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| author | Sergey Kandaurov <pluknet@FreeBSD.org> | 2014-08-27 18:49:41 +0000 |
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| committer | Sergey Kandaurov <pluknet@FreeBSD.org> | 2014-08-27 18:49:41 +0000 |
| commit | 9c3022b6773b00ab56d27870065e730da50c25f2 (patch) | |
| tree | 0821967008df0105348c10c0199e66af302e6a09 /southamerica | |
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diff --git a/southamerica b/southamerica index 5391055aaf1b0..de1f15e86dd25 100644 --- a/southamerica +++ b/southamerica @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ -# <pre> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. @@ -30,24 +29,24 @@ # I suggest the use of _Summer time_ instead of the more cumbersome # _daylight-saving time_. _Summer time_ seems to be in general use # in Europe and South America. -# -- E O Cutler, _New York Times_ (1937-02-14), quoted in +# -- E O Cutler, _New York Times_ (1937-02-14), quoted in # H L Mencken, _The American Language: Supplement I_ (1960), p 466 # # Earlier editions of these tables also used the North American style # for time zones in Brazil, but this was incorrect, as Brazilians say -# "summer time". Reinaldo Goulart, a Sao Paulo businessman active in +# "summer time". Reinaldo Goulart, a São Paulo businessman active in # the railroad sector, writes (1999-07-06): # The subject of time zones is currently a matter of discussion/debate in -# Brazil. Let's say that "the Brasilia time" is considered the -# "official time" because Brasilia is the capital city. -# The other three time zones are called "Brasilia time "minus one" or +# Brazil. Let's say that "the Brasília time" is considered the +# "official time" because Brasília is the capital city. +# The other three time zones are called "Brasília time "minus one" or # "plus one" or "plus two". As far as I know there is no such # name/designation as "Eastern Time" or "Central Time". # So I invented the following (English-language) abbreviations for now. # Corrections are welcome! # std dst # -2:00 FNT FNST Fernando de Noronha -# -3:00 BRT BRST Brasilia +# -3:00 BRT BRST Brasília # -4:00 AMT AMST Amazon # -5:00 ACT ACST Acre @@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ # Argentina: first Sunday in October to first Sunday in April since 1976. # Double Summer time from 1969 to 1974. Switches at midnight. -# From U. S. Naval Observatory (1988-01-199): +# From U. S. Naval Observatory (1988-01-19): # ARGENTINA 3 H BEHIND UTC # From Hernan G. Otero (1995-06-26): @@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ Rule Arg 1988 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 S # From Hernan G. Otero (1995-06-26): # These corrections were contributed by InterSoft Argentina S.A., # obtaining the data from the: -# Talleres de Hidrografia Naval Argentina +# Talleres de Hidrografía Naval Argentina # (Argentine Naval Hydrography Institute) Rule Arg 1989 1993 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 - Rule Arg 1989 1992 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S @@ -117,13 +116,13 @@ Rule Arg 1999 only - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 2000 only - Mar 3 0:00 0 - # # From Peter Gradelski via Steffen Thorsen (2000-03-01): -# We just checked with our Sao Paulo office and they say the government of +# We just checked with our São Paulo office and they say the government of # Argentina decided not to become one of the countries that go on or off DST. # So Buenos Aires should be -3 hours from GMT at all times. # -# From Fabian L. Arce Jofre (2000-04-04): +# From Fabián L. Arce Jofré (2000-04-04): # The law that claimed DST for Argentina was derogated by President Fernando -# de la Rua on March 2, 2000, because it would make people spend more energy +# de la Rúa on March 2, 2000, because it would make people spend more energy # in the winter time, rather than less. The change took effect on March 3. # # From Mariano Absatz (2001-06-06): @@ -156,15 +155,13 @@ Rule Arg 2000 only - Mar 3 0:00 0 - # that Argentina will use DST next year as well, from October to # March, although exact rules are not given. # -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-12-26) +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2007-12-26) # The last hurdle of Argentina DST is over, the proposal was approved in -# the lower chamber too (Deputados) with a vote 192 for and 2 against. +# the lower chamber too (Diputados) with a vote 192 for and 2 against. # By the way thanks to Mariano Absatz and Daniel Mario Vega for the link to # the original scanned proposal, where the dates and the zero hours are # clear and unambiguous...This is the article about final approval: -# <a href="http://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/nota.asp?nota_id=973996"> # http://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/nota.asp?nota_id=973996 -# </a> # # From Paul Eggert (2007-12-22): # For dates after mid-2008, the following rules are my guesses and @@ -174,13 +171,8 @@ Rule Arg 2000 only - Mar 3 0:00 0 - # 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> # From Rodrigo Severo (2008-10-06): # Here is some info available at a Gentoo bug related to TZ on Argentina's DST: @@ -189,48 +181,37 @@ Rule Arg 2000 only - Mar 3 0:00 0 - # Hi, there is a problem with timezone-data-2008e and maybe with # timezone-data-2008f # Argentinian law [Number] 25.155 is no longer valid. -# <a href="http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60036/norma.htm"> # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60036/norma.htm -# </a> # The new one is law [Number] 26.350 -# <a href="http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/135000-139999/136191/norma.htm"> # http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/135000-139999/136191/norma.htm -# </a> # So there is no summer time in Argentina for now. # From Mariano Absatz (2008-10-20): # Decree 1693/2008 applies Law 26.350 for the summer 2008/2009 establishing DST in Argentina # From 2008-10-19 until 2009-03-15 -# <a href="http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=16102008&pi=3&pf=4&s=0&sec=01"> # http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=16102008&pi=3&pf=4&s=0&sec=01 -# </a> # -# Decree 1705/2008 excepting 12 Provinces from applying DST in the summer 2008/2009: -# Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, La