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19 # for time zone data was the International Air Transport
30 # Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94.
56 # editions invented alphabetic time zone abbreviations for every
109 # Law "On procedure of calculation time on the territory of the Republic of
135 # daylight saving time....
137 # http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Azerbaijani-Cabinet-of-Ministers-cancels-daylight-saving-time.html
157 # Bangladesh to introduce daylight saving time likely from June 16
161 # "... Bangladesh government has decided to switch daylight saving time from
178 # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/bangladesh-daylight-saving-2009.html
181 # Finally we've got the official mail regarding DST start time where DST start
182 # time is mentioned as Jun 19 2009, 23:00 from BTRC (Bangladesh
214 # on December 31 midnight and the new time will continue until March 31,
244 # Whitman and the 1995 CIA time zone map say 5:00, but the
246 # We have no information as to when standard time was introduced;
257 # Milne says 6:24:40 was the meridian of the time ball observatory at Rangoon.
260 # Page 27 of Reed & Low (cited for Asia/Kolkata) says "Rangoon local time is
267 6:24:47 - RMT 1920 # Rangoon local time
287 # the clocks were all set one hour ahead of sun time. Though the scheme was
306 # For the history of time in Shanghai between 1940-1942, the situation is
307 # actually slightly more complex than the table [below].... At the time,
315 # Shanghai summer time essay cited in the database, some
316 # departments/businesses/people in the Shanghai city itself during that time
322 # public service organizations have all decided to follow the summer time and
328 # observatory. It is said both time standards had their own supporters in the
329 # city at the time, those who prefer new time standard would have moved their
330 # clock while those who prefer the old time standard would keep their clock
331 # unchange, and there were different clocks that use different time standard
332 # in the city at the time for people who use different time standard to adjust
333 # their clock to their preferred time.
336 # Kong government implemented the spring forward in the same time on
365 # started on January 31. It said this time the custom office and postal
370 # Wang regime, which claim the daylight saving time applies year round during
374 # might be needed to show exactly what happened during that period of time.
379 # the schedule listed was in the format of Japanese time. Which indicate some
380 # use of the Japanese time (instead of syncing by DST) might have occurred in
381 # the Yangtze river delta area during that period of time although the scope
399 # People's Republic of China. Yes, they really have only one time zone.
403 # China is across 4 physical time zones, before Feb 1, 1986 only the
404 # Peking (Beijing) time zone was recognized. Since that date, China
410 # DST start/end dates for Peking's time zone (info from AP):
421 # time - sort of", Los Angeles Times, 1986-05-05 ... [says] that China began
422 # observing daylight saving time in 1986.
425 # The start and end time of DST in China [from 1986 on] should be 2:00
427 # Government notices about summer time:
430 # (To establish summer time from 1986. On 4 May, set the clocks ahead one hour
434 # (Summer time in 1987 to start from 12 April until 13 September)
437 # (From 1988, summer time to start from 2 am of the first Sunday of mid-April
441 # (To suspend summer time from 1992)
443 # The first page of People's Daily on 12 April 1988 stating that summer time
477 # It gives evidence that at the beginning of the PRC, Beijing time was
478 # officially apparent solar time! However, Guo also says that the
481 # time was announced but never implemented, and that people continued
491 # * The Qing dynasty used local apparent solar time throughout China.
492 # * The Republic of China instituted Beijing mean solar time effective
496 # Observatory and set to local mean time.
499 # eventually standardized on this time for all ports, and it
502 # five time zones (see below for details). This caught on
507 # * Japanese-occupied Manchuria was at UT+9, i.e., Japan time.
514 # Lewiston (ME) Daily Sun (1939-05-29), p 17, said "Even the time is
515 # different - the occupied districts going by Tokyo time, an hour
533 # Milne gives 8:05:43.2 for Xujiahui Observatory time....
565 # Xinjiang use Chinese Standard Time. Some are aware of Xinjiang time,
567 # what is called "Beijing time." When Han make an appointment in Chinese
568 # they implicitly use Beijing time.
571 # population of Xinjiang, typically use "Xinjiang time" which is two
572 # hours behind Beijing time, or UT +06. The government of the Xinjiang
575 # publications, referring to what is popularly called Xinjiang time as
576 # "Ürümqi time." When Uyghurs make an appointment in the Uyghur language
577 # they almost invariably use Xinjiang time.
