189abb9f8SPhilip Paeps# tzdb data for Africa and environs 289abb9f8SPhilip Paeps 31315084cSEdwin Groothuis# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of 41315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. 51315084cSEdwin Groothuis 67ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 71315084cSEdwin Groothuis# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 87ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see 97ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution. 101315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1189abb9f8SPhilip Paeps# From Paul Eggert (2018-05-27): 121315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 13d61d836cSEdwin Groothuis# Unless otherwise specified, the source for data through 1990 is: 141315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition), 151315084cSEdwin Groothuis# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003). 16d61d836cSEdwin Groothuis# Unfortunately this book contains many errors and cites no sources. 171315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 18dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# Many years ago Gwillim Law wrote that a good source 19dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# for time zone data was the International Air Transport 201315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM), 211315084cSEdwin Groothuis# published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries 22d61d836cSEdwin Groothuis# of the IATA's data after 1990. Except where otherwise noted, 23d61d836cSEdwin Groothuis# IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990. 241315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 251315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 261315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 271315084cSEdwin Groothuis# I found in the UCLA library. 281315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 29eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis# For data circa 1899, a common source is: 307ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94. 318d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359 32eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis# 332723c7ffSPhilip Paeps# For the 1911/1912 establishment of standard time in French possessions, see: 342723c7ffSPhilip Paeps# Société Française de Physique, Recueil de constantes physiques (1913), 352723c7ffSPhilip Paeps# page 752, 18b. 362723c7ffSPhilip Paeps# 37dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# European-style abbreviations are commonly used along the Mediterranean. 38dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# For sub-Saharan Africa abbreviations were less standardized. 391315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Previous editions of this database used WAT, CAT, SAT, and EAT 40dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# for UT +00 through +03, respectively, 41dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# but in 1997 Mark R V Murray reported that 42dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# 'SAST' is the official abbreviation for +02 in the country of South Africa, 43dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# 'CAT' is commonly used for +02 in countries north of South Africa, and 44dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# 'WAT' is probably the best name for +01, as the common phrase for 45eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# the area that includes Nigeria is "West Africa". 461315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 47dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# To summarize, the following abbreviations seemed to have some currency: 48dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# +00 GMT Greenwich Mean Time 49dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# +02 CAT Central Africa Time 50dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# +02 SAST South Africa Standard Time 51dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# and Murray suggested the following abbreviation: 52dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# +01 WAT West Africa Time 53dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# Murray's suggestion seems to have caught on in news reports and the like. 54dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# I vaguely recall 'WAT' also being used for -01 in the past but 55dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# cannot now come up with solid citations. 561315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 5789abb9f8SPhilip Paeps# I invented the following abbreviations in the 1990s: 5889abb9f8SPhilip Paeps# +02 WAST West Africa Summer Time 5989abb9f8SPhilip Paeps# +03 CAST Central Africa Summer Time 6089abb9f8SPhilip Paeps# +03 SAST South Africa Summer Time 61dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# +03 EAT East Africa Time 6289abb9f8SPhilip Paeps# 'EAT' seems to have caught on and is in current timestamps, and though 6389abb9f8SPhilip Paeps# the other abbreviations are rarer and are only in past timestamps, 6489abb9f8SPhilip Paeps# they are paired with better-attested non-DST abbreviations. 6589abb9f8SPhilip Paeps# Corrections are welcome. 661315084cSEdwin Groothuis 671315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Algeria 6812a899b6SPhilip Paeps# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 691315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1916 only - Jun 14 23:00s 1:00 S 701315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1916 1919 - Oct Sun>=1 23:00s 0 - 711315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1917 only - Mar 24 23:00s 1:00 S 721315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1918 only - Mar 9 23:00s 1:00 S 731315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1919 only - Mar 1 23:00s 1:00 S 741315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1920 only - Feb 14 23:00s 1:00 S 751315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1920 only - Oct 23 23:00s 0 - 761315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1921 only - Mar 14 23:00s 1:00 S 771315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1921 only - Jun 21 23:00s 0 - 781315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1939 only - Sep 11 23:00s 1:00 S 791315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1939 only - Nov 19 1:00 0 - 801315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S 811315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1944 only - Oct 8 2:00 0 - 821315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1945 only - Sep 16 1:00 0 - 831315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1971 only - Apr 25 23:00s 1:00 S 841315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1971 only - Sep 26 23:00s 0 - 851315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1977 only - May 6 0:00 1:00 S 861315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1977 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 - 871315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1978 only - Mar 24 1:00 1:00 S 881315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1978 only - Sep 22 3:00 0 - 891315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1980 only - Apr 25 0:00 1:00 S 901315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Algeria 1980 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 - 9112a899b6SPhilip Paeps# See Europe/Paris for PMT-related transitions. 922865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 9312a899b6SPhilip PaepsZone Africa/Algiers 0:12:12 - LMT 1891 Mar 16 941315084cSEdwin Groothuis 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time 951315084cSEdwin Groothuis 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1940 Feb 25 2:00 961315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1946 Oct 7 971315084cSEdwin Groothuis 0:00 - WET 1956 Jan 29 981315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:00 - CET 1963 Apr 14 991315084cSEdwin Groothuis 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1977 Oct 21 1001315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:00 Algeria CE%sT 1979 Oct 26 1011315084cSEdwin Groothuis 0:00 Algeria WE%sT 1981 May 1021315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:00 - CET 1031315084cSEdwin Groothuis 104e350c46aSBaptiste Daroussin# Cape Verde / Cabo Verde 1057ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# 106*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# From Tim Parenti (2024-07-01), per Paul Eggert (2018-02-16): 107*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# For timestamps before independence, see commentary for Europe/Lisbon. 108*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# Shanks gives 1907 instead for the transition to -02. 1097ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# 1102865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 11146bee4edSPhilip PaepsZone Atlantic/Cape_Verde -1:34:04 - LMT 1912 Jan 01 2:00u # Praia 112*e273650fSPhilip Paeps -2:00 - %z 1942 Sep 113*e273650fSPhilip Paeps -2:00 1:00 %z 1945 Oct 15 114*e273650fSPhilip Paeps -2:00 - %z 1975 Nov 25 2:00 115*e273650fSPhilip Paeps -1:00 - %z 1161315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1171315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Chad 1182865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1192723c7ffSPhilip PaepsZone Africa/Ndjamena 1:00:12 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 # N'Djamena 1201315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:00 - WAT 1979 Oct 14 1211315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:00 1:00 WAST 1980 Mar 8 1221315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:00 - WAT 1231315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1249142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Burkina Faso 1259142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 1269142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# The Gambia 1279142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Ghana 1289142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Guinea 1299142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Iceland 1309142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Mali 1319142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Mauritania 1329142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# St Helena 1339142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Senegal 1349142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Sierra Leone 1359142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Togo 1361315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1379142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# The other parts of the St Helena territory are similar: 1389142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Tristan da Cunha: on GMT, say Whitman and the CIA 1399142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Ascension: on GMT, say the USNO (1995-12-21) and the CIA 1409142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Gough (scientific station since 1955; sealers wintered previously): 1419142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# on GMT, says the CIA 1429142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Inaccessible, Nightingale: uninhabited 1431315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1442865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1452723c7ffSPhilip PaepsZone Africa/Abidjan -0:16:08 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 1461315084cSEdwin Groothuis 0:00 - GMT 1471315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1481315084cSEdwin Groothuis############################################################################### 1491315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1501315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Egypt 1511315084cSEdwin Groothuis 152eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis# Milne says Cairo used 2:05:08.9, the local mean time of the Abbasizeh 1539f9fc6bbSPhilip Paeps# observatory. Milne also says that the official time for 154eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis# Egypt was mean noon at the Great Pyramid, 2:04:30.5, but apparently this 155eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis# did not apply to Cairo, Alexandria, or Port Said. 156eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis 15712a899b6SPhilip Paeps# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1581315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1940 only - Jul 15 0:00 1:00 S 1591315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1940 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 1601315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1941 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S 1611315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1941 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - 1621315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1942 1944 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 1631315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1942 only - Oct 27 0:00 0 - 1641315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1943 1945 - Nov 1 0:00 0 - 1651315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 S 1661315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S 1671315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 1681315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 1691315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S 1701315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - 1711315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1966 1994 - Oct 1 3:00 0 - 1721315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1982 only - Jul 25 1:00 1:00 S 1731315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1983 only - Jul 12 1:00 1:00 S 1741315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1984 1988 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S 1751315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1989 only - May 6 1:00 1:00 S 1761315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1990 1994 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S 1771315084cSEdwin Groothuis# IATA (after 1990) says transitions are at 0:00. 1781315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Go with IATA starting in 1995, except correct 1995 entry from 09-30 to 09-29. 179734c45e3SEdwin Groothuis 180734c45e3SEdwin Groothuis# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-04-20): 181734c45e3SEdwin Groothuis# "...Egypt's interim cabinet decided on Wednesday to cancel daylight 182734c45e3SEdwin Groothuis# saving time after a poll posted on its website showed the majority of 183734c45e3SEdwin Groothuis# Egyptians would approve the cancellation." 184734c45e3SEdwin Groothuis# 185734c45e3SEdwin Groothuis# Egypt to cancel daylight saving time 186734c45e3SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/407168 187734c45e3SEdwin Groothuis# or 188734c45e3SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt04.html 189734c45e3SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1995 2010 - Apr lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S 190ee9da7b8SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 1995 2005 - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 - 1911315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-19): 1921315084cSEdwin Groothuis# The Egyptian Gazette, issue 41,090 (2006-09-18), page 1, reports: 1931315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Egypt will turn back clocks by one hour at the midnight of Thursday 1941315084cSEdwin Groothuis# after observing the daylight saving time since May. 1951315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://news.gom.com.eg/gazette/pdf/2006/09/18/01.pdf 196ee9da7b8SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 2006 only - Sep 21 24:00 0 - 1971315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Dirk Losch (2007-08-14): 1981315084cSEdwin Groothuis# I received a mail from an airline which says that the daylight 1991315084cSEdwin Groothuis# saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to 2007-09-07. 200eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:] 2011315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm 2028d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53 2031315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-09-04): The official information...: 2041315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Miscellaneous/000002/0207000000000000001580.htm 205ee9da7b8SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 2007 only - Sep Thu>=1 24:00 0 - 2061315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Abdelrahman Hassan (2007-09-06): 2071315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Due to the Hijri (lunar Islamic calendar) year being 11 days shorter 2081315084cSEdwin Groothuis# than the year of the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan shifts earlier each 2091315084cSEdwin Groothuis# year. This year it will be observed September 13 (September is quite 2101315084cSEdwin Groothuis# hot in Egypt), and the idea is to make fasting easier for workers by 2111315084cSEdwin Groothuis# shifting business hours one hour out of daytime heat. Consequently, 2121315084cSEdwin Groothuis# unless discontinued, next DST may end Thursday 28 August 2008. 2131315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17): 2141315084cSEdwin Groothuis# For lack of better info, assume the new rule is last Thursday in August. 2151315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2161315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Petr Machata (2009-04-06): 2171315084cSEdwin Groothuis# The following appeared in Red Hat bugzilla[1] (edited): 2181315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 2191315084cSEdwin Groothuis# > $ zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo | grep 2009 2201315084cSEdwin Groothuis# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 21:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu = 2211315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Apr 23 2221315084cSEdwin Groothuis# > 23:59:59 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200 2231315084cSEdwin Groothuis# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 22:00:00 2009 UTC = Fri = 2241315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Apr 24 2251315084cSEdwin Groothuis# > 01:00:00 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800 2261315084cSEdwin Groothuis# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 20:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu = 2271315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Aug 27 2281315084cSEdwin Groothuis# > 23:59:59 2009 EEST isdst=1 gmtoff=10800 2291315084cSEdwin Groothuis# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 21:00:00 2009 UTC = Thu = 2301315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Aug 27 2311315084cSEdwin Groothuis# > 23:00:00 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200 2321315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 2331315084cSEdwin Groothuis# > end date should be Thu Sep 24 2009 (Last Thursday in September at 23:59= 2341315084cSEdwin Groothuis# :59) 2351315084cSEdwin Groothuis# > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958729/ 2361315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 2371315084cSEdwin Groothuis# timeanddate[2] and another site I've found[3] also support that. 2381315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 239eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263 2408d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# [2] https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53 2418d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# [3] https://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/ 2421315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2431315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-20): 2441315084cSEdwin Groothuis# In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth 2451315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday 2461315084cSEdwin Groothuis# in September. 2471315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2481315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11): 2491315084cSEdwin Groothuis# We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet 2501315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Information and Decision Support Center: 2518d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html 2521315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 2531315084cSEdwin Groothuis# The Middle East News Agency 2548d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx 2551315084cSEdwin Groothuis# also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21" 2561315084cSEdwin Groothuis# today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT." 2571315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service, 2581315084cSEdwin Groothuis# and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine 2591315084cSEdwin Groothuis# (at least today). 2601315084cSEdwin Groothuis 261f2dd838fSEdwin Groothuis# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-07-20): 262f2dd838fSEdwin Groothuis# According to News from Egypt - Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt's cabinet has 263f2dd838fSEdwin Groothuis# decided that Daylight Saving Time will not be used in Egypt during 264f2dd838fSEdwin Groothuis# Ramadan. 265f2dd838fSEdwin Groothuis# 266f2dd838fSEdwin Groothuis# Arabic translation: 267eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# "Clocks to go back during Ramadan - and then forward again" 268f2dd838fSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/clocks-go-back-during-ramadan-and-then-forward-again 269f2dd838fSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_egypt02.html 270f2dd838fSEdwin Groothuis 2711f4a471aSEdwin Groothuis# From Ahmad El-Dardiry (2014-05-07): 2721f4a471aSEdwin Groothuis# Egypt is to change back to Daylight system on May 15 2731f4a471aSEdwin Groothuis# http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/100735/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-government-to-reapply-daylight-saving-time-.aspx 2741f4a471aSEdwin Groothuis 2757ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# From Gunther Vermier (2014-05-13): 2761f4a471aSEdwin Groothuis# our Egypt office confirms that the change will be at 15 May "midnight" (24:00) 2771f4a471aSEdwin Groothuis 278ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# From Imed Chihi (2014-06-04): 279ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# We have finally "located" a precise official reference about the DST changes 280ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# in Egypt. The Ministers Cabinet decision is explained at 281ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.cabinet.gov.eg/Media/CabinetMeetingsDetails.aspx?id=347 ... 282ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# [T]his (Arabic) site is not accessible outside Egypt, but the page ... 283ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# translates into: "With regard to daylight saving time, it is scheduled to 284ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# take effect at exactly twelve o'clock this evening, Thursday, 15 MAY 2014, 285ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# to be suspended by twelve o'clock on the evening of Thursday, 26 JUN 2014, 286ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# and re-established again at the end of the month of Ramadan, at twelve 287ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# o'clock on the evening of Thursday, 31 JUL 2014." This statement has been 288ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# reproduced by other (more accessible) sites[, e.g.,]... 289ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# http://elgornal.net/news/news.aspx?id=4699258 290ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis 2919f23d940SEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2015-04-08): 2929f23d940SEdwin Groothuis# Egypt will start DST on midnight after Thursday, April 30, 2015. 2939f23d940SEdwin Groothuis# This is based on a law (no 35) from May 15, 2014 saying it starts the last 2949f23d940SEdwin Groothuis# Thursday of April.... Clocks will still be turned back for Ramadan, but 2959f23d940SEdwin Groothuis# dates not yet announced.... 2969f23d940SEdwin Groothuis# http://almogaz.com/news/weird-news/2015/04/05/1947105 ... 2978d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-starts-dst-2015.html 2989f23d940SEdwin Groothuis 299abdc8d91SEdwin Groothuis# From Ahmed Nazmy (2015-04-20): 300abdc8d91SEdwin Groothuis# Egypt's ministers cabinet just announced ... that it will cancel DST at 301abdc8d91SEdwin Groothuis# least for 2015. 302abdc8d91SEdwin Groothuis# 303abdc8d91SEdwin Groothuis# From Tim Parenti (2015-04-20): 304abdc8d91SEdwin Groothuis# http://english.ahram.org.eg/WriterArticles/NewsContentP/1/128195/Egypt/No-daylight-saving-this-summer-Egypts-prime-minist.aspx 305abdc8d91SEdwin Groothuis# "Egypt's cabinet agreed on Monday not to switch clocks for daylight saving 306abdc8d91SEdwin Groothuis# time this summer, and carry out studies on the possibility of canceling the 307abdc8d91SEdwin Groothuis# practice altogether in future years." 308abdc8d91SEdwin Groothuis# 3093e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# From Paul Eggert (2015-04-24): 3103e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# Yesterday the office of Egyptian President El-Sisi announced his 3113e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# decision to abandon DST permanently. See Ahram Online 2015-04-24. 3123e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/128509/Egypt/Politics-/Sisi-cancels-daylight-saving-time-in-Egypt.aspx 313abdc8d91SEdwin Groothuis 3148fdf5721SBaptiste Daroussin# From Steffen Thorsen (2016-04-29): 3158fdf5721SBaptiste Daroussin# Egypt will have DST from July 7 until the end of October.... 3168fdf5721SBaptiste Daroussin# http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/1/204655/Egypt/Daylight-savings-time-returning-to-Egypt-on--July.aspx 3178fdf5721SBaptiste Daroussin# From Mina Samuel (2016-07-04): 3188fdf5721SBaptiste Daroussin# Egyptian government took the decision to cancel the DST, 3198fdf5721SBaptiste Daroussin 320259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# From Ahmad ElDardiry (2023-03-01): 321259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# Egypt officially announced today that daylight savings will be 322259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# applied from last Friday of April to last Thursday of October. 323259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# From Paul Eggert (2023-03-01): 324259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# Assume transitions are at 00:00 and 24:00 respectively. 325259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# From Amir Adib (2023-03-07): 326259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# https://www.facebook.com/EgyptianCabinet/posts/638829614954129/ 327259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps 328ee9da7b8SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 2008 only - Aug lastThu 24:00 0 - 329ee9da7b8SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 2009 only - Aug 20 24:00 0 - 330ee9da7b8SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 2010 only - Aug 10 24:00 0 - 331ee9da7b8SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 2010 only - Sep 9 24:00 1:00 S 332ee9da7b8SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 2010 only - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 - 3331f4a471aSEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 2014 only - May 15 24:00 1:00 S 334ee9da7b8SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 2014 only - Jun 26 24:00 0 - 335ee9da7b8SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 2014 only - Jul 31 24:00 1:00 S 336abdc8d91SEdwin GroothuisRule Egypt 2014 only - Sep lastThu 24:00 0 - 337259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Egypt 2023 max - Apr lastFri 0:00 1:00 S 338259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Egypt 2023 max - Oct lastThu 24:00 0 - 3391315084cSEdwin Groothuis 3402865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3419f9fc6bbSPhilip Paeps #STDOFF 2:05:08.9 342eb185a68SEdwin GroothuisZone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct 3431315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2:00 Egypt EE%sT 3441315084cSEdwin Groothuis 3451315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Guinea-Bissau 3467ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# 347*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# From Tim Parenti (2024-07-01), per Paul Eggert (2018-02-16): 348*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# For timestamps before independence, see commentary for Europe/Lisbon. 3497ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# 3502865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 35146bee4edSPhilip PaepsZone Africa/Bissau -1:02:20 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 1:00u 352*e273650fSPhilip Paeps -1:00 - %z 1975 3531315084cSEdwin Groothuis 0:00 - GMT 3541315084cSEdwin Groothuis 3559142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Comoros 3569142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Djibouti 3579142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Eritrea 3589142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Ethiopia 3591315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Kenya 3609142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Madagascar 3619142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Mayotte 3629142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Somalia 3639142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Tanzania 3649142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Uganda 365dc505d53SPhilip Paeps 366dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# From P Chan (2020-10-24): 367dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 368dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# The standard time of GMT+2:30 was adopted in the East Africa Protectorate.... 369dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# [The Official Gazette, 1908-05-01, p 274] 370dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://books.google.com/books?id=e-cAC-sjPSEC&pg=PA274 371dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 372dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# At midnight on 30 June 1928 the clocks throughout Kenya was put forward 373dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# half an hour by the Alteration of Time Ordinance, 1928. 374dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://gazettes.africa/archive/ke/1928/ke-government-gazette-dated-1928-05-11-no-28.pdf 3759f9fc6bbSPhilip Paeps# [Ordinance No. 11 of 1928, The Official Gazette, 1928-06-26, p 813] 376dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://books.google.com/books?id=2S0S6os32ZUC&pg=PA813 377dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 378dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# The 1928 ordinance was repealed by the Alteration of Time (repeal) Ordinance, 379dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 1929 and the time was restored to GMT+2:30 at midnight on 4 January 1930. 380dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# [Ordinance No. 97 of 1929, The Official Gazette, 1929-12-31, p 2701] 381dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://books.google.com/books?id=_g18jIZQlwwC&pg=PA2701 382dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 383dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# The Alteration of Time Ordinance, 1936 changed the time to GMT+2:45 384dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# and repealed the previous ordinance at midnight on 31 December 1936. 385dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# [The Official Gazette, 1936-07-21, p 705] 386dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://books.google.com/books?id=K7j41z0aC5wC&pg=PA705 387dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 388dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# The Defence (Amendment of Laws No. 120) Regulations changed the time 389dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# to GMT+3 at midnight on 31 July 1942. 390dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# [Kenya Official Gazette Supplement No. 32, 1942-07-21, p 331] 391dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://books.google.com/books?hl=zh-TW&id=c_E-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA331 392dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# The provision of the 1936 ordinance was not repealed and was later 393dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# incorporated in the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance in 1948. 394dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# Although it was overridden by the 1942 regulations. 395dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# [The Laws of Kenya in force on 1948-09-21, Title I, Chapter 1, 31] 396dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://dds.crl.edu/item/217517 (p.101) 397dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# In 1950 the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance was amended to adopt 398dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# GMT+3 permanently as the 1942 regulations were due to expire on 10 December. 399dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://books.google.com/books?id=jvR8mUDAwR0C&pg=PA787 400dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# [Ordinance No. 44 of 1950, Kenya Ordinances 1950, Vol. XXIX, p 294] 401dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://books.google.com/books?id=-_dQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA294 402dc505d53SPhilip Paeps 403dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# From Paul Eggert (2020-10-24): 404dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# The 1908-05-01 announcement does not give an effective date, 405dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# so just say "1908 May". 406dc505d53SPhilip Paeps 4079142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# From Paul Eggert (2018-09-11): 4089142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Unfortunately tzdb records only Western clock time in use in Ethiopia, 4099142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# as the tzdb format is not up to properly recording a common Ethiopian 4109142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# timekeeping practice that is based on solar time. See: 4119142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Mortada D. If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you'd better double 4129142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# check the time. PRI's The World. 2015-01-30 15:15 -05. 4139142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-30/if-you-have-meeting-ethiopia-you-better-double-check-time 4149142a2a3SPhilip Paeps 4152865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 416dc505d53SPhilip PaepsZone Africa/Nairobi 2:27:16 - LMT 1908 May 417*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 2:30 - %z 1928 Jun 30 24:00 418dc505d53SPhilip Paeps 3:00 - EAT 1930 Jan 4 24:00 419*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 2:30 - %z 1936 Dec 31 24:00 420*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 2:45 - %z 1942 Jul 31 24:00 4211315084cSEdwin Groothuis 3:00 - EAT 4221315084cSEdwin Groothuis 4231315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Liberia 424dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# 425dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# From Paul Eggert (2017-03-02): 426dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# 427dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# The Nautical Almanac for the Year 1970, p 264, is the source for -0:44:30. 428dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# 429f2fcff28SPhilip Paeps# In 1972 Liberia was the last country to switch from a UT offset 430dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# that was not a multiple of 15 or 20 minutes. The 1972 change was on 431dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# 1972-01-07, according to an entry dated 1972-01-04 on p 330 of: 432dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# Presidential Papers: First year of the administration of 433dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# President William R. Tolbert, Jr., July 23, 1971-July 31, 1972. 434dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# Monrovia: Executive Mansion. 435dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# 436259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# Use the abbreviation "MMT" before 1972, as the more accurate numeric 437dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# abbreviation "-004430" would be one byte over the POSIX limit. 438dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# 4392865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4401315084cSEdwin GroothuisZone Africa/Monrovia -0:43:08 - LMT 1882 4411315084cSEdwin Groothuis -0:43:08 - MMT 1919 Mar # Monrovia Mean Time 442dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin -0:44:30 - MMT 1972 Jan 7 # approximately MMT 4431315084cSEdwin Groothuis 0:00 - GMT 4441315084cSEdwin Groothuis 4451315084cSEdwin Groothuis############################################################################### 4461315084cSEdwin Groothuis 4471315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Libya 4481315084cSEdwin Groothuis 449f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# From Even Scharning (2012-11-10): 450f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# Libya set their time one hour back at 02:00 on Saturday November 10. 4518d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.libyaherald.com/2012/11/04/clocks-to-go-back-an-hour-on-saturday/ 452f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# Here is an official source [in Arabic]: http://ls.ly/fb6Yc 453f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# 454f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# Steffen Thorsen forwarded a translation (2012-11-10) in 4558d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2012-November/018451.html 456f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# 457f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# From Tim Parenti (2012-11-11): 458f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# Treat the 2012-11-10 change as a zone change from UTC+2 to UTC+1. 459f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# The DST rules planned for 2013 and onward roughly mirror those of Europe 460f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# (either two days before them or five days after them, so as to fall on 461f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# lastFri instead of lastSun). 462f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis 463c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# From Even Scharning (2013-10-25): 464c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# The scheduled end of DST in Libya on Friday, October 25, 2013 was 465c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# cancelled yesterday.... 4668d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.libyaherald.com/2013/10/24/correction-no-time-change-tomorrow/ 467c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# 468c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# From Paul Eggert (2013-10-25): 4698fdf5721SBaptiste Daroussin# For now, assume they're reverting to the pre-2012 rules of permanent UT +02. 470c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis 47112a899b6SPhilip Paeps# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 4721315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1951 only - Oct 14 2:00 1:00 S 4731315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1952 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 4741315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1953 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S 4751315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1954 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 4761315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1955 only - Sep 30 0:00 1:00 S 4771315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1956 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 4781315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1982 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 4791315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1982 1985 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 4801315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1985 only - Apr 6 0:00 1:00 S 4811315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1986 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S 4821315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1986 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - 4831315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1987 1989 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 4841315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1987 1989 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 485f09b8c49SEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1997 only - Apr 4 0:00 1:00 S 486f09b8c49SEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 1997 only - Oct 4 0:00 0 - 487c26a5802SEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 2013 only - Mar lastFri 1:00 1:00 S 488c26a5802SEdwin GroothuisRule Libya 2013 only - Oct lastFri 2:00 0 - 4892865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4901315084cSEdwin GroothuisZone Africa/Tripoli 0:52:44 - LMT 1920 4911315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1959 4921315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2:00 - EET 1982 4931315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1990 May 4 494f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis# The 1996 and 1997 entries are from Shanks & Pottenger; 4957ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# the IATA SSIM data entries contain some obvious errors. 4961315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2:00 - EET 1996 Sep 30 497f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis 1:00 Libya CE%sT 1997 Oct 4 498f09b8c49SEdwin Groothuis 2:00 - EET 2012 Nov 10 2:00 499c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis 1:00 Libya CE%sT 2013 Oct 25 2:00 500c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis 2:00 - EET 5011315084cSEdwin Groothuis 5021315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Mauritius 5031315084cSEdwin Groothuis 5041315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25): 5051315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial 5061315084cSEdwin Groothuis# basis.... 5071315084cSEdwin Groothuis# It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to 5081315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful.... 5098d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html 5101315084cSEdwin Groothuis 5111315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25): 5121315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD 5131315084cSEdwin Groothuis 5141315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30): 5151315084cSEdwin Groothuis# The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A 5161315084cSEdwin Groothuis# final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving 5171315084cSEdwin Groothuis# would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight. 5181315084cSEdwin Groothuis 5191315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): 5201315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger. 5211315084cSEdwin Groothuis 5221315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10): 5231315084cSEdwin Groothuis# According to 5241315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216 5251315084cSEdwin Groothuis# (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier 5261315084cSEdwin Groothuis# than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31). The new start 5271315084cSEdwin Groothuis# date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time 5281315084cSEdwin Groothuis# given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time). 5291315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 5301315084cSEdwin Groothuis# A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date 5311315084cSEdwin Groothuis# to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date, 5321315084cSEdwin Groothuis# but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in 5331315084cSEdwin Groothuis# USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder 5341315084cSEdwin Groothuis# why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which 5351315084cSEdwin Groothuis# changes two days later. 5361315084cSEdwin Groothuis 5371315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11): 5381315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving 5396790a258SEdwin Groothuis# time: Energy conservation?"- No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally 5401315084cSEdwin Groothuis# published on Monday, June 30, 2008... 5411315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 5421315084cSEdwin Groothuis# I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction 543eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# de l'heure d'été" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26 544eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one.... 5451315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html 5461315084cSEdwin Groothuis 5471315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03): 5481315084cSEdwin Groothuis# The Government of Mauritius weblink 5491315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD 5501315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows: 5511315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 5521315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly 5531315084cSEdwin Groothuis# of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in 5541315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of 5551315084cSEdwin Groothuis# the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United 5561315084cSEdwin Groothuis# States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the 5571315084cSEdwin Groothuis# last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on 5581315084cSEdwin Groothuis# the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the 5591315084cSEdwin Groothuis# year 2008-2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008 5601315084cSEdwin Groothuis# and end on 29 March 2009. 