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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index ddef66f010..fa2edc3906 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ +2008-10-01 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> + + * timezone/africa: Update from tzdata2008f. + * timezone/asia: Likewise. + * timezone/australasia: Likewise. + * timezone/europe: Likewise. + * timezone/leapseconds: Likewise. + * timezone/northamerica: Likewise. + * timezone/southamerica: Likewise. + * timezone/zone.tab: Likewise. + 2008-09-30 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> * nscd/connections.c: Disable use of paccept for now. diff --git a/timezone/africa b/timezone/africa index 434110ccd7..304e7d3b77 100644 --- a/timezone/africa +++ b/timezone/africa @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)africa 8.10 +# @(#)africa 8.16 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -387,9 +387,80 @@ Zone Africa/Nouakchott -1:03:48 - LMT 1912 0:00 - GMT # Mauritius + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25): +# Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial +# basis.... +# It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to +# 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful.... +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html + +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25): +# http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD + +# From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30): +# The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A +# final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving +# would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight. + +# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): +# Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger. + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10): +# According to +# <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216"> +# http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216 +# </a> +# (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier +# than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31). The new start +# date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time +# given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time). +# +# A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date +# to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date, +# but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in +# USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder +# why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which +# changes two days later. + +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11): +# Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving +# time: Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally +# published on Monday, June 30, 2008... +# +# I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction +# de l'heure d'ete" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26 +# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one. +# ... +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html +# </a> + +# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03): +# The Government of Mauritius weblink +# <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD"> +# http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD +# </a> +# Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows: +# +# 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly +# of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in +# Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of +# the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United +# States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the +# last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on +# the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the +# year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008 +# and end on 29 March 2009. + +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 - +Rule Mauritius 2008 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Mauritius 2009 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis - 4:00 - MUT # Mauritius Time + 4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time # Agalega Is, Rodriguez # no information; probably like Indian/Mauritius @@ -400,7 +471,93 @@ Zone Indian/Mayotte 3:00:56 - LMT 1911 Jul # Mamoutzou # Morocco # See the `europe' file for Spanish Morocco (Africa/Ceuta). + +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): +# Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between +# 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008. +# +# "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will +# be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to +# Communication Minister and Gov ernment Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...." +# +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html +# </a> +# OR +# <a href="http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html"> +# http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html +# </a> + +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): +# The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe Presse: +# <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view"> +# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view +# </a> +# +# Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt. +# spokesman. + +# From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09): +# According to this article: +# <a href="http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html"> +# http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html +# </a> +# (and republished here: +# <a href="http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html"> +# http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html +# </a> +# ) +# the changes occurs at midnight: +# +# saturday night may 31st at midnight (which in french is to be +# intrepreted as the night between saturday and sunday) +# sunday night the 28th at midnight +# +# Seeing that the 28th is monday, I am guessing that she intends to say +# the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between sunday and +# monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive +# june1st to sept 27th. +# +# The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree +# published on the web. +# +# It's also confirmed here: +# <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm"> +# http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm +# </a> +# on a government portal as being between june 1st and sept 27th (not yet +# posted in english). +# +# The following google query will generate many relevant hits: +# <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search"> +# http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search +# </a> + +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09): +# Is Western Sahara (part which administrated by Morocco) going to follow +# Morocco DST changes? Any information? What about other part of +# Western Sahara - under administration of POLISARIO Front (also named +# SADR Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic)? + +# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09): +# XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now. + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27): +# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31 +# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end +# of September: +# +# One article about it (in French): +# <a href="http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default"> +# http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default +# </a> +# +# We have some further details posted here: +# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html"> +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html +# </a> # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S + Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S Rule Morocco 1939 only - Nov 19 0:00 0 - Rule Morocco 1940 only - Feb 25 0:00 1:00 S @@ -416,11 +573,13 @@ Rule Morocco 1976 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 - Rule Morocco 1977 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 - Rule Morocco 1978 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Morocco 1978 only - Aug 4 0:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16 1:00 - CET 1986 - 0:00 - WET + 0:00 Morocco WE%sT # Western Sahara Zone Africa/El_Aaiun -0:52:48 - LMT 1934 Jan -1:00 - WAT 1976 Apr 14 diff --git a/timezone/asia b/timezone/asia index 70f1515321..768850f3df 100644 --- a/timezone/asia +++ b/timezone/asia @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)asia 8.18 +# @(#)asia 8.23 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -229,6 +229,28 @@ Rule PRC 1987 1991 - Apr Sun>=10 0:00 1:00 D # (could be true), for the moment I am assuming that those two # counties are mistakes in the astro.com data. +# From Paul Eggert (2008-02-11): +# I just now checked Google News for western news sources that talk +# about China's single time zone, and couldn't find anything before 1986 +# talking about China being in one time zone. (That article was: Jim +# Mann, "A clumsy embrace for another western custom: China on daylight +# time--sort of", Los Angeles Times, 1986-05-05. By the way, this +# article confirms the tz database's data claiming that China began +# observing daylight saving time in 1986. +# +# From Thomas S. Mullaney (2008-02-11): +# I think you're combining two subjects that need to treated +# separately: daylight savings (which, you're correct, wasn't +# implemented until the 1980s) and the unified time zone centered near +# Beijing (which was implemented in 1949). Briefly, there was also a +# "Lhasa Time" in Tibet and "Urumqi Time" in Xinjiang. The first was +# ceased, and the second eventually recognized (again, in the 1980s). +# +# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): +# There seems to be a good chance China switched to a single time zone in 1949 +# rather than in 1980 as Shanks & Pottenger have it, but we don't have a +# reliable documentary source saying so yet, so for now we still go with +# Shanks & Pottenger. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # Changbai Time ("Long-white Time", Long-white = Heilongjiang area) @@ -1376,6 +1398,42 @@ Zone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male # They decided not to adopt daylight-saving time.... # http://www.mongolnews.mn/index.php?module=unuudur&sec=view&id=15742 +# From Deborah Goldsmith (2008-03-30): +# We received a bug report claiming that the tz database UTC offset for +# Asia/Choibalsan (GMT+09:00) is incorrect, and that it should be GMT +# +08:00 instead. Different sources appear to disagree with the tz +# database on this, e.g.: +# +# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026"> +# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026 +# </a> +# <a href="http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx"> +# http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx +# </a> +# +# both say GMT+08:00. + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-31): +# eznis airways, which operates several domestic flights, has a flight +# schedule here: +# <a href="http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112"> +# http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112 +# </a> +# (click the English flag for English) +# +# There it appears that flights between Choibalsan and Ulaanbatar arrive +# about 1:35 - 1:50 hours later in local clock time, no matter the +# direction, while Ulaanbaatar-Khvod takes 2 hours in the Eastern +# direction and 3:35 back, which indicates that Ulaanbatar and Khvod are +# in different time zones (like we know about), while Choibalsan and +# Ulaanbatar are in the same time zone (correction needed). + +# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19): +# Assume that Choibalsan is indeed offset by 8:00. +# XXX--in the absence of better information, assume that transition +# was at the start of 2008-03-31 (the day of Steffen Thorsen's report); +# this is almost surely wrong. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Mongol 1983 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Mongol 1983 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - @@ -1411,7 +1469,8 @@ Zone Asia/Ulaanbaatar 7:07:32 - LMT 1905 Aug Zone Asia/Choibalsan 7:38:00 - LMT 1905 Aug 7:00 - ULAT 1978 8:00 - ULAT 1983 Apr - 9:00 Mongol CHO%sT # Choibalsan Time + 9:00 Mongol CHO%sT 2008 Mar 31 # Choibalsan Time + 8:00 Mongol CHO%sT # Nepal # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -1461,10 +1520,45 @@ Zone Asia/Muscat 3:54:20 - LMT 1920 # The minister told a news conference that the experiment had rather # shown 8 per cent higher consumption of electricity. +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-15): +# +# Here is an article that Pakistan plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time +# on June 1, 2008 for 3 months. +# +# "... The federal cabinet on Wednesday announced a new conservation plan to help +# reduce load shedding by approving the closure of commercial centres at 9pm and +# moving clocks forward by one hour for the next three months. +# ...." +# +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html +# </a> +# OR +# <a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4"> +# http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4 +# </a> + +# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19): +# XXX--midnight transitions is a guess; 2008 only is a guess. + +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28): +# Pakistan government has decided to keep the watches one-hour advanced +# for another 2 months--plan to return to Standard Time on October 31 +# instead of August 31. +# +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html +# </a> +# OR +# <a href="http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html"> +# http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html +# </a> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Oct Sun>=2 0:01 0 - +Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep @@ -1584,6 +1678,23 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 # For lack of better information, predict that future changes will be # the 2nd Thursday of September at 02:00. +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28): +# Here is an article, that Mideast running on different clocks at Ramadan. +# +# Gaza Strip (as Egypt) ended DST at midnight Thursday (Aug 28, 2008), while +# the West Bank will end Daylight Saving Time at midnight Sunday (Aug 31, 2008). +# +# <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001"> +# http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001 +# </a> +# <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087"> +# http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087 +# </a> +# or +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html +# </a> + # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S @@ -1599,7 +1710,8 @@ Rule Palestine 2004 only - Oct 1 1:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2006 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - -Rule Palestine 2007 max - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 - +Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 - +Rule Palestine 2008 max - Aug lastThu 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct diff --git a/timezone/australasia b/timezone/australasia index 30d695ff5a..41608cdc34 100644 --- a/timezone/australasia +++ b/timezone/australasia @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)australasia 8.8 +# @(#)australasia 8.9 # <pre> # This file also includes Pacific islands. @@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 # * Tonga will introduce DST in November # # I was given this link by John Letts: -# <a hef="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm"> +# <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm"> # http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm # </a> # @@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 # (12 + 1 hour DST). # From Arthur David Olson (1999-09-20): -# According to <a href="http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html> +# According to <a href="http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html"> # http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html # </a>: # "Daylight Savings Time will take effect on Oct. 2 through April 15, 2000 diff --git a/timezone/europe b/timezone/europe index 73eed00fc2..7bb9864733 100644 --- a/timezone/europe +++ b/timezone/europe @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)europe 8.12 +# @(#)europe 8.18 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ Rule EU 1979 1995 - Sep lastSun 1:00u 0 - Rule EU 1981 max - Mar lastSun 1:00u 1:00 S Rule EU 1996 max - Oct lastSun 1:00u 0 - # The most recent directive covers the years starting in 2002. See: -# <a href="http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/2000/en_300L0084.html" +# <a href="http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/2000/en_300L0084.html"> # Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council # of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements. # </a> @@ -480,9 +480,48 @@ Rule C-Eur 1940 only - Apr 1 2:00s 1:00 S Rule C-Eur 1942 only - Nov 2 2:00s 0 - Rule C-Eur 1943 only - Mar 29 2:00s 1:00 S Rule C-Eur 1943 only - Oct 4 2:00s 0 - -Rule C-Eur 1944 only - Apr 3 2:00s 1:00 S +Rule C-Eur 1944 1945 - Apr Mon>=1 2:00s 1:00 S # Whitman gives 1944 Oct 7; go with Shanks & Pottenger. Rule C-Eur 1944 only - Oct 2 2:00s 0 - +# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2008-07-13): +# +# I found what is probably a typo of 2:00 which should perhaps be 2:00s +# in the C-Eur rule from tz database version 2008d (this part was +# corrected in version 2008d). The circumstancial evidence is simply the +# tz database itself, as seen below: +# +# Zone Europe/Paris 0:09:21 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01 +# 0:00 France WE%sT 1945 Sep 16 3:00 +# +# Zone Europe/Monaco 0:29:32 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 +# 0:00 France WE%sT 1945 Sep 16 3:00 +# +# Zone Europe/Belgrade 1:22:00 - LMT 1884 +# 1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Sep 16 2:00s +# +# Rule France 1945 only - Sep 16 3:00 0 - +# Rule Belgium 1945 only - Sep 16 2:00s 0 - +# Rule Neth 1945 only - Sep 16 2:00s 0 - +# +# The rule line to be changed is: +# +# Rule C-Eur 1945 only - Sep 16 2:00 0 - +# +# It seems that Paris, Monaco, Rule France, Rule Belgium all agree on +# 2:00 standard time, e.g. 3:00 local time. However there are no +# countries that use C-Eur rules in September 1945, so the only items +# affected are apparently these ficticious zones that translates acronyms +# CET and MET: +# +# Zone CET 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT +# Zone MET 1:00 C-Eur ME%sT +# +# It this is right then the corrected version would look like: +# +# Rule C-Eur 1945 only - Sep 16 2:00s 0 - +# +# A small step for mankind though 8-) +Rule C-Eur 1945 only - Sep 16 2:00s 0 - Rule C-Eur 1977 1980 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 S Rule C-Eur 1977 only - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - Rule C-Eur 1978 only - Oct 1 2:00s 0 - @@ -725,7 +764,8 @@ Rule Bulg 1981 only - Sep 27 2:00 0 - Zone Europe/Sofia 1:33:16 - LMT 1880 1:56:56 - IMT 1894 Nov 30 # Istanbul MT? 2:00 - EET 1942 Nov 2 3:00 - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 Apr 2 3:00 + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 + 1:00 - CET 1945 Apr 2 3:00 2:00 - EET 1979 Mar 31 23:00 2:00 Bulg EE%sT 1982 Sep 26 2:00 2:00 C-Eur EE%sT 1991 @@ -1093,33 +1133,40 @@ Zone Europe/Paris 0:09:21 - LMT 1891 Mar 15 0:01 # [See tz-link.htm for the URL.] # From Joerg Schilling (2002-10-23): -# In 1945, Berlin was switched to Moscow Summer time (GMT+4) by <a -# href="http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/biografien/BersarinNikolai/"> +# In 1945, Berlin was switched to Moscow Summer time (GMT+4) by +# <a href="http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/biografien/BersarinNikolai/"> # General [Nikolai] Bersarin</a>. # From Paul Eggert (2003-03-08): # <a href="http://www.parlament-berlin.de/pds-fraktion.nsf/727459127c8b66ee8525662300459099/defc77cb784f180ac1256c2b0030274b/$FILE/bersarint.pdf"> +# http://www.parlament-berlin.de/pds-fraktion.nsf/727459127c8b66ee8525662300459099/defc77cb784f180ac1256c2b0030274b/$FILE/bersarint.pdf +# </a> # says that Bersarin issued an order to use Moscow time on May 20. # However, Moscow did not observe daylight saving in 1945, so # this was equivalent to CEMT (GMT+3), not GMT+4. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Germany 1945 only - Apr 2 2:00s 1:00 S -Rule Germany 1945 only - May 24 2:00 2:00 M # Midsummer -Rule Germany 1945 only - Sep 24 3:00 1:00 S -Rule Germany 1945 only - Nov 18 2:00s 0 - Rule Germany 1946 only - Apr 14 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Germany 1946 only - Oct 7 2:00s 0 - Rule Germany 1947 1949 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - -Rule Germany 1947 only - Apr 6 2:00s 1:00 S +# http://www.ptb.de/de/org/4/44/441/salt.htm says the following transition +# occurred at 3:00 MEZ, not the 2:00 MEZ given in Shanks & Pottenger. +# Go with the PTB. +Rule Germany 1947 only - Apr 6 3:00s 1:00 S Rule Germany 1947 only - May 11 2:00s 2:00 M Rule Germany 1947 only - Jun 29 3:00 1:00 S Rule Germany 1948 only - Apr 18 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Germany 1949 only - Apr 10 2:00s 1:00 S + +Rule SovietZone 1945 only - May 24 2:00 2:00 M # Midsummer +Rule SovietZone 1945 only - Sep 24 3:00 1:00 S +Rule SovietZone 1945 only - Nov 18 2:00s 0 - + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Berlin 0:53:28 - LMT 1893 Apr - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 Apr 2 2:00 + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 May 24 2:00 + 1:00 SovietZone CE%sT 1946 1:00 Germany CE%sT 1980 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -1196,7 +1243,7 @@ Rule Hungary 1980 only - Apr 6 1:00 1:00 S Zone Europe/Budapest 1:16:20 - LMT 1890 Oct 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1918 1:00 Hungary CE%sT 1941 Apr 6 2:00 - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 May 1 23:00 + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 1:00 Hungary CE%sT 1980 Sep 28 2:00s 1:00 EU CE%sT @@ -2113,7 +2160,8 @@ Zone Asia/Anadyr 11:49:56 - LMT 1924 May 2 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Belgrade 1:22:00 - LMT 1884 1:00 - CET 1941 Apr 18 23:00 - 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 May 8 2:00s + 1:00 C-Eur CE%sT 1945 + 1:00 - CET 1945 May 8 2:00s 1:00 1:00 CEST 1945 Sep 16 2:00s # Metod Kozelj reports that the legal date of # transition to EU rules was 1982-11-27, for all of Yugoslavia at the time. @@ -2305,6 +2353,27 @@ Zone Europe/Zurich 0:34:08 - LMT 1848 Sep 12 # (on a non-government server though) describing dates between 2002 and 2006: # http://www.alomaliye.com/bkk_2002_3769.htm +# From Sue Williams (2008-08-11): +# I spotted this news article about a potential change in Turkey. +# +# <a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/9626174.asp?scr=1"> +# http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/9626174.asp?scr=1 +# </a> + +# From Sue Williams (2008-08-20): +# This article says that around the end of March 2011, Turkey wants to +# adjust the clocks forward by 1/2 hour and stay that way permanently. +# The article indicates that this is a change in timezone offset in addition +# to stopping observance of DST. +# This proposal has not yet been approved. +# +# Read more here... +# +# Turkey to abandon daylight saving time in 2011 +# <a href="http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=112989"> +# http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=112989 +# </a> + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Turkey 1916 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Turkey 1916 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - diff --git a/timezone/leapseconds b/timezone/leapseconds index 35df858d79..a2f4f0be37 100644 --- a/timezone/leapseconds +++ b/timezone/leapseconds @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)leapseconds 8.5 +# @(#)leapseconds 8.6 # Allowance for leapseconds added to each timezone file. @@ -44,40 +44,49 @@ Leap 1995 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S Leap 1997 Jun 30 23:59:60 + S Leap 1998 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S Leap 2005 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S +Leap 2008 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S # INTERNATIONAL EARTH ROTATION AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS SERVICE (IERS) # # SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE ET DES SYSTEMES DE REFERENCE # # SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE -# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS +# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS # 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France) # Tel. : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 26 # FAX : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91 -# Internet : services.iers@obspm.fr +# e-mail : services.iers@obspm.fr +# http://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc # -# Paris, 18 January 2008 +# Paris, 4 July 