australasia revision 14343
114343Swollman# @(#)australasia 7.25 22742Swollman# This file also includes Pacific islands. 32742Swollman 42742Swollman# Notes are at the end of this file 52742Swollman 62742Swollman############################################################################### 72742Swollman 82742Swollman# Australia 92742Swollman 102742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 112742SwollmanRule Aus 1895 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 122742Swollman# Shanks gives 1917 Jan 1 0:01; go with Whitman (and guess 2:00). 132742SwollmanRule Aus 1916 only - Oct 1 2:00 1:00 - 142742SwollmanRule Aus 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 0 - 152742SwollmanRule Aus 1942 only - Jan 1 2:00 1:00 - 162742SwollmanRule Aus 1942 only - Mar 29 2:00 0 - 172742SwollmanRule Aus 1942 only - Sep 27 2:00 1:00 - 182742SwollmanRule Aus 1943 1944 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - 192742SwollmanRule Aus 1943 only - Oct 3 2:00 1:00 - 202742Swollman# Whitman says W Australia didn't use DST in 1943/1944, and that 212742Swollman# 1944/1945 was just like 1943/1944; go with Shanks. 222742Swollman 232742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 249908Swollman# Northern Territory 252742SwollmanZone Australia/Darwin 8:43:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 262742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 272742Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 288029Swollman 298049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Darwin Australia_ Northern Territory 308029Swollman 319908Swollman# Western Australia 322742SwollmanZone Australia/Perth 7:43:24 - LMT 1895 Dec 332742Swollman 8:00 - WST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 3414343Swollman 8:00 Aus WST 1974 Oct lastSun 2:00s 3514343Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1975 Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 3614343Swollman 8:00 - WST 1983 Oct lastSun 2:00s 3714343Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1984 Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 3814343Swollman 8:00 - WST 1991 Nov 17 2:00s 3914343Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1992 Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 402742Swollman 8:00 - WST 418029Swollman 428049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Perth Australia_ Western_Australia 438029Swollman 449908Swollman# Queensland 452742SwollmanZone Australia/Brisbane 10:12:08 - LMT 1895 462742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 4714343Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00s 4814343Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1972 Feb lastSun 2:00s 4914343Swollman 10:00 - EST 1989 Oct lastSun 2:00s 5014343Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1990 Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 5114343Swollman 10:00 - EST 1990 Oct lastSun 2:00s 5214343Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1991 Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 5314343Swollman 10:00 - EST 1991 Oct lastSun 2:00s 5414343Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1992 Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 552742Swollman 10:00 - EST 562742Swollman 578049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Brisbane Australia_ Queensland 588029Swollman 599908Swollman# South Australia 602742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 6114343SwollmanRule AS 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 6214343SwollmanRule AS 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 - 6314343SwollmanRule AS 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 6414343SwollmanRule AS 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 - 6514343SwollmanRule AS 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 6614343SwollmanRule AS 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 6714343SwollmanRule AS 1990 1994 even Mar Sun>=18 2:00s 0 - 6814343SwollmanRule AS 1990 1994 odd Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 6914343SwollmanRule AS 1995 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 702742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 712742SwollmanZone Australia/Adelaide 9:14:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 722742Swollman 9:00 - CST 1899 May 732742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 7414343Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00s 752742Swollman 9:30 AS CST 762742Swollman 778049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Adelaide Australia_ South Australia 788029Swollman 799908Swollman# Tasmania 802742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 8114343SwollmanRule AT 1967 only - Oct 1 2:00s 1:00 - 8214343SwollmanRule AT 1968 only - Mar 31 2:00s 0 - 8314343SwollmanRule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 8414343SwollmanRule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 2:00s 0 - 8514343SwollmanRule AT 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 - 8614343SwollmanRule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 8714343SwollmanRule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 8814343SwollmanRule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 8914343SwollmanRule AT 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 - 9014343SwollmanRule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 9114343SwollmanRule AT 1987 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 9214343SwollmanRule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - 9314343SwollmanRule AT 1991 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 942742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 952742SwollmanZone Australia/Hobart 9:49:16 - LMT 1895 Sep 962742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 9714343Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1967 Oct 1 2:00s 982742Swollman 10:00 AT EST 992742Swollman 1008049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Hobart Australia_ Tasmania 1018029Swollman 1029908Swollman# Victoria 1032742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 10414343SwollmanRule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 10514343SwollmanRule AV 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 - 10614343SwollmanRule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 10714343SwollmanRule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 10814343SwollmanRule AV 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 - 10914343SwollmanRule AV 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 11014343SwollmanRule AV 1991 1994 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 