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53751fd5 | 1 | # <pre> |
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2 | # @(#)africa 8.21 |
3 | # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of | |
4 | # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. | |
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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 | ||
11bf311e | 10 | # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): |
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11 | # |
12 | # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is | |
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13 | # Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition), |
14 | # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003). | |
8a523922 | 15 | # |
1f5649f8 | 16 | # Gwillim Law writes that a good source |
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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 | # | |
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22 | # Except where otherwise noted, Shanks & Pottenger is the source for |
23 | # entries through 1990, and IATA SSIM is the source for entries afterwards. | |
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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 | # | |
a5570f62 | 29 | # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is |
38c097ca | 30 | # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). |
a5570f62 | 31 | # |
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32 | # Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT |
33 | # for +0:00 through +3:00, respectively, | |
6c49b464 | 34 | # but Mark R V Murray reports that |
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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) | |
1f5649f8 | 61 | # 2:44:45 BEAUT British East Africa Unified Time (no longer used) |
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62 | # 3:00 CAST Central Africa Summer Time (no longer used) |
63 | # 3:00 SAST South Africa Summer Time (no longer used) | |
28f540f4 | 64 | # 3:00 EAT East Africa Time |
dfd2257a | 65 | # 4:00 EAST East Africa Summer Time (no longer used) |
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66 | |
67 | # Algeria | |
68 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S | |
569c558c | 69 | Rule Algeria 1916 only - Jun 14 23:00s 1:00 S |
11bf311e | 70 | Rule Algeria 1916 1919 - Oct Sun>=1 23:00s 0 - |
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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 | |
28f540f4 | 75 | Rule Algeria 1920 only - Oct 23 23:00s 0 - |
569c558c | 76 | Rule Algeria 1921 only - Mar 14 23:00s 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 77 | Rule Algeria 1921 only - Jun 21 23:00s 0 - |
569c558c | 78 | Rule Algeria 1939 only - Sep 11 23:00s 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 79 | Rule Algeria 1939 only - Nov 19 1:00 0 - |
11bf311e | 80 | Rule Algeria 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S |
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81 | Rule Algeria 1944 only - Oct 8 2:00 0 - |
82 | Rule Algeria 1945 only - Sep 16 1:00 0 - | |
569c558c | 83 | Rule Algeria 1971 only - Apr 25 23:00s 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 84 | Rule Algeria 1971 only - Sep 26 23:00s 0 - |
569c558c | 85 | Rule Algeria 1977 only - May 6 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 86 | Rule Algeria 1977 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 87 | Rule Algeria 1978 only - Mar 24 1:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 88 | Rule Algeria 1978 only - Sep 22 3:00 0 - |
569c558c | 89 | Rule Algeria 1980 only - Apr 25 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 90 | Rule Algeria 1980 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 - |
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91 | # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's |
92 | # more precise 0:09:21. | |
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93 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
94 | Zone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01 | |
a5570f62 | 95 | 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time |
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96 | 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:00 |
97 | 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1946 Oct 7 | |
28f540f4 | 98 | 0:00 - WET 1956 Jan 29 |
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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 | |
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104 | |
105 | # Angola | |
106 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
107 | Zone Africa/Luanda 0:52:56 - LMT 1892 | |
1f5649f8 | 108 | 0:52:04 - AOT 1911 May 26 # Angola Time |
dfd2257a | 109 | 1:00 - WAT |
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110 | |
111 | # Benin | |
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112 | # Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1946, not 1934; |
113 | # go with Shanks & Pottenger. | |
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114 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
115 | Zone Africa/Porto-Novo 0:10:28 - LMT 1912 | |
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116 | 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
117 | 1:00 - WAT | |
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118 | |
119 | # Botswana | |
120 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
121 | Zone Africa/Gaborone 1:43:40 - LMT 1885 | |
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122 | 2:00 - CAT 1943 Sep 19 2:00 |
123 | 2:00 1:00 CAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 | |
124 | 2:00 - CAT | |
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125 | |
126 | # Burkina Faso | |
127 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
