australasia revision 9985
19908Swollman# @(#)australasia 7.21 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 342742Swollman 8:00 Aus WST 1974 Oct lastSun 2:00 352742Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1975 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 362742Swollman 8:00 - WST 1983 Oct lastSun 2:00 372742Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1984 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 382742Swollman 8:00 - WST 1991 Nov 17 2:00 392742Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1992 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 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 472742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00 482742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1972 Feb lastSun 3:00 492742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1989 Oct lastSun 2:00 502742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1990 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 512742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1990 Oct lastSun 2:00 522742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1991 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 532742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1991 Oct lastSun 2:00 542742Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1992 Mar Sun>=1 3:00 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 612742SwollmanRule AS 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 622742SwollmanRule AS 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 632742SwollmanRule AS 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 642742SwollmanRule AS 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 652742SwollmanRule AS 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 662742SwollmanRule AS 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 679908SwollmanRule AS 1990 1994 even Mar Sun>=18 3:00 0 - 689908SwollmanRule AS 1990 1994 odd Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 699908SwollmanRule AS 1995 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 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 742742Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00 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 812742SwollmanRule AT 1967 only - Oct 1 2:00 1:00 - 822742SwollmanRule AT 1968 only - Mar 31 3:00 0 - 832742SwollmanRule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 842742SwollmanRule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 3:00 0 - 852742SwollmanRule AT 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 862742SwollmanRule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 872742SwollmanRule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 - 882742SwollmanRule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 892742SwollmanRule AT 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 902742SwollmanRule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 912742SwollmanRule AT 1987 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 922742SwollmanRule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 - 932742SwollmanRule AT 1991 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 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 972742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1967 Oct 1 2:00 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 1042742SwollmanRule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 1052742SwollmanRule AV 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 1062742SwollmanRule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1072742SwollmanRule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 1082742SwollmanRule AV 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 1092742SwollmanRule AV 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 1109908SwollmanRule AV 1991 1994 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1119908SwollmanRule AV 1995 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 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 1152742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00 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 1222742SwollmanRule AN 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 1232742SwollmanRule AN 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 1249908SwollmanRule AN 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1252742SwollmanRule AN 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 - 1262742SwollmanRule AN 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00 1:00 - 1272742SwollmanRule AN 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 1282742SwollmanRule AN 1990 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 1292742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1302742SwollmanZone Australia/Sydney 10:04:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1312742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 1322742Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00 1332742Swollman 10:00 AN EST 1348029Swollman 1358049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Sydney Australia_ New South Wales 1368029Swollman 1372742SwollmanZone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 - LMT 1895 Feb 1382742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1896 Aug 23 1392742Swollman 9:00 - CST 1899 May 1402742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 1412742Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct 31 2:00 1422742Swollman 9:30 AN CST 1438029Swollman 1448049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Broken_Hill Australia_ County of Yancowinna, NSW 1458029Swollman 1469908Swollman# Australian