11114343SwollmanRule AV 1995 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 1122742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1132742SwollmanZone Australia/Melbourne 9:39:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1142742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 11514343Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00s 1162742Swollman 10:00 AV EST 1172742Swollman 1188049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Melbourne Australia_ Victoria 1198029Swollman 1209908Swollman# New South Wales 1212742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 12214343SwollmanRule AN 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 12314343SwollmanRule AN 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 - 12414343SwollmanRule AN 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 12514343SwollmanRule AN 1982 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 12614343SwollmanRule AN 1983 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 12714343SwollmanRule AN 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 12814343SwollmanRule AN 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 - 12914343SwollmanRule AN 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 13014343SwollmanRule AN 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 13114343SwollmanRule AN 1996 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 1322742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1332742SwollmanZone Australia/Sydney 10:04:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1342742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 13514343Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00s 1362742Swollman 10:00 AN EST 1378029Swollman 1388049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Sydney Australia_ New South Wales 1398029Swollman 1402742SwollmanZone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 - LMT 1895 Feb 1412742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1896 Aug 23 1422742Swollman 9:00 - CST 1899 May 1432742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 14414343Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct 31 2:00s 1452742Swollman 9:30 AN CST 1468029Swollman 1478049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Broken_Hill Australia_ County of Yancowinna, NSW 1488029Swollman 14914343Swollman# Lord Howe Island 15014343Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 15114343SwollmanRule LH 1981 1984 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 15214343SwollmanRule LH 1982 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 15314343SwollmanRule LH 1985 only - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0:30 - 15414343SwollmanRule LH 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 15514343SwollmanRule LH 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 0:30 - 15614343SwollmanRule LH 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0:30 - 15714343SwollmanRule LH 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 15814343SwollmanRule LH 1996 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 1592742SwollmanZone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 1602742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1981 Mar 16114343Swollman 10:30 LH LHST 1628029Swollman 1638049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Lord_Howe Australia_ Lord Howe Island 1648029Swollman 16514343Swollman# Australian miscellany 16614343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1672742SwollmanZone Indian/Christmas 7:02:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1682742Swollman 7:00 - JVT 1692742Swollman 1708049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Indian Christmas Australia_ Christmas Island 1718029Swollman 1722742Swollman# 1732742Swollman# Ashmore Is, Cartier 17414343Swollman# no indigenous inhabitants; only seasonal caretakers 1752742Swollman# no information; probably like Australia/Perth 1762742Swollman# 17714343Swollman# Coral Sea Is 17814343Swollman# no indigenous inhabitants; only meteorologists 17914343Swollman# no information 18014343Swollman# 1812742Swollman# Macquarie, Manihiki, Penrhyn, Rakehanga 1822742Swollman# no information 1832742Swollman 1842742Swollman 1852742Swollman# Cook Is 1862742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1872742SwollmanRule Cook 1978 only - Nov 12 0:00 0:30 HD 1882742SwollmanRule Cook 1979 max - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 H 1892742SwollmanRule Cook 1979 max - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HD 1902742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1912742SwollmanZone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 - LMT 1901 # Avarua 1922742Swollman -10:30 - CIST 1978 Nov 12 # Cook Is ST 1932742Swollman -10:00 Cook T%sT 1942742Swollman 1958029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Rarotonga Cook_Island All points 1968029Swollman 1972742Swollman# Cocos 1982742Swollman# From USNO (1989): 1992742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2009908SwollmanZone Indian/Cocos 6:30 - CCT 2012742Swollman 2029908Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Indian Cocos Cocos_Island All points 2038029Swollman 2042742Swollman# Fiji 2052742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2062742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fiji 11:53:40 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva 2072742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 2082742Swollman 2098029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Fiji Fiji All points 2108029Swollman 2112742Swollman# French Polynesia 2122742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2132742SwollmanZone Pacific/Gambier -8:59:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Rikitea 2142742Swollman -9:00 - GBT 2152742SwollmanZone Pacific/Marquesas -9:18:00 - LMT 1912 Oct 2162742Swollman -9:30 - MQT 2172742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tahiti -9:58:16 - LMT 1912 Oct # Papeete 2182742Swollman -10:00 - THT 2192742Swollman 2208029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Gambier France Gambier 2218029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Marquesas France Marquesas 2228029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tahiti France Tahiti 2238029Swollman 2242742Swollman# Guam 2252742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2262742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guam 9:39:00 - LMT 1901 # Agana 2272742Swollman 10:00 - GST 2282742Swollman 2298029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Guam United_States Guam 2308029Swollman 