5611315084cSEdwin Groothuis 5621315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Ed Maste (2008-10-07): 5631315084cSEdwin Groothuis# THE TIME BILL (No. XXVII of 2008) Explanatory Memorandum states the 5641315084cSEdwin Groothuis# beginning / ending of summer time is 2 o'clock standard time in the 5651315084cSEdwin Groothuis# morning of the last Sunday of October / last Sunday of March. 5661315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf 5671315084cSEdwin Groothuis 5681315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-05): 5691315084cSEdwin Groothuis# According to several sources, Mauritius will not continue to observe 5701315084cSEdwin Groothuis# DST the coming summer... 5711315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 5721315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Some sources, in French: 573259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# http://www.defimedia.info/news/946/Rashid-Beebeejaun-:-«-L%E2%80%99heure-d%E2%80%99été-ne-sera-pas-appliquée-cette-année-» 574259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# http://lexpress.mu/Story/3398~Beebeejaun---Les-objectifs-d-économie-d-énergie-de-l-heure-d-été-ont-été-atteints- 5751315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 5761315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Our wrap-up: 5778d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html 5781315084cSEdwin Groothuis 5791315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11): 5801315084cSEdwin Groothuis# The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this: 5811315084cSEdwin Groothuis# "The trial ended on March 29, 2009, when the clocks moved back by one hour 5821315084cSEdwin Groothuis# at 2am (or 02:00) local time..." 5831315084cSEdwin Groothuis 58412a899b6SPhilip Paeps# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 58546bee4edSPhilip PaepsRule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 - 5861315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 - 58746bee4edSPhilip PaepsRule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 5881315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - 5892865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5901315084cSEdwin GroothuisZone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis 591*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 4:00 Mauritius %z 5921315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Agalega Is, Rodriguez 5931315084cSEdwin Groothuis# no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius 5941315084cSEdwin Groothuis 595cf1ad535SPhilip Paeps 596cf1ad535SPhilip Paeps# Morocco 597cf1ad535SPhilip Paeps# See Africa/Ceuta for Spanish Morocco. 598cf1ad535SPhilip Paeps 5991315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): 6001315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between 6011315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008. 6021315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 6031315084cSEdwin Groothuis# "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will 6041315084cSEdwin Groothuis# be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to 6051315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Communication Minister and Government Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...." 6061315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 6078d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html 6081315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html 6091315084cSEdwin Groothuis 6101315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): 6117ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe 6127ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# Presse: 6131315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view 6141315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 6151315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt. 6161315084cSEdwin Groothuis# spokesman. 6171315084cSEdwin Groothuis 6181315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09): 6191315084cSEdwin Groothuis# According to this article: 6208d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html 621eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# (and republished here: <http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html>) 622eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# the changes occur at midnight: 6231315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 624eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# Saturday night May 31st at midnight (which in French is to be 625eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# interpreted as the night between Saturday and Sunday) 626eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# Sunday night the 28th at midnight 6271315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 628eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# Seeing that the 28th is Monday, I am guessing that she intends to say 629eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between Sunday and 630eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# Monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive 631eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# June 1st to Sept 27th. 6321315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 6331315084cSEdwin Groothuis# The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree 6341315084cSEdwin Groothuis# published on the web. 6351315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 6361315084cSEdwin Groothuis# It's also confirmed here: 6371315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm 638eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# on a government portal as being between June 1st and Sept 27th (not yet 639eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# posted in English). 6401315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 641eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# The following Google query will generate many relevant hits: 6428d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search 6431315084cSEdwin Groothuis 6441315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27): 6451315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31 6461315084cSEdwin Groothuis# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end 6471315084cSEdwin Groothuis# of September: 6481315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 6491315084cSEdwin Groothuis# One article about it (in French): 6501315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default 6511315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 6521315084cSEdwin Groothuis# We have some further details posted here: 6538d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html 6541315084cSEdwin Groothuis 6551315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-17): 6561315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Morocco will observe DST from 2009-06-01 00:00 to 2009-08-21 00:00 according 6571315084cSEdwin Groothuis# to many sources, such as 6581315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html 6591315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312 6601315084cSEdwin Groothuis# (French) 6611315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 6621315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Our summary: 6638d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html 6641315084cSEdwin Groothuis 6651315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): 6661315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Here is a link to official document from Royaume du Maroc Premier Ministre, 667eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# Ministère de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics 6681315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 6696790a258SEdwin Groothuis# Under Article 1 of Royal Decree No. 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 June 1967) 6701315084cSEdwin Groothuis# concerning the amendment of the legal time, the Ministry of Modernization of 6711315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Public Sectors announced that the official time in the Kingdom will be 6721315084cSEdwin Groothuis# advanced 60 minutes from Sunday 31 May 2009 at midnight. 6731315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 6741315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf 6751315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html 6761315084cSEdwin Groothuis 677696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2010-04-13): 678696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# Several news media in Morocco report that the Ministry of Modernization 679696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# of Public Sectors has announced that Morocco will have DST from 680696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# 2010-05-02 to 2010-08-08. 681696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# 682696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# Example: 683696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.lavieeco.com/actualites/4099-le-maroc-passera-a-l-heure-d-ete-gmt1-le-2-mai.html 684696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# (French) 685696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# Our page: 6868d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html 687696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis 688d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# From Dan Abitol (2011-03-30): 689d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# ...Rules for Africa/Casablanca are the following (24h format) 6907ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# The 3rd April 2011 at 00:00:00, [it] will be 3rd April 01:00:00 6917ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# The 31st July 2011 at 00:59:59, [it] will be 31st July 00:00:00 692d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# ...Official links of change in morocco 693d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# The change was broadcast on the FM Radio 694d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# I ve called ANRT (telecom regulations in Morocco) at 695d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# +212.537.71.84.00 696d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/ 697d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# They said that 698d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view 699d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# is the official publication to look at. 700d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# They said that the decision was already taken. 701d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# 702d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# More articles in the press 7038d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-leve.html 704d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923 705259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT+1-a-partir-de-dim 706d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis 707d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# From Petr Machata (2011-03-30): 708d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# They have it written in English here: 709d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/home/morocco_to_spring_fo/view 710d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# 711d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# It says there that "Morocco will resume its standard time on July 31, 712d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# 2011 at midnight." Now they don't say whether they mean midnight of 713d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# wall clock time (i.e. 11pm UTC), but that's what I would assume. It has 714d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis# also been like that in the past. 715d58b52acSEdwin Groothuis 7163797824cSEdwin Groothuis# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2012-03-09): 717eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# According to Infomédiaire web site from Morocco (infomediaire.ma), 718eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# on March 9, 2012, (in French) Heure légale: 719eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# Le Maroc adopte officiellement l'heure d'été 720259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# http://www.infomediaire.ma/news/maroc/heure-légale-le-maroc-adopte-officiellement-lheure-dété 7213797824cSEdwin Groothuis# Governing Council adopted draft decree, that Morocco DST starts on 7223797824cSEdwin Groothuis# the last Sunday of March (March 25, 2012) and ends on 7233797824cSEdwin Groothuis# last Sunday of September (September 30, 2012) 7243797824cSEdwin Groothuis# except the month of Ramadan. 7253797824cSEdwin Groothuis# or (brief) 7263797824cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco06.html 7273797824cSEdwin Groothuis 7283797824cSEdwin Groothuis# From Arthur David Olson (2012-03-10): 7293797824cSEdwin Groothuis# The infomediaire.ma source indicates that the system is to be in 7303797824cSEdwin Groothuis# effect every year. It gives 03H00 as the "fall back" time of day; 7313797824cSEdwin Groothuis# it lacks a "spring forward" time of day; assume 2:00 XXX. 7323797824cSEdwin Groothuis# Wait on specifying the Ramadan exception for details about 7333797824cSEdwin Groothuis# start date, start time of day, end date, and end time of day XXX. 7343797824cSEdwin Groothuis 7353797824cSEdwin Groothuis# From Christophe Tropamer (2012-03-16): 7363797824cSEdwin Groothuis# Seen Morocco change again: 7373797824cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.le2uminutes.com/actualite.php 738eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# "...à partir du dernier dimanche d'avril et non fins mars, 739eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# comme annoncé précédemment." 