Capital Territory 1479908Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1489908SwollmanZone Australia/Canberra 9:56:32 - LMT 1895 Feb 1499908Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 1509908Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00 1519908Swollman 10:00 AN EST 1981 Oct 25 2:00 1529908Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1982 Apr 4 3:00 1539908Swollman 10:00 AN EST 1549908Swollman 1559908Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Canberra Australia_ Canberra 1569908Swollman 1579908Swollman# Australian miscellany 1589908Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1592742SwollmanZone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 1602742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1981 Mar 1612742Swollman 10:30 AN LHST 1628029Swollman 1638049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Australia Lord_Howe Australia_ Lord Howe Island 1648029Swollman 1652742SwollmanZone Indian/Christmas 7:02:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1662742Swollman 7:00 - JVT 1672742Swollman 1688049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Indian Christmas Australia_ Christmas Island 1698029Swollman 1702742Swollman# 1712742Swollman# Ashmore Is, Cartier 1722742Swollman# no information; probably like Australia/Perth 1732742Swollman# 1742742Swollman# Macquarie, Manihiki, Penrhyn, Rakehanga 1752742Swollman# no information 1762742Swollman 1772742Swollman 1782742Swollman# Cook Is 1792742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1802742SwollmanRule Cook 1978 only - Nov 12 0:00 0:30 HD 1812742SwollmanRule Cook 1979 max - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 H 1822742SwollmanRule Cook 1979 max - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HD 1832742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1842742SwollmanZone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 - LMT 1901 # Avarua 1852742Swollman -10:30 - CIST 1978 Nov 12 # Cook Is ST 1862742Swollman -10:00 Cook T%sT 1872742Swollman 1888029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Rarotonga Cook_Island All points 1898029Swollman 1902742Swollman# Cocos 1912742Swollman# From USNO (1989): 1922742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1939908SwollmanZone Indian/Cocos 6:30 - CCT 1942742Swollman 1959908Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Indian Cocos Cocos_Island All points 1968029Swollman 1972742Swollman# Fiji 1982742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1992742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fiji 11:53:40 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva 2002742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 2012742Swollman 2028029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Fiji Fiji All points 2038029Swollman 2042742Swollman# French Polynesia 2052742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2062742SwollmanZone Pacific/Gambier -8:59:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Rikitea 2072742Swollman -9:00 - GBT 2082742SwollmanZone Pacific/Marquesas -9:18:00 - LMT 1912 Oct 2092742Swollman -9:30 - MQT 2102742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tahiti -9:58:16 - LMT 1912 Oct # Papeete 2112742Swollman -10:00 - THT 2122742Swollman 2138029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Gambier France Gambier 2148029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Marquesas France Marquesas 2158029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tahiti France Tahiti 2168029Swollman 2172742Swollman# Guam 2182742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2192742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guam 9:39:00 - LMT 1901 # Agana 2202742Swollman 10:00 - GST 2212742Swollman 2228029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Guam United_States Guam 2238029Swollman 2242742Swollman# Howland, Baker 2252742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Samoa 2262742Swollman 2272742Swollman# Jarvis 2282742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Kiritimati 2292742Swollman 2302742Swollman# Johnston 2312742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Honolulu 2322742Swollman 2332742Swollman# Kiribati 2342742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2352742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tarawa 11:32:04 - LMT 1901 # Bairiki 2362742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 2372742SwollmanZone Pacific/Enderbury -11:24:20 - LMT 1901 2382742Swollman -12:00 - KJT 1979 Oct 2392742Swollman -11:00 - SST 2402742SwollmanZone Pacific/Kiritimati -10:29:20 - LMT 1901 2412742Swollman -10:40 - LIT 1979 Oct # Line Is Time 2422742Swollman -10:00 - THT 2432742Swollman 2448029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tarawa Kiribati Tarawa 2458029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Enderbury Kiribati Enderbury 2468029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kiritimati Kiribati Kiritimati 2478029Swollman 2482742Swollman# Nauru 2492742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2502742SwollmanZone Pacific/Nauru 11:07:40 - LMT 1921 Jan 15 # Uaobe 2512742Swollman 11:30 - NST 1942 Mar 15 2522742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1944 Aug 15 2532742Swollman 11:30 - NST 1979 May 2542742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 2552742Swollman 2568029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Nauru Nauru All points 2578029Swollman 2582742Swollman# New Caledonia 2592742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2602742SwollmanRule NC 1912 only - Jan 13 0:00 0 S 2612742SwollmanRule NC 1977 1978 - Dec Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D 2622742SwollmanRule NC 1978 1979 - Feb 27 0:00 0 S 2632742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2642742SwollmanZone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 2652742Swollman 11:00 NC NC%sT 2662742Swollman 2678029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Noumea New_Caledonia All points 2682742Swollman 2692742Swollman############################################################################### 2702742Swollman 2712742Swollman# New Zealand 2722742Swollman 2732742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2742742SwollmanRule NZ 1868 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 2752742Swollman# Shanks gives 1927 Nov 6 - 1928 Mar 4, 1928 Oct 14 - 1929 Mar 17, 2762742Swollman# 1929 Oct 13 - 1930 Mar 16; go with Whitman. 