australasia revision 8029
12742Swollman# @(#)australasia 7.20 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] 242742SwollmanZone Australia/Darwin 8:43:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 252742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 262742Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 278029Swollman 288029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Darwin Australia Northern Territory 298029Swollman 302742SwollmanZone Australia/Perth 7:43:24 - LMT 1895 Dec 312742Swollman 8:00 - WST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 322742Swollman 8:00 Aus WST 1974 Oct lastSun 2:00 332742Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1975 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 342742Swollman 8:00 - WST 1983 Oct lastSun 2:00 352742Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1984 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 362742Swollman 8:00 - WST 1991 Nov 17 2:00 372742Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1992 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 382742Swollman 8:00 - WST 398029Swollman 408029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Perth Australia Western_Australia 418029Swollman 422742SwollmanZone Australia/Brisbane 10:12:08 - LMT 1895 432742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 442742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00 452742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1972 Feb lastSun 3:00 462742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1989 Oct lastSun 2:00 472742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1990 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 482742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1990 Oct lastSun 2:00 492742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1991 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 502742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1991 Oct lastSun 2:00 512742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1992 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 522742Swollman 10:00 - EST 532742Swollman 548029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Brisbane Australia Queensland 558029Swollman 562742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 572742SwollmanRule AS 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 582742SwollmanRule AS 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 592742SwollmanRule AS 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 602742SwollmanRule AS 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 612742SwollmanRule AS 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 622742SwollmanRule AS 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 632742SwollmanRule AS 1990 max even Mar Sun>=18 3:00 0 - 642742SwollmanRule AS 1990 max odd Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 652742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 662742SwollmanZone Australia/Adelaide 9:14:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 672742Swollman 9:00 - CST 1899 May 682742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 692742Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00 702742Swollman 9:30 AS CST 712742Swollman 728029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Adelaide Australia South Australia 738029Swollman 742742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 752742SwollmanRule AT 1967 only - Oct 1 2:00 1:00 - 762742SwollmanRule AT 1968 only - Mar 31 3:00 0 - 772742SwollmanRule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 782742SwollmanRule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 3:00 0 - 792742SwollmanRule AT 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 802742SwollmanRule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 812742SwollmanRule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 - 822742SwollmanRule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 832742SwollmanRule AT 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 842742SwollmanRule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 852742SwollmanRule AT 1987 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 862742SwollmanRule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 - 872742SwollmanRule AT 1991 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 - 882742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 892742SwollmanZone Australia/Hobart 9:49:16 - LMT 1895 Sep 902742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 912742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1967 Oct 1 2:00 922742Swollman 10:00 AT EST 932742Swollman 948029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Hobart Australia Tasmania 958029Swollman 962742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 972742SwollmanRule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 982742SwollmanRule AV 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 992742SwollmanRule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1002742SwollmanRule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 1012742SwollmanRule AV 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 1022742SwollmanRule AV 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 1032742SwollmanRule AV 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1042742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1052742SwollmanZone Australia/Melbourne 9:39:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1062742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 1072742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00 1082742Swollman 10:00 AV EST 1092742Swollman 