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1# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
2# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
3
1# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
2# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
3
4# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
4# This file is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
5# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
5# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
6# tz@iana.org for general use in the future).
6# tz@iana.org for general use in the future). For more, please see
7# the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
7
8# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
9# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
10# Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition),
11# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003).
12#
13# For data circa 1899, a common source is:
8
9# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
10# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
11# Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition),
12# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003).
13#
14# For data circa 1899, a common source is:
14# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94
15# <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>.
15# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94.
16# http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359
16#
17# Gwillim Law writes that a good source
18# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport
19# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),
20# published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries
21# of the IATA's data after 1990.
22#
23# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks & Pottenger is the source for

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182# timezone-data-2008f
183# Argentinian law [Number] 25.155 is no longer valid.
184# http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60036/norma.htm
185# The new one is law [Number] 26.350
186# http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/135000-139999/136191/norma.htm
187# So there is no summer time in Argentina for now.
188
189# From Mariano Absatz (2008-10-20):
17#
18# Gwillim Law writes that a good source
19# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport
20# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),
21# published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries
22# of the IATA's data after 1990.
23#
24# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks & Pottenger is the source for

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183# timezone-data-2008f
184# Argentinian law [Number] 25.155 is no longer valid.
185# http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60036/norma.htm
186# The new one is law [Number] 26.350
187# http://www.infoleg.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/135000-139999/136191/norma.htm
188# So there is no summer time in Argentina for now.
189
190# From Mariano Absatz (2008-10-20):
190# Decree 1693/2008 applies Law 26.350 for the summer 2008/2009 establishing DST in Argentina
191# From 2008-10-19 until 2009-03-15
191# Decree 1693/2008 applies Law 26.350 for the summer 2008/2009 establishing DST
192# in Argentina from 2008-10-19 until 2009-03-15.
192# http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=16102008&pi=3&pf=4&s=0&sec=01
193#
194
195# Decree 1705/2008 excepting 12 Provinces from applying DST in the summer
196# 2008/2009: Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, La
197# Pampa, Neuqu��n, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego
198# http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=17102008&pi=1&pf=1&s=0&sec=01
199#
193# http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=16102008&pi=3&pf=4&s=0&sec=01
194#
195
196# Decree 1705/2008 excepting 12 Provinces from applying DST in the summer
197# 2008/2009: Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, La
198# Pampa, Neuqu��n, Rio Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego
199# http://www.boletinoficial.gov.ar/Bora.Portal/CustomControls/PdfContent.aspx?fp=17102008&pi=1&pf=1&s=0&sec=01
200#
200# Press release 235 dated Saturday October 18th, from the Government of the Province of Jujuy saying
201# it will not apply DST either (even when it was not included in Decree 1705/2008)
201# Press release 235 dated Saturday October 18th, from the Government of the
202# Province of Jujuy saying it will not apply DST either (even when it was not
203# included in Decree 1705/2008).
202# http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/index2/partes_prensa/18_10_08/235-181008.doc
203
204# From fullinet (2009-10-18):
205# As announced in
206# http://www.argentina.gob.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=356
204# http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/index2/partes_prensa/18_10_08/235-181008.doc
205
206# From fullinet (2009-10-18):
207# As announced in
208# http://www.argentina.gob.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=356
207# (an official .gob.ar) under title: "Sin Cambio de Hora" (english: "No hour change")
209# (an official .gob.ar) under title: "Sin Cambio de Hora"
210# (English: "No hour change").
208#
209# "Por el momento, el Gobierno Nacional resolvi�� no modificar la hora
210# oficial, decisi��n que estaba en estudio para su implementaci��n el
211# domingo 18 de octubre. Desde el Ministerio de Planificaci��n se anunci��
212# que la Argentina hoy, en estas condiciones meteorol��gicas, no necesita
213# la modificaci��n del huso horario, ya que 2009 nos encuentra con
214# crecimiento en la producci��n y distribuci��n energ��tica."
215

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220# From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21):
221# Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing
222# its timezone this winter... starting tomorrow night....
223# http://www.gobernac.mendoza.gov.ar/boletin/pdf/20040521-27158-normas.pdf
224# From Paul Eggert (2004-05-24):
225# It's Law No. 7,210. This change is due to a public power emergency, so for
226# now we'll assume it's for this year only.
227#
211#
212# "Por el momento, el Gobierno Nacional resolvi�� no modificar la hora
213# oficial, decisi��n que estaba en estudio para su implementaci��n el
214# domingo 18 de octubre. Desde el Ministerio de Planificaci��n se anunci��
215# que la Argentina hoy, en estas condiciones meteorol��gicas, no necesita
216# la modificaci��n del huso horario, ya que 2009 nos encuentra con
217# crecimiento en la producci��n y distribuci��n energ��tica."
218

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223# From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21):
224# Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing
225# its timezone this winter... starting tomorrow night....
226# http://www.gobernac.mendoza.gov.ar/boletin/pdf/20040521-27158-normas.pdf
227# From Paul Eggert (2004-05-24):
228# It's Law No. 7,210. This change is due to a public power emergency, so for
229# now we'll assume it's for this year only.
230#
228# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
229# Hora de verano para la Republica Argentina (2003-06-08)
230# <http://www.spicasc.net/horvera.html>
231# From Paul Eggert (2014-08-09):
232# Hora de verano para la Rep��blica Argentina
233# http://buenasiembra.com.ar/esoterismo/astrologia/hora-de-verano-de-la-republica-argentina-27.html
231# says that standard time in Argentina from 1894-10-31
232# to 1920-05-01 was -4:16:48.25. Go with this more-precise value
233# over Shanks & Pottenger.
234#
235# From Mariano Absatz (2004-06-05):
236# These media articles from a major newspaper mostly cover the current state:
237# http://www.lanacion.com.ar/04/05/27/de_604825.asp
238# http://www.lanacion.com.ar/04/05/28/de_605203.asp

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295# The page of the San Luis provincial government
296# http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/notas.asp?idCanal=0&id=22812
297# confirms what Alex Krivenyshev has earlier sent to the tz
298# emailing list about that San Luis plans to return to standard
299# time much earlier than the rest of the country. It also
300# confirms that upon request the provinces San Juan and Mendoza
301# refused to follow San Luis in this change.
302#
234# says that standard time in Argentina from 1894-10-31
235# to 1920-05-01 was -4:16:48.25. Go with this more-precise value
236# over Shanks & Pottenger.
237#
238# From Mariano Absatz (2004-06-05):
239# These media articles from a major newspaper mostly cover the current state:
240# http://www.lanacion.com.ar/04/05/27/de_604825.asp
241# http://www.lanacion.com.ar/04/05/28/de_605203.asp