7403797824cSEdwin Groothuis 7413797824cSEdwin Groothuis# From Milamber Space Network (2012-07-17): 7423797824cSEdwin Groothuis# The official return to GMT is announced by the Moroccan government: 7433797824cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 [in French] 7443797824cSEdwin Groothuis# 7453797824cSEdwin Groothuis# Google translation, lightly edited: 7463797824cSEdwin Groothuis# Back to the standard time of the Kingdom (GMT) 7473797824cSEdwin Groothuis# Pursuant to Decree No. 2-12-126 issued on 26 Jumada (I) 1433 (April 18, 7483797824cSEdwin Groothuis# 2012) and in accordance with the order of Mr. President of the 7493797824cSEdwin Groothuis# Government No. 3-47-12 issued on 24 Sha'ban (11 July 2012), the Ministry 7503797824cSEdwin Groothuis# of Public Service and Administration Modernization announces the return 7513797824cSEdwin Groothuis# of the legal time of the Kingdom (GMT) from Friday, July 20, 2012 until 7523797824cSEdwin Groothuis# Monday, August 20, 2012. So the time will be delayed by 60 minutes from 7533797824cSEdwin Groothuis# 3:00 am Friday, July 20, 2012 and will again be advanced by 60 minutes 7543797824cSEdwin Groothuis# August 20, 2012 from 2:00 am. 7553797824cSEdwin Groothuis 756eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis# From Paul Eggert (2013-03-06): 757eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis# Morocco's daylight-saving transitions due to Ramadan seem to be 758eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis# announced a bit in advance. On 2012-07-11 the Moroccan government 759eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis# announced that year's Ramadan daylight-saving transitions would be 760eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis# 2012-07-20 and 2012-08-20; see 7617ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 762875f3108SEdwin Groothuis 763875f3108SEdwin Groothuis# From Andrew Paprocki (2013-07-02): 764875f3108SEdwin Groothuis# Morocco announced that the year's Ramadan daylight-savings 765875f3108SEdwin Groothuis# transitions would be 2013-07-07 and 2013-08-10; see: 766875f3108SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.maroc.ma/en/news/morocco-suspends-daylight-saving-time-july-7-aug10 767875f3108SEdwin Groothuis 768c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2013-09-28): 769c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# Morocco extends DST by one month, on very short notice, just 1 day 770c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# before it was going to end. There is a new decree (2.13.781) for 771c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# this, where DST from now on goes from last Sunday of March at 02:00 772c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# to last Sunday of October at 03:00, similar to EU rules. Official 773c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# source (French): 774c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.maroc.gov.ma/fr/actualites/lhoraire-dete-gmt1-maintenu-jusquau-27-octobre-2013 775c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# Another source (specifying the time for start and end in the decree): 776c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.lemag.ma/Heure-d-ete-au-Maroc-jusqu-au-27-octobre_a75620.html 777c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis 778bf5a54b2SEdwin Groothuis# From Sebastien Willemijns (2014-03-18): 779bf5a54b2SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2014/3/18/maroc-heure-dete-avancez-tous-horloges-247891.asp 780bf5a54b2SEdwin Groothuis 781ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# From Milamber Space Network (2014-06-05): 782ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# The Moroccan government has recently announced that the country will return 783ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# to standard time at 03:00 on Saturday, June 28, 2014 local time.... DST 784ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# will resume again at 02:00 on Saturday, August 2, 2014.... 785ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=586 786ee9da7b8SEdwin Groothuis 7873e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# From Milamber (2015-06-08): 7883e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# (Google Translation) The hour will thus be delayed 60 minutes 7893e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# Sunday, June 14 at 3:00, the ministry said in a statement, adding 7903e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# that the time will be advanced again 60 minutes Sunday, July 19, 7913e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# 2015 at 2:00. The move comes under 2.12.126 Decree of 26 Jumada I 7923e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# 1433 (18 April 2012) and the decision of the Head of Government of 7933e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# 16 N. 3-29-15 Chaaban 1435 (4 June 2015). 7943e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# Source (french): 7958d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://lnt.ma/le-maroc-reculera-dune-heure-le-dimanche-14-juin/ 7963e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# 7973e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# From Milamber (2015-06-09): 7983e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=863 7993e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# 8003e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# From Michael Deckers (2015-06-09): 8013e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# [The gov.ma announcement] would (probably) make the switch on 2015-07-19 go 8023e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# from 03:00 to 04:00 rather than from 02:00 to 03:00, as in the patch.... 8033e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# I think the patch is correct and the quoted text is wrong; the text in 8048d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# <https://lnt.ma/le-maroc-reculera-dune-heure-le-dimanche-14-juin/> agrees 8053e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis# with the patch. 8063e58ee7cSEdwin Groothuis 807b9994124SPhilip Paeps# From Mohamed Essedik Najd (2018-10-26): 808b9994124SPhilip Paeps# Today, a Moroccan government council approved the perpetual addition 809b9994124SPhilip Paeps# of 60 minutes to the regular Moroccan timezone. 8102c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# From Matt Johnson (2018-10-28): 8112c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# http://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/1/BO/2018/BO_6720-bis_Ar.pdf 8122c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# 8132c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# From Maamar Abdelkader (2018-11-01): 8142c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# We usually move clocks back the previous week end and come back to the +1 8152c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# the week end after.... The government does not announce yet the decision 8162c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# about this temporary change. But it s 99% sure that it will be the case, 8172c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# as in previous years. An unofficial survey was done these days, showing 8182865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# that 64% of asked people are ok for moving from +1 to +0 during Ramadan. 8192c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# https://leconomiste.com/article/1035870-enquete-l-economiste-sunergia-64-des-marocains-plebiscitent-le-gmt-pendant-ramadan 8202865ab3fSPhilip Paeps 8212865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# From Naoufal Semlali (2019-04-16): 8222865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Morocco will be on GMT starting from Sunday, May 5th 2019 at 3am. 8232865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# The switch to GMT+1 will occur on Sunday, June 9th 2019 at 2am.... 8242865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# http://fr.le360.ma/societe/voici-la-date-du-retour-a-lheure-legale-au-maroc-188222 825dd5f96c4SPhilip Paeps 826dd5f96c4SPhilip Paeps# From Semlali Naoufal (2020-04-14): 827dd5f96c4SPhilip Paeps# Following the announcement by the Moroccan government, the switch to 828dd5f96c4SPhilip Paeps# GMT time will take place on Sunday, April 19, 2020 from 3 a.m. and 829dd5f96c4SPhilip Paeps# the return to GMT+1 time will take place on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 2 a.m.... 830dd5f96c4SPhilip Paeps# https://maroc-diplomatique.net/maroc-le-retour-a-lheure-gmt-est-prevu-dimanche-prochain/ 831dd5f96c4SPhilip Paeps# http://aujourdhui.ma/actualite/gmt1-retour-a-lheure-normale-dimanche-prochain-1 8322c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# 83312a899b6SPhilip Paeps# From Milamber (2020-05-31) 83412a899b6SPhilip Paeps# In Morocco (where I live), the end of Ramadan (Arabic month) is followed by 83512a899b6SPhilip Paeps# the Eid al-Fitr, and concretely it's 1 or 2 day offs for the people (with 83612a899b6SPhilip Paeps# traditional visiting of family, big lunches/dinners, etc.). So for this 83712a899b6SPhilip Paeps# year the astronomical calculations don't include the following 2 days off in 83812a899b6SPhilip Paeps# the calc. These 2 days fall in a Sunday/Monday, so it's not acceptable by 83912a899b6SPhilip Paeps# people to have a time shift during these 2 days off. Perhaps you can modify 84012a899b6SPhilip Paeps# the (predicted) rules for next years: if the end of Ramadan is a (probable) 84112a899b6SPhilip Paeps# Friday or Saturday (and so the 2 days off are on a weekend), the next time 84212a899b6SPhilip Paeps# shift will be the next weekend. 84312a899b6SPhilip Paeps# 844259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# From Milamber (2021-03-31, 2022-03-10): 845259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# https://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=2076 846259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# https://www.ecoactu.ma/horaires-administration-ramadan-gmtheure-gmt-a-partir-de-dimanche-27-mars/ 847259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# 848259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# From Milamber (2023-03-14, 2023-03-15): 849259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# The return to legal GMT time will take place this Sunday, March 19 at 3 a.m. 850259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# ... the return to GMT+1 will be made on Sunday April 23, 2023 at 2 a.m. 851259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# https://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites/passage-à-l%E2%80%99heure-gmt-à-partir-du-dimanche-19-mars-2023 852259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# 853259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# From Paul Eggert (2023-03-14): 854dd5f96c4SPhilip Paeps# For now, guess that in the future Morocco will fall back at 03:00 855dd5f96c4SPhilip Paeps# the last Sunday before Ramadan, and spring forward at 02:00 the 856259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# first Sunday after one day after Ramadan. To implement this, 85712a899b6SPhilip Paeps# transition dates and times for 2019 through 2087 were determined by 858259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# running the following program under GNU Emacs 28.2. (This algorithm 85912a899b6SPhilip Paeps# also produces the correct transition dates for 2016 through 2018, 86012a899b6SPhilip Paeps# though the times differ due to Morocco's time zone change in 2018.) 86112a899b6SPhilip Paeps# (let ((islamic-year 1440)) 8622c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (require 'cal-islam) 8632865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# (while (< islamic-year 1511) 8642c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (let ((a (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 9 1 islamic-year))) 865259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# (b (+ 1 (calendar-islamic-to-absolute (list 10 1 islamic-year)))) 8662c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (sunday 0)) 8672c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (while (/= sunday (mod (setq a (1- a)) 7))) 8682c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (while (/= sunday (mod b 7)) 8692c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (setq b (1+ b))) 8702c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (setq a (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute a)) 8712c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (setq b (calendar-gregorian-from-absolute b)) 8722c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (insert 8732c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (format 8742c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (concat "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t 3:00\t-1:00\t-\n" 8752c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# "Rule\tMorocco\t%d\tonly\t-\t%s\t%2d\t 2:00\t0\t-\n") 8762c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (car (cdr (cdr a))) (calendar-month-name (car a) t) (car (cdr a)) 8772c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (car (cdr (cdr b))) (calendar-month-name (car b) t) (car (cdr b))))) 8782c5e84ccSPhilip Paeps# (setq islamic-year (+ 1 islamic-year)))) 879eb185a68SEdwin Groothuis 88012a899b6SPhilip Paeps# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 881b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 - 8821315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 - 883b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 - 8841315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 1945 only - Nov 18 0:00 0 - 885b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 1950 only - Jun 11 0:00 1:00 - 8861315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 1950 only - Oct 29 0:00 0 - 887b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 1967 only - Jun 3 12:00 1:00 - 8881315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 1967 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 889b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 1974 only - Jun 24 0:00 1:00 - 8901315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 1974 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - 891b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 1976 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 - 8921315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 1976 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 - 8931315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 - 894b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 - 8951315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 - 896b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 - 8971315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - 898b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2009 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 - 8991315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 2009 only - Aug 21 0:00 0 - 900b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2010 only - May 2 0:00 1:00 - 901696dd8f4SEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 2010 only - Aug 8 0:00 0 - 902b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2011 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 - 9038fdf5721SBaptiste DaroussinRule Morocco 2011 only - Jul 31 0:00 0 - 904b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2012 2013 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 9053797824cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 2012 only - Jul 20 3:00 0 - 906b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2012 only - Aug 20 2:00 1:00 - 9078fdf5721SBaptiste DaroussinRule Morocco 2012 only - Sep 30 3:00 0 - 908875f3108SEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 2013 only - Jul 7 3:00 0 - 909b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2013 only - Aug 10 2:00 1:00 - 910b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2013 2018 - Oct lastSun 3:00 0 - 911b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2014 2018 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 912ee9da7b8SEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 2014 only - Jun 28 3:00 0 - 913b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2014 only - Aug 2 2:00 1:00 - 9143e58ee7cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 2015 only - Jun 14 3:00 0 - 915b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2015 only - Jul 19 2:00 1:00 - 9163e58ee7cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 2016 only - Jun 5 3:00 0 - 917b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2016 only - Jul 10 2:00 1:00 - 9183e58ee7cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 2017 only - May 21 3:00 0 - 919b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2017 only - Jul 2 2:00 1:00 - 9203e58ee7cSEdwin GroothuisRule Morocco 2018 only - May 13 3:00 0 - 921b9994124SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2018 only - Jun 17 2:00 1:00 - 9222c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2019 only - May 5 3:00 -1:00 - 9232c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2019 only - Jun 9 2:00 0 - 9242c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2020 only - Apr 19 3:00 -1:00 - 925dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2020 only - May 31 2:00 0 - 9262c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2021 only - Apr 11 3:00 -1:00 - 9272c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2021 only - May 16 2:00 0 - 9282c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2022 only - Mar 27 3:00 -1:00 - 9292c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2022 only - May 8 2:00 0 - 9302c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2023 only - Mar 19 3:00 -1:00 - 931259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2023 only - Apr 23 2:00 0 - 9322c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2024 only - Mar 10 3:00 -1:00 - 9332c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2024 only - Apr 14 2:00 0 - 9342c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2025 only - Feb 23 3:00 -1:00 - 9352c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2025 only - Apr 6 2:00 0 - 9362c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2026 only - Feb 15 3:00 -1:00 - 9372c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2026 only - Mar 22 2:00 0 - 9382c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2027 only - Feb 7 3:00 -1:00 - 9392c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2027 only - Mar 14 2:00 0 - 9402c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2028 only - Jan 23 3:00 -1:00 - 941dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2028 only - Mar 5 2:00 0 - 9422c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2029 only - Jan 14 3:00 -1:00 - 9432c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2029 only - Feb 18 2:00 0 - 9442c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2029 only - Dec 30 3:00 -1:00 - 9452c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2030 only - Feb 10 2:00 0 - 9462c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2030 only - Dec 22 3:00 -1:00 - 947259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2031 only - Jan 26 2:00 0 - 9482c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2031 only - Dec 14 3:00 -1:00 - 9492c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2032 only - Jan 18 2:00 0 - 9502c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2032 only - Nov 28 3:00 -1:00 - 9512c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2033 only - Jan 9 2:00 0 - 9522c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2033 only - Nov 20 3:00 -1:00 - 9532c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2033 only - Dec 25 2:00 0 - 9542c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2034 only - Nov 5 3:00 -1:00 - 9552c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2034 only - Dec 17 2:00 0 - 9562c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2035 only - Oct 28 3:00 -1:00 - 957dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2035 only - Dec 9 2:00 0 - 9582c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2036 only - Oct 19 3:00 -1:00 - 9592c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2036 only - Nov 23 2:00 0 - 9602c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2037 only - Oct 4 3:00 -1:00 - 9612c5e84ccSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2037 only - Nov 15 2:00 0 - 9622865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2038 only - Sep 26 3:00 -1:00 - 963259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2038 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 - 9642865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2039 only - Sep 18 3:00 -1:00 - 9652865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2039 only - Oct 23 2:00 0 - 9662865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2040 only - Sep 2 3:00 -1:00 - 9672865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2040 only - Oct 14 2:00 0 - 9682865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2041 only - Aug 25 3:00 -1:00 - 9692865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2041 only - Sep 29 2:00 0 - 9702865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2042 only - Aug 10 3:00 -1:00 - 9712865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2042 only - Sep 21 2:00 0 - 9722865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2043 only - Aug 2 3:00 -1:00 - 973dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2043 only - Sep 13 2:00 0 - 9742865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2044 only - Jul 24 3:00 -1:00 - 9752865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2044 only - Aug 28 2:00 0 - 9762865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2045 only - Jul 9 3:00 -1:00 - 9772865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2045 only - Aug 20 2:00 0 - 9782865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2046 only - Jul 1 3:00 -1:00 - 979259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2046 only - Aug 5 2:00 0 - 9802865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2047 only - Jun 23 3:00 -1:00 - 9812865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2047 only - Jul 28 2:00 0 - 9822865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2048 only - Jun 7 3:00 -1:00 - 9832865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2048 only - Jul 19 2:00 0 - 9842865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2049 only - May 30 3:00 -1:00 - 9852865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2049 only - Jul 4 2:00 0 - 9862865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2050 only - May 15 3:00 -1:00 - 9872865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2050 only - Jun 26 2:00 0 - 9882865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2051 only - May 7 3:00 -1:00 - 989dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2051 only - Jun 18 2:00 0 - 9902865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2052 only - Apr 28 3:00 -1:00 - 9912865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2052 only - Jun 2 2:00 0 - 9922865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2053 only - Apr 13 3:00 -1:00 - 9932865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2053 only - May 25 2:00 0 - 9942865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2054 only - Apr 5 3:00 -1:00 - 995259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2054 only - May 10 2:00 0 - 9962865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2055 only - Mar 28 3:00 -1:00 - 9972865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2055 only - May 2 2:00 0 - 9982865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2056 only - Mar 12 3:00 -1:00 - 9992865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2056 only - Apr 23 2:00 0 - 10002865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2057 only - Mar 4 3:00 -1:00 - 10012865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2057 only - Apr 8 2:00 0 - 10022865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2058 only - Feb 17 3:00 -1:00 - 10032865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2058 only - Mar 31 2:00 0 - 10042865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2059 only - Feb 9 3:00 -1:00 - 1005dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2059 only - Mar 23 2:00 0 - 10062865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2060 only - Feb 1 3:00 -1:00 - 10072865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2060 only - Mar 7 2:00 0 - 10082865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2061 only - Jan 16 3:00 -1:00 - 10092865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2061 only - Feb 27 2:00 0 - 10102865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2062 only - Jan 8 3:00 -1:00 - 1011259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2062 only - Feb 12 2:00 0 - 10122865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2062 only - Dec 31 3:00 -1:00 - 10132865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2063 only - Feb 4 2:00 0 - 10142865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2063 only - Dec 16 3:00 -1:00 - 1015dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2064 only - Jan 27 2:00 0 - 10162865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2064 only - Dec 7 3:00 -1:00 - 10172865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2065 only - Jan 11 2:00 0 - 10182865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2065 only - Nov 22 3:00 -1:00 - 10192865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2066 only - Jan 3 2:00 0 - 10202865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2066 only - Nov 14 3:00 -1:00 - 1021dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2066 only - Dec 26 2:00 0 - 10222865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2067 only - Nov 6 3:00 -1:00 - 10232865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2067 only - Dec 11 2:00 0 - 10242865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2068 only - Oct 21 3:00 -1:00 - 10252865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2068 only - Dec 2 2:00 0 - 10262865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2069 only - Oct 13 3:00 -1:00 - 1027259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2069 only - Nov 17 2:00 0 - 10282865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2070 only - Oct 5 3:00 -1:00 - 10292865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2070 only - Nov 9 2:00 0 - 10302865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2071 only - Sep 20 3:00 -1:00 - 1031dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2071 only - Nov 1 2:00 0 - 10322865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2072 only - Sep 11 3:00 -1:00 - 10332865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2072 only - Oct 16 2:00 0 - 10342865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2073 only - Aug 27 3:00 -1:00 - 10352865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2073 only - Oct 8 2:00 0 - 10362865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2074 only - Aug 19 3:00 -1:00 - 1037dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2074 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - 10382865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2075 only - Aug 11 3:00 -1:00 - 10392865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2075 only - Sep 15 2:00 0 - 10402865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2076 only - Jul 26 3:00 -1:00 - 10412865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2076 only - Sep 6 2:00 0 - 10422865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2077 only - Jul 18 3:00 -1:00 - 1043259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2077 only - Aug 22 2:00 0 - 10442865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2078 only - Jul 10 3:00 -1:00 - 10452865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2078 only - Aug 14 2:00 0 - 10462865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2079 only - Jun 25 3:00 -1:00 - 1047dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2079 only - Aug 6 2:00 0 - 10482865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2080 only - Jun 16 3:00 -1:00 - 10492865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2080 only - Jul 21 2:00 0 - 10502865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2081 only - Jun 1 3:00 -1:00 - 10512865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2081 only - Jul 13 2:00 0 - 10522865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2082 only - May 24 3:00 -1:00 - 1053259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2082 only - Jun 28 2:00 0 - 10542865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2083 only - May 16 3:00 -1:00 - 10552865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2083 only - Jun 20 2:00 0 - 10562865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2084 only - Apr 30 3:00 -1:00 - 10572865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2084 only - Jun 11 2:00 0 - 10582865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2085 only - Apr 22 3:00 -1:00 - 1059259e2ad7SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2085 only - May 27 2:00 0 - 10602865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2086 only - Apr 14 3:00 -1:00 - 10612865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2086 only - May 19 2:00 0 - 10622865ab3fSPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2087 only - Mar 30 3:00 -1:00 - 1063dd5f96c4SPhilip PaepsRule Morocco 2087 only - May 11 2:00 0 - 10642865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# For dates after the somewhat-arbitrary cutoff of 2087, assume that 10652865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Morocco will no longer observe DST. At some point this table will 10662865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# need to be extended, though quite possibly Morocco will change the 10672865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# rules first. 10683797824cSEdwin Groothuis 10692865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 10701315084cSEdwin GroothuisZone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 1071*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 0:00 Morocco %z 1984 Mar 16 1072*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 1:00 - %z 1986 1073*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 0:00 Morocco %z 2018 Oct 28 3:00 1074*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 1:00 Morocco %z 1075c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis 10761315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Western Sahara 1077c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# 1078c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# From Gwillim Law (2013-10-22): 1079c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# A correspondent who is usually well informed about time zone matters 1080c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# ... says that Western Sahara observes daylight saving time, just as 1081c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# Morocco does. 1082c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# 1083c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# From Paul Eggert (2013-10-23): 1084c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# Assume that this has been true since Western Sahara switched to GMT, 1085c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis# since most of it was then controlled by Morocco. 1086c26a5802SEdwin Groothuis 1087eb1c1a05SSergey KandaurovZone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan # El Aaiún 1088*e273650fSPhilip Paeps -1:00 - %z 1976 Apr 14 1089*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 0:00 Morocco %z 2018 Oct 28 3:00 1090*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 1:00 Morocco %z 10911315084cSEdwin Groothuis 10929142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Botswana 10939142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Burundi 10949142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Democratic Republic of the Congo (eastern) 10959142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Malawi 10961315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Mozambique 10979142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Rwanda 10989142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Zambia 10999142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Zimbabwe 11007ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# 1101*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# From Tim Parenti (2024-07-01): 1102*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# For timestamps before Mozambique's independence, see commentary for 1103*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# Europe/Lisbon. 