4 |
4 |
5 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, |
5 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, |
6 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to |
6 # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to |
7 # [email protected] for general use in the future). |
7 # [email protected] for general use in the future). |
8 |
8 |
9 # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): |
9 # From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21): |
10 # |
10 # |
11 # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is |
11 # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is |
12 # Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition), |
12 # Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition), |
13 # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003). |
13 # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003). |
14 # |
14 # |
22 # entries through 1990, and IATA SSIM is the source for entries afterwards. |
22 # entries through 1990, and IATA SSIM is the source for entries afterwards. |
23 # |
23 # |
24 # Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, |
24 # Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, |
25 # Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which |
25 # Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which |
26 # I found in the UCLA library. |
26 # I found in the UCLA library. |
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27 # |
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28 # For data circa 1899, a common source is: |
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29 # Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94 |
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30 # <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>. |
27 # |
31 # |
28 # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is |
32 # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is |
29 # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). |
33 # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997). |
30 # |
34 # |
31 # I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; |
35 # I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; |
277 Zone Asia/Brunei 7:39:40 - LMT 1926 Mar # Bandar Seri Begawan |
281 Zone Asia/Brunei 7:39:40 - LMT 1926 Mar # Bandar Seri Begawan |
278 7:30 - BNT 1933 |
282 7:30 - BNT 1933 |
279 8:00 - BNT |
283 8:00 - BNT |
280 |
284 |
281 # Burma / Myanmar |
285 # Burma / Myanmar |
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286 |
|
287 # Milne says 6:24:40 was the meridian of the time ball observatory at Rangoon. |
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288 |
282 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
289 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
283 Zone Asia/Rangoon 6:24:40 - LMT 1880 # or Yangon |
290 Zone Asia/Rangoon 6:24:40 - LMT 1880 # or Yangon |
284 6:24:36 - RMT 1920 # Rangoon Mean Time? |
291 6:24:40 - RMT 1920 # Rangoon Mean Time? |
285 6:30 - BURT 1942 May # Burma Time |
292 6:30 - BURT 1942 May # Burma Time |
286 9:00 - JST 1945 May 3 |
293 9:00 - JST 1945 May 3 |
287 6:30 - MMT # Myanmar Time |
294 6:30 - MMT # Myanmar Time |
288 |
295 |
289 # Cambodia |
296 # Cambodia |
382 9:00 - CHAT 1966 May |
389 9:00 - CHAT 1966 May |
383 8:30 - CHAT 1980 May |
390 8:30 - CHAT 1980 May |
384 8:00 PRC C%sT |
391 8:00 PRC C%sT |
385 # Zhongyuan Time ("Central plain Time") |
392 # Zhongyuan Time ("Central plain Time") |
386 # most of China |
393 # most of China |
387 Zone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:52 - LMT 1928 |
394 # Milne gives 8:05:56.7; round to nearest. |
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395 Zone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:57 - LMT 1928 |
388 8:00 Shang C%sT 1949 |
396 8:00 Shang C%sT 1949 |
389 8:00 PRC C%sT |
397 8:00 PRC C%sT |
390 # Long-shu Time (probably due to Long and Shu being two names of that area) |
398 # Long-shu Time (probably due to Long and Shu being two names of that area) |
391 # Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Ningxia, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Yunnan; |
399 # Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Ningxia, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Yunnan; |
392 # most of Gansu; west Inner Mongolia; west Qinghai; and the Guangdong |
400 # most of Gansu; west Inner Mongolia; west Qinghai; and the Guangdong |
478 Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # or Kashi or Kaxgar |
486 Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # or Kashi or Kaxgar |
479 5:30 - KAST 1940 # Kashgar Time |
487 5:30 - KAST 1940 # Kashgar Time |
480 5:00 - KAST 1980 May |