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298# The page of the San Luis provincial government
299# http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/notas.asp?idCanal=0&id=22812
300# confirms what Alex Krivenyshev has earlier sent to the tz
301# emailing list about that San Luis plans to return to standard
302# time much earlier than the rest of the country. It also
303# confirms that upon request the provinces San Juan and Mendoza
304# refused to follow San Luis in this change.
305#
303# The change is supposed to take place Monday the 21.st at 0:00
306# The change is supposed to take place Monday the 21st at 0:00
304# hours. As far as I understand it if this goes ahead, we need
305# a new timezone for San Luis (although there are also documented
306# independent changes in the southamerica file of San Luis in
307# 1990 and 1991 which has not been confirmed).
308
309# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2008-01-25):
310# Unfortunately the below page has become defunct, about the San Luis
311# time change. Perhaps because it now is part of a group of pages "Most

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327# So we'll have to add yet another city to 'southamerica' (I think San
328# Luis city is the mos populated city in the Province, so it'd be
329# America/Argentina/San_Luis... of course I can't remember if San Luis's
330# history of particular changes goes along with Mendoza or San Juan :-(
331# (I only remember not being able to collect hard facts about San Luis
332# back in 2004, when these provinces changed to UTC-4 for a few days, I
333# mailed them personally and never got an answer).
334
307# hours. As far as I understand it if this goes ahead, we need
308# a new timezone for San Luis (although there are also documented
309# independent changes in the southamerica file of San Luis in
310# 1990 and 1991 which has not been confirmed).
311
312# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2008-01-25):
313# Unfortunately the below page has become defunct, about the San Luis
314# time change. Perhaps because it now is part of a group of pages "Most

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330# So we'll have to add yet another city to 'southamerica' (I think San
331# Luis city is the mos populated city in the Province, so it'd be
332# America/Argentina/San_Luis... of course I can't remember if San Luis's
333# history of particular changes goes along with Mendoza or San Juan :-(
334# (I only remember not being able to collect hard facts about San Luis
335# back in 2004, when these provinces changed to UTC-4 for a few days, I
336# mailed them personally and never got an answer).
337
335# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30):
336# Unless otherwise specified, data are from Shanks & Pottenger through 1992,
337# from the IATA otherwise. As noted below, Shanks & Pottenger say that
338# From Paul Eggert (2014-08-12):
339# Unless otherwise specified, data entries are from Shanks & Pottenger through
340# 1992, from the IATA otherwise. As noted below, Shanks & Pottenger say that
338# America/Cordoba split into 6 subregions during 1991/1992, one of which
339# was America/San_Luis, but we haven't verified this yet so for now we'll
340# keep America/Cordoba a single region rather than splitting it into the
341# other 5 subregions.
342
343# From Mariano Absatz (2009-03-13):
344# Yesterday (with our usual 2-day notice) the Province of San Luis
345# decided that next Sunday instead of "staying" @utc-03:00 they will go

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389# I'm enclosing a patch that does what I say... regretfully, the San Luis
390# timezone must be called "WART/WARST" even when most of the time (like,
391# right now) WARST == ART... that is, since last Sunday, all the country
392# is using UTC-3, but in my patch, San Luis calls it "WARST" and the rest
393# of the country calls it "ART".
394# ...
395
396# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-04-09):
341# America/Cordoba split into 6 subregions during 1991/1992, one of which
342# was America/San_Luis, but we haven't verified this yet so for now we'll
343# keep America/Cordoba a single region rather than splitting it into the
344# other 5 subregions.
345
346# From Mariano Absatz (2009-03-13):
347# Yesterday (with our usual 2-day notice) the Province of San Luis
348# decided that next Sunday instead of "staying" @utc-03:00 they will go

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392# I'm enclosing a patch that does what I say... regretfully, the San Luis
393# timezone must be called "WART/WARST" even when most of the time (like,
394# right now) WARST == ART... that is, since last Sunday, all the country
395# is using UTC-3, but in my patch, San Luis calls it "WARST" and the rest
396# of the country calls it "ART".
397# ...
398
399# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-04-09):
397# According to news reports from El Diario de la Republica Province San
400# According to news reports from El Diario de la Rep��blica Province San
398# Luis, Argentina (standard time UTC-04) will keep Daylight Saving Time
399# after April 11, 2010 - will continue to have same time as rest of
400# Argentina (UTC-3) (no DST).
401#
402# Confirmaron la pr��rroga del huso horario de verano (Spanish)
403# http://www.eldiariodelarepublica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29383&Itemid=9
404# or (some English translation):
405# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina08.html
406
407# From Mariano Absatz (2010-04-12):
408# yes...I can confirm this...and given that San Luis keeps calling
409# UTC-03:00 "summer time", we should't just let San Luis go back to "Arg"
410# rules...San Luis is still using "Western ARgentina Time" and it got
411# stuck on Summer daylight savings time even though the summer is over.
412
413# From Paul Eggert (2013-09-05):
414# Perhaps San Luis operates on the legal fiction that it is at UTC-4
415# with perpetual summer time, but ordinary usage typically seems to
416# just say it's at UTC-3; see, for example,
401# Luis, Argentina (standard time UTC-04) will keep Daylight Saving Time
402# after April 11, 2010 - will continue to have same time as rest of
403# Argentina (UTC-3) (no DST).
404#
405# Confirmaron la pr��rroga del huso horario de verano (Spanish)
406# http://www.eldiariodelarepublica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29383&Itemid=9
407# or (some English translation):
408# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina08.html
409
410# From Mariano Absatz (2010-04-12):
411# yes...I can confirm this...and given that San Luis keeps calling
412# UTC-03:00 "summer time", we should't just let San Luis go back to "Arg"
413# rules...San Luis is still using "Western ARgentina Time" and it got
414# stuck on Summer daylight savings time even though the summer is over.
415
416# From Paul Eggert (2013-09-05):
417# Perhaps San Luis operates on the legal fiction that it is at UTC-4
418# with perpetual summer time, but ordinary usage typically seems to
419# just say it's at UTC-3; see, for example,
417# <http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hora_oficial_argentina>.
420# http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hora_oficial_argentina
418# We've documented similar situations as being plain changes to
419# standard time, so let's do that here too. This does not change UTC
420# offsets, only tm_isdst and the time zone abbreviations. One minor
421# plus is that this silences a zic complaint that there's no POSIX TZ
422# setting for time stamps past 2038.
423
424# From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21):
425# Milne says C��rdoba time was -4:16:48.2. Round to the nearest second.
426
427# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
428#
429# Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF),
421# We've documented similar situations as being plain changes to
422# standard time, so let's do that here too. This does not change UTC
423# offsets, only tm_isdst and the time zone abbreviations. One minor
424# plus is that this silences a zic complaint that there's no POSIX TZ
425# setting for time stamps past 2038.
426
427# From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21):
428# Milne says C��rdoba time was -4:16:48.2. Round to the nearest second.
429
430# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
431#
432# Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF),
430Zone America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
431 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # C��rdoba Mean Time
433Zone America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
434 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # C��rdoba Mean Time
432 -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec
433 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
434 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3
435 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3
436 -3:00 Arg AR%sT
437#
438# C��rdoba (CB), Santa Fe (SF), Entre R��os (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN),
439# Chaco (CC), Formosa (FM), Santiago del Estero (SE)