1104*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# 1105*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# From Paul Eggert (2024-05-24): 1106*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# The London Gazette, 1903-04-03, page 2245, says that 1107*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# as of 1903-03-03 a time ball at the port of Lourenço Marques 1108*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# (as Maputo was then called) was dropped daily at 13:00:00 LMT, 1109*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# corresponding to 22:49:41.7 GMT, so local time was +02:10:18.3. 1110*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# Conversely, the newspaper South Africa, 1909-02-09, page 321, 1111*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# says the port had just installed an apparatus that communicated 1112*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# "from the controlling clock in the new Observatory at Reuben Point ... 1113*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# exact mean South African time, i.e., 30 deg., or 2 hours East of Greenwich". 1114*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# Although Shanks gives 1903-03-01 for the transition to CAT, 1115*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# evidently the port transitioned to CAT after 1903-03-03 but before 1116*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# the Portuguese legal transition of 1912-01-01 (see Europe/Lisbon commentary). 1117*e273650fSPhilip Paeps# For lack of better info, list 1909 as the transition date. 11187ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# 11192865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1120*e273650fSPhilip Paeps #STDOFF 2:10:18.3 1121*e273650fSPhilip PaepsZone Africa/Maputo 2:10:18 - LMT 1909 11221315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2:00 - CAT 11238d7edd17SPhilip Paeps 11241315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Namibia 11258d7edd17SPhilip Paeps 11268d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# From Arthur David Olson (2017-08-09): 11278d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# The text of the "Namibia Time Act, 1994" is available online at 11288d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# www.lac.org.na/laws/1994/811.pdf 11298d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# and includes this nugget: 11308d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of section 1, the 11318d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# first winter period after the commencement of this Act shall 11328d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# commence at OOhOO on Monday 21 March 1994 and shall end at 02h00 on 11338d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# Sunday 4 September 1994. 11341315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1135d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# From Michael Deckers (2017-04-06): 1136d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# ... both summer and winter time are called "standard" 1137d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# (which differs from the use in Ireland) ... 1138d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps 11397ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# From Petronella Sibeene (2007-03-30): 11407ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# http://allafrica.com/stories/200703300178.html 11411315084cSEdwin Groothuis# While the entire country changes its time, Katima Mulilo and other 11421315084cSEdwin Groothuis# settlements in Caprivi unofficially will not because the sun there 11431315084cSEdwin Groothuis# rises and sets earlier compared to other regions. Chief of 11441315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of 11451315084cSEdwin Groothuis# the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest 11461315084cSEdwin Groothuis# of the country. 11471315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 1148dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# From Paul Eggert (2017-02-22): 1149dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# Although the Zambezi Region (formerly known as Caprivi) informally 1150dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# observes Botswana time, we have no details about historical practice. 1151dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone. 1152dc135c6eSBaptiste Daroussin# See: Immanuel S. The Namibian. 2017-02-23. 11538d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.namibian.com.na/51480/read/Time-change-divides-lawmakers 11548d7edd17SPhilip Paeps 11558d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# From Steffen Thorsen (2017-08-09): 11568d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# Namibia is going to change their time zone to what is now their DST: 11578d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.newera.com.na/2017/02/23/namibias-winter-time-might-be-repealed/ 11588d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# This video is from the government decision: 11598d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.nbc.na/news/na-passes-namibia-time-bill-repealing-1994-namibia-time-act.8665 11608d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# We have made the assumption so far that they will change their time zone at 11618d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# the same time they would normally start DST, the first Sunday in September: 11628d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/namibia-new-time-zone.html 11631315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1164d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# From Paul Eggert (2017-04-09): 1165d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# Before the change, summer and winter time were both standard time legally. 1166d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# However in common parlance, winter time was considered to be DST. See, e.g.: 1167d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# http://www.nbc.na/news/namibias-winter-time-could-be-scrapped.2706 1168d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# https://zone.my.na/news/times-are-changing-in-namibia 1169d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# https://www.newera.com.na/2017/02/23/namibias-winter-time-might-be-repealed/ 1170d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# Use plain "WAT" and "CAT" for the time zone abbreviations, to be compatible 1171d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# with Namibia's neighbors. 1172d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps 117312a899b6SPhilip Paeps# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1174d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# Vanguard section, for zic and other parsers that support negative DST. 1175d81c2dd9SPhilip PaepsRule Namibia 1994 only - Mar 21 0:00 -1:00 WAT 1176d81c2dd9SPhilip PaepsRule Namibia 1994 2017 - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 0 CAT 1177d81c2dd9SPhilip PaepsRule Namibia 1995 2017 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 -1:00 WAT 1178dd5f96c4SPhilip Paeps# Rearguard section, for parsers lacking negative DST; see ziguard.awk. 1179d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps#Rule Namibia 1994 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 WAT 1180d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps#Rule Namibia 1994 2017 - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 CAT 1181d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps#Rule Namibia 1995 2017 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 0 WAT 1182d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# End of rearguard section. 1183d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps 11842865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 11851315084cSEdwin GroothuisZone Africa/Windhoek 1:08:24 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 1186*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 1:30 - %z 1903 Mar 11871315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2:00 - SAST 1942 Sep 20 2:00 11881315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2:00 1:00 SAST 1943 Mar 21 2:00 11891315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2:00 - SAST 1990 Mar 21 # independence 1190d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# Vanguard section, for zic and other parsers that support negative DST. 1191d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps 2:00 Namibia %s 1192dd5f96c4SPhilip Paeps# Rearguard section, for parsers lacking negative DST; see ziguard.awk. 1193d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# 2:00 - CAT 1994 Mar 21 0:00 1194d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# From Paul Eggert (2017-04-07): 1195d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# The official date of the 2017 rule change was 2017-10-24. See: 1196d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# http://www.lac.org.na/laws/annoSTAT/Namibian%20Time%20Act%209%20of%202017.pdf 1197d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# 1:00 Namibia %s 2017 Oct 24 1198d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# 2:00 - CAT 1199d81c2dd9SPhilip Paeps# End of rearguard section. 12001315084cSEdwin Groothuis 12011315084cSEdwin Groothuis 12029142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Angola 12039142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Benin 12049142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Cameroon 12059142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Central African Republic 12069142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Democratic Republic of the Congo (western) 12079142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Republic of the Congo 12089142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Equatorial Guinea 12099142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Gabon 12109142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Niger 12111315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Nigeria 1212dc505d53SPhilip Paeps 1213dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# From P Chan (2020-12-03): 1214dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# GMT was adopted as the standard time of Lagos on 1905-07-01. 1215dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# Lagos Weekly Record, 1905-06-24, p 3 1216259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# http://ddsnext.crl.edu/titles/31558#?c=0&m=668&s=0&cv=2&r=0&xywh=1446,5221,1931,1235 1217dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# says "It is officially notified that on and after the 1st of July 1905 1218259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# Greenwich Mean Solar Time will be adopted throughout the Colony and 1219dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# Protectorate, and that it will be necessary to put all clocks 13 minutes and 1220dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 35 seconds back, recording local mean time." 1221dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 1222dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# It seemed that Lagos returned to LMT on 1908-07-01. 1223dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# [The Lagos Standard], 1908-07-01, p 5 1224259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# http://ddsnext.crl.edu/titles/31556#?c=0&m=78&s=0&cv=4&r=0&xywh=-92,3590,3944,2523 1225dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# says "Scarcely have the people become accustomed to this new time, when 1226dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# another official notice has now appeared announcing that from and after the 1227dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 1st July next, return will be made to local mean time." 1228dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 1229dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# From P Chan (2020-11-27): 1230dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# On 1914-01-01, standard time of GMT+0:30 was adopted for the unified Nigeria. 1231dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# Colonial Reports - Annual. No. 878. Nigeria. Report for 1914. (April 1916), 1232dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# p 27 1233dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://libsysdigi.library.illinois.edu/ilharvest/Africana/Books2011-05/3064634/3064634_1914/3064634_1914_opt.pdf#page=27 1234dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# "On January 1st [1914], a universal standard time for Nigeria was adopted, 1235dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# viz., half an hour fast on Greenwich mean time, corresponding to the meridian 1236259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# 7° 30' E. long." 1237dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# Lloyd's Register of Shipping (1915) says "Hitherto the time observed in Lagos 1238dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# was the local mean time. On 1st January, 1914, standard time for the whole of 1239dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# Nigeria was introduced ... Lagos time has been advanced about 16 minutes 1240dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# accordingly." 1241dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 1242dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# In 1919, standard time was changed to GMT+1. 1243dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# Interpretation Ordinance (Cap 2) 1244dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# The Laws of Nigeria, Containing the Ordinances of Nigeria, in Force on the 1245dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 1st Day of January, 1923, Vol.I [p 16] 1246dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://books.google.com/books?id=BOMrAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA16 1247dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# "The expression 'Standard time' means standard time as used in Nigeria: 1248dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# namely, 60 minutes in advance of Greenwich mean time. (As amended by 18 of 1249dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# 1919, s. 2.)" 1250dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# From Tim Parenti (2020-12-10): 1251dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# The Lagos Weekly Record, 1919-09-20, p 3 details discussion on the first 1252dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# reading of this Bill by the Legislative Council of the Colony of Nigeria on 1253dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# Thursday 1919-08-28: 1254259e2ad7SPhilip Paeps# http://ddsnext.crl.edu/titles/31558?terms&item_id=303484#?m=1118&c=1&s=0&cv=2&r=0&xywh=1261,3408,2994,1915 1255dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# "The proposal is that the Globe should be divided into twelve zones East and 1256dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# West of Greenwich, of one hour each, Nigeria falling into the zone with a 1257dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# standard of one hour fast on Greenwich Mean Time. Nigeria standard time is 1258dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# now 30 minutes in advance of Greenwich Mean Time ... according to the new 1259dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# proposal, standard time will be advanced another 30 minutes". It was further 1260dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# proposed that the firing of the time guns likewise be adjusted by 30 minutes 1261dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# to compensate. 