488 5:00 - KAST 1980 May |
481 8:00 PRC C%sT |
489 8:00 PRC C%sT |
482 |
490 |
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491 |
|
492 # Hong Kong (Xianggang) |
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493 |
|
494 # Milne gives 7:36:41.7; round this. |
483 |
495 |
484 # From Lee Yiu Chung (2009-10-24): |
496 # From Lee Yiu Chung (2009-10-24): |
485 # I found there are some mistakes for the...DST rule for Hong |
497 # I found there are some mistakes for the...DST rule for Hong |
486 # Kong. [According] to the DST record from Hong Kong Observatory (actually, |
498 # Kong. [According] to the DST record from Hong Kong Observatory (actually, |
487 # it is not [an] observatory, but the official meteorological agency of HK, |
499 # it is not [an] observatory, but the official meteorological agency of HK, |
545 # The page does not givw an end date for 1945. |
557 # The page does not givw an end date for 1945. |
546 # The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began on 1941-12-25. |
558 # The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began on 1941-12-25. |
547 # The Japanese surrender of Hong Kong was signed 1945-09-15. |
559 # The Japanese surrender of Hong Kong was signed 1945-09-15. |
548 # For lack of anything better, use start of those days as the transition times. |
560 # For lack of anything better, use start of those days as the transition times. |
549 |
561 |
550 # Hong Kong (Xianggang) |
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551 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
562 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
552 Rule HK 1941 only - Apr 1 3:30 1:00 S |
563 Rule HK 1941 only - Apr 1 3:30 1:00 S |
553 Rule HK 1941 only - Sep 30 3:30 0 - |
564 Rule HK 1941 only - Sep 30 3:30 0 - |
554 Rule HK 1946 only - Apr 20 3:30 1:00 S |
565 Rule HK 1946 only - Apr 20 3:30 1:00 S |
555 Rule HK 1946 only - Dec 1 3:30 0 - |
566 Rule HK 1946 only - Dec 1 3:30 0 - |
567 Rule HK 1965 1976 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - |
578 Rule HK 1965 1976 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - |
568 Rule HK 1973 only - Dec 30 3:30 1:00 S |
579 Rule HK 1973 only - Dec 30 3:30 1:00 S |
569 Rule HK 1979 only - May Sun>=8 3:30 1:00 S |
580 Rule HK 1979 only - May Sun>=8 3:30 1:00 S |
570 Rule HK 1979 only - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - |
581 Rule HK 1979 only - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - |
571 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
582 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
572 Zone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 |
583 Zone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:42 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 |
573 8:00 HK HK%sT 1941 Dec 25 |
584 8:00 HK HK%sT 1941 Dec 25 |
574 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 15 |
585 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 15 |
575 8:00 HK HK%sT |
586 8:00 HK HK%sT |
576 |
587 |
577 ############################################################################### |
588 ############################################################################### |
644 |
655 |
645 |
656 |
646 ############################################################################### |
657 ############################################################################### |
647 |
658 |
648 # Cyprus |
659 # Cyprus |
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660 # |
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661 # Milne says the Eastern Telegraph Company used 2:14:00. Stick with LMT. |
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662 # |
649 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
663 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
650 Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Apr 13 0:00 1:00 S |
664 Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Apr 13 0:00 1:00 S |
651 Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Oct 12 0:00 0 - |
665 Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Oct 12 0:00 0 - |
652 Rule Cyprus 1976 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 S |
666 Rule Cyprus 1976 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 S |
653 Rule Cyprus 1976 only - Oct 11 0:00 0 - |
667 Rule Cyprus 1976 only - Oct 11 0:00 0 - |
1196 Rule Zion 2011 only - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 D |
1210 Rule Zion 2011 only - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 D |
1197 Rule Zion 2011 only - Oct 2 2:00 0 S |
1211 Rule Zion 2011 only - Oct 2 2:00 0 S |
1198 Rule Zion 2012 only - Mar Fri>=26 2:00 1:00 D |
1212 Rule Zion 2012 only - Mar Fri>=26 2:00 1:00 D |