2008 # -# Bulletin C 35 +# Bulletin C 36 # -# To authorities responsible +# To authorities responsible # for the measurement and -# distribution of time +# distribution of time # -# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI +# UTC TIME STEP +# on the 1st of January 2009 # -# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2008. -# The difference between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the -# International Atomic Time TAI is : +# A positive leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2008. +# The sequence of dates of the UTC second markers will be: # -# from 2006 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -33 s +# 2008 December 31, 23h 59m 59s +# 2008 December 31, 23h 59m 60s +# 2009 January 1, 0h 0m 0s +# +# The difference between UTC and the International Atomic Time TAI is: +# +# from 2006 January 1, 0h UTC, to 2009 January 1 0h UTC : UTC-TAI = - 33s +# from 2009 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = - 34s # # Leap seconds can be introduced in UTC at the end of the months of December -# or June, depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every -# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC, or to confirm that there +# or June, depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every +# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC or to confirm that there # will be no time step at the next possible date. # # Daniel GAMBIS -# Head -# Earth Orientation Center of the IERS +# Head +# Earth Orientation Center of IERS # Observatoire de Paris, France diff --git a/timezone/northamerica b/timezone/northamerica index 60e5d51e00..b8b333cc56 100644 --- a/timezone/northamerica +++ b/timezone/northamerica @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)northamerica 8.23 +# @(#)northamerica 8.24 # <pre> # also includes Central America and the Caribbean @@ -2076,8 +2076,8 @@ Zone America/Antigua -4:07:12 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 # http://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=10412 # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Bahamas 1964 2006 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S -Rule Bahamas 1964 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Bahamas 1964 1975 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Bahamas 1964 1975 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Nassau -5:09:24 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 -5:00 Bahamas E%sT 1976 diff --git a/timezone/southamerica b/timezone/southamerica index 43f73d3238..e2244cf237 100644 --- a/timezone/southamerica +++ b/timezone/southamerica @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)southamerica 8.19 +# @(#)southamerica 8.27 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -164,9 +164,22 @@ Rule Arg 2000 only - Mar 3 0:00 0 - # From Paul Eggert (2007-12-22): # For dates after mid-2008, the following rules are my guesses and # are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all. + +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-09-05): +# As per message from Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz (Nicaragua), +# Argentina will start DST on Sunday October 19, 2008. +# +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html +# </a> +# OR +# <a href="http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish)"> +# http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish) +# </a> + Rule Arg 2007 only - Dec 30 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 2008 max - Mar Sun>=15 0:00 0 - -Rule Arg 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Arg 2008 max - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21): # Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing @@ -294,14 +307,14 @@ Rule Arg 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S # back in 2004, when these provinces changed to UTC-4 for a few days, I # mailed them personally and never got an answer). -# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-15): -# Until there's better information, asssume San Luis was like San Juan -# rather than Mendoza (since San Juan has a simpler DST history). - +# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30): # Unless otherwise specified, data are from Shanks & Pottenger through 1992, # from the IATA otherwise. As noted below, Shanks & Pottenger say that -# America/Cordoba split into 6 subregions during 1991/1992, but we -# haven't verified this yet so for now we'll keep it a single region. +# America/Cordoba split into 6 subregions during 1991/1992, one of which +# was America/San_Luis, but we haven't verified this yet so for now we'll +# keep America/Cordoba a single region rather than splitting it into the +# other 5 subregions. + # # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # @@ -316,14 +329,12 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 # # Santa Fe (SF), Entre Rios (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), Chaco (CC), # Formosa (FM), Salta (SA), Santiago del Estero (SE), Cordoba (CB), -# San Luis (SL), La Pampa (LP), Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN) +# La