584 # or 1991 when summer time was in use. The confusion was severe, with
586 # time. Some areas remained on standard Xinjiang time or Beijing time and
600 # countryside and used Xinjiang time as a child.
603 # start date for Xinjiang time.
608 # not be using Beijing time, but some local time.)
611 # Just a confirmation that Ürümqi time was implemented in Ürümqi on 1 Feb 1986:
612 # https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,960684,00.html
620 # the Cultural Revolution: Xinjiang Time (XJT), aka Ürümqi Time or local time;
622 # to which time. Both are widely used in the province, although in some
625 # having the same time as Beijing.
628 # In the early days of the PRC, Tibet was given its own time zone (UT +06)
637 # Unfortunately, we have no good records of time in Xinjiang before 1986.
651 # Beijing time, used throughout China; represented by Shanghai.
656 # Xinjiang time, used by many in western China; represented by Ürümqi / Ürümchi
657 # / Wulumuqi. (Please use Asia/Shanghai if you prefer Beijing time.)
670 # and incorrect rules. Although the exact switch over time is missing, I
679 # Hong Kong had a time ball near the Marine Police Station, Tsim Sha Tsui.
684 # "From 1904 October 30 the time-ball at Hong Kong has been dropped by order
686 # advance of 1h 0m 0s of Hong Kong mean time."
699 # of broadcasting the new local time.
703 # governor of Hong Kong at the time stated that "We are further desired to
714 # probably refer to the time commonly used in mainland China at the time given
715 # the paper's background) ... the sunrise/sunset time given by South China
719 # period of time. Some media resumed publication soon after that within the
720 # same month, but there were not much information about time there. Later they
722 # explicitly mentioning it use Tokyo standard time, and later added a note
723 # saying it's half an hour ahead of the old Hong Kong standard time, and it
731 # time and other things for September 30 and October 1.
741 # "Hong Kong winter time" is considered to be daylight saving.
744 # by just half an hour for 'Hong Kong Winter time', so that daylight saving
784 # https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/gts/time/Summertime.htm
866 # Meiji Year 28 "The clause about standard time", mentioned that
872 # ... This could be the first adoption of time zone in Taiwan, because
873 # during the Qing Dynasty, it seems that there was no time zone
879 # time", in which abolished the adoption of Western Standard Time in
886 # That is, the time zone of Taipei switched to UT+9 on Oct 1, 1937.
889 # I've found more evidence about when the time zone was switched from UT+9
891 # during Japanese era [1] in which the officer told the staff to change time
895 # materials, I believe that the time zone change happened on Sep 21. And
901 # the time at 135E (GMT+9)
905 # as well as Yaeyama and Miyako islands, adopted a new time zone called
909 # territories of Japan adopted the same time zone, which is Central Standard
990 # searching decrees about summer time.
995 # summer time history. But it is not complete and has some mistakes.
1003 # Therefore the 1911 decree of Portugal did not change time in Macau.
1005 # From LegisMac, here is a list of decrees that changed the time ...
1078 # LegisMac.... Note that between 1942 and 1945, the time switched
1126 # IATA SSIM (1998-09) has Cyprus using EU rules for the first time.
1131 # http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/09/08/two-time-zones-cyprus-turkey-will-not-turn-clocks-back-next-mon…
1134 # Looks like the time zone split in Cyprus went through last night.
1135 # http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/10/30/cyprus-new-division-two-time-zones-now-reality/
1138 # Northern Cyprus will reinstate winter time on October 29, thus
1140 # Cyprus to remain united in time. Cyprus Mail 2017-10-17.
1141 # https://cyprus-mail.com/2017/10/17/cyprus-remain-united-time/
1172 # will stay on daylight savings time this winter to save energy,
1178 # republic has changed its time zone back to that of Moscow. As a result it
1185 # Government of Georgia ... decided to NOT CHANGE daylight savings time on
1190 # because we just DIDN'T ISSUE document about switching to winter time....
1194 # Milne 1899 says Tbilisi (Tiflis) time was 2:59:05.7.