1199 Rule Zion 2012 only - Sep 23 2:00 0 S |
1213 Rule Zion 2012 only - Sep 23 2:00 0 S |
1200 |
1214 |
1201 # From Ephraim Silverberg (2012-10-18): |
1215 # From Ephraim Silverberg (2013-06-27): |
1202 # Yesterday, the Interior Ministry Committee, after more than a year |
1216 # On June 23, 2013, the Israeli government approved changes to the |
1203 # past, approved sending the proposed June 2011 changes to the Time |
1217 # Time Decree Law. The next day, the changes passed the First Reading |
1204 # Decree Law back to the Knesset for second and third (final) votes |
1218 # in the Knesset. The law is expected to pass the Second and Third |
1205 # before the upcoming elections on Jan. 22, 2013. Hence, although the |
1219 # (final) Readings by the beginning of September 2013. |
1206 # changes are not yet law, they are expected to be so before February 2013. |
1220 # |
1207 # |
1221 # As of 2013, DST starts at 02:00 on the Friday before the last Sunday |
1208 # As of 2013, DST starts at 02:00 on the Friday before the last Sunday in March. |
1222 # in March. DST ends at 02:00 on the last Sunday of October. |
1209 # DST ends at 02:00 on the first Sunday after October 1, unless it occurs on the |
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1210 # second day of the Jewish Rosh Hashana holiday, in which case DST ends a day |
|
1211 # later (i.e. at 02:00 the first Monday after October 2). |
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1212 # [Rosh Hashana holidays are factored in until 2100.] |
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1213 |
|
1214 # From Ephraim Silverberg (2012-11-05): |
|
1215 # The Knesset passed today (in second and final readings) the amendment to the |
|
1216 # Time Decree Law making the changes ... law. |
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1217 |
1223 |
1218 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
1224 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
1219 Rule Zion 2013 max - Mar Fri>=23 2:00 1:00 D |
1225 Rule Zion 2013 max - Mar Fri>=23 2:00 1:00 D |
1220 Rule Zion 2013 2026 - Oct Sun>=2 2:00 0 S |
1226 Rule Zion 2013 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S |
1221 Rule Zion 2027 only - Oct Mon>=3 2:00 0 S |
1227 |
1222 Rule Zion 2028 max - Oct Sun>=2 2:00 0 S |
1228 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
1223 # The following rules are commented out for now, as they break older |
1229 Zone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:54 - LMT 1880 |
1224 # versions of zic that support only signed 32-bit timestamps, i.e., |
|
1225 # through 2038-01-19 03:14:07 UTC. |
|
1226 #Rule Zion 2028 2053 - Oct Sun>=2 2:00 0 S |
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1227 #Rule Zion 2054 only - Oct Mon>=3 2:00 0 S |
|
1228 #Rule Zion 2055 2080 - Oct Sun>=2 2:00 0 S |
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1229 #Rule Zion 2081 only - Oct Mon>=3 2:00 0 S |
|
1230 #Rule Zion 2082 max - Oct Sun>=2 2:00 0 S |
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1231 |
|
1232 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
|
1233 Zone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:56 - LMT 1880 |
|
1234 2:20:40 - JMT 1918 # Jerusalem Mean Time? |
1230 2:20:40 - JMT 1918 # Jerusalem Mean Time? |
1235 2:00 Zion I%sT |
1231 2:00 Zion I%sT |
1236 |
1232 |
1237 |
1233 |
1238 |
1234 |
2272 # Our brief summary: |
2271 # Our brief summary: |
2273 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html"> |
2272 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html"> |
2274 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html |
2273 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html |
2275 # </a> |
2274 # </a> |
2276 |
2275 |
2277 # From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-27): |
2276 # From Steffen Thorsen (2013-03-26): |
2278 # The timeanddate article for 2012 says that "the end date has not yet been |
2277 # The following news sources tells that Palestine will "start daylight saving |
2279 # announced" and that "Last year, both...paused daylight saving time during... |
2278 # time from midnight on Friday, March 29, 2013" (translated). |
2280 # Ramadan. It is not yet known [for] 2012." |
2279 # [These are in Arabic and are for Gaza and for Ramallah, respectively.] |
2281 # For now, assume both switch back on the last Friday in September. XXX |
2280 # http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=154120 |
|
2281 # http://safa.ps/details/news/99844/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-29-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A.html |
|
2282 |
|
2283 # From Paul Eggert (2013-04-15): |
|