Pampa (LP), Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN) # # Shanks & Pottenger also make the following claims, which we haven't verified: # - Formosa switched to -3:00 on 1991-01-07. # - Misiones switched to -3:00 on 1990-12-29. # - Chaco switched to -3:00 on 1991-01-04. -# - San Luis switched to -4:00 on 1990-03-14, then to -3:00 on 1990-10-15, -# then to -4:00 on 1991-03-01, then to -3:00 on 1991-06-01. # - Santiago del Estero switched to -4:00 on 1991-04-01, # then to -3:00 on 1991-04-26. # @@ -425,10 +436,13 @@ Zone America/Argentina/San_Luis -4:25:24 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 - -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1991 Mar 1 - -4:00 - WART 1991 May 7 - -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 - -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 + -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1990 + -3:00 1:00 ARST 1990 Mar 14 + -4:00 - WART 1990 Oct 15 + -4:00 1:00 WARST 1991 Mar 1 + -4:00 - WART 1991 Jun 1 + -3:00 - ART 1999 Oct 3 + -4:00 1:00 WARST 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 - ART 2004 May 31 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jul 25 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Jan 21 @@ -540,12 +554,86 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # Brazil will start DST on 2007-10-14 00:00 and end on 2008-02-17 00:00: # http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do;jsessionid=BBA06811AFCAAC28F0285210913513DA?newsId=13975 +# From Paul Schulze (2008-06-24): +# ...by law number 11.662 of April 24, 2008 (published in the "Diario +# Oficial da Uniao"...) in Brazil there are changes in the timezones, +# effective today (00:00am at June 24, 2008) as follows: +# +# a) The timezone UTC+5 is e[x]tinguished, with all the Acre state and the +# part of the Amazonas state that had this timezone now being put to the +# timezone UTC+4 +# b) The whole Para state now is put at timezone UTC+3, instead of just +# part of it, as was before. +# +# This change follows a proposal of senator Tiao Viana of Acre state, that +# proposed it due to concerns about open television channels displaying +# programs inappropriate to youths in the states that had the timezone +# UTC+5 too early in the night. In the occasion, some more corrections +# were proposed, trying to unify the timezones of any given state. This +# change modifies timezone rules defined in decree 2.784 of 18 June, +# 1913. + +# From Rodrigo Severo (2008-06-24): +# Just correcting the URL: +# <a href="https://www.in.gov.br/imprensa/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=3Ddo&secao=3D1&pagina=3D1&data=3D25/04/2008"> +# https://www.in.gov.br/imprensa/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=3Ddo&secao=3D1&pagina=3D1&data=3D25/04/2008 +# </a> +# +# As a result of the above Decree I believe the America/Rio_Branco +# timezone shall be modified from UTC-5 to UTC-4 and a new timezone shall +# be created to represent the the west side of the Para State. I +# suggest this new timezone be called Santarem as the most +# important/populated city in the affected area. +# +# This new timezone would be the same as the Rio_Branco timezone up to +# the 2008/06/24 change which would be to UTC-3 instead of UTC-4. + +# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-24): +# This is a quick reference page for New and Old Brazil Time Zones map. +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/brazil-time-new-old.php"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/brazil-time-new-old.php +# </a> +# +# - 4 time zones replaced by 3 time zones-eliminating time zone UTC- 05 +# (state Acre and the part of the Amazonas will be UTC/GMT- 04) - western +# part of Par state is moving to one timezone UTC- 03 (from UTC -04). + # From Paul Eggert (2002-10-10): # The official decrees referenced below are mostly taken from # <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html"> # Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil # </a>. +# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-29): +# As announced by the government and many newspapers in Brazil late +# yesterday, Brazil will start DST on 2008-10-19 (need to change rule) and +# it will end on 2009-02-15 (current rule for Brazil is fine). Based on +# past years experience with the elections, there was a good chance that +# the start was postponed to November, but it did not happen this year. +# +# It has not yet been posted to http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html +# +# An official page about it: +# <a href="http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722"> +# http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722 +# </a> +# Note that this link does not always work directly, but must be accessed +# by going to +# <a href="http://www.mme.gov.br/first>" +# http://www.mme.gov.br/first +# </a> +# +# One example link that works directly: +# <a href="http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54"> +# http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54 +# (Portuguese) +# </a> +# +# We