1108029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Melbourne Australia Victoria 1118029Swollman 1122742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1132742SwollmanRule AN 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 1142742SwollmanRule AN 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 1152742SwollmanRule AN 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1162742SwollmanRule AN 1982 only - Apr 4 3:00 0 - 1172742SwollmanRule AN 1983 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1182742SwollmanRule AN 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 1192742SwollmanRule AN 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 1202742SwollmanRule AN 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 1212742SwollmanRule AN 1990 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1222742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1232742SwollmanZone Australia/Sydney 10:04:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1242742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 1252742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00 1262742Swollman 10:00 AN EST 1278029Swollman 1288029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Sydney Australia New South Wales 1298029Swollman 1302742SwollmanZone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 - LMT 1895 Feb 1312742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1896 Aug 23 1322742Swollman 9:00 - CST 1899 May 1332742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 1342742Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct 31 2:00 1352742Swollman 9:30 AN CST 1368029Swollman 1378029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Broken_Hill Australia County of Yancowinna, NSW 1388029Swollman 1392742SwollmanZone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 1402742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1981 Mar 1412742Swollman 10:30 AN LHST 1428029Swollman 1438029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Lord_Howe Australia Lord Howe Island 1448029Swollman 1452742SwollmanZone Indian/Christmas 7:02:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1462742Swollman 7:00 - JVT 1472742Swollman 1488029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Indian Christmas Australia Christmas Island 1498029Swollman 1502742Swollman# 1512742Swollman# Ashmore Is, Cartier 1522742Swollman# no information; probably like Australia/Perth 1532742Swollman# 1542742Swollman# Macquarie, Manihiki, Penrhyn, Rakehanga 1552742Swollman# no information 1562742Swollman 1572742Swollman 1582742Swollman# Belau 1592742SwollmanZone Pacific/Belau 8:58:00 - LMT 1901 1602742Swollman 9:00 - BLT 1612742Swollman 1628029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Belau Rep_of_Palau All points 1638029Swollman 1642742Swollman# Cook Is 1652742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1662742SwollmanRule Cook 1978 only - Nov 12 0:00 0:30 HD 1672742SwollmanRule Cook 1979 max - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 H 1682742SwollmanRule Cook 1979 max - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HD 1692742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1702742SwollmanZone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 - LMT 1901 # Avarua 1712742Swollman -10:30 - CIST 1978 Nov 12 # Cook Is ST 1722742Swollman -10:00 Cook T%sT 1732742Swollman 1748029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Rarotonga Cook_Island All points 1758029Swollman 1762742Swollman# Cocos 1772742Swollman# From USNO (1989): 1782742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1792742SwollmanZone Pacific/Cocos 6:30 - CCT 1802742Swollman 1818029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Cocos Cocos_Island All points 1828029Swollman 1832742Swollman# Fiji 1842742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1852742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fiji 11:53:40 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva 1862742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 1872742Swollman 1888029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Fiji Fiji All points 1898029Swollman 1902742Swollman# French Polynesia 1912742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1922742SwollmanZone Pacific/Gambier -8:59:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Rikitea 1932742Swollman -9:00 - GBT 1942742SwollmanZone Pacific/Marquesas -9:18:00 - LMT 1912 Oct 1952742Swollman -9:30 - MQT 1962742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tahiti -9:58:16 - LMT 1912 Oct # Papeete 1972742Swollman -10:00 - THT 1982742Swollman 1998029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Gambier France Gambier 2008029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Marquesas France Marquesas 2018029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tahiti France Tahiti 2028029Swollman 2032742Swollman# Guam 2042742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2052742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guam 9:39:00 - LMT 1901 # Agana 2062742Swollman 10:00 - GST 2072742Swollman 2088029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Guam United_States Guam 2098029Swollman 2102742Swollman# Howland, Baker 2112742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Samoa 2122742Swollman 2132742Swollman# Jarvis 2142742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Kiritimati 2152742Swollman 2162742Swollman# Johnston 2172742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Honolulu 2182742Swollman 2192742Swollman# Kiribati 2202742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2212742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tarawa 