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 (a] 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 998