2312742Swollman# Howland, Baker 23214343Swollman# uninhabited since World War II 23314343Swollman# no information; was probably like Pacific/Pago_Pago 2342742Swollman 2352742Swollman# Jarvis 23614343Swollman# uninhabited since 1958 23714343Swollman# no information; was probably like Pacific/Kiritimati 2382742Swollman 2392742Swollman# Johnston 24014343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 24114343SwollmanZone Pacific/Johnston -10:00 - HST 2422742Swollman 24314343Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Johnston United_States Johnston Atoll 24414343Swollman 24514343Swollman# Kingman 24614343Swollman# uninhabited 24714343Swollman 2482742Swollman# Kiribati 24914343Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22): 25014343Swollman# Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (page 1) reports that Kiribati 25114343Swollman# ``declared it the same day throught the country as of Jan. 1, 1995'' 25214343Swollman# as part of the competition to be first into the 21st century. 2532742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2542742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tarawa 11:32:04 - LMT 1901 # Bairiki 2552742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 2562742SwollmanZone Pacific/Enderbury -11:24:20 - LMT 1901 2572742Swollman -12:00 - KJT 1979 Oct 25814343Swollman -11:00 - SST 1995 25914343Swollman 13:00 - TGT 2602742SwollmanZone Pacific/Kiritimati -10:29:20 - LMT 1901 2612742Swollman -10:40 - LIT 1979 Oct # Line Is Time 26214343Swollman -10:00 - THT 1995 26314343Swollman 14:00 - KRT 2642742Swollman 26514343Swollman# N Mariana Is 26614343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 26714343SwollmanZone Pacific/Saipan 9:43:00 - LMT 1901 26814343Swollman 9:00 - PLT 1969 Oct 26914343Swollman 10:00 - GST 27014343Swollman 27114343Swollman# Marshall Is 27214343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 27314343SwollmanZone Pacific/Majuro 11:24:48 - LMT 1901 27414343Swollman 11:00 - NCST 1969 Oct 27514343Swollman 12:00 - NZST 27614343SwollmanZone Pacific/Kwajalein 11:09:20 - LMT 1901 27714343Swollman 11:00 - NCST 1969 Oct 27814343Swollman -12:00 - KJT 1993 Aug 20 27914343Swollman 12:00 - NZST 28014343Swollman 28114343Swollman# Micronesia 28214343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 28314343SwollmanZone Pacific/Yap 9:12:32 - LMT 1901 # Colonia 28414343Swollman 9:00 - PLT 1969 Oct 28514343Swollman 10:00 - GST 28614343SwollmanZone Pacific/Truk 10:07:08 - LMT 1901 28714343Swollman 10:00 - GST 1978 Oct 28814343Swollman 11:00 - NCST 28914343SwollmanZone Pacific/Ponape 10:32:52 - LMT 1901 # Kolonia 29014343Swollman 11:00 - NCST 29114343SwollmanZone Pacific/Kosrae 10:51:56 - LMT 1901 29214343Swollman 11:00 - NCST 1969 Oct 29314343Swollman 12:00 - NZST 29414343Swollman 2958029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tarawa Kiribati Tarawa 2968029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Enderbury Kiribati Enderbury 2978029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kiritimati Kiribati Kiritimati 29814343Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Truk Fed_States_of_Micronesia Truk state 29914343Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Ponape Fed_States_of_Micronesia Pohnpei state 30014343Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Yap Fed_States_of_Micronesia Yap state 30114343Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kosrae Fed_States_of_Micronesia Kosrae state 30214343Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Majuro Marshall_Islands Majuro 30314343Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kwajalein Marshall_Islands Kwajalein 3048029Swollman 3052742Swollman# Nauru 3062742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3072742SwollmanZone Pacific/Nauru 11:07:40 - LMT 1921 Jan 15 # Uaobe 3082742Swollman 11:30 - NST 1942 Mar 15 3092742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1944 Aug 15 3102742Swollman 11:30 - NST 1979 May 3112742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 3122742Swollman 3138029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Nauru Nauru All points 3148029Swollman 3152742Swollman# New Caledonia 3162742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3172742SwollmanRule NC 1912 only - Jan 13 0:00 0 S 3182742SwollmanRule NC 1977 1978 - Dec Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D 3192742SwollmanRule NC 1978 1979 - Feb 27 0:00 0 S 3202742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3212742SwollmanZone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 3222742Swollman 11:00 NC NC%sT 3232742Swollman 3248029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Noumea New_Caledonia All points 3252742Swollman 3262742Swollman############################################################################### 3272742Swollman 3282742Swollman# New Zealand 3292742Swollman 3302742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3312742SwollmanRule NZ 1868 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 3322742Swollman# Shanks gives 1927 Nov 6 - 1928 Mar 4, 1928 Oct 14 - 1929 Mar 17, 3332742Swollman# 1929 Oct 13 - 1930 Mar 16; go with Whitman. 33414343SwollmanRule NZ 1927 only - Nov 26 2:00 0:30 HD 3352742SwollmanRule NZ 1928 1929 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 S 33614343SwollmanRule NZ 1928 only - Nov 4 2:00 0:30 HD 33714343SwollmanRule NZ 1929 only - Oct 30 2:00 0:30 HD 3382742SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 S 33914343SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Oct Sun>=8 2:00 0:30 HD 34014343Swollman# Whitman says DST went on and off during war years, and the base GMT offset 34114343Swollman# didn't change until 1945 Apr 30; go with Shanks. 