1262dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# From Tim Parenti (2020-12-10), per P Chan (2020-12-11): 1263dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# The text of Ordinance 18 of 1919, published in Nigeria Gazette, Vol 6, No 52, 1264dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# shows that the change was assented to the following day and took effect "on 1265dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# the 1st day of September, 1919." 1266dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# Nigeria Gazette and Supplements 1919 Jan-Dec, Reference: 73266B-40, 1267dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# img 245-246 1268dc505d53SPhilip Paeps# https://microform.digital/boa/collections/77/volumes/539/nigeria-lagos-1887-1919 1269dc505d53SPhilip Paeps 12702865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1271dc505d53SPhilip PaepsZone Africa/Lagos 0:13:35 - LMT 1905 Jul 1 1272dc505d53SPhilip Paeps 0:00 - GMT 1908 Jul 1 1273dc505d53SPhilip Paeps 0:13:35 - LMT 1914 Jan 1 1274*e273650fSPhilip Paeps 0:30 - %z 1919 Sep 1 12751315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:00 - WAT 12761315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1277eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# São Tomé and Príncipe 1278f2fcff28SPhilip Paeps 127946bee4edSPhilip Paeps# See Europe/Lisbon for info about the 1912 transition. 128046bee4edSPhilip Paeps 1281f2fcff28SPhilip Paeps# From Steffen Thorsen (2018-01-08): 1282f2fcff28SPhilip Paeps# Multiple sources tell that São Tomé changed from UTC to UTC+1 as 1283f2fcff28SPhilip Paeps# they entered the year 2018. 1284f2fcff28SPhilip Paeps# From Michael Deckers (2018-01-08): 1285f2fcff28SPhilip Paeps# the switch is from 01:00 to 02:00 ... [Decree No. 25/2017] 1286f2fcff28SPhilip Paeps# http://www.mnec.gov.st/index.php/publicacoes/documentos/file/90-decreto-lei-n-25-2017 1287f2fcff28SPhilip Paeps 1288d595db73SPhilip Paeps# From Vadim Nasardinov (2018-12-29): 1289d595db73SPhilip Paeps# São Tomé and Príncipe is about to do the following on Jan 1, 2019: 1290d595db73SPhilip Paeps# https://www.stp-press.st/2018/12/05/governo-jesus-ja-decidiu-repor-hora-legal-sao-tomense/ 1291d595db73SPhilip Paeps# 1292d595db73SPhilip Paeps# From Michael Deckers (2018-12-30): 1293d595db73SPhilip Paeps# https://www.legis-palop.org/download.jsp?idFile=102818 1294d595db73SPhilip Paeps# ... [The legal time of the country, which coincides with universal 12959f9fc6bbSPhilip Paeps# coordinated time, will be reinstituted at 2 o'clock on day 1 of January, 2019.] 1296d595db73SPhilip Paeps 1297f2fcff28SPhilip PaepsZone Africa/Sao_Tome 0:26:56 - LMT 1884 12989f9fc6bbSPhilip Paeps #STDOFF -0:36:44.68 129946bee4edSPhilip Paeps -0:36:45 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 00:00u # Lisbon MT 1300f2fcff28SPhilip Paeps 0:00 - GMT 2018 Jan 1 01:00 1301d595db73SPhilip Paeps 1:00 - WAT 2019 Jan 1 02:00 1302d595db73SPhilip Paeps 0:00 - GMT 1303f2fcff28SPhilip Paeps 13049142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Eswatini (Swaziland) 13059142a2a3SPhilip Paeps# Lesotho 13061315084cSEdwin Groothuis# South Africa 13079142a2a3SPhilip Paeps 130812a899b6SPhilip Paeps# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 13091315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule SA 1942 1943 - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 - 13101315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule SA 1943 1944 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 - 13112865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 13121315084cSEdwin GroothuisZone Africa/Johannesburg 1:52:00 - LMT 1892 Feb 8 13131315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:30 - SAST 1903 Mar 13141315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2:00 SA SAST 13157ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# 13161315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Marion and Prince Edward Is 13171315084cSEdwin Groothuis# scientific station since 1947 13181315084cSEdwin Groothuis# no information 13191315084cSEdwin Groothuis 13201315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Sudan 13218d7edd17SPhilip Paeps 1322eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# From <http://www.sunanews.net/sn13jane.html> 1323eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# Sudan News Agency (2000-01-13), 1324eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# also reported by Michaël De Beukelaer-Dossche via Steffen Thorsen: 13251315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Clocks will be moved ahead for 60 minutes all over the Sudan as of noon 13261315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Saturday.... This was announced Thursday by Caretaker State Minister for 13271315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Manpower Abdul-Rahman Nur-Eddin. 13288d7edd17SPhilip Paeps 13298d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# From Ahmed Atyya, National Telecommunications Corp. (NTC), Sudan (2017-10-17): 13308d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# ... the Republic of Sudan is going to change the time zone from (GMT+3:00) 13318d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# to (GMT+ 2:00) starting from Wednesday 1 November 2017. 13321315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 13338d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# From Paul Eggert (2017-10-18): 13348d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# A scanned copy (in Arabic) of Cabinet Resolution No. 352 for the 13358d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# year 2017 can be found as an attachment in email today from Yahia 13368d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# Abdalla of NTC, archived at: 13378d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2017-October/025333.html 13388d7edd17SPhilip Paeps 133912a899b6SPhilip Paeps# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 13401315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Sudan 1970 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 13411315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Sudan 1970 1985 - Oct 15 0:00 0 - 13421315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Sudan 1971 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S 13431315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Sudan 1972 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 S 13442865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 13451315084cSEdwin GroothuisZone Africa/Khartoum 2:10:08 - LMT 1931 13461315084cSEdwin Groothuis 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00 13478d7edd17SPhilip Paeps 3:00 - EAT 2017 Nov 1 13488d7edd17SPhilip Paeps 2:00 - CAT 13491315084cSEdwin Groothuis 135094c2d487SPhilip Paeps# South Sudan 135194c2d487SPhilip Paeps 13528c5bef2eSPhilip Paeps# From Steffen Thorsen (2021-01-18): 13538c5bef2eSPhilip Paeps# "South Sudan will change its time zone by setting the clock back 1 13548c5bef2eSPhilip Paeps# hour on February 1, 2021...." 13558c5bef2eSPhilip Paeps# from https://eyeradio.org/south-sudan-adopts-new-time-zone-makuei/ 13568c5bef2eSPhilip Paeps 13572865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 13588d7edd17SPhilip PaepsZone Africa/Juba 2:06:28 - LMT 1931 13598d7edd17SPhilip Paeps 2:00 Sudan CA%sT 2000 Jan 15 12:00 13608c5bef2eSPhilip Paeps 3:00 - EAT 2021 Feb 1 00:00 13618c5bef2eSPhilip Paeps 2:00 - CAT 1362958890b7SEdwin Groothuis 13631315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Tunisia 13641315084cSEdwin Groothuis 13651315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Gwillim Law (2005-04-30): 1366eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# My correspondent, Risto Nykänen, has alerted me to another adoption of DST, 13671315084cSEdwin Groothuis# this time in Tunisia. According to Yahoo France News 13681315084cSEdwin Groothuis# <http://fr.news.yahoo.com/050426/5/4dumk.html>, in a story attributed to AP 13691315084cSEdwin Groothuis# and dated 2005-04-26, "Tunisia has decided to advance its official time by 13701315084cSEdwin Groothuis# one hour, starting on Sunday, May 1. Henceforth, Tunisian time will be 13711315084cSEdwin Groothuis# UTC+2 instead of UTC+1. The change will take place at 23:00 UTC next 13721315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Saturday." (My translation) 13731315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 13741315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Oscar van Vlijmen (2005-05-02): 13751315084cSEdwin Groothuis# La Presse, the first national daily newspaper ... 13767ce0f064SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.lapresse.tn/archives/archives280405/actualites/lheure.html 13771315084cSEdwin Groothuis# ... DST for 2005: on: Sun May 1 0h standard time, off: Fri Sept. 30, 13781315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 1h standard time. 13791315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 13801315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Atef Loukil (2006-03-28): 13811315084cSEdwin Groothuis# The daylight saving time will be the same each year: 13821315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Beginning : the last Sunday of March at 02:00 13831315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Ending : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ... 13841315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50 13851315084cSEdwin Groothuis 13861315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-16): 13871315084cSEdwin Groothuis# According to several news sources, Tunisia will not observe DST this year. 13881315084cSEdwin Groothuis# (Arabic) 13891315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546 13908d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp 13911315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 13921315084cSEdwin Groothuis# We have also confirmed this with the US embassy in Tunisia. 13931315084cSEdwin Groothuis# We have a wrap-up about this on the following page: 13948d7edd17SPhilip Paeps# https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html 13951315084cSEdwin Groothuis 13961315084cSEdwin Groothuis# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17): 13971315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Here is a link to Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency 13981315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 13991315084cSEdwin Groothuis# Standard time to be kept the whole year long (tap.info.tn): 14001315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 14011315084cSEdwin Groothuis# (in English) 14021315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157 14031315084cSEdwin Groothuis# 14041315084cSEdwin Groothuis# (in Arabic) 14051315084cSEdwin Groothuis# http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1 14061315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1407eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-18): 1408eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# The Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency notice contains this: "This measure is 1409eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# due to the fact that the fasting month of Ramadan coincides with the period 1410eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# concerned by summer time. Therefore, the standard time will be kept 1411eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# unchanged the whole year long." So foregoing DST seems to be an exception 1412eb1c1a05SSergey Kandaurov# (albeit one that may be repeated in the future). 14131315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1414696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-27): 1415696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# According to some news reports Tunis confirmed not to use DST in 2010 1416696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# 1417696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# (translation): 1418696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# "The Tunisian government has decided to abandon DST, which was scheduled on 1419696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# Sunday... 1420696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# Tunisian authorities had suspended the DST for the first time last year also 1421696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# coincided with the month of Ramadan..." 1422696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# 1423696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# (in Arabic) 1424696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1 1425696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036 1426696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html 1427696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis 142812a899b6SPhilip Paeps# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 14291315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 S 14301315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 - 14311315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1940 only - Feb 25 23:00s 1:00 S 14321315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1941 only - Oct 6 0:00 0 - 14331315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1942 only - Mar 9 0:00 1:00 S 14341315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1942 only - Nov 2 3:00 0 - 14351315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00 1:00 S 14361315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 17 2:00 0 - 14371315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1943 only - Apr 25 2:00 1:00 S 14381315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1943 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - 14391315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00 1:00 S 14401315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1944 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 - 14411315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1945 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - 14421315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1977 only - Apr 30 0:00s 1:00 S 14431315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1977 only - Sep 24 0:00s 0 - 14441315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1978 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S 14451315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 - 14461315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00s 1:00 S 14471315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1988 1990 - Sep lastSun 0:00s 0 - 14481315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1989 only - Mar 26 0:00s 1:00 S 14491315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 1990 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S 14501315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 2005 only - May 1 0:00s 1:00 S 14511315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 2005 only - Sep 30 1:00s 0 - 14521315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S 14531315084cSEdwin GroothuisRule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - 1454696dd8f4SEdwin Groothuis 145594c2d487SPhilip Paeps# See Europe/Paris commentary for PMT-related transitions. 14562865ab3fSPhilip Paeps# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 14571315084cSEdwin GroothuisZone Africa/Tunis 0:40:44 - LMT 1881 May 12 14581315084cSEdwin Groothuis 0:09:21 - PMT 1911 Mar 11 # Paris Mean Time 14591315084cSEdwin Groothuis 1:00 Tunisia CE%sT 1460