Pampa, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz -# and Tierra del Fuego -# <a href="http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=17102008&pi=1&pf=1&s=0&sec=01"> + +# Decree 1705/2008 excepting 12 Provinces from applying DST in the summer +# 2008/2009: Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, La +# Pampa, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego # http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=17102008&pi=1&pf=1&s=0&sec=01 -# </a> # # Press release 235 dated Saturday October 18th, from the Government of the Province of Jujuy saying # it will not apply DST either (even when it was not included in Decree 1705/2008) -# <a href="http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/index2/partes_prensa/18_10_08/235-181008.doc"> # http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/index2/partes_prensa/18_10_08/235-181008.doc -# </a> # From fullinet (2009-10-18): # As announced in -# <a hef="http://www.argentina.gob.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=356"> # http://www.argentina.gob.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=356 -# </a> # (an official .gob.ar) under title: "Sin Cambio de Hora" (english: "No hour change") # -# "Por el momento, el Gobierno Nacional resolvio no modificar la hora -# oficial, decision que estaba en estudio para su implementacion el -# domingo 18 de octubre. Desde el Ministerio de Planificacion se anuncio -# que la Argentina hoy, en estas condiciones meteorologicas, no necesita -# la modificacion del huso horario, ya que 2009 nos encuentra con -# crecimiento en la produccion y distribucion energetica." +# "Por el momento, el Gobierno Nacional resolvió no modificar la hora +# oficial, decisión que estaba en estudio para su implementación el +# domingo 18 de octubre. Desde el Ministerio de Planificación se anunció +# que la Argentina hoy, en estas condiciones meteorológicas, no necesita +# la modificación del huso horario, ya que 2009 nos encuentra con +# crecimiento en la producción y distribución energética." Rule Arg 2007 only - Dec 30 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 2008 2009 - Mar Sun>=15 0:00 0 - @@ -245,9 +226,9 @@ Rule Arg 2008 only - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # now we'll assume it's for this year only. # # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): -# <a href="http://www.spicasc.net/horvera.html"> # Hora de verano para la Republica Argentina (2003-06-08) -# </a> says that standard time in Argentina from 1894-10-31 +# <http://www.spicasc.net/horvera.html> +# says that standard time in Argentina from 1894-10-31 # to 1920-05-01 was -4:16:48.25. Go with this more-precise value # over Shanks & Pottenger. # @@ -262,10 +243,10 @@ Rule Arg 2008 only - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # time in October 17th. # # Catamarca, Chubut, La Rioja, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, -# Tierra del Fuego, Tucuman. +# Tierra del Fuego, Tucumán. # # From Mariano Absatz (2004-06-14): -# ... this weekend, the Province of Tucuman decided it'd go back to UTC-03:00 +# ... this weekend, the Province of Tucumán decided it'd go back to UTC-03:00 # yesterday midnight (that is, at 24:00 Saturday 12th), since the people's # annoyance with the change is much higher than the power savings obtained.... # @@ -300,28 +281,19 @@ Rule Arg 2008 only - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # Here are articles that Argentina Province San Luis is planning to end DST # as earlier as upcoming Monday January 21, 2008 or February 2008: # -# Provincia argentina retrasa reloj y marca diferencia con resto del pais +# Provincia argentina retrasa reloj y marca diferencia con resto del país # (Argentine Province delayed clock and mark difference with the rest of the # country) -# <a href="http://cl.invertia.com/noticias/noticia.aspx?idNoticia=200801171849_EFE_ET4373&idtel"> # http://cl.invertia.com/noticias/noticia.aspx?idNoticia=200801171849_EFE_ET4373&idtel -# </a> # # Es inminente que en San Luis atrasen una hora los relojes # (It is imminent in San Luis clocks one hour delay) -# <a href="http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/vernotae.asp?id_nota=253414"> -# http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/vernotae.asp?id_nota=253414 -# </a> -# -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_argentina02.html"> +# http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/253414/Economia/Es-inminente-que-en-San-Luis-atrasen-una-hora-los-relojes.html # http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_argentina02.html -# </a> -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2008-01-18): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2008-01-18): # The page of the San Luis provincial government -# <a href="http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/notas.asp?idCanal=0&id=22812"> # http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/notas.asp?idCanal=0&id=22812 -# </a> # confirms what Alex Krivenyshev has earlier sent to the tz # emailing list about that San Luis plans to return to standard # time much earlier than the rest of the country. It also @@ -334,15 +306,13 @@ Rule Arg 2008 only - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # independent changes in the southamerica file of San Luis in # 1990 and 1991 which has not been confirmed). -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2008-01-25): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2008-01-25): # Unfortunately the below page has become defunct, about the San Luis # time change. Perhaps because it now is part of a group of pages "Most # important pages of 2008." # # You can use -# <a href="http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/notas.asp?idCanal=8141&id=22834"> # http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/notas.asp?idCanal=8141&id=22834 -# </a> # instead it seems. Or use "Buscador" from the main page of the San Luis # government, and fill in "huso" and click OK, and you will get 3 pages # from which the first one is identical to the above. @@ -376,14 +346,9 @@ Rule Arg 2008 only - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # to utc-04:00 until the second Saturday in October... # # The press release is at -# <a href="http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/SL/Paginas/NoticiaDetalle.asp?TemaId=1&InfoPrensaId=3102"> # http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/SL/Paginas/NoticiaDetalle.asp?TemaId=1&InfoPrensaId=3102 -# </a> -# (I couldn't find the decree, but -# <a href="http://www.sanluis.gov.ar"> -# www.sanluis.gov.ar -# <a/> -# is the official page for the Province Government). +# (I couldn't find the decree, but www.sanluis.gov.ar +# is the official page for the Province Government.) # # There's also a note in only one of the major national papers ... # http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1107912 @@ -400,9 +365,7 @@ Rule Arg 2008 only - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # ...the Province of San Luis is a case in itself. # # The Law at -# <a href="http://www.diputadossanluis.gov.ar/diputadosasp/paginas/verNorma.asp?NormaID=276>" # http://www.diputadossanluis.gov.ar/diputadosasp/paginas/verNorma.asp?NormaID=276 -# </a> # is ambiguous because establishes a calendar from the 2nd Sunday in # October at 0:00 thru the 2nd Saturday in March at 24:00 and the # complement of that starting on the 2nd Sunday of March at 0:00 and @@ -433,17 +396,13 @@ Rule Arg 2008 only - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-04-09): # According to news reports from El Diario de la Republica Province San # Luis, Argentina (standard time UTC-04) will keep Daylight Saving Time -# after April 11, 2010--will continue to have same time as rest of +# after April 11, 2010 - will continue to have same time as rest of # Argentina (UTC-3) (no DST). # -# Confirmaron la prórroga del huso horario de verano (Spanish) -# <a href="http://www.eldiariodelarepublica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29383&Itemid=9"> +# Confirmaron la prórroga del huso horario de verano (Spanish) # http://www.eldiariodelarepublica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29383&Itemid=9 -# </a> # or (some English translation): -# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina08.html"> # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina08.html -# </a> # From Mariano Absatz (2010-04-12): # yes...I can confirm this...and given that San Luis keeps calling @@ -463,20 +422,20 @@ Rule Arg 2008 only - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # setting for time stamps past 2038. # From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21): -# Milne says Cordoba time was -4:16:48.2. Round to the nearest second. +# Milne says Córdoba time was -4:16:48.2. Round to the nearest second. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # # Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF), Zone America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 - -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time + -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Córdoba Mean Time -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 Arg AR%sT # -# Cordoba (CB), Santa Fe (SF), Entre Rios (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), +# Córdoba (CB), Santa Fe (SF), Entre Ríos (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), # Chaco (CC), Formosa (FM), Santiago del Estero (SE) # # Shanks & Pottenger also make the following claims, which we haven't verified: @@ -496,7 +455,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Cordoba -4:16:48 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3 -3:00 Arg AR%sT # -# Salta (SA), La Pampa (LP), Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN) +# Salta (SA), La Pampa (LP), Neuquén (NQ), Rio Negro (RN) Zone America/Argentina/Salta -4:21:40 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec @@ -508,7 +467,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Salta -4:21:40 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 -3:00 - ART # -# Tucuman (TM) +# Tucumán (TM) Zone America/Argentina/Tucuman -4:20:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec @@ -620,7 +579,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/San_Luis -4:25:24 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 # # Santa Cruz (SC) Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 - -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time + -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Córdoba Mean Time -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 @@ -630,9 +589,9 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18 -3:00 - ART # -# Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (TF) +# Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur (TF) Zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia -4:33:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31 - -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time + -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Córdoba Mean Time -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3 @@ -663,13 +622,13 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # From IATA SSIM (1996-02): # _Only_ the following states in BR1 observe DST: Rio Grande do Sul (RS), -# Santa Catarina (SC), Parana (PR), Sao Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), -# Espirito Santo (ES), Minas Gerais (MG), Bahia (BA), Goias (GO), +# Santa Catarina (SC), Paraná (PR), São Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), +# Espírito Santo (ES), Minas Gerais (MG), Bahia (BA), Goiás (GO), # Distrito Federal (DF), Tocantins (TO), Sergipe [SE] and Alagoas [AL]. # [The last three states are new to this issue of the IATA SSIM.] # From Gwillim Law (1996-10-07): -# Geography, history (Tocantins was part of Goias until 1989), and other +# Geography, history (Tocantins was part of Goiás until 1989), and other # sources of time zone information lead me to believe that AL, SE, and TO were # always in BR1, and so the only change was whether or not they observed DST.... # The earliest issue of the SSIM I have is 2/91. Each issue from then until @@ -683,16 +642,14 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # However, some conclusions can be drawn from another IATA manual: the Airline # Coding Directory, which lists close to 400 airports in Brazil. For each # airport it gives a time zone which is coded to the SSIM. From that -# information, I'm led to conclude that the states of Amapa (AP), Ceara (CE), -# Maranhao (MA), Paraiba (PR), Pernambuco (PE), Piaui (PI), and Rio Grande do -# Norte (RN), and the eastern part of Para (PA) are all in BR1 without DST. +# information, I'm led to conclude that the states of Amapá (AP), Ceará (CE), +# Maranhão (MA), Paraíba (PR), Pernambuco (PE), Piauí (PI), and Rio Grande do +# Norte (RN), and the eastern part of Pará (PA) are all in BR1 without DST. # From Marcos Tadeu (1998-09-27): -# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/verao1.html"> -# Brazilian official page -# </a> +# Brazilian official page <http://pcdsh01.on.br/verao1.html> -# From Jesper Norgaard (2000-11-03): +# From Jesper Nørgaard (2000-11-03): # [For an official list of which regions in Brazil use which time zones, see:] # http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbr.htm # http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbrhv.htm @@ -725,13 +682,13 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # 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, +# Oficial da União"...) 