34214343SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1940 - Apr lastSun 2:00 0 S 34314343SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1939 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0:30 HD 3449908SwollmanRule NZ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00s 1:00 D 3459908SwollmanRule NZ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D 3469908SwollmanRule NZ 1989 only - Oct 8 2:00s 1:00 D 3479908SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D 3489908SwollmanRule NZ 1975 only - Feb 23 2:00s 0 S 3499908SwollmanRule NZ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S 3509908SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S 3512742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3522742SwollmanZone Pacific/Auckland 11:39:04 - LMT 1868 35314343Swollman 11:30 NZ NZ%sT 1940 Sep 29 2:00 3542742Swollman 12:00 NZ NZ%sT 35514343SwollmanZone Pacific/Chatham 12:45 NZ CH%sT 3562742Swollman 3578029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Auckland New_Zealand All points except: 3588029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Chatham New_Zealand Chatham 3598029Swollman 3602742Swollman# Antipodes Is, Kermadec Is 3612742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Auckland 3622742Swollman 3632742Swollman############################################################################### 3642742Swollman 3652742Swollman 3662742Swollman# Niue 3672742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3682742SwollmanZone Pacific/Niue -11:19:40 - LMT 1901 # Alofi 3692742Swollman -11:20 - NIT 1951 # Niue I Time 3702742Swollman -11:30 - NIT 1978 Oct 1 3712742Swollman -11:00 - SST 3722742Swollman 3738029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Niue Niue All points 3748029Swollman 3752742Swollman# Norfolk 3762742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3772742SwollmanZone Pacific/Norfolk 11:11:52 - LMT 1901 # Kingston 3782742Swollman 11:12 - NMT 1951 3799908Swollman 11:30 - NRFT 3802742Swollman 3818029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Norfolk Norfolk_Islands All points 3828029Swollman 3839908Swollman# Palau 3849908Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3859908SwollmanZone Pacific/Palau 8:57:56 - LMT 1901 # Koror 3869908Swollman 9:00 - PLT 3879908Swollman 3889985Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Palau Rep_of_Palau Palau 3899908Swollman 3902742Swollman# Palmyra 39114343Swollman# uninhabited since World War II; was probably like Pacific/Kiritmati 3922742Swollman 3932742Swollman# Papua New Guinea 3942742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3952742SwollmanZone Pacific/Port_Moresby 9:48:40 - LMT 1880 3962742Swollman 9:49 - PMMT 1895 3972742Swollman 10:00 - EST 3982742Swollman 3998029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Port_Moresby Papua_New_Guinea All points 4008029Swollman 4012742Swollman# Pitcairn 4022742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4032742SwollmanZone Pacific/Pitcairn -8:40:20 - LMT 1901 # Adamstown 4042742Swollman -8:30 - PIT 4052742Swollman 4068029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Pitcairn Pitcairn_Island All points 4078029Swollman 40814343Swollman# American Samoa 40914343SwollmanZone Pacific/Pago_Pago 12:37:12 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 41014343Swollman -11:22:48 - LMT 1911 41114343Swollman -11:30 - SST 1950 41214343Swollman -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr # N=Nome 41314343Swollman -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering 41414343Swollman -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa 41514343Swollman 41614343Swollman# W Samoa 41714343SwollmanZone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 41814343Swollman -11:26:56 - LMT 1911 41914343Swollman -11:30 - SST 1950 42014343Swollman -11:00 - SST 42114343Swollman 42214343Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Pago_Pago United_States American Samoa 42314343Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Apia Western_Samoa All points 42414343Swollman 4252742Swollman# Solomon Is 4262742Swollman# excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea 4272742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4282742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Honiara 4292742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 4302742Swollman 4318029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Guadalcanal Solomon_Islands All points except: 4328029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Port_Moresby Solomon_Islands Bougainville 4338029Swollman 4342742Swollman# Tokelau Is 4352742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4362742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 - LMT 1901 4372742Swollman -10:00 - THT 4382742Swollman 4398029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Fakaofo Tokelau_Island All points 4408029Swollman 4412742Swollman# Tonga 44214343Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22): 44314343Swollman# Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (page 1) reports that ``Tonga has been plotting 44414343Swollman# to sneak ahead of [New Zealanders] by introducing daylight-saving time.'' 44514343Swollman# But since Kiribati has moved the Date Line it's not clear what Tonga will do. 4462742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4472742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tongatapu 12:19:20 - LMT 1901 4482742Swollman 12:20 - TMT 1968 Oct 4492742Swollman 13:00 - TGT 4502742Swollman 4518029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tongatapu Tonga All points 4528029Swollman 4532742Swollman# Tuvalu 4542742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4552742SwollmanZone Pacific/Funafuti 11:56:52 - LMT 1901 4562742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 4572742Swollman 4588029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Funafuti Tuvalu All points 4598029Swollman 4602742Swollman# Vanuatu 4612742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 4622742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1912 only - Jan 13 0:00 0 S 4632742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1983 only - Sep 25 0:00 1:00 D 46414343SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 1991 - Mar Sun>=23 0:00 0 S 4652742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 only - Oct 23 0:00 1:00 D 46614343SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1985 1990 - Sep Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 D 46714343SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1991 max - Sep lastSun 0:00 1:00 D 46814343SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1992 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 0 S 4692742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4702742SwollmanZone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila 4712742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 4722742Swollman 4738029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Efate Vanuatu All points 4748029Swollman 4752742Swollman# Wake 4762742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4772742SwollmanZone Pacific/Wake 11:06:28 - LMT 1901 4782742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 4792742Swollman 4808029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Wake United_States Wake Island 4818029Swollman 4822742Swollman# Wallis and Futuna 4832742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4842742SwollmanZone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 4852742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 4862742Swollman 4878029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Wallis France Wallis and Futuna 4888029Swollman 4892742Swollman############################################################################### 4902742Swollman 4912742Swollman# NOTES 4922742Swollman 4932742Swollman# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 4942742Swollman# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 4952742Swollman# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). 