1218 # Portugal tried to change the time forward in 1974 because the sun
1231 # today to advance East Timor's time by one hour. The time change,
1245 # "A new time system has been proposed for India, Further India, and Burmah.
1249 # chosen; a plan which would bring the time of India into harmony with
1254 # From Ian P. Beacock, in "A brief history of (modern) time", The Atlantic
1255 # https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/the-creation-of-modern-time/421419/
1259 # local time in favor of Indian Standard Time.... Journalists called this
1265 # measurements on Göttingen time, its meteorological measurements on Madras
1266 # (local) time, dropped its time ball on Greenwich (ocean navigator's) time,
1267 # and distributed civil (local time)." -- Bartky IR. Selling the true time:
1270 # standard time lies in the fact that it is Madras time. The citizen of
1274 # the time they are using, for that of what they regard as a benighted
1275 # Presidency; while Madras, having for long given the standard time to the
1280 # "In 1870 ... Madras time - 'now used by the telegraph and regulated from the
1281 # only government observatory' - was suggested as a standard railway time,
1284 # local time for civil purposes." - Prasad R. Tracks of Change: Railways and
1289 # This lists +052110 as Madras local time used in railways, and says that on
1291 # municipalities retained their former time, and the time in Calcutta
1293 # government offices. Government time was at +055320 (according to Shanks) or
1294 # at +0554 (according to the Indian Year Book). Railway time is more
1298 # time for 1870-1941. Shanks is our only (and dubious) source for the
1304 5:21:10 - MMT 1906 Jan 1 # Madras local time
1319 # civil time was 7:07:12.5.
1323 # says that Indonesia's time zones changed on 1988-01-01. Looking at some
1324 # time zone maps, I think that must refer to Western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat
1346 # Indonesia, <http://time.kim.lipi.go.id/time-eng.php> (2006-09-29).
1347 # The time zone abbreviations and UT offsets are:
1349 # WIB - +07 - Waktu Indonesia Barat (Indonesia western time)
1350 # WITA - +08 - Waktu Indonesia Tengah (Indonesia central time)
1351 # WIT - +09 - Waktu Indonesia Timur (Indonesia eastern time)
1393 # Tehran time, which is mentioned to be already at +03:30:
1404 # circles set their time to match Tehran time (three hours and half before
1432 # This implies that in September 1977, when the daylight savings time was
1438 # just in time for Ramadan that year:
1448 # Great], the country's official time was pulled forward by one hour and now
1449 # the official time is one hour and a half ahead compared to last year,
1450 # because in Farvardin of last year [=March 1977], the official time was
1453 # time was pulled back half an hour and that half hour still remains."
1455 # This matches the time of the true noon published in the newspapers, as they
1460 # [Movahedi S. Cultural preconceptions of time: Can we use operational time
1464 # 1. '"Iran's official time keeper moved the clock one hour forward as from
1469 # observing religious ceremonies. Moving time one hour forward in summer
1470 # means that at 11:00 o'clock on March 21, the official time was set as
1472 # than the end of September 23 [...]." Iran's time base thus continued to be
1482 # daylight-saving time (DST) on 26 May 1979."
1512 # The official time of the country will should move forward one hour
1535 # Assume that the UIT's "1930" is UTC, i.e., 24:00 local time.
1541 # Iranian time that the definition of the correct location needs to be
1557 # daylight saving time ...
1564 # The official time of the country will be moved forward for one hour
1637 # Government, did not adhere to daylight saving time. They referred
1638 # to daylight saving as Saddam time. But, as of today, the time zone
1639 # in Iraqi-Kurdistan is on standard time with Baghdad, Iraq.
1650 # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/iraq-dumps-daylight-saving.html
1877 # Summer time was in that period in 1980 and 1984, see
1909 # Interior, there is NO set rule for Daylight-Savings/Standard time changes.