2772742SwollmanRule NZ 1927 only - Nov 26 2:00 1:00 D 2782742SwollmanRule NZ 1928 1929 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 S 2792742SwollmanRule NZ 1928 only - Nov 4 2:00 1:00 D 2802742SwollmanRule NZ 1929 only - Oct 30 2:00 1:00 D 2812742SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 S 2822742SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Oct Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D 2832742Swollman# Shanks says DST stopped 1940 Sep lastSun; go with Whitman for war years. 2842742SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1944 - Apr lastSun 2:00 0 S 2852742SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1944 - Sep lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 2869908SwollmanRule NZ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00s 1:00 D 2879908SwollmanRule NZ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D 2889908SwollmanRule NZ 1989 only - Oct 8 2:00s 1:00 D 2899908SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D 2909908SwollmanRule NZ 1975 only - Feb 23 2:00s 0 S 2919908SwollmanRule NZ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S 2929908SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S 2932742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2942742SwollmanZone Pacific/Auckland 11:39:04 - LMT 1868 2952742Swollman # Shanks gives 1940 Sep 29 2:00; 2962742Swollman # go with Whitman. 2972742Swollman 11:30 NZ NZ%sT 1945 Apr 29 2:00 2982742Swollman 12:00 NZ NZ%sT 2992742SwollmanZone Pacific/Chatham 12:45 - NZ-CHAT 3002742Swollman 3012742Swollman 3028029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Auckland New_Zealand All points except: 3038029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Chatham New_Zealand Chatham 3048029Swollman 3052742Swollman# Antipodes Is, Kermadec Is 3062742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Auckland 3072742Swollman 3082742Swollman############################################################################### 3092742Swollman 3102742Swollman 3112742Swollman# Niue 3122742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3132742SwollmanZone Pacific/Niue -11:19:40 - LMT 1901 # Alofi 3142742Swollman -11:20 - NIT 1951 # Niue I Time 3152742Swollman -11:30 - NIT 1978 Oct 1 3162742Swollman -11:00 - SST 3172742Swollman 3188029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Niue Niue All points 3198029Swollman 3202742Swollman# Norfolk 3212742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3222742SwollmanZone Pacific/Norfolk 11:11:52 - LMT 1901 # Kingston 3232742Swollman 11:12 - NMT 1951 3249908Swollman 11:30 - NRFT 3252742Swollman 3268029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Norfolk Norfolk_Islands All points 3278029Swollman 3282742Swollman# Pacific Islands Trust Territories 3292742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3302742SwollmanZone Pacific/Majuro 11:24:48 - LMT 1901 3312742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 1969 Oct 3322742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 3332742SwollmanZone Pacific/Kwajalein 11:09:20 - LMT 1901 3342742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 1969 Oct 3352742Swollman -12:00 - KJT 1993 Aug 20 3362742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 3372742SwollmanZone Pacific/Truk 10:07:08 - LMT 1901 3382742Swollman 10:00 - GST 1978 Oct 3392742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 3402742SwollmanZone Pacific/Ponape 10:33:00 - LMT 1901 3412742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 3422742SwollmanZone Pacific/Yap 9:12:24 - LMT 1901 3439908Swollman 9:00 - PLT 1969 Oct 3442742Swollman 10:00 - GST 3452742Swollman 3468029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Truk Fed_States_of_Micronesia Truk state 3478029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Ponape Fed_States_of_Micronesia Pohnpei state 3488029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Yap Fed_States_of_Micronesia Yap state 3498029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Majuro Marshall_Islands Majuro 3508029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kwajalein Marshall_Islands Kwajalein 3518029Swollman 3529908Swollman# Palau 3539908Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3549908SwollmanZone Pacific/Palau 8:57:56 - LMT 1901 # Koror 3559908Swollman 9:00 - PLT 3569908Swollman 3579985Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Palau Rep_of_Palau Palau 3589908Swollman 3592742Swollman# Palmyra 3602742Swollman# no information; probably like Pacific/Kiritmati 3612742Swollman 3622742Swollman# Papua New Guinea 3632742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3642742SwollmanZone Pacific/Port_Moresby 9:48:40 - LMT 1880 3652742Swollman 9:49 - PMMT 1895 3662742Swollman 10:00 - EST 3672742Swollman 3688029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Port_Moresby