4962742Swollman 49714343Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1996-01-22); 4982742Swollman# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is 4992742Swollman# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), 5002742Swollman# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991). 5012742Swollman# Except where noted, it is the source for the data above. 5022742Swollman# 5032742Swollman# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 5042742Swollman# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 5052742Swollman# I found in the UCLA library. 5062742Swollman# 5072742Swollman# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is 5082742Swollman# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude, 5092742Swollman# Oxford University Press (1980). 5102742Swollman# 5112742Swollman# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; 5122742Swollman# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. 5132742Swollman# Corrections are welcome! 5142742Swollman# std dst 5152742Swollman# LMT Local Mean Time 5162742Swollman# 6:30 CCT Cocos* 5172742Swollman# 7:00 JVT Java* 5182742Swollman# 8:00 WST WST Western Australia 5192742Swollman# 9:00 JST Japan 5209908Swollman# 9:00 PLT Palau* 5212742Swollman# 9:30 CST CST Central Australia 5222742Swollman# 10:00 EST EST Eastern Australia 5232742Swollman# 10:00 GST Guam* 5242742Swollman# 10:30 LHST LHST Lord Howe* 5252742Swollman# 11:00 NCST NCDT New Caledonia* 5269908Swollman# 11:30 NRFT Norfolk* 5272742Swollman# 12:00 NZST NZDT New Zealand 52814343Swollman# 12:45 CHST CHDT Chatham* 5292742Swollman# 13:00 TGT Tongatapu* 53014343Swollman# 14:00 KRT Kiritimati* 5312742Swollman# -12:00 KJT Kwajalein (no longer used)* 5322742Swollman# -11:00 SST Samoa 5332742Swollman# -10:40 LIT Line Is (no longer used)* 5342742Swollman# -10:00 THT Tahiti* 53514343Swollman# -10:00 HST Hawaii 5362742Swollman# - 9:30 MQT Marquesas* 5372742Swollman# - 9:00 GBT Gambier* 5382742Swollman# - 8:30 PIT Pitcairn* 5392742Swollman# 54014343Swollman# See the `northamerica' file for Hawaii. 5419908Swollman# See the `southamerica' file for Easter I and the Galapagos Is. 5429908Swollman# 5432742Swollman# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions. 5442742Swollman 5452742Swollman############################################################################### 5462742Swollman 5472742Swollman# Australia 5482742Swollman 5492742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 6, 1991): 5502742Swollman# We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. 5512742Swollman# It is called `summer' time. Now by a happy coincidence, `summer' 5522742Swollman# and `standard' happen to start with the same letter; hence, the 5532742Swollman# abbreviation does _not_ change... 5542742Swollman# The legislation does not actually define abbreviations, at least 5552742Swollman# in this State, but the abbreviation is just commonly taken to be the 5562742Swollman# initials of the phrase, and the legislation here uniformly uses 5572742Swollman# the phrase `summer time' and does not use the phrase `daylight 5582742Swollman# time'. 5592742Swollman# Announcers on the Commonwealth radio network, the ABC (for Australian 5602742Swollman# Broadcasting Commission), use the phrases `Eastern Standard Time' 5612742Swollman# or `Eastern Summer Time'. (Note, though, that as I say in the 5622742Swollman# current australasia file, there is really no such thing.) Announcers 5632742Swollman# on its overseas service, Radio Australia, use the same phrases 5642742Swollman# prefixed by the word `Australian' when referring to local times; 5652742Swollman# time announcements on that service, naturally enough, are made in UTC. 5662742Swollman 5672742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8 1992): 5682742Swollman# Given the above, what's chosen for year-round use is: 5692742Swollman# CST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 9:30 5702742Swollman# WST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 8:00 5712742Swollman# EST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 10:00 5722742Swollman 57314343Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1995-12-19): 5749908Swollman# Shanks reports 2:00 for all autumn changes in Australia and New Zealand. 5759908Swollman# Mark Prior <mrp@itd.adelaide.edu.au> writes that his newspaper 5769908Swollman# reports that NSW's fall 1995 change will occur at 2:00, 5779908Swollman# but Robert Elz says it's been 3:00 in Victoria since 1970 5789908Swollman# and perhaps the newspaper's `2:00' is referring to standard time. 57914343Swollman# For now we'll continue to assume 2:00s for changes since 1960. 5802742Swollman 5819908Swollman# Northern Territory 5829908Swollman 5832742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 5842742Swollman# # The NORTHERN TERRITORY.. [ Courtesy N.T. Dept of the Chief Minister ] 5852742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5862742Swollman# # N.T. have never utilised any DST due to sub-tropical/tropical location. 5872742Swollman# ... 5889908Swollman# Zone Australia/North 9:30 - CST 5892742Swollman 5902742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 5912742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5922742Swollman# the Northern Territory do[es] not have daylight saving. 5932742Swollman 5949908Swollman# Western Australia 5952742Swollman 5962742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 5972742Swollman# # The state of WESTERN AUSTRALIA.. [ Courtesy W.A. dept Premier+Cabinet ] 5982742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5992742Swollman# # W.A. suffers from a great deal of public and political opposition to 6002742Swollman# # DST in principle. A bill is brought before parliament in most years, but 6012742Swollman# # usually defeated either in the upper house, or in party caucus 6022742Swollman# # before reaching parliament. 6032742Swollman# ... 6042742Swollman# Zone Australia/West 8:00 AW %sST 6052742Swollman# ... 