1911 # days of daylight savings time annually. From 1993-1998, the change to
1912 # daylight savings time was on a Friday morning from midnight IST to
1913 # 1 a.m IDT; up until 1998, the change back to standard time was on a
1914 # Saturday night from midnight daylight savings time to 11 p.m. standard
1915 # time. 1996 is an exception to this rule where the change back to standard
1916 # time took place on Sunday night instead of Saturday night to avoid
1918 # daylight savings time was still on a Friday morning but from
1919 # 2 a.m. IST to 3 a.m. IDT; furthermore, the change back to standard time
1921 # 1999 only. In the year 2000, the change to daylight savings time was
1924 # changes to/from will take place at 1 a.m. old time, but now there is no
1954 # time, Haim Ramon. The official announcement regarding 1996-1998
1978 # the third time in just over a year and have set new dates for the
2024 # The current time law (2013) from the State of Israel can be viewed
2058 # 1873 using Western-style local mean time.
2069 # The ordinance No. 51 (1886) established "standard time" in Japan,
2070 # which stands for the time on 135° E.
2071 # In the ordinance No. 167 (1895), "standard time" was renamed to "central
2072 # standard time". And the same ordinance also established "western standard
2073 # time", which stands for the time on 120° E.... But "western standard
2074 # time" was abolished in the ordinance No. 529 (1937). In the ordinance No.
2075 # 167, there is no mention regarding for what place western standard time is
2083 # about standard time" ... The adoption began from Jan 1, 1896.
2098 # Occupation authorities imposed daylight-saving time on Japan on
2100 # daylight-saving time just three days after the bill was passed generated
2104 # of the Japanese wanted to scrap daylight-saving time, as opposed to 30% who
2118 # 11 in summer time will equal to 0am of September 12 in standard time.
2121 # of the summer time is described in the document.
2124 # September 11, 13pm in summer time, while ordinary citizens can
2151 # in accordance with the government's decision to implement summer time
2156 # Winter time starts today Thursday, 30 September. Clocks will be turned back
2170 # "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27".
2190 # switch back to standard time this winter, so the will stay on DST
2191 # until about the same time next year (at least).
2201 # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/jordan-reverses-dst-decision.html
2220 # that daylight saving time (DST) will be throughout the year....
2273 # daylight saving time citing lack of economic benefits and health
2277 # ... what happened was that the former Kazakhstan Eastern time zone
2279 # two time zones, and difference between them is one hour. The zone
2283 # everything else.... I guess that would make Kazakhstan time zones
2293 # removed the extra hour ("decree time") on the territory of the USSR
2296 # Turkmen SSR and Uzbek SSR to not have "summer" time.
2306 # transition to "summer" time:
2314 # When the "summer" time would end on 1991-09-29, clocks were to be
2333 # time belt. (By switching from +04/+05 to +05/+06 on 1991-09-29?) ...
2339 # introduced new rules for calculation of time, mirroring Russian
2340 # 1992-01-08 act. It specified that time would be calculated
2341 # according to time belts plus extra hour ("decree time"), moved clocks
2344 # located in the fourth and the fifth time belts and specified the
2347 # time belt).
2356 # cancels extra hour ("decree time") for Uralsk and Qyzylorda oblasts
2358 # and the fifth time belts respectively.
2363 # cancels the extra hour ("decree time") on the territory of Mangghystaū
2364 # oblast since the last Sunday of September 1994 (saying that time on
2365 # the territory would correspond to the third time belt as a
2371 # amends the 1992-01-13 act to end summer time in October instead
2377 # cancels the extra hour ("decree time") for Atyraū oblast since the
2379 # time belt.
2389 # fourth and the fifth time belts. They account for changes in spelling
2391 # probably changed time in territories incorporated into Qostanay oblast
2393 # from being in the fifth time belt and not using decree time into the
2394 # fourth time belt (no change in practice).
2405 # the fifth time belt and add Aktobe oblast to the list of regions not
2406 # using extra hour ("decree time"), leaving Kazakhstan with only 2 time
2414 # modified the 2000-11-23 act to remove exceptions from the "decree time"
2418 # during the 2004 transition to "winter" time.
2432 # time.
2447 # 1920-01-01 to the fourth time belt. But I do not understand
2453 # the third time belt (before 1930 this means +03).
2456 # (Asia/Qyzylorda) is changing its time zone from UTC+6 to UTC+5
2565 # Kyrgyzstan is canceling the daylight saving time system. I take the article
2568 # Our government cancels daylight saving time 6th of August 2005.