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573 -4:00 1:00 WARST 2000 Mar 3
574 -3:00 - ART 2004 May 31
575 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jul 25
576 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Jan 21
577 -4:00 SanLuis WAR%sT 2009 Oct 11
578 -3:00 - ART
579#
580# Santa Cruz (SC)
435 -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec
436 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
437 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3
438 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3
439 -3:00 Arg AR%sT
440#
441# C��rdoba (CB), Santa Fe (SF), Entre R��os (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN),
442# Chaco (CC), Formosa (FM), Santiago del Estero (SE)

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576 -4:00 1:00 WARST 2000 Mar 3
577 -3:00 - ART 2004 May 31
578 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jul 25
579 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Jan 21
580 -4:00 SanLuis WAR%sT 2009 Oct 11
581 -3:00 - ART
582#
583# Santa Cruz (SC)
581Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
582 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # C��rdoba Mean Time
584Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
585 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # C��rdoba Mean Time
583 -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec
584 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
585 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3
586 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3
587 -3:00 - ART 2004 Jun 1
588 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20
589 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18
590 -3:00 - ART
591#
592# Tierra del Fuego, Ant��rtida e Islas del Atl��ntico Sur (TF)
586 -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec
587 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
588 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3
589 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3
590 -3:00 - ART 2004 Jun 1
591 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20
592 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18
593 -3:00 - ART
594#
595# Tierra del Fuego, Ant��rtida e Islas del Atl��ntico Sur (TF)
593Zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia -4:33:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
594 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # C��rdoba Mean Time
596Zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia -4:33:12 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
597 -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # C��rdoba Mean Time
595 -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec
596 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
597 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3
598 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3
599 -3:00 - ART 2004 May 30
600 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20
601 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18
602 -3:00 - ART

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680# Brazil will start DST on 2007-10-14 00:00 and end on 2008-02-17 00:00:
681# http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do;jsessionid=BBA06811AFCAAC28F0285210913513DA?newsId=13975
682
683# From Paul Schulze (2008-06-24):
684# ...by law number 11.662 of April 24, 2008 (published in the "Diario
685# Oficial da Uni��o"...) in Brazil there are changes in the timezones,
686# effective today (00:00am at June 24, 2008) as follows:
687#
598 -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec
599 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
600 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3
601 -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3
602 -3:00 - ART 2004 May 30
603 -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20
604 -3:00 Arg AR%sT 2008 Oct 18
605 -3:00 - ART

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683# Brazil will start DST on 2007-10-14 00:00 and end on 2008-02-17 00:00:
684# http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do;jsessionid=BBA06811AFCAAC28F0285210913513DA?newsId=13975
685
686# From Paul Schulze (2008-06-24):
687# ...by law number 11.662 of April 24, 2008 (published in the "Diario
688# Oficial da Uni��o"...) in Brazil there are changes in the timezones,
689# effective today (00:00am at June 24, 2008) as follows:
690#
688# a) The timezone UTC+5 is e[x]tinguished, with all the Acre state and the
691# a) The timezone UTC+5 is extinguished, with all the Acre state and the
689# part of the Amazonas state that had this timezone now being put to the
690# timezone UTC+4
691# b) The whole Par�� state now is put at timezone UTC+3, instead of just
692# part of it, as was before.
693#
694# This change follows a proposal of senator Tiao Viana of Acre state, that
695# proposed it due to concerns about open television channels displaying
696# programs inappropriate to youths in the states that had the timezone

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717# http://www.worldtimezone.com/brazil-time-new-old.php
718#
719# - 4 time zones replaced by 3 time zones - eliminating time zone UTC-05
720# (state Acre and the part of the Amazonas will be UTC/GMT-04) - western
721# part of Par state is moving to one timezone UTC-03 (from UTC-04).
722
723# From Paul Eggert (2002-10-10):
724# The official decrees referenced below are mostly taken from
692# part of the Amazonas state that had this timezone now being put to the
693# timezone UTC+4
694# b) The whole Par�� state now is put at timezone UTC+3, instead of just
695# part of it, as was before.
696#
697# This change follows a proposal of senator Tiao Viana of Acre state, that
698# proposed it due to concerns about open television channels displaying
699# programs inappropriate to youths in the states that had the timezone

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720# http://www.worldtimezone.com/brazil-time-new-old.php
721#
722# - 4 time zones replaced by 3 time zones - eliminating time zone UTC-05
723# (state Acre and the part of the Amazonas will be UTC/GMT-04) - western
724# part of Par state is moving to one timezone UTC-03 (from UTC-04).
725
726# From Paul Eggert (2002-10-10):
727# The official decrees referenced below are mostly taken from
725# Decretos sobre o Hor��rio de Ver��o no Brasil
726# <http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html>.
728# Decretos sobre o Hor��rio de Ver��o no Brasil.
729# http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html
727
728# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-29):
729# As announced by the government and many newspapers in Brazil late
730# yesterday, Brazil will start DST on 2008-10-19 (need to change rule) and
731# it will end on 2009-02-15 (current rule for Brazil is fine). Based on
732# past years experience with the elections, there was a good chance that
733# the start was postponed to November, but it did not happen this year.
734#

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981Zone America/Belem -3:13:56 - LMT 1914
982 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 1988 Sep 12
983 -3:00 - BRT
984#
985# west Par�� (PA)
986# West Par�� includes Altamira, ��bidos, Prainha, Oriximin��, and Santar��m.
987Zone America/Santarem -3:38:48 - LMT 1914
988 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT 1988 Sep 12
730
731# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-29):
732# As announced by the government and many newspapers in Brazil late
733# yesterday, Brazil will start DST on 2008-10-19 (need to change rule) and
734# it will end on 2009-02-15 (current rule for Brazil is fine). Based on
735# past years experience with the elections, there was a good chance that
736# the start was postponed to November, but it did not happen this year.
737#