6062742Swollman# Rule AW 1974 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6072742Swollman# Rule AW 1975 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 6082742Swollman# Rule AW 1983 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6092742Swollman# Rule AW 1984 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 6102742Swollman 6112742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 6122742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6132742Swollman# Western Australia...do[es] not have daylight saving. 6142742Swollman 6152742Swollman# From John D. Newman via Bradley White (November 2, 1991): 6162742Swollman# Western Australia is still on "winter time". Some DH in Sydney 6172742Swollman# rang me at home a few days ago at 6.00am. (He had just arrived at 6182742Swollman# work at 9.00am.) 6192742Swollman# W.A. is switching to Summer Time on Nov 17th just to confuse 6202742Swollman# everybody again. 6212742Swollman 6222742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 6232742Swollman# The 1992 ending date used in the rules is a best guess; 6242742Swollman# it matches what was used in the past. 6252742Swollman 6269908Swollman# Queensland 6272742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6282742Swollman# # The state of QUEENSLAND.. [ Courtesy Qld. Dept Premier Econ&Trade Devel ] 6292742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 6302742Swollman# ... 6312742Swollman# Zone Australia/Queensland 10:00 AQ %sST 6322742Swollman# ... 6332742Swollman# Rule AQ 1971 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6342742Swollman# Rule AQ 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 6352742Swollman# Rule AQ 1989 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6362742Swollman# Rule AQ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 6372742Swollman 6382742Swollman# From Bradley White (December 24, 1989): 6392742Swollman# "Australia/Queensland" now observes daylight time (i.e. from 6402742Swollman# October 1989). 6412742Swollman 6422742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 6432742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6442742Swollman# ...Queensland...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 6452742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 6462742Swollman 6472742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 6, 1991): 6482742Swollman# I can certainly confirm for my part that Daylight Saving in NSW did in fact 6492742Swollman# end on Sunday, 3 March. I don't know at what hour, though. (It surprised 6502742Swollman# me.) 6512742Swollman 6522742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 8, 1992): 6532742Swollman# ...there was recently a referendum in Queensland which resulted 6542742Swollman# in the experimental daylight saving system being abandoned. So, ... 6552742Swollman# ... 6562742Swollman# Rule QLD 1989 1991 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6572742Swollman# Rule QLD 1990 1992 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 6582742Swollman# ... 6592742Swollman 6602742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 6612742Swollman# The chosen rules the union of the 1971/1972 change and the 1989-1992 changes. 6622742Swollman 6639908Swollman# South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria 6642742Swollman 6652742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 6662742Swollman# The rules from version 7.1 follow. 6672742Swollman# There are lots of differences between these rules and 6682742Swollman# the Shepherd et al. rules. Since the Shepherd et al. rules 6692742Swollman# and Bradley White's newspaper article are in agreement on 6702742Swollman# current DST ending dates, no worries. 6712742Swollman# 6722742Swollman# Rule Oz 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 6732742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 max - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 6742742Swollman# Rule Oz 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 6752742Swollman# Rule Oz 1973 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 6762742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 max - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 6772742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 Oz EST 6782742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 Oz CST 6792742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 Oz EST 1985 Oct lastSun 2:00 6802742Swollman# 10:00 1:00 EST 1986 Mar Sun<=21 3:00 6812742Swollman# 10:00 Oz EST 6822742Swollman 6832742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6842742Swollman# I believe that the current start date for DST is "lastSun" in Oct... 6852742Swollman# that changed Oct 89. That is, we're back to the 6862742Swollman# original rule, and that rule currently applies in all the states 6872742Swollman# that have dst, incl Qld. (Certainly it was true in Vic). 6882742Swollman# The file I'm including says that happened in 1988, I think 6892742Swollman# that's incorrect, but I'm not 100% certain. 6902742Swollman 6919908Swollman# South Australia 6922742Swollman 6932742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 6942742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6952742Swollman# ...South Australia...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 6962742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 6972742Swollman 6982742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6992742Swollman# # The state of SOUTH AUSTRALIA....[ Courtesy of S.A. Dept of Labour ] 7002742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 7012742Swollman# ... 7022742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 AS %sST 7032742Swollman# ... 7042742Swollman# Rule AS 1971 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7052742Swollman# Rule AS 1972 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 7062742Swollman# Rule AS 1986 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 C 7072742Swollman# Rule AS 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 7082742Swollman 7092742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 11, 1992): 7102742Swollman# Recent correspondence with a friend in Adelaide 7112742Swollman# contained the following exchange: "Due to the Adelaide Festival, 7122742Swollman# South Australia delays setting back our clocks for a few weeks." 7132742Swollman 7142742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 13, 1992): 7152742Swollman# I heard that apparently (or at least, it appears that) 7162742Swollman# South Aus will have an extra 3 weeks daylight saving every even 7172742Swollman# numbered year (from 1990). That's when the Adelaide Festival 7182742Swollman# is on... 7192742Swollman 7202742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 16, 1992, 00:57:07 +1000): 7212742Swollman# DST didn't end in Adelaide today (yesterday).... 