2284 # For future dates, guess the last Thursday in March at 24:00 through |
|
2285 # the first Friday on or after September 21 at 01:00. This is consistent with |
|
2286 # the predictions in today's editions of the following URLs, |
|
2287 # which are for Gaza and Hebron respectively: |
|
2288 # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=702 |
|
2289 # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=2364 |
2282 |
2290 |
2283 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
2291 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |
2284 Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S |
2292 Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S |
2285 Rule EgyptAsia 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
2293 Rule EgyptAsia 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - |
2286 Rule EgyptAsia 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S |
2294 Rule EgyptAsia 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S |
2290 |
2298 |
2291 Rule Palestine 1999 2005 - Apr Fri>=15 0:00 1:00 S |
2299 Rule Palestine 1999 2005 - Apr Fri>=15 0:00 1:00 S |
2292 Rule Palestine 1999 2003 - Oct Fri>=15 0:00 0 - |
2300 Rule Palestine 1999 2003 - Oct Fri>=15 0:00 0 - |
2293 Rule Palestine 2004 only - Oct 1 1:00 0 - |
2301 Rule Palestine 2004 only - Oct 1 1:00 0 - |
2294 Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - |
2302 Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - |
2295 Rule Palestine 2006 2008 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S |
2303 Rule Palestine 2006 2007 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S |
2296 Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - |
2304 Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - |
2297 Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 - |
2305 Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 - |
2298 Rule Palestine 2008 only - Aug lastFri 0:00 0 - |
2306 Rule Palestine 2008 2009 - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S |
2299 Rule Palestine 2009 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S |
2307 Rule Palestine 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - |
2300 Rule Palestine 2009 only - Sep Fri>=1 2:00 0 - |
2308 Rule Palestine 2009 only - Sep Fri>=1 1:00 0 - |
2301 Rule Palestine 2010 only - Mar lastSat 0:01 1:00 S |
2309 Rule Palestine 2010 only - Mar 26 0:00 1:00 S |
2302 Rule Palestine 2010 only - Aug 11 0:00 0 - |
2310 Rule Palestine 2010 only - Aug 11 0:00 0 - |
2303 |
2311 Rule Palestine 2011 only - Apr 1 0:01 1:00 S |
2304 # From Arthur David Olson (2011-09-20): |
2312 Rule Palestine 2011 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 - |
2305 # 2011 transitions per http://www.timeanddate.com as of 2011-09-20. |
2313 Rule Palestine 2011 only - Aug 30 0:00 1:00 S |
2306 # From Paul Eggert (2012-10-12): |
2314 Rule Palestine 2011 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 - |
2307 # 2012 transitions per http://www.timeanddate.com as of 2012-10-12. |
2315 Rule Palestine 2012 max - Mar lastThu 24:00 1:00 S |
|
2316 Rule Palestine 2012 max - Sep Fri>=21 1:00 0 - |
2308 |
2317 |
2309 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
2318 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |
2310 Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct |
2319 Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct |
2311 2:00 Zion EET 1948 May 15 |
2320 2:00 Zion EET 1948 May 15 |
2312 2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 5 |
2321 2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 5 |
2313 2:00 Zion I%sT 1996 |
2322 2:00 Zion I%sT 1996 |
2314 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 1999 |
2323 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 1999 |
2315 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2011 Apr 2 12:01 |
2324 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2008 Aug 29 0:00 |
2316 2:00 1:00 EEST 2011 Aug 1 |
2325 2:00 - EET 2008 Sep |
2317 2:00 - EET 2012 Mar 30 |
2326 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2010 |
2318 2:00 1:00 EEST 2012 Sep 21 1:00 |
2327 2:00 - EET 2010 Mar 27 0:01 |
2319 2:00 - EET |
2328 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2011 Aug 1 |
|
2329 2:00 - EET 2012 |
|
2330 2:00 Palestine EE%sT |
2320 |
2331 |
2321 Zone Asia/Hebron 2:20:23 - LMT 1900 Oct |
2332 Zone Asia/Hebron 2:20:23 - LMT 1900 Oct |
2322 2:00 Zion EET 1948 May 15 |
2333 2:00 Zion EET 1948 May 15 |
2323 2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 5 |
2334 2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 5 |
2324 2:00 Zion I%sT 1996 |
2335 2:00 Zion I%sT 1996 |
2325 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 1999 |
2336 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 1999 |