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984Zone America/Belem -3:13:56 - LMT 1914
985 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 1988 Sep 12
986 -3:00 - BRT
987#
988# west Par�� (PA)
989# West Par�� includes Altamira, ��bidos, Prainha, Oriximin��, and Santar��m.
990Zone America/Santarem -3:38:48 - LMT 1914
991 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT 1988 Sep 12
989 -4:00 - AMT 2008 Jun 24 00:00
992 -4:00 - AMT 2008 Jun 24 0:00
990 -3:00 - BRT
991#
992# Maranh��o (MA), Piau�� (PI), Cear�� (CE), Rio Grande do Norte (RN),
993# Para��ba (PB)
994Zone America/Fortaleza -2:34:00 - LMT 1914
995 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 1990 Sep 17
996 -3:00 - BRT 1999 Sep 30
997 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2000 Oct 22

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1036 -3:00 - BRT 2011 Oct 16
1037 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2012 Oct 21
1038 -3:00 - BRT
1039#
1040# Goi��s (GO), Distrito Federal (DF), Minas Gerais (MG),
1041# Esp��rito Santo (ES), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), S��o Paulo (SP), Paran�� (PR),
1042# Santa Catarina (SC), Rio Grande do Sul (RS)
1043Zone America/Sao_Paulo -3:06:28 - LMT 1914
993 -3:00 - BRT
994#
995# Maranh��o (MA), Piau�� (PI), Cear�� (CE), Rio Grande do Norte (RN),
996# Para��ba (PB)
997Zone America/Fortaleza -2:34:00 - LMT 1914
998 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 1990 Sep 17
999 -3:00 - BRT 1999 Sep 30
1000 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2000 Oct 22

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1039 -3:00 - BRT 2011 Oct 16
1040 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2012 Oct 21
1041 -3:00 - BRT
1042#
1043# Goi��s (GO), Distrito Federal (DF), Minas Gerais (MG),
1044# Esp��rito Santo (ES), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), S��o Paulo (SP), Paran�� (PR),
1045# Santa Catarina (SC), Rio Grande do Sul (RS)
1046Zone America/Sao_Paulo -3:06:28 - LMT 1914
1044 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 1963 Oct 23 00:00
1047 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 1963 Oct 23 0:00
1045 -3:00 1:00 BRST 1964
1046 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT
1047#
1048# Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)
1049Zone America/Campo_Grande -3:38:28 - LMT 1914
1050 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT
1051#
1052# Mato Grosso (MT)

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1077 -4:00 - AMT
1078#
1079# west Amazonas (AM): Atalaia do Norte, Boca do Maoco, Benjamin Constant,
1080# Eirunep��, Envira, Ipixuna
1081Zone America/Eirunepe -4:39:28 - LMT 1914
1082 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1988 Sep 12
1083 -5:00 - ACT 1993 Sep 28
1084 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1994 Sep 22
1048 -3:00 1:00 BRST 1964
1049 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT
1050#
1051# Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)
1052Zone America/Campo_Grande -3:38:28 - LMT 1914
1053 -4:00 Brazil AM%sT
1054#
1055# Mato Grosso (MT)

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1080 -4:00 - AMT
1081#
1082# west Amazonas (AM): Atalaia do Norte, Boca do Maoco, Benjamin Constant,
1083# Eirunep��, Envira, Ipixuna
1084Zone America/Eirunepe -4:39:28 - LMT 1914
1085 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1988 Sep 12
1086 -5:00 - ACT 1993 Sep 28
1087 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1994 Sep 22
1085 -5:00 - ACT 2008 Jun 24 00:00
1088 -5:00 - ACT 2008 Jun 24 0:00
1086 -4:00 - AMT 2013 Nov 10
1087 -5:00 - ACT
1088#
1089# Acre (AC)
1090Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914
1091 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1988 Sep 12
1089 -4:00 - AMT 2013 Nov 10
1090 -5:00 - ACT
1091#
1092# Acre (AC)
1093Zone America/Rio_Branco -4:31:12 - LMT 1914
1094 -5:00 Brazil AC%sT 1988 Sep 12
1092 -5:00 - ACT 2008 Jun 24 00:00
1095 -5:00 - ACT 2008 Jun 24 0:00
1093 -4:00 - AMT 2013 Nov 10
1094 -5:00 - ACT
1095
1096# Chile
1097
1098# From Eduardo Krell (1995-10-19):
1099# The law says to switch to DST at midnight [24:00] on the second SATURDAY
1100# of October.... The law is the same for March and October.

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1112
1113# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2006-10-08):
1114# I think that there are some obvious mistakes in the suggested link
1115# from Oscar van Vlijmen,... for instance entry 66 says that GMT-4
1116# ended 1990-09-12 while entry 67 only begins GMT-3 at 1990-09-15
1117# (they should have been 1990-09-15 and 1990-09-16 respectively), but
1118# anyhow it clears up some doubts too.
1119
1096 -4:00 - AMT 2013 Nov 10
1097 -5:00 - ACT
1098
1099# Chile
1100
1101# From Eduardo Krell (1995-10-19):
1102# The law says to switch to DST at midnight [24:00] on the second SATURDAY
1103# of October.... The law is the same for March and October.

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1115
1116# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2006-10-08):
1117# I think that there are some obvious mistakes in the suggested link
1118# from Oscar van Vlijmen,... for instance entry 66 says that GMT-4
1119# ended 1990-09-12 while entry 67 only begins GMT-3 at 1990-09-15
1120# (they should have been 1990-09-15 and 1990-09-16 respectively), but
1121# anyhow it clears up some doubts too.
1122
1120# From Paul Eggert (2006-12-27):
1121# The following data for Chile and America/Santiago are from
1123# From Paul Eggert (2014-08-12):
1124# The following data entries for Chile and America/Santiago are from
1122# <http://www.horaoficial.cl/horaof.htm> (2006-09-20), transcribed by
1125# <http://www.horaoficial.cl/horaof.htm> (2006-09-20), transcribed by
1123# Jesper N��rgaard Welen. The data for Pacific/Easter are from Shanks
1126# Jesper N��rgaard Welen. The data entries for Pacific/Easter are from Shanks
1124# & Pottenger, except with DST transitions after 1932 cloned from
1127# & Pottenger, except with DST transitions after 1932 cloned from
1125# America/Santiago. The pre-1980 Pacific/Easter data are dubious,
1128# America/Santiago. The pre-1980 Pacific/Easter data entries are dubious,
1126# but we have no other source.
1127
1128# From Germ��n Poo-Caama��o (2008-03-03):
1129# Due to drought, Chile extends Daylight Time in three weeks. This
1130# is one-time change (Saturday 3/29 at 24:00 for America/Santiago
1131# and Saturday 3/29 at 22:00 for Pacific/Easter)
1132# The Supreme Decree is located at
1133# http://www.shoa.cl/servicios/supremo316.pdf