Papua_New_Guinea All points 3698029Swollman 3702742Swollman# Pitcairn 3712742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3722742SwollmanZone Pacific/Pitcairn -8:40:20 - LMT 1901 # Adamstown 3732742Swollman -8:30 - PIT 3742742Swollman 3758029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Pitcairn Pitcairn_Island All points 3768029Swollman 3772742Swollman# Solomon Is 3782742Swollman# excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea 3792742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3802742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Honiara 3812742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 3822742Swollman 3838029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Guadalcanal Solomon_Islands All points except: 3848029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Port_Moresby Solomon_Islands Bougainville 3858029Swollman 3862742Swollman# Tokelau Is 3872742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3882742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 - LMT 1901 3892742Swollman -10:00 - THT 3902742Swollman 3918029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Fakaofo Tokelau_Island All points 3928029Swollman 3932742Swollman# Tonga 3942742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3952742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tongatapu 12:19:20 - LMT 1901 3962742Swollman 12:20 - TMT 1968 Oct 3972742Swollman 13:00 - TGT 3982742Swollman 3998029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tongatapu Tonga All points 4008029Swollman 4012742Swollman# Tuvalu 4022742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4032742SwollmanZone Pacific/Funafuti 11:56:52 - LMT 1901 4042742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 4052742Swollman 4068029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Funafuti Tuvalu All points 4078029Swollman 4082742Swollman# Vanuatu 4092742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 4102742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1912 only - Jan 13 0:00 0 S 4112742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1983 only - Sep 25 0:00 1:00 D 4122742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 max - Mar Sun>=23 0:00 0 S 4132742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 only - Oct 23 0:00 1:00 D 4142742SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1985 max - Sep Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 D 4152742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4162742SwollmanZone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila 4172742Swollman 11:00 - NCST 4182742Swollman 4198029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Efate Vanuatu All points 4208029Swollman 4212742Swollman# Wake 4222742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4232742SwollmanZone Pacific/Wake 11:06:28 - LMT 1901 4242742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 4252742Swollman 4268029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Wake United_States Wake Island 4278029Swollman 4282742Swollman# Wallis and Futuna 4292742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4302742SwollmanZone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 4312742Swollman 12:00 - NZST 4322742Swollman 4338029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Wallis France Wallis and Futuna 4348029Swollman 4352742Swollman# Western Samoa 4362742Swollman# See Pacific/Samoa in the `northamerica' file, of all places. 4372742Swollman 4382742Swollman############################################################################### 4392742Swollman 4402742Swollman# NOTES 4412742Swollman 4422742Swollman# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 4432742Swollman# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 4442742Swollman# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). 4452742Swollman 4462742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (August 18, 1994): 4472742Swollman# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is 4482742Swollman# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), 4492742Swollman# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991). 4502742Swollman# Except where noted, it is the source for the data above. 4512742Swollman# 4522742Swollman# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 4532742Swollman# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 4542742Swollman# I found in the UCLA library. 4552742Swollman# 4562742Swollman# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is 4572742Swollman# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude, 4582742Swollman# Oxford University Press (1980). 4592742Swollman# 4602742Swollman# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; 4612742Swollman# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. 4622742Swollman# Corrections are welcome! 4632742Swollman# std dst 4642742Swollman# LMT Local Mean Time 4652742Swollman# 6:30 CCT Cocos* 4662742Swollman# 7:00 JVT Java* 4672742Swollman# 8:00 WST WST Western Australia 4682742Swollman# 9:00 JST Japan 4699908Swollman# 9:00 PLT Palau* 4702742Swollman# 9:30 CST CST Central Australia 4712742Swollman# 10:00 EST EST Eastern Australia 4722742Swollman# 10:00 GST Guam* 4732742Swollman# 10:30 LHST LHST Lord Howe* 4742742Swollman# 11:00 NCST NCDT New Caledonia* 4759908Swollman# 11:30 NRFT Norfolk* 4762742Swollman# 12:00 NZST NZDT New Zealand 4772742Swollman# 12:45 NZ-CHAT Chatham 4782742Swollman# 13:00 TGT Tongatapu* 4792742Swollman# -12:00 KJT Kwajalein (no longer used)* 4802742Swollman# -11:00 SST Samoa 4812742Swollman# -10:40 LIT Line Is (no longer used)* 4822742Swollman# -10:00 THT Tahiti* 4832742Swollman# - 9:30 MQT Marquesas* 4842742Swollman# - 9:00 GBT Gambier* 4852742Swollman# - 8:30 PIT Pitcairn* 4862742Swollman# 4879908Swollman# See the `northamerica' file for Hawaii and Samoa. 