |
| 944 | |
| 945 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
| 946 | Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 S |
| 947 | Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 - |
| 948 | Rule Tunisia 1940 only - Feb 25 23:00s 1:00 S |
| 949 | Rule Tunisia 1941 only - Oct 6 0:00 0 - |
| 950 | Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Mar 9 0:00 1:00 S |
| 951 | Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Nov 2 3:00 0 - |
| 952 | Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00 1:00 S |
| 953 | Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 17 2:00 0 - |
| 954 | Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 25 2:00 1:00 S |
| 955 | Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - |
| 956 | Rule Tunisia 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S |
| 957 | Rule Tunisia 1944 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 - |
| 958 | Rule Tunisia 1945 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - |
| 959 | Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Apr 30 0:00s 1:00 S |
| 960 | Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 - |
| 961 | Rule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S |
| 962 | Rule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 - |
| 963 | Rule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 S |
| 964 | Rule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 - |
| 965 | Rule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S |
| 966 | Rule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S |
| 967 | Rule Tunisia 2005 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S |
| 968 | Rule Tunisia 2005 only - Sep 30 1:00s 0 - |
| 969 | Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S |
| 970 | Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - |
| 971 | Rule Tunisia 2010 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S |
| 972 | Rule Tunisia 2010 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - |
| 973 | # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's |
| 974 | # more precise 0:09:21. |
| 975 | # Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11. |
| 976 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 977 | Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12 |
| 978 | 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time |
| 979 | 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT |
| 980 | |
| 981 | # Uganda |
| 982 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 983 | Zone Africa/Kampala 2:09:40 - LMT 1928 Jul |
| 984 | 3:00 - EAT 1930 |
| 985 | 2:30 - BEAT 1948 |
| 986 | 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1957 |
| 987 | 3:00 - EAT |
| 988 | |
| 989 | # Zambia |
| 990 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 991 | Zone Africa/Lusaka 1:53:08 - LMT 1903 Mar |
| 992 | 2:00 - CAT |
| 993 | |
| 994 | # Zimbabwe |
| 995 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
| 996 | Zone Africa/Harare 2:04:12 - LMT 1903 Mar |
| 997 | 2:00 - CAT |