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diff --git a/time/asia b/time/asia index a5d0ab59f5..2cc414f1df 100644 --- a/time/asia +++ b/time/asia @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ -# @(#)asia 7.23 +# @(#)asia 7.24 # 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 # tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). -# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1995-12-19): +# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1995-07-24): # # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is # Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), @@ -25,42 +25,20 @@ # std dst # LMT Local Mean Time # LST Local Star Time (Russian ``mestnoe zvezdnoe vremya'') -# 2:00 EET EET DST Eastern European Time +# 2:00 EET EEST Eastern European Time # 2:00 IST IDT Israel # 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 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* -# 5:00 TSK TSD Tashkent (was 6:00)* -# 5:30 IST IST India -# 5:45 NPT Nepal* -# 6:00 AASK AASD Alma-Ata (was 5:00)* -# 6:00 BGT Bengal, Bangladesh* -# 6:00 DSK DSD Dushanbe (was 5:00)* -# 6:30 BMT Burma* +# 4:00 GST Gulf* +# 5:30 IST India # 7:00 ICT Indochina* -# 7:00 JVT Java* -# 8:00 BNT Borneo, Brunei* -# 8:00 CST CDT China -# 8:00 HKT HKST Hong Kong -# 8:00 PST PDT Philippines* -# 8:00 SGT Singapore -# 8:00 UST UDT Ulan Bator* -# 9:00 JST JDT Japan -# 9:00 KST KDT Korea -# 9:00 MLT Moluccas* -# 9:30 CST Australian Central Standard Time +# 8:00 CST China +# 9:00 JST Japan +# 9:00 KST Korea +# 9:30 CST (Australian) Central Standard Time # # See the `europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia. # -# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions. +# See the `africa' file for time zone naming and abbreviation conventions. # From Guy Harris: # Incorporates data for Singapore from Robert Elz' asia 1.1, as well as @@ -72,15 +50,15 @@ # These rules for Russia are stolen from the `europe' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -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 +Rule RussiaAsia 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule RussiaAsia 1981 1983 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - +Rule RussiaAsia 1984 max - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - +Rule RussiaAsia 1985 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S # Afghanistan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Kabul 4:36:48 - LMT 1890 - 4:00 - GST 1945 + 4:00 - AFT 1945 4:30 - AFT # Armenia @@ -90,30 +68,27 @@ Zone Asia/Kabul 4:36:48 - LMT 1890 # <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 +Rule Armenia 1991 1995 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S +Rule Armenia 1991 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Yerevan 2:58:00 - LMT 1924 May 2 - 3:00 - YSK 1957 Mar - 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 + 3:00 - YERT 1957 Mar # Yerevan Time + 4:00 RussiaAsia YER%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 3:00 1:00 YERST 1991 Sep 23 # independence + 3:00 Armenia AM%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Armenia Time + 4:00 Armenia AM%sT # Azerbaijan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Baku 3:19:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 - 3:00 - BSK 1957 Mar - 4:00 RussiaAsia BS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 3:00 1:00 BSD 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 3:00 - BSK + 3:00 - BAKT 1957 Mar # Baku Time + 4:00 RussiaAsia BAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 3:00 1:00 BAKST 1991 Aug 30 # independence + 3:00 RussiaAsia AZ%sT 1992 # Azerbaijan Time + 3:00 - AZT # Shanks has Baku using Russian DST rules after 1991, -# but usno1995 has Azerbaijan with no DST. Go with usno1995. +# but usno1995 has Azerbaijan with no DST. Guess no DST after 1991. # Bahrain # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -124,22 +99,23 @@ Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al-Manamah # Bangladesh # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dacca 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 - 5:53 - CMT 1941 Oct # Calcutta Mean Time - 6:30 - BMT 1942 May 15 + 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time? + 6:30 - BURT 1942 May 15 # Burma Time 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep - 6:30 - BMT 1951 Sep 30 - 6:00 - BGT + 6:30 - BURT 1951 Sep 30 + 6:00 - DACT 1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time + 6:00 - BDT # Bangladesh Time # Bhutan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Thimbu 5:58:36 - LMT 1947 Aug 15 5:30 - IST 1987 Oct - 6:00 - BGT + 6:00 - BTT # Bhutan Time # British Indian Ocean Territory # From Whitman: # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Indian/Chagos 5:00 - PKT +Zone Indian/Chagos 5:00 - IOT # BIOT Time # Brunei # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -150,15 +126,15 @@ 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 # or Yangon - 6:25 - RMT 1920 - 6:30 - BMT 1942 May + 6:24:36 - RMT 1920 # Rangoon Mean Time? + 6:30 - BURT 1942 May # Burma Time 9:00 - JST 1945 May 3 - 6:30 - BMT + 6:30 - MMT # Myanmar Time # Cambodia # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Phnom_Penh 6:59:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 - 7:06 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT + 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 7:00 - ICT @@ -187,8 +163,7 @@ Zone Asia/Phnom_Penh 6:59:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 # CHINA 9 H AHEAD OF UTC APR 17 - SEP 10 # From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1995-12-19): -# Shanks writes that China switched from the Chinese calendar on 1912 Feb 12. -# He also writes that China has had a single time zone since 1980 May 1, +# Shanks writes that China has had a single time zone since 1980 May 1, # observing summer DST from 1986 through 1991; this contradicts Devine's # note about Time magazine, though apparently _something_ happened in 1986. # Go with Shanks for now. I made up names for the other pre-1980 time zones. @@ -204,23 +179,23 @@ Rule PRC 1986 1991 - Sep Sun>=11 0:00 0 S Rule PRC 1987 1991 - Apr Sun>=10 0:00 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Harbin 8:26:44 - LMT 1928 - 8:30 - MAT 1932 Mar # Manchuria + 8:30 - HART 1932 Mar # Harbin Time 8:00 - CST 1940 - 9:00 - KST 1966 May - 8:30 - MAT 1980 May + 9:00 - HART 1966 May + 8:30 - HART 1980 May 8:00 PRC C%sT Zone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:52 - LMT 1928 8:00 Shang C%sT 1949 8:00 PRC C%sT Zone Asia/Chungking 7:06:20 - LMT 1928 - 7:00 - ICT 1980 May + 7:00 - CHUT 1980 May # Chungking Time 8:00 PRC C%sT Zone Asia/Urumqi 5:50:20 - LMT 1928 - 6:00 - URT 1980 May # Urumqi + 6:00 - URUT 1980 May # Urumqi Time 8:00 PRC C%sT Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 - 5:30 - ETT 1940 # Eastern Turkestan - 5:00 - ETT 1980 May + 5:30 - KAST 1940 # Kashgar Time + 5:00 - KAST 1980 May 8:00 PRC C%sT ############################################################################### @@ -263,45 +238,47 @@ Rule HK 1979 1980 - May Sun>=8 3:30 1:00 S Rule HK 1979 1980 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 - 8:00 HK HK%sT + 8:00 HK HK%sT 1997 Jul 1 # return to China + 8:00 PRC C%sT # Macao # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/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 -Rule Macao 1964 only - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 D -Rule Macao 1965 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Macao 1965 only - Oct 31 0:00 0 S -Rule Macao 1966 1971 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 D -Rule Macao 1966 1971 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 S -Rule Macao 1972 1974 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Macao 1972 1973 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 S -Rule Macao 1974 1977 - Oct Sun>=15 3:30 0 S -Rule Macao 1975 1977 - Apr Sun>=15 3:30 1:00 D -Rule Macao 1978 1980 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Macao 1978 1980 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 S +Rule Macao 1961 1962 - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S +Rule Macao 1961 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 - +Rule Macao 1963 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Macao 1964 only - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S +Rule Macao 1965 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Macao 1965 only - Oct 31 0:00 0 - +Rule Macao 1966 1971 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S +Rule Macao 1966 1971 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - +Rule Macao 1972 1974 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Macao 1972 1973 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Macao 1974 1977 - Oct Sun>=15 3:30 0 - +Rule Macao 1975 1977 - Apr Sun>=15 3:30 1:00 S +Rule Macao 1978 1980 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Macao 1978 1980 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Macao 7:34:20 - LMT 1912 - 8:00 Macao C%sT + 8:00 Macao MO%sT 1999 Dec 20 # return to China + 8:00 PRC C%sT ############################################################################### # Cyprus # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Apr 13 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Apr 13 0:00 1:00 S Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Oct 12 0:00 0 - -Rule Cyprus 1976 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Cyprus 1976 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 S Rule Cyprus 1976 only - Oct 11 0:00 0 - -Rule Cyprus 1977 1980 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Cyprus 1977 1980 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Cyprus 1977 only - Sep 25 0:00 0 - Rule Cyprus 1978 only - Oct 2 0:00 0 - Rule Cyprus 1979 max - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - -Rule Cyprus 1981 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Cyprus 1981 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 - 2:00 Cyprus EET%s + 2:00 Cyprus EE%sT # Georgia # From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1994-11-19): @@ -316,18 +293,18 @@ Zone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 # Most likely we're still missing some rule changes between 1991 and 1994. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880 - 2:59 - LST 1924 May 2 - 3:00 - TBSK 1957 Mar - 4:00 RussiaAsia TBS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 3:00 1:00 TBSD 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 3:00 RussiaAsia TBS%s 1994 Sep 25 2:00s - 4:00 - TBSK + 2:59:16 - TBMT 1924 May 2 # Tbilisi Mean Time + 3:00 - TBIT 1957 Mar # Tbilisi Time + 4:00 RussiaAsia TBI%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 3:00 1:00 TBIST 1991 Apr 9 # independence + 3:00 RussiaAsia GE%sT 1994 Sep 25 2:00s # Georgia Time + 4:00 - GET # India # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Calcutta 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 - 5:53 - CMT 1941 Oct # Calcutta Mean Time - 6:30 - BMT 1942 May 15 + 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time? + 6:30 - BURT 1942 May 15 # Burma Time 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 15 5:30 - IST @@ -339,36 +316,36 @@ Zone Asia/Calcutta 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # Indonesia # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Jakarta 7:07:12 - LMT 1867 Aug 10 - 7:07 - JMT 1924 Jan 1 0:13 - 7:20 - JVT 1932 Nov - 7:30 - JVT 1942 Mar 23 + 7:07:12 - JMT 1924 Jan 1 0:13 # Jakarta MT + 7:20 - JAVT 1932 Nov # Java Time + 7:30 - JAVT 1942 Mar 23 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug - 7:30 - JVT 1948 May - 8:00 - JVT 1950 May - 7:30 - JVT 1964 - 7:00 - JVT + 7:30 - JAVT 1948 May + 8:00 - JAVT 1950 May + 7:30 - JAVT 1964 + 7:00 - JAVT Zone Asia/Ujung_Pandang 7:57:36 - LMT 1920 - 7:58 - MMT 1932 Nov # Macassar Mean Time - 8:00 - BNT 1942 Feb 9 + 7:57:36 - MMT 1932 Nov # Macassar MT + 8:00 - BORT 1942 Feb 9 # Borneo Time 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug - 8:00 - BNT + 8:00 - BORT Zone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov - 9:00 - MLT 1944 + 9:00 - JAYT 1944 # Jayapura Time 9:30 - CST 1964 - 9:00 - MLT + 9:00 - JAYT # Iran # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/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 -Rule Iran 1980 only - Sep 23 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 1978 1980 - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Iran 1978 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 - +Rule Iran 1979 only - Sep 19 0:00 0 - +Rule Iran 1980 only - Sep 23 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tehran 3:25:44 - LMT 1916 - 3:26 - TMT 1946 - 3:30 - IST 1977 Nov - 4:00 Iran G%sT 1979 - 3:30 Iran I%sT + 3:25:44 - TMT 1946 # Tehran Mean Time + 3:30 - IRT 1977 Nov + 4:00 Iran IR%sT 1979 + 3:30 Iran IR%sT # Iraq # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S @@ -380,7 +357,7 @@ Rule Iraq 1985 max - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 S Rule Iraq 1986 max - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Baghdad 2:57:40 - LMT 1890 - 2:58 - BMT 1918 # Baghdad Mean Time + 2:57:36 - BMT 1918 # Baghdad Mean Time? 3:00 - AST 1982 May 3:00 Iraq A%sT @@ -440,12 +417,6 @@ Rule Zion 1987 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 D Rule Zion 1987 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S Rule Zion 1988 only - Apr 9 0:00 1:00 D Rule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S -#Rule Zion 1989 only - Apr 29 0:00 1:00 D -#Rule Zion 1989 only - Sep 2 0:00 0 S -#Rule Zion 1990 only - Mar 25 0:00 1:00 D -#Rule Zion 1990 only - Aug 26 0:00 0 S -#Rule Zion 1991 only - Mar 10 0:00 1:00 D -#Rule Zion 1991 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S # From Ephraim Silverberg (1996-01-02): # @@ -466,25 +437,25 @@ Rule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Zion 1989 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Zion 1989 only - Sep 3 0:00 0:00 S +Rule Zion 1989 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S Rule Zion 1990 only - Mar 25 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Zion 1990 only - Aug 26 0:00 0:00 S +Rule Zion 1990 only - Aug 26 0:00 0 S Rule Zion 1991 only - Mar 24 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Zion 1991 only - Sep 1 0:00 0:00 S +Rule Zion 1991 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S Rule Zion 1992 only - Mar 29 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Zion 1992 only - Sep 6 0:00 0:00 S +Rule Zion 1992 only - Sep 6 0:00 0 S Rule Zion 1993 only - Apr 2 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Zion 1993 only - Sep 5 0:00 0:00 S +Rule Zion 1993 only - Sep 5 0:00 0 S # The dates for 1994-1995 were obtained from Office of the Spokeswoman for the # Ministry of Interior, Jerusalem, Israel. The spokeswoman can be reached by # calling the switchboard at 972-2-701411 and asking for the spokeswoman. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Zion 1994 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Zion 1994 only - Aug 28 0:00 0:00 S -Rule Zion 1995 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Zion 1995 only - Sep 3 0:00 0:00 S +Rule Zion 1994 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Zion 1994 only - Aug 28 0:00 0 S +Rule Zion 1995 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Zion 1995 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S # The dates for 1996-1998 were also obtained from Office of the Spokeswoman # for the Ministry of Interior, Jerusalem, Israel. The official announcement @@ -504,12 +475,12 @@ Rule Zion 1995 only - Sep 3 0:00 0:00 S # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Zion 1996 1998 - Mar Fri>=14 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Zion 1996 only - Sep 16 0:00 0:00 S -Rule Zion 1997 1998 - Oct Sun>=14 0:00 0:00 S +Rule Zion 1996 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 S +Rule Zion 1997 1998 - Oct Sun>=14 0:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:56 - LMT 1880 - 2:21 - JMT 1918 + 2:20:40 - JMT 1918 # Jerusalem Mean Time? 2:00 Zion I%sT @@ -531,29 +502,12 @@ Zone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:56 - LMT 1880 #Rule Japan 1950 1951 - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D # but the only locations using it were US military bases. # We go with Shanks and omit daylight saving in those years for Asia/Tokyo. -# -# The same news article also reports that Japan is likely to go on DST in 1996 -# as follows, where I've guessed the AT and LETTER/S columns: -# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -#Rule Japan 1996 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D -#Rule Japan 1996 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S -# From Shanks (1991): -# Japan switched from the Japanese calendar on 1893 Jan 1. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:19:04 - LMT 1896 9:00 - JST -# If Japan adopts DST in 1996, replace the above line with the following lines: -# 9:00 - JST 1996 -# 9:00 Japan J%sT -# and uncomment the two `Rule' lines commented out above. - -# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1995-12-19): -# Shanks says that the far southern Ryukyu Is (Nansei-Shoto) are 8:00, -# but we haven't confirmed this. -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -#Zone Asia/Ishigaki 8:16:36 - LMT 1896 -# 8:00 - CST +Zone Asia/Ishigaki 8:16:36 - LMT 1896 + 8:00 - CST # There is no information for Marcus. # Other Japanese possessions are probably like Asia/Tokyo. @@ -562,26 +516,26 @@ 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 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - -Rule Jordan 1974 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Jordan 1974 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1976 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - Rule Jordan 1977 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - -Rule Jordan 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Jordan 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1978 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 - -Rule Jordan 1985 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Jordan 1985 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1985 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - -Rule Jordan 1986 1988 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Jordan 1986 1988 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1986 1990 - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 - -Rule Jordan 1989 only - May 8 0:00 1:00 " DST" -Rule Jordan 1990 only - Apr 27 0:00 1:00 " DST" -Rule Jordan 1991 only - Apr 19 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Jordan 1989 only - May 8 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Jordan 1990 only - Apr 27 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Jordan 1991 only - Apr 19 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1991 only - Sep 27 0:00 0 - -Rule Jordan 1992 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Jordan 1992 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1992 max - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931 - 2:00 Jordan EET%s + 2:00 Jordan EE%sT # Kazakhstan # From