4889908Swollman# See the `southamerica' file for Easter I and the Galapagos Is. 4899908Swollman# 4902742Swollman# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions. 4912742Swollman 4922742Swollman############################################################################### 4932742Swollman 4942742Swollman# Australia 4952742Swollman 4962742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 6, 1991): 4972742Swollman# We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. 4982742Swollman# It is called `summer' time. Now by a happy coincidence, `summer' 4992742Swollman# and `standard' happen to start with the same letter; hence, the 5002742Swollman# abbreviation does _not_ change... 5012742Swollman# The legislation does not actually define abbreviations, at least 5022742Swollman# in this State, but the abbreviation is just commonly taken to be the 5032742Swollman# initials of the phrase, and the legislation here uniformly uses 5042742Swollman# the phrase `summer time' and does not use the phrase `daylight 5052742Swollman# time'. 5062742Swollman# Announcers on the Commonwealth radio network, the ABC (for Australian 5072742Swollman# Broadcasting Commission), use the phrases `Eastern Standard Time' 5082742Swollman# or `Eastern Summer Time'. (Note, though, that as I say in the 5092742Swollman# current australasia file, there is really no such thing.) Announcers 5102742Swollman# on its overseas service, Radio Australia, use the same phrases 5112742Swollman# prefixed by the word `Australian' when referring to local times; 5122742Swollman# time announcements on that service, naturally enough, are made in UTC. 5132742Swollman 5142742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8 1992): 5152742Swollman# Given the above, what's chosen for year-round use is: 5162742Swollman# CST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 9:30 5172742Swollman# WST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 8:00 5182742Swollman# EST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 10:00 5192742Swollman 5209908Swollman# From Paul Eggert (November 8, 1994): 5219908Swollman# Shanks reports 2:00 for all autumn changes in Australia and New Zealand. 5229908Swollman# Mark Prior <mrp@itd.adelaide.edu.au> writes that his newspaper 5239908Swollman# reports that NSW's fall 1995 change will occur at 2:00, 5249908Swollman# but Robert Elz says it's been 3:00 in Victoria since 1970 5259908Swollman# and perhaps the newspaper's `2:00' is referring to standard time. 5269908Swollman# And Robert Uzgalis <buz@cs.aukuni.ac.nz> says that the New Zealand Daylight 5279908Swollman# Savings Time Order in Council dated 1990-06-18 specifies 2:00 standard 5289908Swollman# time on both the first Sunday in October and the third Sunday in March. 5299908Swollman# For now we'll continue to assume 3:00 for changes since 1970. 5302742Swollman 5319908Swollman# Northern Territory 5329908Swollman 5332742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 5342742Swollman# # The NORTHERN TERRITORY.. [ Courtesy N.T. Dept of the Chief Minister ] 5352742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5362742Swollman# # N.T. have never utilised any DST due to sub-tropical/tropical location. 5372742Swollman# ... 5389908Swollman# Zone Australia/North 9:30 - CST 5392742Swollman 5402742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 5412742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5422742Swollman# the Northern Territory do[es] not have daylight saving. 5432742Swollman 5449908Swollman# Western Australia 5452742Swollman 5462742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 5472742Swollman# # The state of WESTERN AUSTRALIA.. [ Courtesy W.A. dept Premier+Cabinet ] 5482742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5492742Swollman# # W.A. suffers from a great deal of public and political opposition to 5502742Swollman# # DST in principle. A bill is brought before parliament in most years, but 5512742Swollman# # usually defeated either in the upper house, or in party caucus 5522742Swollman# # before reaching parliament. 5532742Swollman# ... 5542742Swollman# Zone Australia/West 8:00 AW %sST 5552742Swollman# ... 5562742Swollman# Rule AW 1974 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5572742Swollman# Rule AW 1975 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 5582742Swollman# Rule AW 1983 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5592742Swollman# Rule AW 1984 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 5602742Swollman 5612742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 5622742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5632742Swollman# Western Australia...do[es] not have daylight saving. 5642742Swollman 5652742Swollman# From John D. Newman via Bradley White (November 2, 1991): 5662742Swollman# Western Australia is still on "winter time". Some DH in Sydney 5672742Swollman# rang me at home a few days ago at 6.00am. (He had just arrived at 5682742Swollman# work at 9.00am.) 5692742Swollman# W.A. is switching to Summer Time on Nov 17th just to confuse 5702742Swollman# everybody again. 5712742Swollman 5722742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 5732742Swollman# The 1992 ending date used in the rules is a best guess; 5742742Swollman# it matches what was used in the past. 5752742Swollman 5769908Swollman# Queensland 5772742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 5782742Swollman# # The state of QUEENSLAND.. [ Courtesy Qld. Dept Premier Econ&Trade Devel ] 5792742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 5802742Swollman# ... 