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 +# b) The whole Pará 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 @@ -744,13 +701,11 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # From Rodrigo Severo (2008-06-24): # Just correcting the URL: -# <a href="https://www.in.gov.br/imprensa/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=do&secao=1&pagina=1&data=25/04/2008"> # https://www.in.gov.br/imprensa/visualiza/index.jsp?jornal=do&secao=1&pagina=1&data=25/04/2008 -# </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...west side of the Para State. I +# be created to represent the...west side of the Pará State. I # suggest this new timezone be called Santarem as the most # important/populated city in the affected area. # @@ -759,19 +714,16 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # 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). +# - 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>. +# Decretos sobre o Horário de Verão no Brasil +# <http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html>. # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-29): # As announced by the government and many newspapers in Brazil late @@ -783,25 +735,17 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # 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> # # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-10-04): # State Bahia will return to Daylight savings time this year after 8 years off. @@ -809,17 +753,12 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # television station in Salvador. # In Portuguese: -# <a href="http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2011/10/governador-jaques-wagner-confirma-horario-de-verao-na-bahia.html"> # http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2011/10/governador-jaques-wagner-confirma-horario-de-verao-na-bahia.html -# </a> and -# <a href="http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/noticias/0,,OI5390887-EI8139,00-Bahia+volta+a+ter+horario+de+verao+apos+oito+anos.html"> # http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/noticias/0,,OI5390887-EI8139,00-Bahia+volta+a+ter+horario+de+verao+apos+oito+anos.html -# </a> # From Guilherme Bernardes Rodrigues (2011-10-07): # There is news in the media, however there is still no decree about it. -# I just send a e-mail to Zulmira Brandao at -# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/">http://pcdsh01.on.br/</a> the +# I just send a e-mail to Zulmira Brandao at http://pcdsh01.on.br/ the # official agency about time in Brazil, and she confirmed that the old rule is # still in force. @@ -831,9 +770,7 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # # DECRETO No- 7.584, DE 13 DE OUTUBRO DE 2011 # Link : -# <a href="http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/10/2011&jornal=1000&pagina=6&totalArquivos=6"> # http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/10/2011&jornal=1000&pagina=6&totalArquivos=6 -# </a> # From Kelley Cook (2012-10-16): # The governor of state of Bahia in Brazil announced on Thursday that @@ -861,42 +798,42 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # For now, assume western Amazonas will change as well. # 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) +# Decree 20,466 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm> (1931-10-01) +# Decree 21,896 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV21896.htm> (1932-01-10) Rule Brazil 1931 only - Oct 3 11:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1932 1933 - Apr 1 0:00 0 - Rule Brazil 1932 only - Oct 3 0:00 1:00 S -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV23195.htm">23,195</a> (1933-10-10) +# Decree 23,195 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV23195.htm> (1933-10-10) # revoked DST. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV27496.htm">27,496</a> (1949-11-24) -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV27998.htm">27,998</a> (1950-04-13) +# Decree 27,496 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV27496.htm> (1949-11-24) +# Decree 27,998 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV27998.htm> (1950-04-13) Rule Brazil 1949 1952 - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1950 only - Apr 16 1:00 0 - Rule Brazil 1951 1952 - Apr 1 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV32308.htm">32,308</a> (1953-02-24) +# Decree 32,308 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV32308.htm> (1953-02-24) Rule Brazil 1953 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV34724.htm">34,724</a> (1953-11-30) +# Decree 34,724 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV34724.htm> (1953-11-30) # revoked DST. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV52700.htm">52,700</a> (1963-10-18) +# Decree 52,700 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV52700.htm> (1963-10-18) # established DST from 1963-10-23 00:00 to 1964-02-29 00:00 # in SP, RJ, GB, MG, ES, due to the prolongation of the drought. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV53071.htm">53,071</a> (1963-12-03) +# Decree 53,071 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV53071.htm> (1963-12-03) # extended the above decree to all of the national territory on 12-09. Rule Brazil 1963 only - Dec 9 0:00 1:00 S -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV53604.htm">53,604</a> (1964-02-25) +# Decree 53,604 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV53604.htm> (1964-02-25) # extended summer time by one day to 1964-03-01 00:00 (start of school). Rule Brazil 1964 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV55639.htm">55,639</a> (1965-01-27) +# Decree 55,639 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV55639.htm> (1965-01-27) Rule Brazil 1965 only - Jan 31 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1965 only - Mar 31 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV57303.htm">57,303</a> (1965-11-22) +# Decree 57,303 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV57303.htm> (1965-11-22) Rule Brazil 1965 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 S -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV57843.htm">57,843</a> (1966-02-18) +# Decree 57,843 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV57843.htm> (1966-02-18) Rule Brazil 1966 1968 - Mar 1 0:00 0 - Rule Brazil 1966 1967 - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 S -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV63429.htm">63,429</a> (1968-10-15) +# Decree 63,429 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV63429.htm> (1968-10-15) # revoked DST. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV91698.htm">91,698</a> (1985-09-27) +# Decree 91,698 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV91698.htm> (1985-09-27) Rule Brazil 1985 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 S # Decree 92,310 (1986-01-21) # Decree 92,463 (1986-03-13) @@ -904,42 +841,42 @@ Rule Brazil 1986 only - Mar 15 0:00 0 - # Decree 93,316 (1986-10-01) Rule Brazil 1986 only - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1987 only - Feb 14 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV94922.htm">94,922</a> (1987-09-22) +# Decree 94,922 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV94922.htm> (1987-09-22) Rule Brazil 1987 only - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1988 only - Feb 7 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV96676.htm">96,676</a> (1988-09-12) +# Decree 96,676 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV96676.htm> (1988-09-12) # except for the states of AC, AM, PA, RR, RO, and AP (then a territory) Rule Brazil 1988 only - Oct 16 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1989 only - Jan 29 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV98077.htm">98,077</a> (1989-08-21) +# Decree 98,077 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV98077.htm> (1989-08-21) # with the same exceptions Rule Brazil 1989 only - Oct 15 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1990 only - Feb 11 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV99530.htm">99,530</a> (1990-09-17) +# Decree 99,530 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV99530.htm> (1990-09-17) # adopted by RS, SC, PR, SP, RJ, ES, MG, GO, MS, DF. # Decree 99,629 (1990-10-19) adds BA, MT. Rule Brazil 1990 only - Oct 21 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1991 only - Feb 17 0:00 0 - -# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1991.htm">Unnumbered decree</a> (1991-09-25) +# Unnumbered decree <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1991.htm> (1991-09-25) # adopted by RS, SC, PR, SP, RJ, ES, MG, BA, GO, MT, MS, DF. Rule Brazil 1991 only - Oct 20 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1992 only - Feb 9 0:00 0 - -# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1992.htm">Unnumbered decree</a> (1992-10-16) +# Unnumbered decree <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1992.htm> (1992-10-16) # adopted by same states. Rule Brazil 1992 only - Oct 25 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1993 only - Jan 31 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV942.htm">942</a> (1993-09-28) +# Decree 942 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV942.htm> (1993-09-28) # adopted by same states, plus AM. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1252.htm">1,252</a> (1994-09-22; +# Decree 1,252 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1252.htm> (1994-09-22; # web page corrected 2004-01-07) adopted by same states, minus AM. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1636.htm">1,636</a> (1995-09-14) +# Decree 1,636 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1636.htm> (1995-09-14) # adopted by same states, plus MT and TO. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1674.htm">1,674</a> (1995-10-13) +# Decree 1,674 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1674.htm> (1995-10-13) # adds AL, SE. Rule Brazil 1993 1995 - Oct Sun>=11 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1994 1995 - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - Rule Brazil 1996 only - Feb 11 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV2000.htm">2,000</a> (1996-09-04) +# Decree 2,000 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV2000.htm> (1996-09-04) # adopted by same states, minus AL, SE. Rule Brazil 1996 only - Oct 6 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1997 only - Feb 16 0:00 0 - @@ -952,53 +889,51 @@ Rule Brazil 1997 only - Feb 16 0:00 0 - # # Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states. Rule Brazil 1997 only - Oct 6 0:00 1:00 S -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV2495.JPG">2,495</a> +# Decree 2,495 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV2495.JPG> # (1998-02-10) Rule Brazil 1998 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/Hv98.jpg">2,780</a> (1998-09-11) +# Decree 2,780 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/Hv98.jpg> (1998-09-11) # adopted by the same states as before. Rule Brazil 1998 only - Oct 11 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 1999 only - Feb 21 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV3150.gif">3,150</a> +# Decree 3,150 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV3150.gif> # (1999-08-23) adopted by same states. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV99.gif">3,188</a> (1999-09-30) +# Decree 3,188 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV99.gif> (1999-09-30) # adds SE, AL, PB, PE, RN, CE, PI, MA and RR. Rule Brazil 1999 only - Oct 3 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 2000 only - Feb 27 0:00 0 - -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DEC3592.htm">3,592</a> (2000-09-06) +# Decree 3,592 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/DEC3592.htm> (2000-09-06) # adopted by the same states as before. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/Dec3630.jpg">3,630</a> (2000-10-13) +# Decree 3,630 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/Dec3630.jpg> (2000-10-13) # repeals DST in PE and RR, effective 2000-10-15 00:00. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/Dec3632.jpg">3,632</a> (2000-10-17) +# Decree 3,632 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/Dec3632.jpg> (2000-10-17) # repeals DST in SE, AL, PB, RN, CE, PI and MA, effective 2000-10-22 00:00. -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV3916.gif">3,916</a> +# Decree 3,916 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV3916.gif> # (2001-09-13) reestablishes DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE. 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">4,399</a> +# 4,399 <http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2002/D4399.htm> 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">4,844</a> +# 4,844 <http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2003/D4844.htm> 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">5,223</a> +# 5,223 <http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5223.htm> 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), +# Decree 5,539 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5539.gif> (2005-09-19), # adopted by the same states as before. Rule Brazil 2005 only - Oct 16 0:00 1:00 S -# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5920.gif">5,920</a> (2006-10-03), +# Decree 5,920 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5920.gif> (2006-10-03), # 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 <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV6212.gif">6,212</a> (2007-09-26), +# Decree 6,212 <http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV6212.gif> (2007-09-26), # adopted by the same states as before. Rule Brazil 2007 only - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S # From Frederico A. C. Neves (2008-09-10): # According to this decree -# <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007-2010/2008/Decreto/D6558.htm"> # http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007-2010/2008/Decreto/D6558.htm -# </a> # [t]he DST period in Brazil now on will be from the 3rd Oct Sunday to the # 3rd Feb Sunday. There is an exception on the return date when this is # the Carnival Sunday then the return date will be the next Sunday... @@ -1033,29 +968,29 @@ Zone America/Noronha -2:09:40 - LMT 1914 -2:00 Brazil FN%sT 2002 Oct 1 -2:00 - FNT # Other Atlantic islands have no permanent settlement. -# These include Trindade and Martin Vaz (administratively part of ES), -# Atol das Rocas (RN), and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo (PE). +# These include Trindade and Martim Vaz (administratively part of ES), +# Rocas Atoll (RN), and the St Peter and St Paul Archipelago (PE). # Fernando de Noronha was a separate territory from 1942-09-02 to 1989-01-01; # it also included the Penedos. # -# Amapa (AP), east Para (PA) -# East Para includes Belem, Maraba, Serra Norte, and Sao Felix do Xingu. -# The division between east and west Para is the river Xingu. +# Amapá (AP), east Pará (PA) +# East Pará includes Belém, Marabá, Serra Norte, and São Félix do Xingu. +# The division between east and west Pará is the river Xingu. # In the north a very small part from the river Javary (now Jari I guess, -# the border with Amapa) to the Amazon, then to the Xingu. +# the border with Amapá) to the Amazon, then to the Xingu. 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. +# west Pará (PA) +# West Pará includes Altamira, Óbidos, Prainha, Oriximiná, and Santarém. 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) +# Maranhão (MA), Piauí (PI), Ceará (CE), Rio Grande do Norte (RN), +# Paraíba (PB) Zone America/Fortaleza -2:34:00 - LMT 1914 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 1990 Sep 17 -3:00 - BRT 1999 Sep 30 @@ -1102,8 +1037,8 @@ Zone America/Bahia -2:34:04 - LMT 1914 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2012 Oct 21 -3:00 - BRT # -# Goias (GO), Distrito Federal (DF), Minas Gerais (MG), -# Espirito Santo (ES), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Sao Paulo (SP), Parana (PR), +# Goiás (GO), Distrito Federal (DF), Minas Gerais (MG), +# Espírito Santo (ES), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), São Paulo (SP), Paraná (PR), # Santa Catarina (SC), Rio Grande do Sul (RS) Zone America/Sao_Paulo -3:06:28 - LMT 1914 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 1963 Oct 23 00:00 @@ -1120,7 +1055,7 @@ Zone America/Cuiaba -3:44:20 - LMT 1914 -4:00 - AMT 2004 Oct 1 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT # -# Rondonia (RO) +# Rondônia (RO) Zone America/Porto_Velho -4:15:36 - LMT 1914 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT 1988 Sep 12 -4:00 - AMT @@ -1132,7 +1067,7 @@ Zone America/Boa_Vista -4:02:40 - LMT 1914 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT 2000 Oct 15 -4:00 - AMT # -# east Amazonas (AM): Boca do Acre, Jutai, Manaus, Floriano Peixoto +# east Amazonas (AM): Boca do Acre, Jutaí, Manaus, Floriano Peixoto # The great circle line from Tabatinga to Porto Acre divides # east from west Amazonas. Zone America/Manaus -4:00:04 - LMT 1914 @@ -1142,7 +1077,7 @@ Zone America/Manaus -4:00:04 - LMT 1914 -4:00 - AMT # # west Amazonas (AM): Atalaia do Norte, Boca do Maoco, Benjamin Constant, -# Eirunepe, Envira, Ipixuna +# Eirunepé, Envira, Ipixuna Zone America/Eirunepe -4:39:28 - LMT 1914 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1988 Sep 12 -5:00 - ACT 1993 Sep 28 @@ -1175,7 +1110,7 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2006-10-08): # http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-10-08): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-10-08): # I think that there are some obvious mistakes in the suggested link # from Oscar van Vlijmen,... for instance entry 66 says that GMT-4 # ended 1990-09-12 while entry 67 only begins GMT-3 at 1990-09-15 @@ -1185,36 +1120,28 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 # From Paul Eggert (2006-12-27): # The following data for Chile and America/Santiago are from # <http://www.horaoficial.cl/horaof.htm> (2006-09-20), transcribed by -# Jesper Norgaard Welen. The data for Pacific/Easter are from Shanks +# Jesper Nørgaard Welen. The data for Pacific/Easter are from Shanks # & Pottenger, except with DST transitions after 1932 cloned from # America/Santiago. The pre-1980 Pacific/Easter