Paul Eggert (1996-04-19): @@ -590,25 +544,25 @@ Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931 # 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 # or Almaty - 5:00 - AASK 1957 Mar - 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 + 5:00 - ALMT 1957 Mar # Alma-Ata Time + 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 5:00 1:00 ALMST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 5:00 - ALMT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT 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 + 4:00 - SHET 1957 Mar # Fort Shevchenko Time + 5:00 RussiaAsia SHE%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 4:00 1:00 AKTST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 4:00 - AKTT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Aktau Time + 5:00 RussiaAsia AKT%sT # 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 RussiaAsia FS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 5:00 1:00 FSD 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 5:00 RussiaAsia BS%s + 5:00 - FRUT 1957 Mar # Frunze Time + 6:00 RussiaAsia FRU%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 5:00 1:00 FRUST 1991 Aug 31 # independence + 5:00 RussiaAsia KG%sT # Kirgizstan Time ############################################################################### @@ -653,81 +607,90 @@ Zone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950 # Laos # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 - 7:06 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT + 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 7:00 - ICT # Lebanon # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Lebanon 1920 only - Mar 28 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Lebanon 1920 only - Mar 28 0:00 1:00 S Rule Lebanon 1920 only - Oct 25 0:00 0 - -Rule Lebanon 1921 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Lebanon 1921 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 S Rule Lebanon 1921 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - -Rule Lebanon 1922 only - Mar 26 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Lebanon 1922 only - Mar 26 0:00 1:00 S Rule Lebanon 1922 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 - -Rule Lebanon 1923 only - Apr 22 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Lebanon 1923 only - Apr 22 0:00 1:00 S Rule Lebanon 1923 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - -Rule Lebanon 1957 1961 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Lebanon 1957 1961 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Lebanon 1957 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - -Rule Lebanon 1972 only - Jun 22 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Lebanon 1972 only - Jun 22 0:00 1:00 S Rule Lebanon 1972 1977 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - -Rule Lebanon 1973 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" -Rule Lebanon 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Lebanon 1973 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Lebanon 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S Rule Lebanon 1978 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 - -Rule Lebanon 1984 1987 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Lebanon 1984 1987 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Lebanon 1984 max - Oct 16 0:00 0 - -Rule Lebanon 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" -Rule Lebanon 1989 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 " DST" -Rule Lebanon 1990 max - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Lebanon 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Lebanon 1989 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Lebanon 1990 max - May 1 0:00 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Beirut 2:22:00 - LMT 1880 - 2:00 Lebanon EET%s + 2:00 Lebanon EE%sT # Malaysia +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule NBorneo 1935 1941 - Sep 14 0:00 0:20 TS +Rule NBorneo 1935 1941 - Dec 14 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur 6:46:48 - LMT 1880 - 6:55 - SMT 1905 Jun - 7:00 - SGT 1933 - 7:20 - SGT 1942 Feb 15 + 6:55:24 - SMT 1905 Jun # Singapore Mean Time + 7:00 - MALT 1933 # Malaya Time + 7:20 - MALT 1942 Feb 15 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 2 - 7:20 - SGT 1950 - 7:30 - SGT 1982 May - 8:00 - SGT + 7:20 - MALT 1950 + 7:30 - MALT 1982 May + 8:00 - MYT # Malaysia Time +Zone Asia/Kuching 7:21:20 - LMT 1926 Mar + 7:30 - BORT 1933 # Borneo Time + 8:00 NBorneo BOR%sT 1942 + 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 2 + 8:00 - BORT 1982 May + 8:00 - MYT # Maldives # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male - 4:54 - MMT 1960 - 5:00 - PKT +Zone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male + 4:54:00 - MMT 1960 # Male Mean Time + 5:00 - MVT # Maldives Time # Mongolia -# Shanks says that Mongolia has three time zones, -# but usno1995 and http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif +# Shanks says that Mongolia has three time zones, but usno1995 and +# <URL:http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif> (1995) # 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 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 -Rule Mongol 1985 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 S +Rule Mongol 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Mongol 1981 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Mongol 1985 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Mongol 1985 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] #Zone Asia/Dariv 6:14:32 - LMT 1905 Aug -# 6:00 - DST 1978 -# 7:00 Mongol D%sT +# 6:00 - DART 1978 # Dariv Time +# 7:00 Mongol DAR%sT Zone Asia/Ulan_Bator 7:07:32 - LMT 1905 Aug - 7:00 - UST 1978 - 8:00 Mongol U%sT + 7:00 - ULAT 1978 # Ulan Bator Time + 8:00 Mongol ULA%sT #Zone Asia/Baruun-Urt 7:33:00 - LMT 1905 Aug -# 8:00 - BST 1978 -# 9:00 Mongol B%sT +# 8:00 - BART 1978 # Baruun-Urt Time +# 9:00 Mongol BAR%sT # Nepal # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Katmandu 5:41:16 - LMT 1920 5:30 - IST 1986 - 5:45 - NPT + 5:45 - NPT # Nepal Time # Oman # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -740,23 +703,23 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 15 5:30 - IST 1951 Sep 30 - 5:00 - PKT + 5:00 - KART 1971 Mar 26 # Karachi Time + 5:00 - PKT # Pakistan Time # Palestine # These 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 " DST" +Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S 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 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule EgyptAsia 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S 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 EgyptAsia EET%s 1967 Jun 30 + 2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 30 2:00 Zion I%sT -# This will undoubtedly change soon. # Paracel Is # no information @@ -765,18 +728,18 @@ 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 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 -Rule Phil 1954 only - Jul 1 0:00 0 S -Rule Phil 1978 only - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Phil 1978 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 S +Rule Phil 1936 only - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Phil 1937 only - Feb 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Phil 1954 only - Apr 12 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Phil 1954 only - Jul 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Phil 1978 only - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Phil 1978 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Manila -15:56:00 - LMT 1844 8:04:00 - LMT 1899 May 11 - 8:00 Phil P%sT 1942 May + 8:00 Phil PH%sT 1942 May 9:00 - JST 1944 Nov - 8:00 Phil P%sT + 8:00 Phil PH%sT # Qatar # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -792,78 +755,93 @@ Zone Asia/Riyadh 3:06:52 - LMT 1950 # Singapore # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Singapore 6:55:24 - LMT 1880 - 6:55 - SMT 1905 Jun - 7:00 - SGT 1933 - 7:20 - SGT 1942 Feb 15 + 6:55:24 - SMT 1905 Jun # Singapore Mean Time + 7:00 - MALT 1933 # Malaya Time + 7:20 - MALT 1942 Feb 15 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 2 - 7:20 - SGT 1950 - 7:30 - SGT 1982 May + 7:20 - MALT 1950 + 7:30 - MALT 1965 Aug 9 # independence + 7:30 - SGT 1982 May # Singapore Time 8:00 - SGT # Spratly Is # no information # Sri Lanka +# From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03): +# <URL:http://www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html> (1996-05-24) +# reported ``the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at +# midnight Friday (1830 GMT) `in the light of the present power crisis'.'' +# Transitions before 1996 are from Shanks (1991). + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880 - 5:20 - JMT 1906 + 5:20 - CEYT 1906 # Ceylon Time 5:30 - IST 1942 Jan 5 5:30 0:30 IHST 1942 Sep 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 16 2:00 - 5:30 - IST + 5:30 - IST 1996 May 25 0:00 + 6:30 - LKT # Sri Lanka Time # Syria # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Syria 1920 1923 - Apr Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Syria 1920 1923 - Apr Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1920 1923 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 0 - -Rule Syria 1962 only - Apr 29 2:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Syria 1962 only - Apr 29 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1962 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - -Rule Syria 1963 1965 - May 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Syria 