128 | Zone Africa/Ouagadougou -0:06:04 - LMT 1912 | |
dfd2257a | 129 | 0:00 - GMT |
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130 | |
131 | # Burundi | |
132 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
133 | Zone Africa/Bujumbura 1:57:28 - LMT 1890 | |
dfd2257a | 134 | 2:00 - CAT |
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135 | |
136 | # Cameroon | |
11bf311e | 137 | # Whitman says they switched to 1:00 in 1920; go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
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138 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
139 | Zone Africa/Douala 0:38:48 - LMT 1912 | |
dfd2257a | 140 | 1:00 - WAT |
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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 | |
569c558c | 148 | -1:00 - CVT |
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149 | |
150 | # Central African Republic | |
151 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
152 | Zone Africa/Bangui 1:14:20 - LMT 1912 | |
dfd2257a | 153 | 1:00 - WAT |
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154 | |
155 | # Chad | |
156 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
157 | Zone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 | |
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158 | 1:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 14 |
159 | 1:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 8 | |
160 | 1:00 - WAT | |
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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 | ||
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167 | # Democratic Republic of Congo |
168 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
169 | Zone Africa/Kinshasa 1:01:12 - LMT 1897 Nov 9 | |
dfd2257a | 170 | 1:00 - WAT |
907a1bac | 171 | Zone Africa/Lubumbashi 1:49:52 - LMT 1897 Nov 9 |
dfd2257a | 172 | 2:00 - CAT |
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173 | |
174 | # Republic of the Congo | |
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175 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
176 | Zone Africa/Brazzaville 1:01:08 - LMT 1912 | |
dfd2257a | 177 | 1:00 - WAT |
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178 | |
179 | # Cote D'Ivoire | |
180 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
181 | Zone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 1912 | |
dfd2257a | 182 | 0:00 - GMT |
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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 | ||
28f540f4 | 193 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
569c558c | 194 | Rule Egypt 1940 only - Jul 15 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 195 | Rule Egypt 1940 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 196 | Rule Egypt 1941 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 197 | Rule Egypt 1941 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 198 | Rule Egypt 1942 1944 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S |
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199 | Rule Egypt 1942 only - Oct 27 0:00 0 - |
200 | Rule Egypt 1943 1945 - Nov 1 0:00 0 - | |
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201 | Rule Egypt 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 S |
202 | Rule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S | |
28f540f4 | 203 | Rule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
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204 | Rule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S |
205 | Rule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S | |
28f540f4 | 206 | Rule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - |
dfd2257a | 207 | Rule Egypt 1966 1994 - Oct 1 3:00 0 - |
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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 | |
dfd2257a | 212 | Rule Egypt 1990 1994 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S |
2b79b6d5 | 213 | # IATA (after 1990) says transitions are at 0:00. |
b21c5832 | 214 | # Go with IATA starting in 1995, except correct 1995 entry from 09-30 to 09-29. |
a7123f0e | 215 | Rule Egypt 1995 max - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S |
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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 - | |
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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. | |
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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 | Rule Egypt 2008 only - Aug lastThu 23:00s 0 - | |
280 | Rule Egypt 2009 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 - | |
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282 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
283 | Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct | |
569c558c | 284 | 2:00 Egypt EE%sT |
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285 | |
286 | # Equatorial Guinea | |
287 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
288 | Zone Africa/Malabo 0:35:08 - LMT 1912 | |
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289 | 0:00 - GMT 1963 Dec 15 |
290 | 1:00 - WAT | |
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291 | |
292 | # Eritrea | |
293 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
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294 | Zone Africa/Asmara 2:35:32 - LMT 1870 |
295 | 2:35:32 - AMT 1890 # Asmara Mean Time | |
dfd2257a | 296 | 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT |
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297 | 3:00 - EAT |
298 | ||
299 | # Ethiopia | |
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300 | # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): |
301 | # Shanks & Pottenger write that Ethiopia had six narrowly-spaced time zones | |