2326 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2008 Aug |
2337 2:00 Palestine EE%sT |
2327 2:00 1:00 EEST 2008 Sep |
|
2328 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2011 Apr 1 12:01 |
|
2329 2:00 1:00 EEST 2011 Aug 1 |
|
2330 2:00 - EET 2011 Aug 30 |
|
2331 2:00 1:00 EEST 2011 Sep 30 3:00 |
|
2332 2:00 - EET 2012 Mar 30 |
|
2333 2:00 1:00 EEST 2012 Sep 21 1:00 |
|
2334 2:00 - EET |
|
2335 |
2338 |
2336 # Paracel Is |
2339 # Paracel Is |
2337 # no information |
2340 # no information |
2338 |
2341 |
2339 # Philippines |
2342 # Philippines |
2398 |
2401 |
2399 # Spratly Is |
2402 # Spratly Is |
2400 # no information |
2403 # no information |
2401 |
2404 |
2402 # Sri Lanka |
2405 # Sri Lanka |
|
2406 |
|
2407 # From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21): |
|
2408 # Milne says "Madras mean time use from May 1, 1898. Prior to this Colombo |
|
2409 # mean time, 5h. 4m. 21.9s. F., was used." But 5:04:21.9 differs considerably |
|
2410 # from Colombo's meridian 5:19:24, so for now ignore Milne and stick with |
|
2411 # Shanks and Pottenger. |
|
2412 |
2403 # From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03): |
2413 # From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03): |
2404 # "Sri Lanka advances clock by an hour to avoid blackout" |
2414 # "Sri Lanka advances clock by an hour to avoid blackout" |
2405 # (www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html, 1996-05-24, |
2415 # (www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html, 1996-05-24, |
2406 # no longer available as of 1999-08-17) |
2416 # no longer available as of 1999-08-17) |
2407 # reported ``the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at |
2417 # reported ``the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at |
2517 # Today the AP reported "Syria will switch to summertime at midnight Thursday." |
2527 # Today the AP reported "Syria will switch to summertime at midnight Thursday." |
2518 # http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/29/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Time-Change.php |
2528 # http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/29/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Time-Change.php |
2519 Rule Syria 2007 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S |
2529 Rule Syria 2007 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S |
2520 # From Jesper Norgard (2007-10-27): |
2530 # From Jesper Norgard (2007-10-27): |
2521 # The sister center ICARDA of my work CIMMYT is confirming that Syria DST will |
2531 # The sister center ICARDA of my work CIMMYT is confirming that Syria DST will |
2522 # not take place 1.st November at 0:00 o'clock but 1.st November at 24:00 or |
2532 # not take place 1st November at 0:00 o'clock but 1st November at 24:00 or |
2523 # rather Midnight between Thursday and Friday. This does make more sence than |
2533 # rather Midnight between Thursday and Friday. This does make more sense than |
2524 # having it between Wednesday and Thursday (two workdays in Syria) since the |
2534 # having it between Wednesday and Thursday (two workdays in Syria) since the |
2525 # weekend in Syria is not Saturday and Sunday, but Friday and Saturday. So now |
2535 # weekend in Syria is not Saturday and Sunday, but Friday and Saturday. So now |
2526 # it is implemented at midnight of the last workday before weekend... |
2536 # it is implemented at midnight of the last workday before weekend... |
2527 # |
2537 # |
2528 # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-27): |
2538 # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-27): |
2697 5:00 RussiaAsia UZ%sT 1992 |
2707 5:00 RussiaAsia UZ%sT 1992 |
2698 5:00 - UZT |
2708 5:00 - UZT |
2699 |
2709 |
2700 # Vietnam |
2710 # Vietnam |
2701 |
2711 |
|
2712 # From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21): |
|
2713 # Milne gives 7:16:56 for the meridian of Saigon in 1899, as being |
|
2714 # used in Lower Laos, Cambodia, and Annam. But this is quite a ways |
|
2715 # from Saigon's location. For now, ignore this and stick with Shanks |
|
2716 # and Pottenger. |
|
2717 |
2702 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-18): |
2718 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-18): |
2703 # The English-language name of Vietnam's most populous city is "Ho Chi Min City"; |
2719 # The English-language name of Vietnam's most populous city is "Ho Chi Min City"; |
2704 # we use Ho_Chi_Minh below to avoid a name of more than 14 characters. |
2720 # we use Ho_Chi_Minh below to avoid a name of more than 14 characters. |
2705 |
2721 |
2706 # From Shanks & Pottenger: |
2722 # From Shanks & Pottenger: |