11:32:04 - LMT 1901 # Bairiki 2222742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 2232742SwollmanZone Pacific/Enderbury -11:24:20 - LMT 1901 2242742Swollman -12:00 - KJT 1979 Oct 2252742Swollman -11:00 - SST 2262742SwollmanZone Pacific/Kiritimati -10:29:20 - LMT 1901 2272742Swollman -10:40 - LIT 1979 Oct # Line Is Time 2282742Swollman -10:00 - THT 2292742Swollman 2308029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tarawa Kiribati Tarawa 2318029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Enderbury Kiribati Enderbury 2328029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kiritimati Kiribati Kiritimati 2338029Swollman 2342742Swollman# Nauru 2352742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2362742SwollmanZone Pacific/Nauru 11:07:40 - LMT 1921 Jan 15 # Uaobe 2372742Swollman 11:30 - NST 1942 Mar 15 2382742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1944 Aug 15 2392742Swollman 11:30 - NST 1979 May 2402742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 2412742Swollman 2428029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Nauru Nauru All points 2438029Swollman 2442742Swollman# New Caledonia 2452742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2462742SwollmanRule NC 1912 only - Jan 13 0:00 0 S 2472742SwollmanRule NC 1977 1978 - Dec Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D 2482742SwollmanRule NC 1978 1979 - Feb 27 0:00 0 S 2492742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2502742SwollmanZone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 2512742Swollman 11:00 NC NC%sT 2522742Swollman 2538029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Noumea New_Caledonia All points 2542742Swollman 2552742Swollman############################################################################### 2562742Swollman 2572742Swollman# New Zealand 2582742Swollman 2592742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2602742SwollmanRule NZ 1868 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 2612742Swollman# Shanks gives 1927 Nov 6 - 1928 Mar 4, 1928 Oct 14 - 1929 Mar 17, 2622742Swollman# 1929 Oct 13 - 1930 Mar 16; go with Whitman. 2632742SwollmanRule NZ 1927 only - Nov 26 2:00 1:00 D 2642742SwollmanRule NZ 1928 1929 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 S 2652742SwollmanRule NZ 1928 only - Nov 4 2:00 1:00 D 2662742SwollmanRule NZ 1929 only - Oct 30 2:00 1:00 D 2672742SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 S 2682742SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Oct Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D 2692742Swollman# Shanks says DST stopped 1940 Sep lastSun; go with Whitman for war years. 2702742SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1944 - Apr lastSun 2:00 0 S 2712742SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1944 - Sep lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 2722742SwollmanRule NZ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00 1:00 D 2732742SwollmanRule NZ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 2742742SwollmanRule NZ 1989 only - Oct 8 2:00 1:00 D 2752742SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 2762742SwollmanRule NZ 1975 only - Feb 23 3:00 0 S 2772742SwollmanRule NZ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 2782742SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 S 2792742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2802742SwollmanZone Pacific/Auckland 11:39:04 - LMT 1868 2812742Swollman # Shanks gives 1940 Sep 29 2:00; 2822742Swollman # go with Whitman. 2832742Swollman 11:30 NZ NZ%sT 1945 Apr 29 2:00 2842742Swollman 12:00 NZ NZ%sT 2852742SwollmanZone Pacific/Chatham 12:45 - NZ-CHAT 2862742Swollman 2872742Swollman 2888029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Auckland New_Zealand All points except: 2898029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Chatham New_Zealand Chatham 2908029Swollman 2912742Swollman# Antipodes Is, Kermadec Is 2922742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Auckland 2932742Swollman 2942742Swollman############################################################################### 2952742Swollman 2962742Swollman 2972742Swollman# Niue 2982742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2992742SwollmanZone Pacific/Niue -11:19:40 - LMT 1901 # Alofi 3002742Swollman -11:20 - NIT 1951 # Niue I Time 3012742Swollman -11:30 - NIT 1978 Oct 1 3022742Swollman -11:00 - SST 3032742Swollman 3048029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Niue Niue All points 3058029Swollman 3062742Swollman# Norfolk 3072742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3082742SwollmanZone Pacific/Norfolk 11:11:52 - LMT 1901 # Kingston 3092742Swollman 11:12 - NMT 1951 3102742Swollman 11:30 - NST 3112742Swollman 3128029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Norfolk Norfolk_Islands All points 3138029Swollman 3142742Swollman# Pacific Islands Trust Territories 3152742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3162742SwollmanZone Pacific/Majuro 11:24:48 - LMT 1901 3172742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 1969 Oct 3182742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 3192742SwollmanZone Pacific/Kwajalein 11:09:20 - LMT 1901 3202742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 1969 Oct 3212742Swollman -12:00 - KJT 1993 Aug 20 3222742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 3232742SwollmanZone Pacific/Truk 10:07:08 - LMT 1901 3242742Swollman 10:00 - GST 1978 Oct 3252742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 3262742SwollmanZone Pacific/Ponape 10:33:00 - LMT 