7222742Swollman# But whether it's "4th Sunday" or "2nd last Sunday" I have no idea whatever... 7232742Swollman# (it's just as likely to be "the Sunday we pick for this year"...). 7242742Swollman 7252742Swollman# From Bradley White (April 11, 1994): 7262742Swollman# If Sun, 15 March, 1992 was at +1030 as kre asserts, but yet Sun, 20 March, 7272742Swollman# 1994 was at +0930 as John Connolly's customer seems to assert, then I can 7282742Swollman# only conclude that the actual rule is more complicated.... 7292742Swollman 7309908Swollman# From John Warburton <jwarb@SACBH.com.au> (1994-10-07): 7319908Swollman# The new Daylight Savings dates for South Australia ... 7329908Swollman# was gazetted in the Government Hansard on Sep 26 1994.... 7339908Swollman# start on last Sunday in October and end in last sunday in March. 7342742Swollman 7359908Swollman# Tasmania 7369908Swollman 7372742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 7382742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 7392742Swollman# ...Tasmania will revert to Australian Eastern Standard Time on March 31... 7402742Swollman 7412742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 7422742Swollman# # The state of TASMANIA.. [Courtesy Tasmanian Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 7432742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 7442742Swollman# ... 7452742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 AT %sST 7462742Swollman# ... 7472742Swollman# Rule AT 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 7482742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 only - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 7492742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7502742Swollman# Rule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 3:00 0 E 7512742Swollman# Rule AT 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 7522742Swollman# Rule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7532742Swollman# Rule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 7542742Swollman# Rule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7552742Swollman# Rule AT 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 7562742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 7572742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00 1:00 D 7582742Swollman# Rule AT 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7592742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 7602742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 7612742Swollman 7622742Swollman# From Bill Hart via Alexander Dupuy and Guy Harris (October 10, 1991): 7632742Swollman# My state Government in there eagerness to get a few more bucks for the 7642742Swollman# tourist industry industry decided to change the daylight savings times 7652742Swollman# yet again (we now have almost 6 months per year)... 7662742Swollman# ... 7672742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 1990 - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 7682742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 - 7692742Swollman# ... 7702742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 7712742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Mar Sun<=31 3:00 0 - 7722742Swollman 7732742Swollman# From Bill Hart via Guy Harris (October 10, 1991): 7742742Swollman# Oh yes, the new daylight savings rules are uniquely tasmanian, we have 7752742Swollman# 6 weeks a year now when we are out of sync with the rest of Australia 7762742Swollman# (but nothing new about that). 7772742Swollman 7789908Swollman# Victoria 7792742Swollman 7802742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 7812742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 7822742Swollman# ...Victoria...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 7832742Swollman 7842742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 7852742Swollman# # The state of VICTORIA.. [ Courtesy of Vic. Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 7862742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 7872742Swollman# ... 7882742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 AV %sST 7892742Swollman# ... 7902742Swollman# Rule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7912742Swollman# Rule AV 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 7922742Swollman# Rule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7932742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 7942742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1987 - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 7952742Swollman# Rule AV 1988 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7962742Swollman# Rule AV 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7972742Swollman 7989908Swollman# New South Wales 7992742Swollman 8002742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson: 8012742Swollman# New South Wales and subjurisdictions have their own ideas of a fun time. 8022742Swollman# Based on law library research by John Mackin (john@basser.cs.su.oz), 8032742Swollman# who notes: 8042742Swollman# In Australia, time is not legislated federally, but rather by the 8052742Swollman# individual states. Thus, while such terms as ``Eastern Standard Time'' 8062742Swollman# [I mean, of course, Australian EST, not any other kind] are in common 8072742Swollman# use, _they have NO REAL MEANING_, as they are not defined in the 8082742Swollman# legislation. This is very important to understand. 8092742Swollman# I have researched New South Wales time only... 8102742Swollman 8112742Swollman# From Dave Davey (March 3, 1990): 8122742Swollman# Rule NSW 1988 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 8132742Swollman# Rule NSW 1989 only - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 8142742Swollman 8152742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 8162742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 8172742Swollman# NSW...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 8182742Swollman 8192742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 8202742Swollman# # The state of NEW SOUTH WALES.. [confirmed by Attorney General's Dept N.S.W] 8212742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 8222742Swollman# ... 8232742Swollman# Rule AN 1988 1989 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 E 8242742Swollman# ... 8252742Swollman 8262742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 9, 1991) 8272742Swollman# I have confirmed the accuracy of the historical data for NSW in the 8282742Swollman# file Robert forwarded 8292742Swollman 8302742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 8312742Swollman# Sources differ on whether DST ended March 6 or March 20 in 1988; 8322742Swollman# March 20 (the "confirmed" date) is in the chosen rules. 