302 | # between 1870 and 1890, and that they merged to 38E50 (2:35:20) in 1890. | |
dfd2257a | 303 | # We'll guess that 38E50 is for Adis Dera. |
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304 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
305 | Zone Africa/Addis_Ababa 2:34:48 - LMT 1870 | |
dfd2257a | 306 | 2:35:20 - ADMT 1936 May 5 # Adis Dera MT |
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307 | 3:00 - EAT |
308 | ||
309 | # Gabon | |
310 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
311 | Zone Africa/Libreville 0:37:48 - LMT 1912 | |
dfd2257a | 312 | 1:00 - WAT |
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313 | |
314 | # Gambia | |
315 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
316 | Zone Africa/Banjul -1:06:36 - LMT 1912 | |
569c558c | 317 | -1:06:36 - BMT 1935 # Banjul Mean Time |
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318 | -1:00 - WAT 1964 |
319 | 0:00 - GMT | |
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320 | |
321 | # Ghana | |
28f540f4 | 322 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
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323 | # Whitman says DST was observed from 1931 to ``the present''; |
324 | # go with Shanks & Pottenger. | |
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325 | Rule Ghana 1936 1942 - Sep 1 0:00 0:20 GHST |
326 | Rule Ghana 1936 1942 - Dec 31 0:00 0 GMT | |
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327 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
328 | Zone Africa/Accra -0:00:52 - LMT 1918 | |
329 | 0:00 Ghana %s | |
330 | ||
331 | # Guinea | |
332 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
333 | Zone Africa/Conakry -0:54:52 - LMT 1912 | |
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334 | 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
335 | -1:00 - WAT 1960 | |
336 | 0:00 - GMT | |
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337 | |
338 | # Guinea-Bissau | |
339 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
340 | Zone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1911 May 26 | |
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341 | -1:00 - WAT 1975 |
342 | 0:00 - GMT | |
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343 | |
344 | # Kenya | |
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345 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
346 | Zone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1928 Jul | |
347 | 3:00 - EAT 1930 | |
dfd2257a | 348 | 2:30 - BEAT 1940 |
1f5649f8 | 349 | 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1960 |
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350 | 3:00 - EAT |
351 | ||
352 | # Lesotho | |
353 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
354 | Zone Africa/Maseru 1:50:00 - LMT 1903 Mar | |
dfd2257a | 355 | 2:00 - SAST 1943 Sep 19 2:00 |
28f540f4 | 356 | 2:00 1:00 SAST 1944 Mar 19 2:00 |
dfd2257a | 357 | 2:00 - SAST |
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358 | |
359 | # Liberia | |
11bf311e | 360 | # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): |
28f540f4 | 361 | # In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch |
1f5649f8 | 362 | # from a UTC offset that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes. |
a5570f62 | 363 | # Howse reports that it was in honor of their president's birthday. |
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364 | # Shank & Pottenger report the date as May 1, whereas Howse reports Jan; |
365 | # go with Shanks & Pottenger. | |
366 | # For Liberia before 1972, Shanks & Pottenger report -0:44, whereas Howse and | |
367 | # Whitman each report -0:44:30; go with the more precise figure. | |
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368 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
369 | Zone Africa/Monrovia -0:43:08 - LMT 1882 | |
370 | -0:43:08 - MMT 1919 Mar # Monrovia Mean Time | |
569c558c | 371 | -0:44:30 - LRT 1972 May # Liberia Time |
dfd2257a | 372 | 0:00 - GMT |
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373 | |
374 | ############################################################################### | |
375 | ||
376 | # Libya | |
377 | ||
28f540f4 | 378 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
569c558c | 379 | Rule Libya 1951 only - Oct 14 2:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 380 | Rule Libya 1952 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 381 | Rule Libya 1953 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 382 | Rule Libya 1954 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 383 | Rule Libya 1955 only - Sep 30 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 384 | Rule Libya 1956 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 385 | Rule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 386 | Rule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
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387 | Rule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 S |
388 | Rule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S | |
28f540f4 | 389 | Rule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 390 | Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S |
1829dc46 | 391 | Rule Libya 1987 1989 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
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392 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
393 | Zone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920 | |
569c558c | 394 | 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959 |
28f540f4 | 395 | 2:00 - EET 1982 |
2864e767 | 396 | 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4 |
11bf311e | 397 | # The following entries are from Shanks & Pottenger; |
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398 | # the IATA SSIM data contain some obvious errors. |
399 | 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30 | |