1901 3272742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 3282742SwollmanZone Pacific/Yap 9:12:24 - LMT 1901 3292742Swollman 9:00 - BLT 1969 Oct 3302742Swollman 10:00 - GST 3312742Swollman 3328029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Truk Fed_States_of_Micronesia Truk state 3338029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Ponape Fed_States_of_Micronesia Pohnpei state 3348029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Yap Fed_States_of_Micronesia Yap state 3358029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Majuro Marshall_Islands Majuro 3368029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kwajalein Marshall_Islands Kwajalein 3378029Swollman 3382742Swollman# Palmyra 3392742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Kiritmati 3402742Swollman 3412742Swollman# Papua New Guinea 3422742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3432742SwollmanZone Pacific/Port_Moresby 9:48:40 - LMT 1880 3442742Swollman 9:49 - PMMT 1895 3452742Swollman 10:00 - EST 3462742Swollman 3478029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Port_Moresby Papua_New_Guinea All points 3488029Swollman 3492742Swollman# Pitcairn 3502742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3512742SwollmanZone Pacific/Pitcairn -8:40:20 - LMT 1901 # Adamstown 3522742Swollman -8:30 - PIT 3532742Swollman 3548029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Pitcairn Pitcairn_Island All points 3558029Swollman 3562742Swollman# Solomon Is 3572742Swollman# excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea 3582742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3592742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Honiara 3602742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 3612742Swollman 3628029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Guadalcanal Solomon_Islands All points except: 3638029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Port_Moresby Solomon_Islands Bougainville 3648029Swollman 3652742Swollman# Tokelau Is 3662742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3672742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 - LMT 1901 3682742Swollman -10:00 - THT 3692742Swollman 3708029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Fakaofo Tokelau_Island All points 3718029Swollman 3722742Swollman# Tonga 3732742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3742742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tongatapu 12:19:20 - LMT 1901 3752742Swollman 12:20 - TMT 1968 Oct 3762742Swollman 13:00 - TGT 3772742Swollman 3788029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tongatapu Tonga All points 3798029Swollman 3802742Swollman# Tuvalu 3812742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3822742SwollmanZone Pacific/Funafuti 11:56:52 - LMT 1901 3832742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 3842742Swollman 3858029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Funafuti Tuvalu All points 3868029Swollman 3872742Swollman# Vanuatu 3882742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3892742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1912 only - Jan 13 0:00 0 S 3902742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1983 only - Sep 25 0:00 1:00 D 3912742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 max - Mar Sun>=23 0:00 0 S 3922742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 only - Oct 23 0:00 1:00 D 3932742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1985 max - Sep Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 D 3942742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3952742SwollmanZone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila 3962742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 3972742Swollman 3988029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Efate Vanuatu All points 3998029Swollman 4002742Swollman# Wake 4012742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4022742SwollmanZone Pacific/Wake 11:06:28 - LMT 1901 4032742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 4042742Swollman 4058029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Wake United_States Wake Island 4068029Swollman 4072742Swollman# Wallis and Futuna 4082742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4092742SwollmanZone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 4102742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 4112742Swollman 4128029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Wallis France Wallis and Futuna 4138029Swollman 4142742Swollman# Western Samoa 4152742Swollman# See Pacific/Samoa in the `northamerica' file, of all places. 4162742Swollman 4172742Swollman############################################################################### 4182742Swollman 4192742Swollman# NOTES 4202742Swollman 4212742Swollman# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 4222742Swollman# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 4232742Swollman# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). 4242742Swollman 4252742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (August 18, 1994): 4262742Swollman# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is 4272742Swollman# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), 4282742Swollman# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991). 4292742Swollman# Except where noted, it is the source for the data above. 4302742Swollman# 4312742Swollman# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 4322742Swollman# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 4332742Swollman# I found in the UCLA library. 