5812742Swollman# Zone Australia/Queensland 10:00 AQ %sST 5822742Swollman# ... 5832742Swollman# Rule AQ 1971 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5842742Swollman# Rule AQ 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 5852742Swollman# Rule AQ 1989 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5862742Swollman# Rule AQ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 5872742Swollman 5882742Swollman# From Bradley White (December 24, 1989): 5892742Swollman# "Australia/Queensland" now observes daylight time (i.e. from 5902742Swollman# October 1989). 5912742Swollman 5922742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 5932742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5942742Swollman# ...Queensland...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 5952742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 5962742Swollman 5972742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 6, 1991): 5982742Swollman# I can certainly confirm for my part that Daylight Saving in NSW did in fact 5992742Swollman# end on Sunday, 3 March. I don't know at what hour, though. (It surprised 6002742Swollman# me.) 6012742Swollman 6022742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 8, 1992): 6032742Swollman# ...there was recently a referendum in Queensland which resulted 6042742Swollman# in the experimental daylight saving system being abandoned. So, ... 6052742Swollman# ... 6062742Swollman# Rule QLD 1989 1991 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6072742Swollman# Rule QLD 1990 1992 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 6082742Swollman# ... 6092742Swollman 6102742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 6112742Swollman# The chosen rules the union of the 1971/1972 change and the 1989-1992 changes. 6122742Swollman 6139908Swollman# South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria 6142742Swollman 6152742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 6162742Swollman# The rules from version 7.1 follow. 6172742Swollman# There are lots of differences between these rules and 6182742Swollman# the Shepherd et al. rules. Since the Shepherd et al. rules 6192742Swollman# and Bradley White's newspaper article are in agreement on 6202742Swollman# current DST ending dates, no worries. 6212742Swollman# 6222742Swollman# Rule Oz 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 6232742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 max - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 6242742Swollman# Rule Oz 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 6252742Swollman# Rule Oz 1973 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 6262742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 max - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 6272742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 Oz EST 6282742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 Oz CST 6292742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 Oz EST 1985 Oct lastSun 2:00 6302742Swollman# 10:00 1:00 EST 1986 Mar Sun<=21 3:00 6312742Swollman# 10:00 Oz EST 6322742Swollman 6332742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6342742Swollman# I believe that the current start date for DST is "lastSun" in Oct... 6352742Swollman# that changed Oct 89. That is, we're back to the 6362742Swollman# original rule, and that rule currently applies in all the states 6372742Swollman# that have dst, incl Qld. (Certainly it was true in Vic). 6382742Swollman# The file I'm including says that happened in 1988, I think 6392742Swollman# that's incorrect, but I'm not 100% certain. 6402742Swollman 6419908Swollman# South Australia 6422742Swollman 6432742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 6442742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6452742Swollman# ...South Australia...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 6462742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 6472742Swollman 6482742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6492742Swollman# # The state of SOUTH AUSTRALIA....[ Courtesy of S.A. Dept of Labour ] 6502742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 6512742Swollman# ... 6522742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 AS %sST 6532742Swollman# ... 6542742Swollman# Rule AS 1971 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6552742Swollman# Rule AS 1972 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 6562742Swollman# Rule AS 1986 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 C 6572742Swollman# Rule AS 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 6582742Swollman 6592742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 11, 1992): 6602742Swollman# Recent correspondence with a friend in Adelaide 6612742Swollman# contained the following exchange: "Due to the Adelaide Festival, 6622742Swollman# South Australia delays setting back our clocks for a few weeks." 6632742Swollman 6642742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 13, 1992): 6652742Swollman# I heard that apparently (or at least, it appears that) 6662742Swollman# South Aus will have an extra 3 weeks daylight saving every even 6672742Swollman# numbered year (from 1990). That's when the Adelaide Festival 6682742Swollman# is on... 6692742Swollman 6702742Swollman# From Robert Elz (March 16, 1992, 00:57:07 +1000): 6712742Swollman# DST didn't end in Adelaide today (yesterday).... 6722742Swollman# But whether it's "4th Sunday" or "2nd last Sunday" I have no idea whatever... 