400 | 1:00 - CET 1997 Apr 4 | |
401 | 1:00 1:00 CEST 1997 Oct 4 | |
2b79b6d5 | 402 | 2:00 - EET |
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403 | |
404 | # Madagascar | |
405 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
406 | Zone Indian/Antananarivo 3:10:04 - LMT 1911 Jul | |
407 | 3:00 - EAT 1954 Feb 27 23:00s | |
408 | 3:00 1:00 EAST 1954 May 29 23:00s | |
409 | 3:00 - EAT | |
410 | ||
411 | # Malawi | |
412 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
413 | Zone Africa/Blantyre 2:20:00 - LMT 1903 Mar | |
dfd2257a | 414 | 2:00 - CAT |
28f540f4 RM |
415 | |
416 | # Mali | |
417 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
418 | Zone Africa/Bamako -0:32:00 - LMT 1912 | |
dfd2257a UD |
419 | 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
420 | -1:00 - WAT 1960 Jun 20 | |
421 | 0:00 - GMT | |
28f540f4 RM |
422 | |
423 | # Mauritania | |
424 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
425 | Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 1912 | |
dfd2257a UD |
426 | 0:00 - GMT 1934 Feb 26 |
427 | -1:00 - WAT 1960 Nov 28 | |
428 | 0:00 - GMT | |
28f540f4 RM |
429 | |
430 | # Mauritius | |
97898201 UD |
431 | |
432 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25): | |
433 | # Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial | |
434 | # basis.... | |
435 | # It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to | |
436 | # 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful.... | |
437 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html | |
438 | ||
439 | # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25): | |
440 | # http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD | |
441 | ||
442 | # From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30): | |
443 | # The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A | |
444 | # final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving | |
445 | # would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight. | |
446 | ||
447 | # From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): | |
448 | # Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger. | |
449 | ||
450 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10): | |
451 | # According to | |
452 | # <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216"> | |
453 | # http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216 | |
454 | # </a> | |
455 | # (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier | |
456 | # than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31). The new start | |
457 | # date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time | |
458 | # given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time). | |
459 | # | |
460 | # A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date | |
461 | # to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date, | |
462 | # but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in | |
463 | # USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder | |
464 | # why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which | |
465 | # changes two days later. | |
466 | ||
467 | # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11): | |
468 | # Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving | |
469 | # time: Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally | |
470 | # published on Monday, June 30, 2008... | |
471 | # | |
472 | # I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction | |
473 | # de l'heure d'ete" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26 | |
474 | # and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one. | |
475 | # ... | |
476 | # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html"> | |
477 | # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html | |
478 | # </a> | |
479 | ||
480 | # From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03): | |
481 | # The Government of Mauritius weblink | |
a468a1d4 UD |
482 | # <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD"> |
483 | # http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD | |
97898201 UD |
484 | # </a> |
485 | # Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows: | |
486 | # | |
487 | # 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly | |
488 | # of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in | |
489 | # Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of | |
490 | # the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United | |
491 | # States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the | |
492 | # last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on | |
493 | # the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the | |
494 | # year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008 | |
495 | # and end on 29 March 2009. | |
496 | ||
a468a1d4 UD |
497 | # From Ed Maste (2008-10-07): |
498 | # THE TIME BILL (No. XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the | |
499 | # beginning / ending of summer time is 2 o'clock standard time in the | |
500 | # morning of the last Sunday of October / last Sunday of March. | |
501 | # <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf"> | |
502 | # http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf | |
503 | # </a> | |
504 | ||
97898201 UD |
505 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
506 | Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S | |
507 | Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 - | |
a468a1d4 UD |
508 | Rule Mauritius 2008 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S |
509 | Rule Mauritius 2009 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - | |
28f540f4 RM |
510 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
511 | Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis | |
97898201 | 512 | 4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time |
28f540f4 RM |