4342742Swollman# 4352742Swollman# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is 4362742Swollman# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude, 4372742Swollman# Oxford University Press (1980). 4382742Swollman# 4392742Swollman# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; 4402742Swollman# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. 4412742Swollman# Corrections are welcome! 4422742Swollman# std dst 4432742Swollman# LMT Local Mean Time 4442742Swollman# 6:30 CCT Cocos* 4452742Swollman# 7:00 JVT Java* 4462742Swollman# 8:00 WST WST Western Australia 4472742Swollman# 9:00 BLT Belau* 4482742Swollman# 9:00 JST Japan 4492742Swollman# 9:30 CST CST Central Australia 4502742Swollman# 10:00 EST EST Eastern Australia 4512742Swollman# 10:00 GST Guam* 4522742Swollman# 10:30 LHST LHST Lord Howe* 4532742Swollman# 11:00 NCST NCDT New Caledonia* 4542742Swollman# 11:30 NRT Norfolk* 4552742Swollman# 12:00 NZST NZDT New Zealand 4562742Swollman# 12:45 NZ-CHAT Chatham 4572742Swollman# 13:00 TGT Tongatapu* 4582742Swollman# -12:00 KJT Kwajalein (no longer used)* 4592742Swollman# -11:00 SST Samoa 4602742Swollman# -10:40 LIT Line Is (no longer used)* 4612742Swollman# -10:00 THT Tahiti* 4622742Swollman# - 9:30 MQT Marquesas* 4632742Swollman# - 9:00 GBT Gambier* 4642742Swollman# - 8:30 PIT Pitcairn* 4652742Swollman# 4662742Swollman# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions. 4672742Swollman 4682742Swollman############################################################################### 4692742Swollman 4702742Swollman# Australia 4712742Swollman 4722742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 6, 1991): 4732742Swollman# We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. 4742742Swollman# It is called `summer' time. Now by a happy coincidence, `summer' 4752742Swollman# and `standard' happen to start with the same letter; hence, the 4762742Swollman# abbreviation does _not_ change... 4772742Swollman# The legislation does not actually define abbreviations, at least 4782742Swollman# in this State, but the abbreviation is just commonly taken to be the 4792742Swollman# initials of the phrase, and the legislation here uniformly uses 4802742Swollman# the phrase `summer time' and does not use the phrase `daylight 4812742Swollman# time'. 4822742Swollman# Announcers on the Commonwealth radio network, the ABC (for Australian 4832742Swollman# Broadcasting Commission), use the phrases `Eastern Standard Time' 4842742Swollman# or `Eastern Summer Time'. (Note, though, that as I say in the 4852742Swollman# current australasia file, there is really no such thing.) Announcers 4862742Swollman# on its overseas service, Radio Australia, use the same phrases 4872742Swollman# prefixed by the word `Australian' when referring to local times; 4882742Swollman# time announcements on that service, naturally enough, are made in UTC. 4892742Swollman 4902742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8 1992): 4912742Swollman# Given the above, what's chosen for year-round use is: 4922742Swollman# CST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 9:30 4932742Swollman# WST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 8:00 4942742Swollman# EST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 10:00 4952742Swollman 4962742Swollman# Australia/North 4972742Swollman 4982742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 4992742Swollman# # The NORTHERN TERRITORY.. [ Courtesy N.T. Dept of the Chief Minister ] 5002742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5012742Swollman# # N.T. have never utilised any DST due to sub-tropical/tropical location. 5022742Swollman# ... 5032742Swollman# Zone Australia/North 9:30 - CST 5042742Swollman 5052742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 5062742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5072742Swollman# the Northern Territory do[es] not have daylight saving. 5082742Swollman 5092742Swollman# Australia/West 5102742Swollman 5112742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 5122742Swollman# # The state of WESTERN AUSTRALIA.. [ Courtesy W.A. dept Premier+Cabinet ] 5132742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5142742Swollman# # W.A. suffers from a great deal of public and political opposition to 5152742Swollman# # DST in principle. A bill is brought before parliament in most years, but 5162742Swollman# # usually defeated either in the upper house, or in party caucus 5172742Swollman# # before reaching parliament. 5182742Swollman# ... 5192742Swollman# Zone Australia/West 8:00 AW %sST 5202742Swollman# ... 5212742Swollman# Rule AW 1974 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5222742Swollman# Rule AW 1975 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 5232742Swollman# Rule AW 1983 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5242742Swollman# Rule AW 1984 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 5252742Swollman 5262742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 5272742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5282742Swollman# Western Australia...do[es] not have daylight saving. 5292742Swollman 5302742Swollman# From John D. Newman via Bradley White (November 2, 1991): 5312742Swollman# Western Australia is still on "winter time". Some DH in Sydney 5322742Swollman# rang me at home a few days ago at 6.00am. (He had just arrived at 5332742Swollman# work at 9.00am.) 5342742Swollman# W.A. is switching to Summer Time on Nov 17th just to confuse 5352742Swollman# everybody again. 