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1141
1142# From Angel Chiang (2010-03-04):
1143# Subject: DST in Chile exceptionally extended to 3 April due to earthquake
1144# http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/viewNoticia.aspx?idArticulo=30098
1145# (in Spanish, last paragraph).
1146#
1147# This is breaking news. There should be more information available later.
1148
1129# but we have no other source.
1130
1131# From Germ��n Poo-Caama��o (2008-03-03):
1132# Due to drought, Chile extends Daylight Time in three weeks. This
1133# is one-time change (Saturday 3/29 at 24:00 for America/Santiago
1134# and Saturday 3/29 at 22:00 for Pacific/Easter)
1135# The Supreme Decree is located at
1136# http://www.shoa.cl/servicios/supremo316.pdf

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1144
1145# From Angel Chiang (2010-03-04):
1146# Subject: DST in Chile exceptionally extended to 3 April due to earthquake
1147# http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/viewNoticia.aspx?idArticulo=30098
1148# (in Spanish, last paragraph).
1149#
1150# This is breaking news. There should be more information available later.
1151
1149# From Arthur Daivd Olson (2010-03-06):
1152# From Arthur David Olson (2010-03-06):
1150# Angel Chiang's message confirmed by Julio Pacheco; Julio provided a patch.
1151
1153# Angel Chiang's message confirmed by Julio Pacheco; Julio provided a patch.
1154
1152# From Glenn Eychaner (2011-03-02): [geychaner@mac.com]
1155# From Glenn Eychaner (2011-03-02):
1153# It appears that the Chilean government has decided to postpone the
1154# change from summer time to winter time again, by three weeks to April
1155# 2nd:
1156# http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=467651
1157#
1158# This is not yet reflected in the official "cambio de hora" site, but
1159# probably will be soon:
1160# http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm

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1245Rule Chile 2011 only - May Sun>=2 3:00u 0 -
1246Rule Chile 2011 only - Aug Sun>=16 4:00u 1:00 S
1247Rule Chile 2012 max - Apr Sun>=23 3:00u 0 -
1248Rule Chile 2012 max - Sep Sun>=2 4:00u 1:00 S
1249# IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
1250# (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these.
1251# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1252Zone America/Santiago -4:42:46 - LMT 1890
1156# It appears that the Chilean government has decided to postpone the
1157# change from summer time to winter time again, by three weeks to April
1158# 2nd:
1159# http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=467651
1160#
1161# This is not yet reflected in the official "cambio de hora" site, but
1162# probably will be soon:
1163# http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm

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1248Rule Chile 2011 only - May Sun>=2 3:00u 0 -
1249Rule Chile 2011 only - Aug Sun>=16 4:00u 1:00 S
1250Rule Chile 2012 max - Apr Sun>=23 3:00u 0 -
1251Rule Chile 2012 max - Sep Sun>=2 4:00u 1:00 S
1252# IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
1253# (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these.
1254# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1255Zone America/Santiago -4:42:46 - LMT 1890
1253 -4:42:46 - SMT 1910 # Santiago Mean Time
1256 -4:42:46 - SMT 1910 # Santiago Mean Time
1254 -5:00 - CLT 1916 Jul 1 # Chile Time
1255 -4:42:46 - SMT 1918 Sep 1 # Santiago Mean Time
1256 -4:00 - CLT 1919 Jul 1 # Chile Time
1257 -4:42:46 - SMT 1927 Sep 1 # Santiago Mean Time
1258 -5:00 Chile CL%sT 1947 May 22 # Chile Time
1259 -4:00 Chile CL%sT
1260Zone Pacific/Easter -7:17:44 - LMT 1890
1261 -7:17:28 - EMT 1932 Sep # Easter Mean Time
1257 -5:00 - CLT 1916 Jul 1 # Chile Time
1258 -4:42:46 - SMT 1918 Sep 1 # Santiago Mean Time
1259 -4:00 - CLT 1919 Jul 1 # Chile Time
1260 -4:42:46 - SMT 1927 Sep 1 # Santiago Mean Time
1261 -5:00 Chile CL%sT 1947 May 22 # Chile Time
1262 -4:00 Chile CL%sT
1263Zone Pacific/Easter -7:17:44 - LMT 1890
1264 -7:17:28 - EMT 1932 Sep # Easter Mean Time
1262 -7:00 Chile EAS%sT 1982 Mar 13 21:00 # Easter I Time
1265 -7:00 Chile EAS%sT 1982 Mar 13 21:00 # Easter Time
1263 -6:00 Chile EAS%sT
1264#
1265# Salas y G��mez Island is uninhabited.
1266# Other Chilean locations, including Juan Fern��ndez Is, Desventuradas Is,
1267# and Antarctic bases, are like America/Santiago.
1268
1269# Colombia
1270

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1295#
1296# By July 2007 Cura��ao and St Maarten are planned to become
1297# associated states within the Netherlands, much like Aruba;
1298# Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius would become directly part of the
1299# Netherlands as Kingdom Islands. This won't affect their time zones
1300# though, as far as we know.
1301#
1302# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1266 -6:00 Chile EAS%sT
1267#
1268# Salas y G��mez Island is uninhabited.
1269# Other Chilean locations, including Juan Fern��ndez Is, Desventuradas Is,
1270# and Antarctic bases, are like America/Santiago.
1271
1272# Colombia
1273

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1298#
1299# By July 2007 Cura��ao and St Maarten are planned to become
1300# associated states within the Netherlands, much like Aruba;
1301# Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius would become directly part of the
1302# Netherlands as Kingdom Islands. This won't affect their time zones
1303# though, as far as we know.
1304#
1305# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1303Zone America/Curacao -4:35:47 - LMT 1912 Feb 12 # Willemstad
1306Zone America/Curacao -4:35:47 - LMT 1912 Feb 12 # Willemstad
1304 -4:30 - ANT 1965 # Netherlands Antilles Time
1305 -4:00 - AST
1306
1307# From Arthur David Olson (2011-06-15):
1308# use links for places with new iso3166 codes.
1309# The name "Lower Prince's Quarter" is both longer than fourteen characters
1310# and contains an apostrophe; use "Lower_Princes" below.
1311