513 | # Agalega Is, Rodriguez |
514 | # no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius | |
515 | ||
516 | # Mayotte | |
517 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
72d8cdf0 | 518 | Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou |
28f540f4 RM |
519 | 3:00 - EAT |
520 | ||
521 | # Morocco | |
dfd2257a | 522 | # See the `europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta). |
97898201 UD |
523 | |
524 | # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): | |
525 | # Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between | |
526 | # 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008. | |
527 | # | |
528 | # "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will | |
529 | # be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to | |
530 | # Communication Minister and Gov ernment Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...." | |
531 | # | |
532 | # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html"> | |
533 | # http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html | |
534 | # </a> | |
535 | # OR | |
536 | # <a href="http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html"> | |
537 | # http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html | |
538 | # </a> | |
539 | ||
540 | # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): | |
541 | # The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe Presse: | |
542 | # <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view"> | |
543 | # http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view | |
544 | # </a> | |
545 | # | |
546 | # Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt. | |
547 | # spokesman. | |
548 | ||
549 | # From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09): | |
550 | # According to this article: | |
551 | # <a href="http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html"> | |
552 | # http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html | |
553 | # </a> | |
554 | # (and republished here: | |
555 | # <a href="http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html"> | |
556 | # http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html | |
557 | # </a> | |
558 | # ) | |
559 | # the changes occurs at midnight: | |
560 | # | |
561 | # saturday night may 31st at midnight (which in french is to be | |
562 | # intrepreted as the night between saturday and sunday) | |
563 | # sunday night the 28th at midnight | |
564 | # | |
565 | # Seeing that the 28th is monday, I am guessing that she intends to say | |
566 | # the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between sunday and | |
567 | # monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive | |
568 | # june1st to sept 27th. | |
569 | # | |
570 | # The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree | |
571 | # published on the web. | |
572 | # | |
573 | # It's also confirmed here: | |
574 | # <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm"> | |
575 | # http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm | |
576 | # </a> | |
577 | # on a government portal as being between june 1st and sept 27th (not yet | |
578 | # posted in english). | |
579 | # | |
580 | # The following google query will generate many relevant hits: | |
581 | # <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search"> | |
582 | # http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search | |
583 | # </a> | |
584 | ||
585 | # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): | |
586 | # Is Western Sahara (part which administrated by Morocco) going to follow | |
587 | # Morocco DST changes? Any information? What about other part of | |
588 | # Western Sahara - under administration of POLISARIO Front (also named | |
589 | # SADR Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic)? | |
590 | ||
591 | # From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09): | |
592 | # XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now. | |
593 | ||
594 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27): | |
595 | # Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31 | |
596 | # and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end | |
597 | # of September: | |
598 | # | |
599 | # One article about it (in French): | |
600 | # <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"> | |
601 | # http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default | |
602 | # </a> | |
603 | # | |
604 | # We have some further details posted here: | |
605 | # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html"> | |
606 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html | |
607 | # </a> | |
a468a1d4 UD |
608 | |
609 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-17): | |
610 | # Morocco will observe DST from 2009-06-01 00:00 to 2009-08-21 00:00 according | |
611 | # to many sources, such as | |
612 | # <a href="http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html"> | |
613 | # http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html | |
614 | # </a> | |
615 | # <a href="http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312"> | |
616 | # http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312 | |
617 | # </a> | |
618 | # (French) | |
619 | # | |
620 | # Our summary: | |
621 | # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html"> | |
622 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html | |
623 | # </a> | |
624 | ||
625 | # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): | |
626 | # Here is a link to official document from Royaume du Maroc Premier Ministre, | |
627 | # Ministere de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics | |
628 | # | |
629 | # Under Article 1 of Royal Decree No. 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 june 1967) | |
630 | # concerning the amendment of the legal time, the Ministry of Modernization of | |