1963 1965 - May 1 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1963 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - Rule Syria 1964 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - Rule Syria 1965 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - -Rule Syria 1966 only - Apr 24 2:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Syria 1966 only - Apr 24 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1966 1976 - Oct 1 2:00 0 - -Rule Syria 1967 1978 - May 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Syria 1967 1978 - May 1 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1977 1978 - Sep 1 2:00 0 - -Rule Syria 1983 1984 - Apr 9 2:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Syria 1983 1984 - Apr 9 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1983 1984 - Oct 1 2:00 0 - -Rule Syria 1986 only - Feb 16 2:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Syria 1986 only - Feb 16 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1986 only - Oct 9 2:00 0 - -Rule Syria 1987 only - Mar 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Syria 1987 only - Mar 1 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1987 1988 - Oct 31 2:00 0 - -Rule Syria 1988 only - Mar 15 2:00 1:00 " DST" -Rule Syria 1989 only - Mar 31 2:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Syria 1988 only - Mar 15 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 1989 only - Mar 31 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1989 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - -Rule Syria 1990 max - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" +Rule Syria 1990 max - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1990 max - Sep 30 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 - 2:00 Syria EET%s + 2:00 Syria EE%sT # Tajikistan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dushanbe 4:35:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 - 5:00 - DSK 1957 Mar - 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. + 5:00 - DUST 1957 Mar # Dushanbe Time + 6:00 RussiaAsia DUS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 5:00 1:00 DUSST 1991 Sep 9 # independence + 5:00 RussiaAsia TJ%sT 1992 + 5:00 - TJT # Tajikistan Time +# Shanks has Dushanbe at 5:00 (6:00 summer) after 1991, +# but a cable from the American Embassy at Dushanbe +# <URL:http://www.itaiep.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/960703ti.html> (1996-07-02) +# says that Tajikistan is at 5:00. Guess no DST after 1991. # Thailand # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Bangkok 6:42:04 - LMT 1880 - 6:42 - BMT 1920 Apr + 6:42:04 - BMT 1920 Apr # Bangkok Mean Time 7:00 - ICT # Turkmenistan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Ashkhabad 3:53:32 - LMT 1924 May 2 - 4:00 - ASK 1957 Mar - 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. +Zone Asia/Ashkhabad 3:53:32 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Ashgabat + 4:00 - ASHT 1957 Mar # Ashkhabad Time + 5:00 RussiaAsia ASH%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 4:00 1:00 ASHST 1991 Oct 27 # independence + 4:00 RussiaAsia TM%sT 1992 # Turkmenistan Time + 4:00 - TMT +# Shanks has Ashkhabad at 4:00 (5:00 summer) after 1991, but +# DHL <URL:http://www.dhl.com/dhlinfo/country/turkmeni.html> (1996-07-26) +# reports 4:00. Guess no DST after 1991. # United Arab Emirates # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -873,14 +851,16 @@ Zone Asia/Dubai 3:41:12 - LMT 1920 # Uzbekistan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 - 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar - 6:00 RussiaAsia TS%s 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 5:00 1:00 TSD 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 5:00 - TSK + 5:00 - TAST 1957 Mar # Tashkent Time + 6:00 RussiaAsia TAS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 5:00 1:00 TASST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 5:00 - UZT # Uzbekistan Time # 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. +# Guess no DST after 1991. +# <URL:http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif> (1995) +# says that Uzbekistan has two time zones, but a cable +# <URL:http://www.itaiep.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/960510uz.html> (1996-05-10) +# from the American Embassy in Tashkent implies that they have just one. # Vietnam # From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): @@ -889,7 +869,7 @@ Zone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 # From Shanks (1991): # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Saigon 7:06:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 - 7:06 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT + 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 7:00 - ICT |