5362742Swollman 5372742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 5382742Swollman# The 1992 ending date used in the rules is a best guess; 5392742Swollman# it matches what was used in the past. 5402742Swollman 5412742Swollman# Australia/Queensland 5422742Swollman 5432742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 5442742Swollman# # The state of QUEENSLAND.. [ Courtesy Qld. Dept Premier Econ&Trade Devel ] 5452742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 5462742Swollman# ... 5472742Swollman# Zone Australia/Queensland 10:00 AQ %sST 5482742Swollman# ... 5492742Swollman# Rule AQ 1971 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5502742Swollman# Rule AQ 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 5512742Swollman# Rule AQ 1989 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5522742Swollman# Rule AQ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 5532742Swollman 5542742Swollman# From Bradley White (December 24, 1989): 5552742Swollman# "Australia/Queensland" now observes daylight time (i.e. from 5562742Swollman# October 1989). 5572742Swollman 5582742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 5592742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5602742Swollman# ...Queensland...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 5612742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 5622742Swollman 5632742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 6, 1991): 5642742Swollman# I can certainly confirm for my part that Daylight Saving in NSW did in fact 5652742Swollman# end on Sunday, 3 March. I don't know at what hour, though. (It surprised 5662742Swollman# me.) 5672742Swollman 5682742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 8, 1992): 5692742Swollman# ...there was recently a referendum in Queensland which resulted 5702742Swollman# in the experimental daylight saving system being abandoned. So, ... 5712742Swollman# ... 5722742Swollman# Rule QLD 1989 1991 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5732742Swollman# Rule QLD 1990 1992 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 5742742Swollman# ... 5752742Swollman 5762742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 5772742Swollman# The chosen rules the union of the 1971/1972 change and the 1989-1992 changes. 5782742Swollman 5792742Swollman# Australia/Tasmania, Australia/South, and Australia/Victoria 5802742Swollman 5812742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 5822742Swollman# The rules from version 7.1 follow. 5832742Swollman# There are lots of differences between these rules and 5842742Swollman# the Shepherd et al. rules. Since the Shepherd et al. rules 5852742Swollman# and Bradley White's newspaper article are in agreement on 5862742Swollman# current DST ending dates, no worries. 5872742Swollman# 5882742Swollman# Rule Oz 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 5892742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 max - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 5902742Swollman# Rule Oz 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 5912742Swollman# Rule Oz 1973 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 5922742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 max - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 5932742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 Oz EST 5942742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 Oz CST 5952742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 Oz EST 1985 Oct lastSun 2:00 5962742Swollman# 10:00 1:00 EST 1986 Mar Sun<=21 3:00 5972742Swollman# 10:00 Oz EST 5982742Swollman 5992742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6002742Swollman# I believe that the current start date for DST is "lastSun" in Oct... 6012742Swollman# that changed Oct 89. That is, we're back to the 6022742Swollman# original rule, and that rule currently applies in all the states 6032742Swollman# that have dst, incl Qld. (Certainly it was true in Vic). 6042742Swollman# The file I'm including says that happened in 1988, I think 6052742Swollman# that's incorrect, but I'm not 100% certain. 6062742Swollman 6072742Swollman# Australia/South 6082742Swollman 6092742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 6102742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6112742Swollman# ...South Australia...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 6122742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 6132742Swollman 6142742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6152742Swollman# # The state of SOUTH AUSTRALIA....[ Courtesy of S.A. Dept of Labour ] 6162742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 6172742Swollman# ... 6182742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 AS %sST 6192742Swollman# ... 6202742Swollman# Rule AS 1971 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6212742Swollman# Rule AS 1972 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 6222742Swollman# Rule AS 1986 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 C 6232742Swollman# Rule AS 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 6242742Swollman 6252742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 11, 1992): 6262742Swollman# Recent correspondence with a friend in Adelaide 6272742Swollman# contained the following exchange: "Due to the Adelaide Festival, 6282742Swollman# South Australia delays setting back our clocks for a few weeks." 6292742Swollman 6302742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 13, 1992): 6312742Swollman# I heard that apparently (or at least, it appears that) 6322742Swollman# South Aus will have an extra 3 weeks daylight saving every even 6332742Swollman# numbered year (from 1990). That's when the Adelaide Festival 6342742Swollman# is on... 6352742Swollman 6362742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 16, 1992, 00:57:07 +1000): 6372742Swollman# DST didn't end in Adelaide today (yesterday).... 