631 | # Public Sectors announced that the official time in the Kingdom will be | |
632 | # advanced 60 minutes from Sunday 31 May 2009 at midnight. | |
633 | # | |
634 | # <a href="http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf"> | |
635 | # http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf | |
636 | # </a> | |
637 | # | |
638 | # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html"> | |
639 | # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html | |
640 | # </a> | |
641 | ||
8a523922 | 642 | # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
97898201 | 643 | |
569c558c | 644 | Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 645 | Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 646 | Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 647 | Rule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 648 | Rule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 649 | Rule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 650 | Rule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 651 | Rule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 652 | Rule Morocco 1974 only - Jun 24 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 653 | Rule Morocco 1974 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 654 | Rule Morocco 1976 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 RM |
655 | Rule Morocco 1976 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 - |
656 | Rule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 - | |
569c558c | 657 | Rule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 658 | Rule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 - |
97898201 UD |
659 | Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S |
660 | Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - | |
a468a1d4 UD |
661 | Rule Morocco 2009 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S |
662 | Rule Morocco 2009 only - Aug 21 0:00 0 - | |
28f540f4 RM |
663 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
664 | Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 | |
569c558c UD |
665 | 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16 |
666 | 1:00 - CET 1986 | |
97898201 | 667 | 0:00 Morocco WE%sT |
569c558c UD |
668 | # Western Sahara |
669 | Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan | |
dfd2257a | 670 | -1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14 |
28f540f4 | 671 | 0:00 - WET |
28f540f4 RM |
672 | |
673 | # Mozambique | |
674 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
675 | Zone Africa/Maputo 2:10:20 - LMT 1903 Mar | |
dfd2257a | 676 | 2:00 - CAT |
28f540f4 RM |
677 | |
678 | # Namibia | |
11bf311e UD |
679 | # The 1994-04-03 transition is from Shanks & Pottenger. |
680 | # Shanks & Pottenger report no DST after 1998-04; go with IATA. | |
d10737e4 UD |
681 | |
682 | # From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30) in | |
683 | # <http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html>: | |
684 | # While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other | |
685 | # settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there | |
686 | # rises and sets earlier compared to other regions. Chief of | |
687 | # Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of | |
688 | # the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest | |
689 | # of the country. | |
690 | # | |
691 | # From Paul Eggert (2007-03-31): | |
692 | # Apparently the Caprivi Strip informally observes Botswana time, but | |
693 | # we have no details. In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone. | |
694 | ||
8a523922 UD |
695 | # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
696 | Rule Namibia 1994 max - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S | |
697 | Rule Namibia 1995 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 - | |
28f540f4 RM |
698 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
699 | Zone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 | |
700 | 1:30 - SWAT 1903 Mar # SW Africa Time | |
dfd2257a | 701 | 2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:00 |
28f540f4 | 702 | 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00 |
dfd2257a UD |
703 | 2:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence |
704 | 2:00 - CAT 1994 Apr 3 | |
705 | 1:00 Namibia WA%sT | |
28f540f4 RM |
706 | |
707 | # Niger | |
708 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
dfd2257a UD |
709 | Zone Africa/Niamey 0:08:28 - LMT 1912 |
710 | -1:00 - WAT 1934 Feb 26 | |
711 | 0:00 - GMT 1960 | |
712 | 1:00 - WAT | |
28f540f4 RM |
713 | |
714 | # Nigeria | |
715 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
716 | Zone Africa/Lagos 0:13:36 - LMT 1919 Sep | |
dfd2257a | 717 | 1:00 - WAT |
28f540f4 RM |
718 | |
719 | # Reunion | |
720 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
72d8cdf0 | 721 | Zone Indian/Reunion 3:41:52 - LMT 1911 Jun # Saint-Denis |
569c558c | 722 | 4:00 - RET # Reunion Time |
f962d792 UD |
723 | # |
724 | # Scattered Islands (Iles Eparses) administered from Reunion are as follows. | |
725 | # The following information about them is taken from | |
38c097ca UD |
726 | # Iles Eparses (www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/domtom/ile.htm, 1997-07-22, in French; |
727 | # no longer available as of 1999-08-17). | |
728 | # We have no info about their time zone histories. | |
f962d792 UD |
729 | # |
730 | # Bassas da India - uninhabited | |
731 | # Europa Island - inhabited from 1905 to 1910 by two families | |
732 | # Glorioso Is - inhabited until at least 1958 | |
733 | # Juan de Nova - uninhabited | |
734 | # Tromelin - inhabited until at least 1958 | |
28f540f4 RM |
735 | |
736 | # Rwanda | |
737 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
738 | Zone Africa/Kigali 2:00:16 - LMT 1935 Jun | |
dfd2257a | 739 | 2:00 - CAT |
28f540f4 RM |
740 | |
741 | # St Helena | |
742 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