2608 # 1955-09-08 without specifying time
2610 # 1956-09-29 without specifying time
2622 # when Korea was using GMT+8:30 as standard time, the international
2655 # I guessed that time zone abbreviations through 1945 followed the same
2664 # the 8:30 time zone on August 15, one example:
2669 # Talmadge E. North Korea celebrates new time zone, 'Pyongyang Time'
2670 # http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-celebrates-time-zone-pyongyang-time-164038128.html
2671 # There is no common English-language abbreviation for this time zone.
2675 # North Korea will revert its time zone from UTC+8:30 (PYT; Pyongyang
2713 # https://www.mtv.com.lb/en/News/Local/1352516/lebanon-postpones-daylight-saving-time-adoption
2732 # https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/27/lebanon-in-two-different-time-zones-as-government-disagrees-on-da…
2766 # This one-time rule, announced by the prime minister first for April 21
2802 # Shanks & Pottenger say that Mongolia has three time zones, but
2809 # "Time: Mongolia has two time zones. Three westernmost provinces of
2811 # the rest of the country follows the Ulaanbaatar time, which is UTC/GMT plus
2815 # Mongolia discontinued the use of daylight savings time in 1999; 1998
2817 # unsure of, but most probably it was similar to Russia, except for the time
2819 # Some maps in the past have indicated that there was an additional time
2832 # (adopted DST on 2001-04-27 02:00 local time, ending 2001-09-28),
2833 # there are three time zones.
2843 # Daylight saving occurs at 02:00 local time last Saturday of March.
2844 # It will change back to normal at 02:00 local time last Saturday of
2852 # We have wildly conflicting information about Mongolia's time zones.
2854 # there is only one time zone and that DST is observed, citing Microsoft
2856 # travelmongolia.org says there are two time zones (UT +07, +08) with no DST.
2858 # Washington, DC says there are two time zones, with DST observed.
2862 # (2005-03-31 06:05 +0700) saying "Mongolia actually has 3.5 time zones.
2871 # They decided not to adopt daylight-saving time....
2892 # about 1:35 - 1:50 hours later in local clock time, no matter the
2895 # in different time zones (like we know about), while Choibalsan and
2896 # Ulaanbaatar are in the same time zone (correction needed).
2906 # daylight saving time in Mongolia.... Starting at 2:00AM of last Saturday of
2907 # March 2015, daylight saving time starts. And 00:00AM of last Saturday of
2908 # September daylight saving time ends. Source:
2920 # at 02:00 standard time, not at 00:00 local time as in the rest of
2927 # saving time adoption in Mongolia. Source: http://zasag.mn/news/view/16192
2965 # TRIAL basis for one year, starting 00:01 local time on April 7, 2002
2966 # and ending at 00:01 local time October 6, 2002. This is what I was
2967 # told, but I believe that the actual time of change may be 00:00; the
3044 # Government has decided to restore the previous time by moving the
3073 # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html
3077 # will go back to standard time on 1st of November.
3085 # > decision if it is not supported by the parliament. So at the time
3121 # time zone was affected then). It was never formally annexed to Egypt,
3124 # The rest of Palestine was under Jordanian rule at that time, formally
3127 # Trans-Jordan"). So the rules for Jordan for that time apply. Major
3132 # for East Jerusalem). They were on Israel time since then; there might
3133 # have been a Military Governor's order about time zones, but I'm not aware
3135 # time was in effect, but maybe the legal aspect of time was just neglected).
3140 # summer time and back on a different schedule than Israel's, but I don't
3166 # From IINS News Service - Israel - 1998-03-23 10:38:07 Israel time,
3169 # Despite the fact that Israel changed over to daylight savings time
3171 # one-hour forward at this time. As a sign of independence from Israeli rule,
3196 # able to find any authoritative sources at the time, nor details if
3204 # > will begin early, as of midnight Thursday. It is also time to turn
3243 # winter time on Friday, 2009-09-04.
3249 # headed by Salam Fayyad, the start of work in time for the winter of
3255 # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html
3261 # to change time back to Standard time on September 4, 2009.