data are dubious, # but we have no other source. -# From German Poo-Caaman~o (2008-03-03): +# From Germán Poo-Caamaño (2008-03-03): # Due to drought, Chile extends Daylight Time in three weeks. This # is one-time change (Saturday 3/29 at 24:00 for America/Santiago # and Saturday 3/29 at 22:00 for Pacific/Easter) # The Supreme Decree is located at -# <a href="http://www.shoa.cl/servicios/supremo316.pdf"> # http://www.shoa.cl/servicios/supremo316.pdf -# </a> # and the instructions for 2008 are located in: -# <a href="http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm"> # http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm -# </a>. -# From Jose Miguel Garrido (2008-03-05): +# From José 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"> # http://www.shoa.cl/noticias/2008/04hora/hora.htm -# </a>. # From Angel Chiang (2010-03-04): # Subject: DST in Chile exceptionally extended to 3 April due to earthquake -# <a href="http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/viewNoticia.aspx?idArticulo=30098"> # http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/viewNoticia.aspx?idArticulo=30098 -# </a> # (in Spanish, last paragraph). # # This is breaking news. There should be more information available later. @@ -1226,15 +1153,11 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 # It appears that the Chilean government has decided to postpone the # change from summer time to winter time again, by three weeks to April # 2nd: -# <a href="http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=467651"> # http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=467651 -# </a> # # This is not yet reflected in the official "cambio de hora" site, but # probably will be soon: -# <a href="http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm"> # http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm -# </a> # From Arthur David Olson (2011-03-02): # The emol.com article mentions a water shortage as the cause of the @@ -1242,9 +1165,7 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 # From Glenn Eychaner (2011-03-28): # The article: -# <a href="http://diario.elmercurio.com/2011/03/28/_portada/_portada/noticias/7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E.htm?id=3D{7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E}"> # http://diario.elmercurio.com/2011/03/28/_portada/_portada/noticias/7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E.htm?id=3D{7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E} -# </a> # # In English: # Chile's clocks will go back an hour this year on the 7th of May instead @@ -1275,7 +1196,7 @@ Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914 # start date is 2013-09-08 00:00.... # http://www.gob.cl/informa/2013/02/15/gobierno-anuncia-fechas-de-cambio-de-hora-para-el-ano-2013.htm -# From Jose Miguel Garrido (2014-02-19): +# From José Miguel Garrido (2014-02-19): # Today appeared in the Diario Oficial a decree amending the time change # dates to 2014. # DST End: last Saturday of April 2014 (Sun 27 Apr 2014 03:00 UTC) @@ -1341,13 +1262,13 @@ Zone Pacific/Easter -7:17:44 - LMT 1890 -7:00 Chile EAS%sT 1982 Mar 13 21:00 # Easter I Time -6:00 Chile EAS%sT # -# Sala y Gomez Island is like Pacific/Easter. -# Other Chilean locations, including Juan Fernandez Is, San Ambrosio, -# San Felix, and Antarctic bases, are like America/Santiago. +# Salas y Gómez Island is uninhabited. +# Other Chilean locations, including Juan Fernández Is, Desventuradas Is, +# and Antarctic bases, are like America/Santiago. # Colombia -# Milne gives 4:56:16.4 for Bogota time in 1899; round to nearest. He writes, +# Milne gives 4:56:16.4 for Bogotá time in 1899; round to nearest. He writes, # "A variation of fifteen minutes in the public clocks of Bogota is not rare." # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S @@ -1355,24 +1276,24 @@ Rule CO 1992 only - May 3 0:00 1:00 S Rule CO 1993 only - Apr 4 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Bogota -4:56:16 - LMT 1884 Mar 13 - -4:56:16 - BMT 1914 Nov 23 # Bogota Mean Time + -4:56:16 - BMT 1914 Nov 23 # Bogotá Mean Time -5:00 CO CO%sT # Colombia Time # Malpelo, Providencia, San Andres # no information; probably like America/Bogota -# Curacao +# Curaçao -# Milne gives 4:35:46.9 for Curacao mean time; round to nearest. +# Milne gives 4:35:46.9 for Curaçao mean time; round to nearest. # # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): # Shanks & Pottenger say that The Bottom and Philipsburg have been at # -4:00 since standard time was introduced on 1912-03-02; and that # Kralendijk and Rincon used Kralendijk Mean Time (-4:33:08) from # 1912-02-02 to 1965-01-01. The former is dubious, since S&P also say -# Saba Island has been like Curacao. +# Saba Island has been like Curaçao. # This all predates our 1970 cutoff, though. # -# By July 2007 Curacao and St Maarten are planned to become +# By July 2007 Curaçao and St Maarten are planned to become # associated states within the Netherlands, much like Aruba; # Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius would become directly part of the # Netherlands as Kingdom Islands. This won't affect their time zones @@ -1385,7 +1306,7 @@ Zone America/Curacao -4:35:47 - LMT 1912 Feb 12 # Willemstad # From Arthur David Olson (2011-06-15): # use links for places with new iso3166 codes. -# The name "Lower Prince's Quarter" is both longer than fourteen charaters +# The name "Lower Prince's Quarter" is both longer than fourteen characters # and contains an apostrophe; use "Lower_Princes" below. Link America/Curacao America/Lower_Princes # Sint Maarten @@ -1393,7 +1314,7 @@ Link America/Curacao America/Kralendijk # Caribbean Netherlands # Ecuador # -# Milne says the Sentral and South American Telegraph Company used -5:24:15. +# Milne says the Central and South American Telegraph Company used -5:24:15. # # From Paul Eggert (2007-03-04): # Apparently Ecuador had a failed experiment with DST in 1992. @@ -1407,7 +1328,7 @@ Zone America/Guayaquil -5:19:20 - LMT 1890 -5:00 - ECT # Ecuador Time Zone Pacific/Galapagos -5:58:24 - LMT 1931 # Puerto Baquerizo Moreno -5:00 - ECT 1986 - -6:00 - GALT # Galapagos Time + -6:00 - GALT # Galápagos Time # Falklands @@ -1416,7 +1337,7 @@ Zone Pacific/Galapagos -5:58:24 - LMT 1931 # Puerto Baquerizo Moreno # the IATA gives 1996-09-08. Go with Shanks & Pottenger. # From Falkland Islands Government Office, London (2001-01-22) -# via