6382742Swollman# But whether it's "4th Sunday" or "2nd last Sunday" I have no idea whatever... 6392742Swollman# (it's just as likely to be "the Sunday we pick for this year"...). 6402742Swollman 6412742Swollman# From Bradley White (April 11, 1994): 6422742Swollman# If Sun, 15 March, 1992 was at +1030 as kre asserts, but yet Sun, 20 March, 6432742Swollman# 1994 was at +0930 as John Connolly's customer seems to assert, then I can 6442742Swollman# only conclude that the actual rule is more complicated.... 6452742Swollman 6462742Swollman# Australia/Tasmania 6472742Swollman 6482742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 6492742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6502742Swollman# ...Tasmania will revert to Australian Eastern Standard Time on March 31... 6512742Swollman 6522742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6532742Swollman# # The state of TASMANIA.. [Courtesy Tasmanian Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 6542742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 6552742Swollman# ... 6562742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 AT %sST 6572742Swollman# ... 6582742Swollman# Rule AT 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 6592742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 only - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 6602742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6612742Swollman# Rule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 3:00 0 E 6622742Swollman# Rule AT 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 6632742Swollman# Rule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 6642742Swollman# Rule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 6652742Swollman# Rule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 6662742Swollman# Rule AT 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 6672742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 6682742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00 1:00 D 6692742Swollman# Rule AT 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6702742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 6712742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 6722742Swollman 6732742Swollman# From Bill Hart via Alexander Dupuy and Guy Harris (October 10, 1991): 6742742Swollman# My state Government in there eagerness to get a few more bucks for the 6752742Swollman# tourist industry industry decided to change the daylight savings times 6762742Swollman# yet again (we now have almost 6 months per year)... 6772742Swollman# ... 6782742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 1990 - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 6792742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 - 6802742Swollman# ... 6812742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 6822742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Mar Sun<=31 3:00 0 - 6832742Swollman 6842742Swollman# From Bill Hart via Guy Harris (October 10, 1991): 6852742Swollman# Oh yes, the new daylight savings rules are uniquely tasmanian, we have 6862742Swollman# 6 weeks a year now when we are out of sync with the rest of Australia 6872742Swollman# (but nothing new about that). 6882742Swollman 6892742Swollman# Australia/Victoria 6902742Swollman 6912742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 6922742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6932742Swollman# ...Victoria...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 6942742Swollman 6952742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6962742Swollman# # The state of VICTORIA.. [ Courtesy of Vic. Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 6972742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 6982742Swollman# ... 6992742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 AV %sST 7002742Swollman# ... 7012742Swollman# Rule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7022742Swollman# Rule AV 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 7032742Swollman# Rule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7042742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 7052742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1987 - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 7062742Swollman# Rule AV 1988 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7072742Swollman# Rule AV 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7082742Swollman 7092742Swollman# Australia/NSW 7102742Swollman 7112742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson: 7122742Swollman# New South Wales and subjurisdictions have their own ideas of a fun time. 7132742Swollman# Based on law library research by John Mackin (john@basser.cs.su.oz), 7142742Swollman# who notes: 7152742Swollman# In Australia, time is not legislated federally, but rather by the 7162742Swollman# individual states. Thus, while such terms as ``Eastern Standard Time'' 7172742Swollman# [I mean, of course, Australian EST, not any other kind] are in common 7182742Swollman# use, _they have NO REAL MEANING_, as they are not defined in the 7192742Swollman# legislation. This is very important to understand. 7202742Swollman# I have researched New South Wales time only... 7212742Swollman 7222742Swollman# From Dave Davey (March 3, 1990): 7232742Swollman# Rule NSW 1988 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 7242742Swollman# Rule NSW 1989 only - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 7252742Swollman 7262742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 7272742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 7282742Swollman# NSW...