3263 # "Winter time unite the West Bank and Gaza"
3290 # the clocks were set back one hour at 2010-08-11 00:00:00 local time in
3293 # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-end-dst-2010.html
3296 # Gaza and the West Bank did go back to standard time in the beginning of
3297 # August, and will now enter daylight saving time again on 2011-08-30
3303 # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/palestine-dst-2011.html
3308 # move to standard time for 30 days, during Ramadan. The Palestinians in the
3320 # So West Bank and Gaza now have the same time again.
3334 # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/gaza-west-bank-dst-2012.html
3338 # time from midnight on Friday, March 29, 2013" (translated).
3346 # This source in English, says "that winter time will go into effect
3358 # https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/west-bank/ramallah?year=2014
3370 # states that summer time will end on Oct 29th at 01:00.
3373 # Palestine summer time will start on Mar 24th 2018 ...
3386 # Our source in Palestine said it happened Friday 29 at 00:00 local time....
3389 # Palestine summer time will end on midnight Oct 26th 2019 ...
3398 # a decision on (translated): "The start of the winter time in Palestine, by
3409 # The summer time this year started on March 28 at 00:00.
3412 # The winter time in 2015 started on October 23 at 01:00.
3418 # Palestine winter time will start from midnight 2021-10-29 (Thursday-Friday).
3421 # ... winter time will begin in Palestine from Friday 10-29, 01:00 AM
3429 # summer time will begin in Palestine from Sunday 03-27-2022, 00:00 AM.
3432 # winter time will begin in Palestine from Saturday 10-29, 02:00 AM by
3434 # and winter time for the years: 2023,2024,2025,2026 ...
3441 # ... summer time will begin in Palestine from Saturday 04-29-2023,
3444 # ... winter time will begin in Palestine from Saturday 10-28-2023,
3448 # the summer time for the years 2024,2025 will begin in Palestine
3457 # to standard time at 02:00 the last Saturday before Ramadan and back
3632 # The Spanish initially used American (west-of-Greenwich) time.
3633 # It is unknown what time Manila kept when the British occupied it from
3634 # 1762-10-06 through 1764-04; for now assume it kept American time.
3643 # ... claims that Philippines had DST last time in 1990:
3652 # Carcamo D. PNoy urged to declare use of daylight saving time.
3654 # http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/08/05/1354152/pnoy-urged-declare-use-daylight-saving-time
3658 # which declares the official time here as "Philippine Standard Time".
3663 # [2] https://www1.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/index.php/astronomy/philippine-standard-time#republic-act-105…
3710 # observed standard time, and that people in Jeddah mostly observed quasi-solar
3711 # time, doing so by setting their watches at sunrise to 6 o'clock (or to 12
3712 # o'clock for "Arab" time).
3717 # which meant that the time on one side of a mountain could differ greatly from
3718 # the time on the other side - many foreigners set their watches to 6pm
3721 # Company used Aramco time in eastern Saudi Arabia and airline time in western.
3733 # The TZ database cannot represent quasi-solar time; airline time is the best
3741 # time zones; the other zone, at UT +04, was in the far eastern part of
3742 # the country. Presumably this is documenting airline time. Ignore this,
3769 # Milne says "Madras mean time use from May 1, 1898. Prior to this Colombo
3770 # mean time, 5h. 4m. 21.9s. F., was used." But 5:04:21.9 differs considerably
3778 # reported "the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at
3794 # [The Tamil Tigers] never accepted the original 1996 time change and simply
3804 # standard time is SLST.
3807 # "SLST" seems to be reasonably recent and rarely used outside time
3886 # > "Winter local time in Syria will be observed at midnight of Thursday 1
3894 # identifying the winter time as of Friday, 2/11/2007 where the 60th
3899 # For everyone's info, I saw an IATA time zone change for [Syria] for
3914 # Ministry of Electricity to begin daylight savings time on Friday April
3921 # coding that involves either using a "Mar Fri>=29" construct that old time zone
3930 # winter time on 2008-11-01 at 00:00 local daylight time (delaying/setting
3947 # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html
3951 # revert back to winter (standard) time on midnight between Thursday
3974 # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-2012.html
4031 # The Crozet Is also observe Réunion time; see the 'antarctica' file.
4111 # to set the time zone to +09, but does not say whether that decree