have a written a short article about it as well: +# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html"> +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html +# </a> + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm">20,466</a> (1931-10-01) # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV21896.htm">21,896</a> (1932-01-10) @@ -662,13 +750,13 @@ Rule Brazil 2000 only - Feb 27 0:00 0 - Rule Brazil 2000 2001 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 2001 2006 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - # Decree 4,399 (2002-10-01) repeals DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE. -# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2002/D4399.htm"></a> +# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2002/D4399.htm">4,399</a> Rule Brazil 2002 only - Nov 3 0:00 1:00 S # Decree 4,844 (2003-09-24; corrected 2003-09-26) repeals DST in BA, MT, TO. -# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2003/D4844.htm"></a> +# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2003/D4844.htm">4,844</a> Rule Brazil 2003 only - Oct 19 0:00 1:00 S # Decree 5,223 (2004-10-01) reestablishes DST in MT. -# <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5223.htm"></a> +# <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5223.htm">5,223</a> Rule Brazil 2004 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 S # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5539.gif">5,539</a> (2005-09-19), # adopted by the same states as before. @@ -677,17 +765,16 @@ Rule Brazil 2005 only - Oct 16 0:00 1:00 S # adopted by the same states as before. Rule Brazil 2006 only - Nov 5 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 2007 only - Feb 25 0:00 0 - -# (Decree number not yet known) -# http://www.brasil.gov.br/noticias/ultimas_noticias/horario_verao070920/ -# (2007-09-20) after a heads-up from Steffen Thorsen: -Rule Brazil 2007 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S +# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV6212.gif">6,212</a> (2007-09-26), +# adopted by the same states as before. +Rule Brazil 2007 only - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 2008 max - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2008 max - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # The latest ruleset listed above says that the following states observe DST: # DF, ES, GO, MG, MS, MT, PR, RJ, RS, SC, SP. # For dates after mid-2008, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses # and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all. - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # # Fernando de Noronha (administratively part of PE) @@ -713,6 +800,13 @@ Zone America/Belem -3:13:56 - LMT 1914 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 1988 Sep 12 -3:00 - BRT # +# west Para (PA) +# West Para includes Altamira, Oribidos, Prainha, Oriximina, and Santarem. +Zone America/Santarem -3:38:48 - LMT 1914 + -4:00 Brazil AM%sT 1988 Sep 12 + -4:00 - AMT 2008 Jun 24 00:00 + -3:00 - BRT +# # Maranhao (MA), Piaui (PI), Ceara (CE), Rio Grande do Norte (RN), # Paraiba (PB) Zone America/Fortaleza -2:34:00 - LMT 1914 @@ -775,8 +869,7 @@ Zone America/Cuiaba -3:44:20 - LMT 1914 -4:00 - AMT 2004 Oct 1 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT # -# west Para (PA), Rondonia (RO) -# West Para includes Altamira, Oribidos, Prainha, Oriximina, and Santarem. +# Rondonia (RO) Zone America/Porto_Velho -4:15:36 - LMT 1914 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT 1988 Sep 12 -4:00 - AMT @@ -803,13 +896,14 @@ Zone America/Eirunepe -4:39:28 - LMT 1914 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1988 Sep 12 -5:00 - ACT 1993 Sep 28 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1994 Sep 22 - -5:00 - ACT + -5:00 - ACT 2008 Jun 24 00:00 + -4:00 - AMT # # Acre (AC) Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1988 Sep 12 - -5:00 - ACT - + -5:00 - ACT 2008 Jun 24 00:00 + -4:00 - AMT # Chile @@ -856,7 +950,7 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 # http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm # </a>. -# From José Miguel Garrido (2008-03-05): +# From Jose Miguel Garrido (2008-03-05): # ... # You could see the announces of the change on # <a href="http://www.shoa.cl/noticias/2008/04hora/hora.htm"> diff --git a/timezone/zone.tab b/timezone/zone.tab index 1647036c0e..39cc55f816 100644 --- a/timezone/zone.tab +++ b/timezone/zone.tab @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)zone.tab 8.16 +# @(#)zone.tab 8.18 # # TZ zone descriptions # @@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ BR -1259-03831 America/Bahia Bahia BR -2332-04637 America/Sao_Paulo S & SE Brazil (GO, DF, MG, ES, RJ, SP, PR, SC, RS) BR -2027-05437 America/Campo_Grande Mato Grosso do Sul BR -1535-05605 America/Cuiaba Mato Grosso -BR -0846-06354 America/Porto_Velho W Para, Rondonia +BR -0226-05452 America/Santarem W Para +BR -0846-06354 America/Porto_Velho Rondonia BR +0249-06040 America/Boa_Vista Roraima BR -0308-06001 America/Manaus E Amazonas BR -0640-06952 America/Eirunepe W Amazonas |