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1320# Apparently Ecuador had a failed experiment with DST in 1992.
1321# <http://midena.gov.ec/content/view/1261/208/> (2007-02-27) and
1322# <http://www.hoy.com.ec/NoticiaNue.asp?row_id=249856> (2006-11-06) both
1323# talk about "hora Sixto". Leave this alone for now, as we have no data.
1324#
1325# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1326Zone America/Guayaquil -5:19:20 - LMT 1890
1327 -5:14:00 - QMT 1931 # Quito Mean Time
1307 -4:30 - ANT 1965 # Netherlands Antilles Time
1308 -4:00 - AST
1309
1310# From Arthur David Olson (2011-06-15):
1311# use links for places with new iso3166 codes.
1312# The name "Lower Prince's Quarter" is both longer than fourteen characters
1313# and contains an apostrophe; use "Lower_Princes" below.
1314

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1323# Apparently Ecuador had a failed experiment with DST in 1992.
1324# <http://midena.gov.ec/content/view/1261/208/> (2007-02-27) and
1325# <http://www.hoy.com.ec/NoticiaNue.asp?row_id=249856> (2006-11-06) both
1326# talk about "hora Sixto". Leave this alone for now, as we have no data.
1327#
1328# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1329Zone America/Guayaquil -5:19:20 - LMT 1890
1330 -5:14:00 - QMT 1931 # Quito Mean Time
1328 -5:00 - ECT # Ecuador Time
1331 -5:00 - ECT # Ecuador Time
1329Zone Pacific/Galapagos -5:58:24 - LMT 1931 # Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
1330 -5:00 - ECT 1986
1332Zone Pacific/Galapagos -5:58:24 - LMT 1931 # Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
1333 -5:00 - ECT 1986
1331 -6:00 - GALT # Gal��pagos Time
1334 -6:00 - GALT # Gal��pagos Time
1332
1333# Falklands
1334
1335# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
1336# Between 1990 and 2000 inclusive, Shanks & Pottenger and the IATA agree except
1337# the IATA gives 1996-09-08. Go with Shanks & Pottenger.
1338
1339# From Falkland Islands Government Office, London (2001-01-22)

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1422Rule Falk 1984 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 0 -
1423Rule Falk 1984 only - Sep 16 0:00 1:00 S
1424Rule Falk 1985 2000 - Sep Sun>=9 0:00 1:00 S
1425Rule Falk 1986 2000 - Apr Sun>=16 0:00 0 -
1426Rule Falk 2001 2010 - Apr Sun>=15 2:00 0 -
1427Rule Falk 2001 2010 - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
1428# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1429Zone Atlantic/Stanley -3:51:24 - LMT 1890
1335
1336# Falklands
1337
1338# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
1339# Between 1990 and 2000 inclusive, Shanks & Pottenger and the IATA agree except
1340# the IATA gives 1996-09-08. Go with Shanks & Pottenger.
1341
1342# From Falkland Islands Government Office, London (2001-01-22)

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1425Rule Falk 1984 1985 - Apr lastSun 0:00 0 -
1426Rule Falk 1984 only - Sep 16 0:00 1:00 S
1427Rule Falk 1985 2000 - Sep Sun>=9 0:00 1:00 S
1428Rule Falk 1986 2000 - Apr Sun>=16 0:00 0 -
1429Rule Falk 2001 2010 - Apr Sun>=15 2:00 0 -
1430Rule Falk 2001 2010 - Sep Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
1431# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1432Zone Atlantic/Stanley -3:51:24 - LMT 1890
1430 -3:51:24 - SMT 1912 Mar 12 # Stanley Mean Time
1431 -4:00 Falk FK%sT 1983 May # Falkland Is Time
1433 -3:51:24 - SMT 1912 Mar 12 # Stanley Mean Time
1434 -4:00 Falk FK%sT 1983 May # Falkland Is Time
1432 -3:00 Falk FK%sT 1985 Sep 15
1435 -3:00 Falk FK%sT 1985 Sep 15
1433 -4:00 Falk FK%sT 2010 Sep 5 02:00
1436 -4:00 Falk FK%sT 2010 Sep 5 2:00
1434 -3:00 - FKST
1435
1436# French Guiana
1437# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1438Zone America/Cayenne -3:29:20 - LMT 1911 Jul
1439 -4:00 - GFT 1967 Oct # French Guiana Time
1440 -3:00 - GFT
1441
1442# Guyana
1443# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1437 -3:00 - FKST
1438
1439# French Guiana
1440# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1441Zone America/Cayenne -3:29:20 - LMT 1911 Jul
1442 -4:00 - GFT 1967 Oct # French Guiana Time
1443 -3:00 - GFT
1444
1445# Guyana
1446# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1444Zone America/Guyana -3:52:40 - LMT 1915 Mar # Georgetown
1447Zone America/Guyana -3:52:40 - LMT 1915 Mar # Georgetown
1445 -3:45 - GBGT 1966 May 26 # Br Guiana Time
1446 -3:45 - GYT 1975 Jul 31 # Guyana Time
1447 -3:00 - GYT 1991
1448# IATA SSIM (1996-06) says -4:00. Assume a 1991 switch.
1449 -4:00 - GYT
1450
1451# Paraguay
1452#

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1473Rule Para 1994 1995 - Feb lastSun 0:00 0 -
1474Rule Para 1996 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 -
1475# IATA SSIM (2000-02) says 1999-10-10; ignore this for now.
1476# From Steffen Thorsen (2000-10-02):
1477# I have three independent reports that Paraguay changed to DST this Sunday
1478# (10-01).
1479#
1480# Translated by Gwillim Law (2001-02-27) from
1448 -3:45 - GBGT 1966 May 26 # Br Guiana Time
1449 -3:45 - GYT 1975 Jul 31 # Guyana Time
1450 -3:00 - GYT 1991
1451# IATA SSIM (1996-06) says -4:00. Assume a 1991 switch.
1452 -4:00 - GYT
1453
1454# Paraguay
1455#

