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diff --git a/time/asia b/time/asia index c9cdc7ebad..a5d0ab59f5 100644 --- a/time/asia +++ b/time/asia @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)asia 7.18 +# @(#)asia 7.23 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to @@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ # 3:00 AST ADT Arabia* # 3:00 BSK BSD Baku (was 4:00)* # 3:30 IST IDT Iran +# 4:00 AMST AMDT Armenia (was 3:00) (was YSK, YSD)* # 4:00 TBSK TBSD Tbilisi (was 3:00)* -# 4:00 YSK YSD Yerevan (was 3:00)* # 4:00 GST GDT Gulf* # 4:30 AFT Afghanistan* +# 5:00 ASK ASD Aktau (was SHSK, SHSD)* # 5:00 ASK ASD Ashkhabad (was 4:00)* # 5:00 BSK BSD Bishkek (was 6:00) (was FSK, FSD)* # 5:00 PKT Pakistan* @@ -69,11 +70,12 @@ ############################################################################### +# These rules for Russia are stolen from the `europe' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Russia 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Russia 1981 1983 - Oct 1 0:00 0 K -Rule Russia 1984 max - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 K -Rule Russia 1985 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D +Rule RussiaAsia 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule RussiaAsia 1981 1983 - Oct 1 0:00 0 K +Rule RussiaAsia 1984 max - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 K +Rule RussiaAsia 1985 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D # Afghanistan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -82,18 +84,32 @@ Zone Asia/Kabul 4:36:48 - LMT 1890 4:30 - AFT # Armenia +# From Paul Eggert (1996-05-04): +# Shanks has Yerevan switching to 3:00 (with Russian DST) in spring 1991, +# but usno1995 has Armenia at 4:00 (with DST), and Edgar Der-Danieliantz +# <edd@AIC.NET> reported today that Yerevan probably won't use DST this year, +# though it did use DST in 1995. We guess Yerevan stayed in sync with Moscow +# between 1990 and 1995, but stopped using DST in 1996. +# Der-Danieliantz also asked for a better abbreviation than `YSK' +# after independence. Apparently no abbreviation is in common use; +# use `AMST/AMDT' since `AM' is the ISO country code for Armenia. +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Armenia 1992 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 S +Rule Armenia 1992 1995 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Yerevan 2:58:00 - LMT 1924 May 2 3:00 - YSK 1957 Mar - 4:00 Russia YS%s -# Shanks has Yerevan switching to 3:00 (with Russian DST) in spring 1991, -# but usno1995 has Armenia at 4:00 (with DST). Ignore the 1991 switch for now. + 4:00 RussiaAsia YS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 3:00 1:00 YSD 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 3:00 - AMST 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 4:00 Armenia AM%sT 1996 + 4:00 - AMST # Azerbaijan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Baku 3:19:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 3:00 - BSK 1957 Mar - 4:00 Russia BS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 4:00 RussiaAsia BS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 3:00 1:00 BSD 1991 Sep 29 2:00s 3:00 - BSK # Shanks has Baku using Russian DST rules after 1991, @@ -133,7 +149,7 @@ Zone Asia/Brunei 7:39:40 - LMT 1926 Mar # Bandar Seri Begawan # Burma / Myanmar # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Rangoon 6:24:40 - LMT 1880 +Zone Asia/Rangoon 6:24:40 - LMT 1880 # or Yangon 6:25 - RMT 1920 6:30 - BMT 1942 May 9:00 - JST 1945 May 3 @@ -179,7 +195,6 @@ Zone Asia/Phnom_Penh 6:59:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 # From Shanks (1991): # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Shang 1928 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S Rule Shang 1940 only - Jun 3 0:00 1:00 D Rule Shang 1940 1941 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Shang 1941 only - Mar 16 0:00 1:00 D @@ -213,7 +228,6 @@ Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # Republic of China # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Taiwan 1896 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Taiwan 1952 only - Mar 1 0:00 1:00 D @@ -232,7 +246,6 @@ Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 ############################################################################### # Hong Kong # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule HK 1904 only - Oct 30 0:00 0 - Rule HK 1946 only - Apr 20 3:30 1:00 S Rule HK 1946 only - Dec 1 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1947 only - Apr 13 3:30 1:00 S @@ -254,7 +267,6 @@ Zone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 # Macao # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Macao 1912 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S Rule Macao 1961 1962 - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 D Rule Macao 1961 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 S Rule Macao 1963 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 D @@ -278,7 +290,6 @@ Zone Asia/Macao 7:34:20 - LMT 1912 # Cyprus # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Cyprus 1921 only - Nov 14 0:00 0 - Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Apr 13 0:00 1:00 " DST" Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Oct 12 0:00 0 - Rule Cyprus 1976 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 " DST" @@ -307,9 +318,9 @@ Zone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880 2:59 - LST 1924 May 2 3:00 - TBSK 1957 Mar - 4:00 Russia TBS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 4:00 RussiaAsia TBS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 3:00 1:00 TBSD 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 3:00 Russia TBS%s 1994 Sep 25 2:00s + 3:00 RussiaAsia TBS%s 1994 Sep 25 2:00s 4:00 - TBSK # India @@ -348,7 +359,6 @@ Zone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov # Iran # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Iran 1977 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 S Rule Iran 1978 1980 - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iran 1978 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 S Rule Iran 1979 only - Sep 19 0:00 0 S @@ -390,7 +400,6 @@ Zone Asia/Baghdad 2:57:40 - LMT 1890 # From Shanks (1991): # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Zion 1918 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S Rule Zion 1940 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Zion 1942 1944 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S Rule Zion 1943 only - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 D @@ -553,7 +562,6 @@ Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:19:04 - LMT 1896 # Most likely Shanks is merely guessing dates from 1992 on. # From Shanks (1991): # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Jordan 1931 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 " DST" Rule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - Rule Jordan 1974 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" @@ -576,21 +584,31 @@ Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931 2:00 Jordan EET%s # Kazakhstan -# From Shanks (1991): +# From Paul Eggert (1996-04-19): +# Andrew Evtichov <evti@chevron.com> (1996-04-13) writes that Kazakhstan +# stayed in sync with Moscow after 1990, and that Aktau is the biggest city +# in western Kazakhstan. Follow Shanks before 1991, Evtichov afterwards. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Alma-Ata 5:07:48 - LMT 1924 May 2 +Zone Asia/Alma-Ata 5:07:48 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Almaty 5:00 - AASK 1957 Mar - 6:00 Russia AAS%s -# Shanks has Alma-Ata switching to 5:00 in 1991, -# but usno1995 has Kazakhstan at 6:00. Ignore the 1991 switch for now. + 6:00 RussiaAsia AAS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 5:00 1:00 AASD 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 5:00 - AASK 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 6:00 RussiaAsia AAS%s +Zone Asia/Aktau 3:21:04 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Aqtau + 4:00 - SHSK 1957 Mar # Fort Shevchenko + 5:00 RussiaAsia SHS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 4:00 1:00 ASD 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 4:00 - ASK 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 5:00 RussiaAsia AS%s # Kirgizstan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Bishkek 4:58:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 5:00 - FSK 1957 Mar # Frunze - 6:00 Russia FS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 6:00 RussiaAsia FS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 5:00 1:00 FSD 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 5:00 Russia BS%s + 5:00 RussiaAsia BS%s ############################################################################### @@ -642,7 +660,6 @@ Zone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 # Lebanon # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Lebanon 1880 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - Rule Lebanon 1920 only - Mar 28 0:00 1:00 " DST" Rule Lebanon 1920 only - Oct 25 0:00 0 - Rule Lebanon 1921 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 " DST" @@ -685,10 +702,12 @@ Zone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male 5:00 - PKT # Mongolia +# Shanks says that Mongolia has three time zones, +# but usno1995 and http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif +# both say that it has just one. # Let's comment out the western and eastern Mongolian time zones # till we know what their principal towns are. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Mongol 1978 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S Rule Mongol 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 T Rule Mongol 1981 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Mongol 1985 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 T @@ -726,16 +745,16 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 # Palestine # These rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 " DST" -Rule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - -Rule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" -Rule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 " DST" -Rule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - -Rule Egypt 1966 max - Oct 1 3:00 0 - +Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule EgyptAsia 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - +Rule EgyptAsia 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule EgyptAsia 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule EgyptAsia 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - +Rule EgyptAsia 1966 max - Oct 1 3:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct 2:00 - EET 1957 May 10 - 2:00 Egypt EET%s 1967 Jun 30 + 2:00 EgyptAsia EET%s 1967 Jun 30 2:00 Zion I%sT # This will undoubtedly change soon. @@ -746,7 +765,6 @@ Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct # Howse writes (p 162) that until 1844 the Philippines kept American date. # The rest of this data is from Shanks. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Phil 1899 only - May 11 0:00 0 S Rule Phil 1936 only - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Phil 1937 only - Feb 1 0:00 0 S Rule Phil 1954 only - Apr 12 0:00 1:00 D @@ -796,7 +814,6 @@ Zone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880 # Syria # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Syria 1920 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - Rule Syria 1920 1923 - Apr Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 " DST" Rule Syria 1920 1923 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 0 - Rule Syria 1962 only - Apr 29 2:00 1:00 " DST" @@ -828,7 +845,7 @@ Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dushanbe 4:35:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 5:00 - DSK 1957 Mar - 6:00 Russia DS%s 1991 + 6:00 RussiaAsia DS%s 1991 6:00 - DSK # Shanks has Dushanbe at 5:00 (6:00 summer) after 1991 Sep 29 3:00, # but usno1995 has it at 6:00. Go with usno1995. @@ -843,7 +860,7 @@ Zone Asia/Bangkok 6:42:04 - LMT 1880 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Ashkhabad 3:53:32 - LMT 1924 May 2 4:00 - ASK 1957 Mar - 5:00 Russia AS%s 1991 + 5:00 RussiaAsia AS%s 1991 5:00 - ASK # Shanks has Ashkhabad at 4:00 (5:00 summer) after 1991 Sep 20 3:00, # but usno has it at 5:00. Go with usno1995. @@ -857,11 +874,13 @@ Zone Asia/Dubai 3:41:12 - LMT 1920 # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar - 6:00 Russia TS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 6:00 RussiaAsia TS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 5:00 1:00 TSD 1991 Sep 29 2:00s 5:00 - TSK # Shanks has Tashkent using DST after 1991, but usno1995 says they don't. # Go with usno1995. +# http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif claims that +# Uzbekistan has two time zones, but we lack data about this. # Vietnam # From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): |