6732742Swollman# (it's just as likely to be "the Sunday we pick for this year"...). 6742742Swollman 6752742Swollman# From Bradley White (April 11, 1994): 6762742Swollman# If Sun, 15 March, 1992 was at +1030 as kre asserts, but yet Sun, 20 March, 6772742Swollman# 1994 was at +0930 as John Connolly's customer seems to assert, then I can 6782742Swollman# only conclude that the actual rule is more complicated.... 6792742Swollman 6809908Swollman# From John Warburton <jwarb@SACBH.com.au> (1994-10-07): 6819908Swollman# The new Daylight Savings dates for South Australia ... 6829908Swollman# was gazetted in the Government Hansard on Sep 26 1994.... 6839908Swollman# start on last Sunday in October and end in last sunday in March. 6842742Swollman 6859908Swollman# Tasmania 6869908Swollman 6872742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 6882742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6892742Swollman# ...Tasmania will revert to Australian Eastern Standard Time on March 31... 6902742Swollman 6912742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 6922742Swollman# # The state of TASMANIA.. [Courtesy Tasmanian Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 6932742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 6942742Swollman# ... 6952742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 AT %sST 6962742Swollman# ... 6972742Swollman# Rule AT 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 6982742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 only - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 6992742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7002742Swollman# Rule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 3:00 0 E 7012742Swollman# Rule AT 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 7022742Swollman# Rule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7032742Swollman# Rule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 7042742Swollman# Rule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7052742Swollman# Rule AT 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 7062742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 7072742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00 1:00 D 7082742Swollman# Rule AT 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7092742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 7102742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 7112742Swollman 7122742Swollman# From Bill Hart via Alexander Dupuy and Guy Harris (October 10, 1991): 7132742Swollman# My state Government in there eagerness to get a few more bucks for the 7142742Swollman# tourist industry industry decided to change the daylight savings times 7152742Swollman# yet again (we now have almost 6 months per year)... 7162742Swollman# ... 7172742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 1990 - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 7182742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 - 7192742Swollman# ... 7202742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 7212742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Mar Sun<=31 3:00 0 - 7222742Swollman 7232742Swollman# From Bill Hart via Guy Harris (October 10, 1991): 7242742Swollman# Oh yes, the new daylight savings rules are uniquely tasmanian, we have 7252742Swollman# 6 weeks a year now when we are out of sync with the rest of Australia 7262742Swollman# (but nothing new about that). 7272742Swollman 7289908Swollman# Victoria 7292742Swollman 7302742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 7312742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 7322742Swollman# ...Victoria...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 7332742Swollman 7342742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 7352742Swollman# # The state of VICTORIA.. [ Courtesy of Vic. Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 7362742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 7372742Swollman# ... 7382742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 AV %sST 7392742Swollman# ... 7402742Swollman# Rule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7412742Swollman# Rule AV 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 7422742Swollman# Rule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7432742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 7442742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1987 - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 7452742Swollman# Rule AV 1988 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7462742Swollman# Rule AV 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7472742Swollman 7489908Swollman# New South Wales 7492742Swollman 7502742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson: 7512742Swollman# New South Wales and subjurisdictions have their own ideas of a fun time. 7522742Swollman# Based on law library research by John Mackin (john@basser.cs.su.oz), 7532742Swollman# who notes: 7542742Swollman# In Australia, time is not legislated federally, but rather by the 7552742Swollman# individual states. Thus, while such terms as ``Eastern Standard Time'' 7562742Swollman# [I mean, of course, Australian EST, not any other kind] are in common 7572742Swollman# use, _they have NO REAL MEANING_, as they are not defined in the 7582742Swollman# legislation. This is very important to understand. 7592742Swollman# I have researched New South Wales time only... 7602742Swollman 7612742Swollman# From Dave Davey (March 3, 1990): 7622742Swollman# Rule NSW 1988 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 7632742Swollman# Rule NSW 1989 only - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 7642742Swollman 7652742Swollman# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991): 7662742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 7672742Swollman# NSW...