Jesper Norgaard: +# via Jesper Nørgaard: # ... the clocks revert back to Local Mean Time at 2 am on Sunday 15 # April 2001 and advance one hour to summer time at 2 am on Sunday 2 # September. It is anticipated that the clocks will revert back at 2 @@ -1465,9 +1386,7 @@ Zone Pacific/Galapagos -5:58:24 - LMT 1931 # Puerto Baquerizo Moreno # daylight saving time. # # One source: -# <a href="http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=5914&source=3"> # http://www.falklandnews.com/public/story.cfm?get=5914&source=3 -# </a> # # We have gotten this confirmed by a clerk of the legislative assembly: # Normally the clocks revert to Local Mean Time (UTC/GMT -4 hours) on the @@ -1532,8 +1451,8 @@ Zone America/Guyana -3:52:40 - LMT 1915 Mar # Georgetown # Paraguay # # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): -# Shanks & Pottenger say that spring transitions are from 01:00 -> 02:00, -# and autumn transitions are from 00:00 -> 23:00. Go with pre-1999 +# Shanks & Pottenger say that spring transitions are 01:00 -> 02:00, +# and autumn transitions are 00:00 -> 23:00. Go with pre-1999 # editions of Shanks, and with the IATA, who say transitions occur at 00:00. # # From Waldemar Villamayor-Venialbo (2013-09-20): @@ -1559,9 +1478,8 @@ Rule Para 1996 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 - # (10-01). # # Translated by Gwillim Law (2001-02-27) from -# <a href="http://www.diarionoticias.com.py/011000/nacional/naciona1.htm"> -# Noticias, a daily paper in Asuncion, Paraguay (2000-10-01) -# </a>: +# Noticias, a daily paper in Asunción, Paraguay (2000-10-01) +# <http://www.diarionoticias.com.py/011000/nacional/naciona1.htm>: # Starting at 0:00 today, the clock will be set forward 60 minutes, in # fulfillment of Decree No. 7,273 of the Executive Power.... The time change # system has been operating for several years. Formerly there was a separate @@ -1582,21 +1500,18 @@ Rule Para 1998 2001 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 - Rule Para 2002 2004 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 0 - Rule Para 2002 2003 - Sep Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S # -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2005-01-02): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2005-01-02): # There are several sources that claim that Paraguay made # a timezone rule change in autumn 2004. # From Steffen Thorsen (2005-01-05): # Decree 1,867 (2004-03-05) -# From Carlos Raul Perasso via Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-10-13) +# From Carlos Raúl Perasso via Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-10-13) # <http://www.presidencia.gov.py/decretos/D1867.pdf> Rule Para 2004 2009 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S Rule Para 2005 2009 - Mar Sun>=8 0:00 0 - -# From Carlos Raul Perasso (2010-02-18): -# By decree number 3958 issued yesterday ( -# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.py/v1/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/decreto3958.pdf"> +# From Carlos Raúl Perasso (2010-02-18): +# By decree number 3958 issued yesterday # http://www.presidencia.gov.py/v1/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/decreto3958.pdf -# </a> -# ) # Paraguay changes its DST schedule, postponing the March rule to April and # modifying the October date. The decree reads: # ... @@ -1612,25 +1527,25 @@ Rule Para 2010 2012 - Apr Sun>=8 0:00 0 - # Paraguay will end DST on 2013-03-24 00:00.... # http://www.ande.gov.py/interna.php?id=1075 # -# From Carlos Raul Perasso (2013-03-15): +# From Carlos Raúl Perasso (2013-03-15): # The change in Paraguay is now final. Decree number 10780 # http://www.presidencia.gov.py/uploads/pdf/presidencia-3b86ff4b691c79d4f5927ca964922ec74772ce857c02ca054a52a37b49afc7fb.pdf -# From Carlos Raul Perasso (2014-02-28): +# From Carlos Raúl Perasso (2014-02-28): # Decree 1264 can be found at: # http://www.presidencia.gov.py/archivos/documentos/DECRETO1264_ey9r8zai.pdf Rule Para 2013 max - Mar Sun>=22 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Asuncion -3:50:40 - LMT 1890 - -3:50:40 - AMT 1931 Oct 10 # Asuncion Mean Time + -3:50:40 - AMT 1931 Oct 10 # Asunción Mean Time -4:00 - PYT 1972 Oct # Paraguay Time -3:00 - PYT 1974 Apr -4:00 Para PY%sT # Peru # -# <a href="news:xrGmb.39935$gA1.13896113@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net"> -# From Evelyn C. Leeper via Mark Brader (2003-10-26):</a> +# From Evelyn C. Leeper via Mark Brader (2003-10-26) +# <news:xrGmb.39935$gA1.13896113@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>: # When we were in Peru in 1985-1986, they apparently switched over # sometime between December 29 and January 3 while we were on the Amazon. # @@ -1683,7 +1598,7 @@ Link America/Port_of_Spain America/Grenada Link America/Port_of_Spain America/Guadeloupe Link America/Port_of_Spain America/Marigot # St Martin (French part) Link America/Port_of_Spain America/Montserrat -Link America/Port_of_Spain America/St_Barthelemy +Link America/Port_of_Spain America/St_Barthelemy # St Barthélemy Link America/Port_of_Spain America/St_Kitts # St Kitts & Nevis Link America/Port_of_Spain America/St_Lucia Link America/Port_of_Spain America/St_Thomas # Virgin Islands (US) @@ -1756,7 +1671,7 @@ Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Mar 27 2:00 0 - # 02:00 local time, official time in Uruguay will be at GMT -2. Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S Rule Uruguay 2006 only - Mar 12 2:00 0 - -# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2006-09-06): +# From Jesper Nørgaard Welen (2006-09-06): # http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_web/decretos/2006/09/CM%20210_08%2006%202006_00001.PDF Rule Uruguay 2006 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S Rule Uruguay 2007 max - Mar Sun>=8 2:00 0 - @@ -1771,8 +1686,8 @@ Zone America/Montevideo -3:44:44 - LMT 1898 Jun 28 # From John Stainforth (2007-11-28): # ... the change for Venezuela originally expected for 2007-12-31 has # been brought forward to 2007-12-09. The official announcement was -# published today in the "Gaceta Oficial de la Republica Bolivariana -# de Venezuela, numero 38.819" (official document for all laws or +# published today in the "Gaceta Oficial de la República Bolivariana +# de Venezuela, número 38.819" (official document for all laws or # resolution publication) # http://www.globovision.com/news.php?nid=72208 |