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 7292742Swollman 7302742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 7312742Swollman# # The state of NEW SOUTH WALES.. [confirmed by Attorney General's Dept N.S.W] 7322742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 7332742Swollman# ... 7342742Swollman# Rule AN 1988 1989 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 E 7352742Swollman# ... 7362742Swollman 7372742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 9, 1991) 7382742Swollman# I have confirmed the accuracy of the historical data for NSW in the 7392742Swollman# file Robert forwarded 7402742Swollman 7412742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 7422742Swollman# Sources differ on whether DST ended March 6 or March 20 in 1988; 7432742Swollman# March 20 (the "confirmed" date) is in the chosen rules. 7442742Swollman 7452742Swollman# Australia/Yancowinna 7462742Swollman 7472742Swollman# From John Basser (January 4, 1989): 7482742Swollman# `Broken Hill' means the County of Yancowinna. 7492742Swollman 7502742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 7512742Swollman# # YANCOWINNA.. [ Confirmation courtesy of Broken Hill Postmaster ] 7522742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 7532742Swollman# ... 7542742Swollman# # Yancowinna uses Central Standard Time, despite it's location on the 7552742Swollman# # New South Wales side of the S.A. border. Most business and social dealings 7562742Swollman# # are with CST zones, therefore CST is legislated by local government 7572742Swollman# # although the switch to Summer Time occurs in line with N.S.W. There have 7582742Swollman# # been years when this did not apply, but the historical data is not 7592742Swollman# # presently available. 7602742Swollman# Zone Australia/Yancowinna 9:30 AY %sST 7612742Swollman# ... 7622742Swollman# Rule AY 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7632742Swollman# Rule AY 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 C 7642742Swollman# [followed by other Rules] 7652742Swollman 7662742Swollman# Australia/LHI 7672742Swollman 7682742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 7692742Swollman# LHI... [ Courtesy of Pauline Van Winsen.. pauline@Aus ] 7702742Swollman# [ Dec 1990 ] 7712742Swollman# Lord Howe Island is located off the New South Wales coast, and is half an 7722742Swollman# hour ahead of NSW time. 7732742Swollman 7742742Swollman############################################################################### 7752742Swollman 7762742Swollman# New Zealand, from Elz' asia 1.1 7772742Swollman# Elz says "no guarantees" 7782742Swollman 7792742Swollman# From Mark Davies (October 3, 1990): 7802742Swollman# the 1989/90 year was a trial of an extended "daylight saving" period. 7812742Swollman# This trial was deemed successful and the extended period adopted for 7822742Swollman# subsequent years (with the addition of a further week at the start). 7832742Swollman# source -- phone call to Ministry of Internal Affairs Head Office. 7842742Swollman 7852742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 7862742Swollman# # The Country of New Zealand (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that! 7872742Swollman# # or is Australia the west island of N.Z. 7882742Swollman# # [ courtesy of Geoff Tribble.. Geofft@Aus.. Auckland N.Z. ] 7892742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 7902742Swollman# ... 7912742Swollman# Rule NZ 1974 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7922742Swollman# Rule NZ 1989 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 7932742Swollman# Rule NZ 1975 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 7942742Swollman# Rule NZ 1990 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 S 7952742Swollman# ... 7962742Swollman# Zone NZ 12:00 NZ NZ%sT # New Zealand 7972742Swollman# Zone NZ-CHAT 12:45 - NZ-CHAT # Chatham Island 7982742Swollman 7992742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 8002742Swollman# The chosen rules use the Davies October 8 values for the start of DST in 1989 8012742Swollman# rather than the October 1 value. 8022742Swollman 8032742Swollman############################################################################### 8042742Swollman 8052742Swollman# Fiji 8062742Swollman 8072742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) that in 1879 the British governor of Fiji 8082742Swollman# enacted an ordinance standardizing the islands on +12:00. 8092742Swollman# Perhaps it didn't take. We go with Shanks's more precise date in 1915. 8102742Swollman 8112742Swollman# Kwajalein 8122742Swollman 8132742Swollman# In comp.risks 14.87 (26 August 1993), Peter Neumann writes: 8142742Swollman# I wonder what happened in Kwajalein, where there was NO Friday, 8152742Swollman# August 20, 1993. Thursday night at midnight Kwajalein switched sides with 8162742Swollman# respect to the International Date Line, to rejoin its fellow islands, 8172742Swollman# going from 11:59 p.m. Thursday to 12:00 m. Saturday in a blink. 8182742Swollman 8192742Swollman# Pacific Islands Trust Territories 8202742Swollman 8212742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) ``The Spaniards, on the other hand, reached the 8222742Swollman# Philippines and the Ladrones from America,'' and implies that the Ladrones 8232742Swollman# (now called the Marianas) kept American date for quite some time. 8242742Swollman# Ignore this for now, as we have no hard data. See also Asia/Manila. 825