743 | Zone Atlantic/St_Helena -0:22:48 - LMT 1890 # Jamestown | |
dfd2257a | 744 | -0:22:48 - JMT 1951 # Jamestown Mean Time |
28f540f4 | 745 | 0:00 - GMT |
72d8cdf0 | 746 | # The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar: |
5929563f UD |
747 | # Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA |
748 | # Ascension: on GMT, says usno1995 and the CIA | |
b9f1792a AS |
749 | # Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously): |
750 | # on GMT, says the CIA | |
5929563f | 751 | # Inaccessible, Nightingale: no information, but probably GMT |
28f540f4 RM |
752 | |
753 | # Sao Tome and Principe | |
754 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
755 | Zone Africa/Sao_Tome 0:26:56 - LMT 1884 | |
569c558c | 756 | -0:36:32 - LMT 1912 # Lisbon Mean Time |
dfd2257a | 757 | 0:00 - GMT |
28f540f4 RM |
758 | |
759 | # Senegal | |
760 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
761 | Zone Africa/Dakar -1:09:44 - LMT 1912 | |
dfd2257a UD |
762 | -1:00 - WAT 1941 Jun |
763 | 0:00 - GMT | |
28f540f4 RM |
764 | |
765 | # Seychelles | |
766 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
767 | Zone Indian/Mahe 3:41:48 - LMT 1906 Jun # Victoria | |
569c558c | 768 | 4:00 - SCT # Seychelles Time |
289ac9dd UD |
769 | # From Paul Eggert (2001-05-30): |
770 | # Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches, originally dependencies of the | |
771 | # Seychelles, were transferred to the British Indian Ocean Territory | |
772 | # in 1965 and returned to Seychelles control in 1976. We don't know | |
773 | # whether this affected their time zone, so omit this for now. | |
774 | # Possibly the islands were uninhabited. | |
28f540f4 RM |
775 | |
776 | # Sierra Leone | |
777 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S | |
11bf311e | 778 | # Whitman gives Mar 31 - Aug 31 for 1931 on; go with Shanks & Pottenger. |
dfd2257a UD |
779 | Rule SL 1935 1942 - Jun 1 0:00 0:40 SLST |
780 | Rule SL 1935 1942 - Oct 1 0:00 0 WAT | |
781 | Rule SL 1957 1962 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 SLST | |
782 | Rule SL 1957 1962 - Sep 1 0:00 0 GMT | |
28f540f4 RM |
783 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
784 | Zone Africa/Freetown -0:53:00 - LMT 1882 | |
569c558c | 785 | -0:53:00 - FMT 1913 Jun # Freetown Mean Time |
dfd2257a UD |
786 | -1:00 SL %s 1957 |
787 | 0:00 SL %s | |
28f540f4 RM |
788 | |
789 | # Somalia | |
28f540f4 RM |
790 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
791 | Zone Africa/Mogadishu 3:01:28 - LMT 1893 Nov | |
792 | 3:00 - EAT 1931 | |
dfd2257a | 793 | 2:30 - BEAT 1957 |
28f540f4 RM |
794 | 3:00 - EAT |
795 | ||
796 | # South Africa | |
797 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S | |
dfd2257a | 798 | Rule SA 1942 1943 - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 - |
28f540f4 RM |
799 | Rule SA 1943 1944 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 - |
800 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
801 | Zone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 | |
dfd2257a UD |
802 | 1:30 - SAST 1903 Mar |
803 | 2:00 SA SAST | |
5929563f | 804 | # Marion and Prince Edward Is |
b9f1792a | 805 | # scientific station since 1947 |
28f540f4 RM |
806 | # no information |
807 | ||
808 | # Sudan | |
30b416ea UD |
809 | # |
810 | # From <a href="http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html"> | |
811 | # Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13) | |
812 | # </a>, also reported by Michael De Beukelaer-Dossche via Steffen Thorsen: | |
813 | # Clocks will be moved ahead for 60 minutes all over the Sudan as of noon | |
814 | # Saturday.... This was announced Thursday by Caretaker State Minister for | |
815 | # Manpower Abdul-Rahman Nur-Eddin. | |
816 | # | |
28f540f4 | 817 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
569c558c | 818 | Rule Sudan 1970 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S |
72d8cdf0 | 819 | Rule Sudan 1970 1985 - Oct 15 0:00 0 - |
569c558c UD |
820 | Rule Sudan 1971 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S |
821 | Rule Sudan 1972 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 S | |
28f540f4 RM |
822 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
823 | Zone Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 - LMT 1931 | |
30b416ea UD |
824 | 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00 |
825 | 3:00 - EAT | |
28f540f4 RM |
826 | |
827 | # Swaziland | |
828 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
829 | Zone Africa/Mbabane 2:04:24 - LMT 1903 Mar | |
dfd2257a | 830 | 2:00 - SAST |
28f540f4 RM |
831 | |
832 | # Tanzania | |
833 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
834 | Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 - LMT 1931 | |
835 | 3:00 - EAT 1948 | |
1f5649f8 | 836 | 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1961 |
28f540f4 RM |
837 | 3:00 - EAT |
838 | ||
839 | # Togo | |
840 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
841 | Zone Africa/Lome 0:04:52 - LMT 1893 | |
dfd2257a | 842 | 0:00 - GMT |
28f540f4 RM |
843 | |
844 | # Tunisia | |
e946ea2f UD |
845 | |
846 | # From Gwillim Law (2005-04-30): | |
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847 | # My correspondent, Risto Nykanen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST, |
848 | # this time in Tunisia. According to Yahoo France News | |
849 | # <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP | |
850 | # and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by | |
851 | # one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1. Henceforth, Tunisian time will be | |
852 | # UTC+2 instead of UTC+1. The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next | |
853 | # Saturday." (My translation) | |
854 | # | |
855 | # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02): | |
856 | # LaPresse, the first national daily newspaper ... | |