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1476Rule Para 1994 1995 - Feb lastSun 0:00 0 -
1477Rule Para 1996 only - Mar 1 0:00 0 -
1478# IATA SSIM (2000-02) says 1999-10-10; ignore this for now.
1479# From Steffen Thorsen (2000-10-02):
1480# I have three independent reports that Paraguay changed to DST this Sunday
1481# (10-01).
1482#
1483# Translated by Gwillim Law (2001-02-27) from
1481# Noticias, a daily paper in Asunci��n, Paraguay (2000-10-01)
1482# <http://www.diarionoticias.com.py/011000/nacional/naciona1.htm>:
1484# Noticias, a daily paper in Asunci��n, Paraguay (2000-10-01):
1485# http://www.diarionoticias.com.py/011000/nacional/naciona1.htm
1483# Starting at 0:00 today, the clock will be set forward 60 minutes, in
1484# fulfillment of Decree No. 7,273 of the Executive Power.... The time change
1485# system has been operating for several years. Formerly there was a separate
1486# decree each year; the new law has the same effect, but permanently. Every
1487# year, the time will change on the first Sunday of October; likewise, the
1488# clock will be set back on the first Sunday of March.
1489#
1490Rule Para 1996 2001 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S

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1501Rule Para 2002 2003 - Sep Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
1502#
1503# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2005-01-02):
1504# There are several sources that claim that Paraguay made
1505# a timezone rule change in autumn 2004.
1506# From Steffen Thorsen (2005-01-05):
1507# Decree 1,867 (2004-03-05)
1508# From Carlos Ra��l Perasso via Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2006-10-13)
1486# Starting at 0:00 today, the clock will be set forward 60 minutes, in
1487# fulfillment of Decree No. 7,273 of the Executive Power.... The time change
1488# system has been operating for several years. Formerly there was a separate
1489# decree each year; the new law has the same effect, but permanently. Every
1490# year, the time will change on the first Sunday of October; likewise, the
1491# clock will be set back on the first Sunday of March.
1492#
1493Rule Para 1996 2001 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S

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1504Rule Para 2002 2003 - Sep Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
1505#
1506# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2005-01-02):
1507# There are several sources that claim that Paraguay made
1508# a timezone rule change in autumn 2004.
1509# From Steffen Thorsen (2005-01-05):
1510# Decree 1,867 (2004-03-05)
1511# From Carlos Ra��l Perasso via Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2006-10-13)
1509# <http://www.presidencia.gov.py/decretos/D1867.pdf>
1512# http://www.presidencia.gov.py/decretos/D1867.pdf
1510Rule Para 2004 2009 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S
1511Rule Para 2005 2009 - Mar Sun>=8 0:00 0 -
1512# From Carlos Ra��l Perasso (2010-02-18):
1513# By decree number 3958 issued yesterday
1514# http://www.presidencia.gov.py/v1/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/decreto3958.pdf
1515# Paraguay changes its DST schedule, postponing the March rule to April and
1516# modifying the October date. The decree reads:
1517# ...

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1533# From Carlos Ra��l Perasso (2014-02-28):
1534# Decree 1264 can be found at:
1535# http://www.presidencia.gov.py/archivos/documentos/DECRETO1264_ey9r8zai.pdf
1536Rule Para 2013 max - Mar Sun>=22 0:00 0 -
1537
1538# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1539Zone America/Asuncion -3:50:40 - LMT 1890
1540 -3:50:40 - AMT 1931 Oct 10 # Asunci��n Mean Time
1513Rule Para 2004 2009 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S
1514Rule Para 2005 2009 - Mar Sun>=8 0:00 0 -
1515# From Carlos Ra��l Perasso (2010-02-18):
1516# By decree number 3958 issued yesterday
1517# http://www.presidencia.gov.py/v1/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/decreto3958.pdf
1518# Paraguay changes its DST schedule, postponing the March rule to April and
1519# modifying the October date. The decree reads:
1520# ...

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1536# From Carlos Ra��l Perasso (2014-02-28):
1537# Decree 1264 can be found at:
1538# http://www.presidencia.gov.py/archivos/documentos/DECRETO1264_ey9r8zai.pdf
1539Rule Para 2013 max - Mar Sun>=22 0:00 0 -
1540
1541# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1542Zone America/Asuncion -3:50:40 - LMT 1890
1543 -3:50:40 - AMT 1931 Oct 10 # Asunci��n Mean Time
1541 -4:00 - PYT 1972 Oct # Paraguay Time
1544 -4:00 - PYT 1972 Oct # Paraguay Time
1542 -3:00 - PYT 1974 Apr
1543 -4:00 Para PY%sT
1544
1545# Peru
1546#
1547# From Evelyn C. Leeper via Mark Brader (2003-10-26)
1548# <news:xrGmb.39935$gA1.13896113@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>:
1549# When we were in Peru in 1985-1986, they apparently switched over

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1566Rule Peru 1994 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 -
1567# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1568Zone America/Lima -5:08:12 - LMT 1890
1569 -5:08:36 - LMT 1908 Jul 28 # Lima Mean Time?
1570 -5:00 Peru PE%sT # Peru Time
1571
1572# South Georgia
1573# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1545 -3:00 - PYT 1974 Apr
1546 -4:00 Para PY%sT
1547
1548# Peru
1549#
1550# From Evelyn C. Leeper via Mark Brader (2003-10-26)
1551# <news:xrGmb.39935$gA1.13896113@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>:
1552# When we were in Peru in 1985-1986, they apparently switched over

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1569Rule Peru 1994 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 -
1570# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1571Zone America/Lima -5:08:12 - LMT 1890
1572 -5:08:36 - LMT 1908 Jul 28 # Lima Mean Time?
1573 -5:00 Peru PE%sT # Peru Time
1574
1575# South Georgia
1576# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1574Zone Atlantic/South_Georgia -2:26:08 - LMT 1890 # Grytviken
1577Zone Atlantic/South_Georgia -2:26:08 - LMT 1890 # Grytviken
1575 -2:00 - GST # South Georgia Time
1576
1577# South Sandwich Is
1578# uninhabited; scientific personnel have wintered
1579
1580# Suriname
1581# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1582Zone America/Paramaribo -3:40:40 - LMT 1911
1583 -3:40:52 - PMT 1935 # Paramaribo Mean Time
1578 -2:00 - GST # South Georgia Time
1579
1580# South Sandwich Is
1581# uninhabited; scientific personnel have wintered
1582
1583# Suriname
1584# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1585Zone America/Paramaribo -3:40:40 - LMT 1911
1586 -3:40:52 - PMT 1935 # Paramaribo Mean Time
1584 -3:40:36 - PMT 1945 Oct # The capital moved?
1587 -3:40:36 - PMT 1945 Oct # The capital moved?
1585 -3:30 - NEGT 1975 Nov 20 # Dutch Guiana Time
1588 -3:30 - NEGT 1975 Nov 20 # Dutch Guiana Time
1586 -3:30 - SRT 1984 Oct # Suriname Time
1589 -3:30 - SRT 1984 Oct # Suriname Time
1587 -3:00 - SRT
1588
1589# Trinidad and Tobago
1590# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1591Zone America/Port_of_Spain -4:06:04 - LMT 1912 Mar 2
1592 -4:00 - AST
1593
1594# These all agree with Trinidad and Tobago since 1970.