8332742Swollman 83414343Swollman# From Bradley White (1995-05-20): 83514343Swollman# Prem Bob Carr announced NSW will fall into line with other E states 83614343Swollman# and SA and continue daylight savings to the last Sun in Mar. 83714343Swollman 8389908Swollman# Yancowinna 8392742Swollman 8402742Swollman# From John Basser (January 4, 1989): 8412742Swollman# `Broken Hill' means the County of Yancowinna. 8422742Swollman 8432742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 8442742Swollman# # YANCOWINNA.. [ Confirmation courtesy of Broken Hill Postmaster ] 8452742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 8462742Swollman# ... 8472742Swollman# # Yancowinna uses Central Standard Time, despite it's location on the 8482742Swollman# # New South Wales side of the S.A. border. Most business and social dealings 8492742Swollman# # are with CST zones, therefore CST is legislated by local government 8502742Swollman# # although the switch to Summer Time occurs in line with N.S.W. There have 8512742Swollman# # been years when this did not apply, but the historical data is not 8522742Swollman# # presently available. 8532742Swollman# Zone Australia/Yancowinna 9:30 AY %sST 8542742Swollman# ... 8552742Swollman# Rule AY 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 8562742Swollman# Rule AY 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 C 8572742Swollman# [followed by other Rules] 8582742Swollman 8599908Swollman# Lord Howe Island 8602742Swollman 8612742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 8622742Swollman# LHI... [ Courtesy of Pauline Van Winsen.. pauline@Aus ] 8632742Swollman# [ Dec 1990 ] 8642742Swollman# Lord Howe Island is located off the New South Wales coast, and is half an 8652742Swollman# hour ahead of NSW time. 8662742Swollman 86714343Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1995-12-19): 86814343Swollman# For Lord Howe we use Shanks through its time of publication (1991). 86914343Swollman# Lord Howe is part of NSW, so we'll guess it has used the same transition 87014343Swollman# times as NSW since 1991, even though Shanks writes that Lord Howe went 87114343Swollman# with Victoria when NSW and Victoria disagreed in 1982. 87214343Swollman 8732742Swollman############################################################################### 8742742Swollman 8752742Swollman# New Zealand, from Elz' asia 1.1 8762742Swollman# Elz says "no guarantees" 8772742Swollman 8782742Swollman# From Mark Davies (October 3, 1990): 8792742Swollman# the 1989/90 year was a trial of an extended "daylight saving" period. 8802742Swollman# This trial was deemed successful and the extended period adopted for 8812742Swollman# subsequent years (with the addition of a further week at the start). 8822742Swollman# source -- phone call to Ministry of Internal Affairs Head Office. 8832742Swollman 8842742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 8852742Swollman# # The Country of New Zealand (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that! 8862742Swollman# # or is Australia the west island of N.Z. 8872742Swollman# # [ courtesy of Geoff Tribble.. Geofft@Aus.. Auckland N.Z. ] 8882742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 8892742Swollman# ... 8902742Swollman# Rule NZ 1974 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 8912742Swollman# Rule NZ 1989 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 8922742Swollman# Rule NZ 1975 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 8932742Swollman# Rule NZ 1990 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 S 8942742Swollman# ... 8952742Swollman# Zone NZ 12:00 NZ NZ%sT # New Zealand 8962742Swollman# Zone NZ-CHAT 12:45 - NZ-CHAT # Chatham Island 8972742Swollman 8982742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 8992742Swollman# The chosen rules use the Davies October 8 values for the start of DST in 1989 9002742Swollman# rather than the October 1 value. 9012742Swollman 90214343Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1995-12-19); 90314343Swollman# Shanks reports 2:00 for all autumn changes in Australia and New Zealand. 90414343Swollman# Robert Uzgalis <buz@cs.aukuni.ac.nz> writes that the New Zealand Daylight 90514343Swollman# Savings Time Order in Council dated 1990-06-18 specifies 2:00 standard 90614343Swollman# time on both the first Sunday in October and the third Sunday in March. 90714343Swollman# As with Australia, we'll assume the tradition is 2:00s, not 2:00. 90814343Swollman# 90914343Swollman# Shanks gives no data for Chatham, but usno1995 says it's +12:45/+13:45. 91014343Swollman# Guess NZ switchover rules for now. 91114343Swollman 9122742Swollman############################################################################### 9132742Swollman 9142742Swollman# Fiji 9152742Swollman 9162742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) that in 1879 the British governor of Fiji 9172742Swollman# enacted an ordinance standardizing the islands on +12:00. 9182742Swollman# Perhaps it didn't take. We go with Shanks's more precise date in 1915. 9192742Swollman 92014343Swollman# Johnston 92114343Swollman 92214343Swollman# Johnston data is from usno1995. 92314343Swollman 9242742Swollman# Kwajalein 9252742Swollman 9262742Swollman# In comp.risks 14.87 (26 August 1993), Peter Neumann writes: 9272742Swollman# I wonder what happened in Kwajalein, where there was NO Friday, 9282742Swollman# August 20, 1993. Thursday night at midnight Kwajalein switched sides with 9292742Swollman# respect to the International Date Line, to rejoin its fellow islands, 9302742Swollman# going from 11:59 p.m. Thursday to 12:00 m. Saturday in a blink. 9312742Swollman 93214343Swollman# N Mariana Is, Guam 9332742Swollman 9342742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) ``The Spaniards, on the other hand, reached the 9352742Swollman# Philippines and the Ladrones from America,'' and implies that the Ladrones 9362742Swollman# (now called the Marianas) kept American date for quite some time. 9372742Swollman# Ignore this for now, as we have no hard data. See also Asia/Manila. 93814343Swollman 93914343Swollman# Samoa 94014343Swollman 94114343Swollman# Howse writes that in 1879 the King of Samoa decided to change 94214343Swollman# ``the date in his kingdom from the Antipodean to the American system, 94314343Swollman# ordaining -- by a masterpiece of diplomatic flattery -- that 94414343Swollman# the Fourth of July should be celebrated twice in that year.'' 945