857 | # <http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html> | |
858 | # ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30, | |
859 | # 1h standard time. | |
11bf311e UD |
860 | # |
861 | # From Atef Loukil (2006-03-28): | |
862 | # The daylight saving time will be the same each year: | |
863 | # Beginning : the last Sunday of March at 02:00 | |
864 | # Ending : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ... | |
865 | # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50 | |
e946ea2f | 866 | |
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867 | # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-16): |
868 | # According to several news sources, Tunisia will not observe DST this year. | |
869 | # (Arabic) | |
870 | # <a href="http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546"> | |
871 | # http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546 | |
872 | # </a> | |
873 | # <a href="http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp"> | |
874 | # http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp | |
875 | # </a> | |
876 | # | |
877 | # We have also confirmed this with the US embassy in Tunisia. | |
878 | # We have a wrap-up about this on the following page: | |
879 | # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html"> | |
880 | # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html | |
881 | # </a> | |
882 | ||
883 | # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): | |
884 | # Here is a link to Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency | |
885 | # | |
886 | # Standard time to be kept the whole year long (tap.info.tn): | |
887 | # | |
888 | # (in English) | |
889 | # <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157"> | |
890 | # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157 | |
891 | # </a> | |
892 | # | |
893 | # (in Arabic) | |
894 | # <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1"> | |
895 | # http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1 | |
896 | # </a> | |
897 | ||
898 | # From Arthur David Olson (2009--3-18): | |
899 | # The Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency notice contains this: "This measure is due to the fact | |
900 | # that the fasting month of ramadan coincides with the period concerned by summer time. | |
901 | # Therefore, the standard time will be kept unchanged the whole year long." | |
902 | # So foregoing DST seems to be an exception (albeit one that may be repeated in the future). | |
903 | ||
28f540f4 | 904 | # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
569c558c | 905 | Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 906 | Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 - |
569c558c | 907 | Rule Tunisia 1940 only - Feb 25 23:00s 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 908 | Rule Tunisia 1941 only - Oct 6 0:00 0 - |
569c558c | 909 | Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Mar 9 0:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 910 | Rule Tunisia 1942 only - Nov 2 3:00 0 - |
569c558c | 911 | Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 912 | Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 17 2:00 0 - |
569c558c | 913 | Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 25 2:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 914 | Rule Tunisia 1943 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - |
569c558c | 915 | Rule Tunisia 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S |
28f540f4 RM |
916 | Rule Tunisia 1944 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 - |
917 | Rule Tunisia 1945 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - | |
569c558c | 918 | Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Apr 30 0:00s 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 919 | Rule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 - |
569c558c | 920 | Rule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S |
28f540f4 | 921 | Rule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 - |
569c558c | 922 | Rule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 S |
8a523922 | 923 | Rule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 - |
569c558c UD |
924 | Rule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S |
925 | Rule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S | |
e946ea2f UD |
926 | Rule Tunisia 2005 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S |
927 | Rule Tunisia 2005 only - Sep 30 1:00s 0 - | |
a468a1d4 UD |
928 | Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S |
929 | Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - | |
930 | Rule Tunisia 2010 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S | |
931 | Rule Tunisia 2010 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - | |
11bf311e UD |
932 | # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's |
933 | # more precise 0:09:21. | |
934 | # Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11. | |
28f540f4 RM |
935 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
936 | Zone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12 | |
a5570f62 | 937 | 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time |
569c558c | 938 | 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT |
28f540f4 RM |
939 | |
940 | # Uganda | |
941 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
942 | Zone Africa/Kampala 2:09:40 - LMT 1928 Jul | |
943 | 3:00 - EAT 1930 | |
944 | 2:30 - BEAT 1948 | |
1f5649f8 | 945 | 2:44:45 - BEAUT 1957 |
28f540f4 RM |
946 | 3:00 - EAT |
947 | ||
28f540f4 RM |
948 | # Zambia |
949 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
950 | Zone Africa/Lusaka 1:53:08 - LMT 1903 Mar | |
dfd2257a | 951 | 2:00 - CAT |
28f540f4 RM |
952 | |
953 | # Zimbabwe | |
954 | # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] | |
955 | Zone Africa/Harare 2:04:12 - LMT 1903 Mar | |
dfd2257a | 956 | 2:00 - CAT |