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 7682742Swollman 7692742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 7702742Swollman# # The state of NEW SOUTH WALES.. [confirmed by Attorney General's Dept N.S.W] 7712742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 7722742Swollman# ... 7732742Swollman# Rule AN 1988 1989 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 E 7742742Swollman# ... 7752742Swollman 7762742Swollman# From John Mackin (March 9, 1991) 7772742Swollman# I have confirmed the accuracy of the historical data for NSW in the 7782742Swollman# file Robert forwarded 7792742Swollman 7802742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 7812742Swollman# Sources differ on whether DST ended March 6 or March 20 in 1988; 7822742Swollman# March 20 (the "confirmed" date) is in the chosen rules. 7832742Swollman 7849908Swollman# Yancowinna 7852742Swollman 7862742Swollman# From John Basser (January 4, 1989): 7872742Swollman# `Broken Hill' means the County of Yancowinna. 7882742Swollman 7892742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 7902742Swollman# # YANCOWINNA.. [ Confirmation courtesy of Broken Hill Postmaster ] 7912742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 7922742Swollman# ... 7932742Swollman# # Yancowinna uses Central Standard Time, despite it's location on the 7942742Swollman# # New South Wales side of the S.A. border. Most business and social dealings 7952742Swollman# # are with CST zones, therefore CST is legislated by local government 7962742Swollman# # although the switch to Summer Time occurs in line with N.S.W. There have 7972742Swollman# # been years when this did not apply, but the historical data is not 7982742Swollman# # presently available. 7992742Swollman# Zone Australia/Yancowinna 9:30 AY %sST 8002742Swollman# ... 8012742Swollman# Rule AY 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 8022742Swollman# Rule AY 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 C 8032742Swollman# [followed by other Rules] 8042742Swollman 8059908Swollman# Lord Howe Island 8062742Swollman 8072742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 8082742Swollman# LHI... [ Courtesy of Pauline Van Winsen.. pauline@Aus ] 8092742Swollman# [ Dec 1990 ] 8102742Swollman# Lord Howe Island is located off the New South Wales coast, and is half an 8112742Swollman# hour ahead of NSW time. 8122742Swollman 8132742Swollman############################################################################### 8142742Swollman 8152742Swollman# New Zealand, from Elz' asia 1.1 8162742Swollman# Elz says "no guarantees" 8172742Swollman 8182742Swollman# From Mark Davies (October 3, 1990): 8192742Swollman# the 1989/90 year was a trial of an extended "daylight saving" period. 8202742Swollman# This trial was deemed successful and the extended period adopted for 8212742Swollman# subsequent years (with the addition of a further week at the start). 8222742Swollman# source -- phone call to Ministry of Internal Affairs Head Office. 8232742Swollman 8242742Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991): 8252742Swollman# # The Country of New Zealand (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that! 8262742Swollman# # or is Australia the west island of N.Z. 8272742Swollman# # [ courtesy of Geoff Tribble.. Geofft@Aus.. Auckland N.Z. ] 8282742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 8292742Swollman# ... 8302742Swollman# Rule NZ 1974 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 8312742Swollman# Rule NZ 1989 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 8322742Swollman# Rule NZ 1975 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 8332742Swollman# Rule NZ 1990 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 S 8342742Swollman# ... 8352742Swollman# Zone NZ 12:00 NZ NZ%sT # New Zealand 8362742Swollman# Zone NZ-CHAT 12:45 - NZ-CHAT # Chatham Island 8372742Swollman 8382742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992): 8392742Swollman# The chosen rules use the Davies October 8 values for the start of DST in 1989 8402742Swollman# rather than the October 1 value. 8412742Swollman 8422742Swollman############################################################################### 8432742Swollman 8442742Swollman# Fiji 8452742Swollman 8462742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) that in 1879 the British governor of Fiji 8472742Swollman# enacted an ordinance standardizing the islands on +12:00. 8482742Swollman# Perhaps it didn't take. We go with Shanks's more precise date in 1915. 8492742Swollman 8502742Swollman# Kwajalein 8512742Swollman 8522742Swollman# In comp.risks 14.87 (26 August 1993), Peter Neumann writes: 8532742Swollman# I wonder what happened in Kwajalein, where there was NO Friday, 8542742Swollman# August 20, 1993. Thursday night at midnight Kwajalein switched sides with 8552742Swollman# respect to the International Date Line, to rejoin its fellow islands, 8562742Swollman# going from 11:59 p.m. Thursday to 12:00 m. Saturday in a blink. 8572742Swollman 8582742Swollman# Pacific Islands Trust Territories 8592742Swollman 8602742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) ``The Spaniards, on the other hand, reached the 8612742Swollman# Philippines and the Ladrones from America,'' and implies that the Ladrones 8622742Swollman# (now called the Marianas) kept American date for quite some time. 8632742Swollman# Ignore this for now, as we have no hard data. See also Asia/Manila. 864