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1652Rule Uruguay 1989 only - Oct 29 0:00 1:00 S
1653# Shanks & Pottenger say no DST was observed in 1990/1 and 1991/2,
1654# and that 1992/3's DST was from 10-25 to 03-01. Go with IATA.
1655Rule Uruguay 1990 1992 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
1656Rule Uruguay 1990 1991 - Oct Sun>=21 0:00 1:00 S
1657Rule Uruguay 1992 only - Oct 18 0:00 1:00 S
1658Rule Uruguay 1993 only - Feb 28 0:00 0 -
1659# From Eduardo Cota (2004-09-20):
1590 -3:00 - SRT
1591
1592# Trinidad and Tobago
1593# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1594Zone America/Port_of_Spain -4:06:04 - LMT 1912 Mar 2
1595 -4:00 - AST
1596
1597# These all agree with Trinidad and Tobago since 1970.

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1655Rule Uruguay 1989 only - Oct 29 0:00 1:00 S
1656# Shanks & Pottenger say no DST was observed in 1990/1 and 1991/2,
1657# and that 1992/3's DST was from 10-25 to 03-01. Go with IATA.
1658Rule Uruguay 1990 1992 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
1659Rule Uruguay 1990 1991 - Oct Sun>=21 0:00 1:00 S
1660Rule Uruguay 1992 only - Oct 18 0:00 1:00 S
1661Rule Uruguay 1993 only - Feb 28 0:00 0 -
1662# From Eduardo Cota (2004-09-20):
1660# The uruguayan government has decreed a change in the local time....
1663# The Uruguayan government has decreed a change in the local time....
1661# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/decretos/2004091502.htm
1662Rule Uruguay 2004 only - Sep 19 0:00 1:00 S
1663# From Steffen Thorsen (2005-03-11):
1664# Uruguay's DST was scheduled to end on Sunday, 2005-03-13, but in order to
1665# save energy ... it was postponed two weeks....
1666# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_Web/noticias/2005/03/2005031005.htm
1667Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Mar 27 2:00 0 -
1668# From Eduardo Cota (2005-09-27):
1669# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_Web/decretos/2005/09/CM%20119_09%2009%202005_00001.PDF
1670# This means that from 2005-10-09 at 02:00 local time, until 2006-03-12 at
1671# 02:00 local time, official time in Uruguay will be at GMT -2.
1672Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S
1673Rule Uruguay 2006 only - Mar 12 2:00 0 -
1674# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2006-09-06):
1675# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_web/decretos/2006/09/CM%20210_08%2006%202006_00001.PDF
1676Rule Uruguay 2006 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
1677Rule Uruguay 2007 max - Mar Sun>=8 2:00 0 -
1678# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1679Zone America/Montevideo -3:44:44 - LMT 1898 Jun 28
1664# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/decretos/2004091502.htm
1665Rule Uruguay 2004 only - Sep 19 0:00 1:00 S
1666# From Steffen Thorsen (2005-03-11):
1667# Uruguay's DST was scheduled to end on Sunday, 2005-03-13, but in order to
1668# save energy ... it was postponed two weeks....
1669# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_Web/noticias/2005/03/2005031005.htm
1670Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Mar 27 2:00 0 -
1671# From Eduardo Cota (2005-09-27):
1672# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_Web/decretos/2005/09/CM%20119_09%2009%202005_00001.PDF
1673# This means that from 2005-10-09 at 02:00 local time, until 2006-03-12 at
1674# 02:00 local time, official time in Uruguay will be at GMT -2.
1675Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S
1676Rule Uruguay 2006 only - Mar 12 2:00 0 -
1677# From Jesper N��rgaard Welen (2006-09-06):
1678# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_web/decretos/2006/09/CM%20210_08%2006%202006_00001.PDF
1679Rule Uruguay 2006 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
1680Rule Uruguay 2007 max - Mar Sun>=8 2:00 0 -
1681# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1682Zone America/Montevideo -3:44:44 - LMT 1898 Jun 28
1680 -3:44:44 - MMT 1920 May 1 # Montevideo MT
1681 -3:30 Uruguay UY%sT 1942 Dec 14 # Uruguay Time
1683 -3:44:44 - MMT 1920 May 1 # Montevideo MT
1684 -3:30 Uruguay UY%sT 1942 Dec 14 # Uruguay Time
1682 -3:00 Uruguay UY%sT
1683
1684# Venezuela
1685#
1686# From John Stainforth (2007-11-28):
1687# ... the change for Venezuela originally expected for 2007-12-31 has
1688# been brought forward to 2007-12-09. The official announcement was
1689# published today in the "Gaceta Oficial de la Rep��blica Bolivariana
1690# de Venezuela, n��mero 38.819" (official document for all laws or
1691# resolution publication)
1692# http://www.globovision.com/news.php?nid=72208
1693
1694# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1695Zone America/Caracas -4:27:44 - LMT 1890
1696 -4:27:40 - CMT 1912 Feb 12 # Caracas Mean Time?
1685 -3:00 Uruguay UY%sT
1686
1687# Venezuela
1688#
1689# From John Stainforth (2007-11-28):
1690# ... the change for Venezuela originally expected for 2007-12-31 has
1691# been brought forward to 2007-12-09. The official announcement was
1692# published today in the "Gaceta Oficial de la Rep��blica Bolivariana
1693# de Venezuela, n��mero 38.819" (official document for all laws or
1694# resolution publication)
1695# http://www.globovision.com/news.php?nid=72208
1696
1697# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1698Zone America/Caracas -4:27:44 - LMT 1890
1699 -4:27:40 - CMT 1912 Feb 12 # Caracas Mean Time?
1697 -4:30 - VET 1965 # Venezuela Time
1698 -4:00 - VET 2007 Dec 9 03:00
1700 -4:30 - VET 1965 # Venezuela Time
1701 -4:00 - VET 2007 Dec 9 3:00
1699 -4:30 - VET
1702 -4:30 - VET