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19908Swollman# @(#)asia 7.13 22742Swollman 32742Swollman# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 42742Swollman# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 52742Swollman# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). 62742Swollman 72742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (August 18, 1994): 82742Swollman# 92742Swollman# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is 102742Swollman# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), 112742Swollman# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991). 122742Swollman# Except where otherwise noted, it is the source for the data below. 132742Swollman# 142742Swollman# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 152742Swollman# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 162742Swollman# I found in the UCLA library. 172742Swollman# 182742Swollman# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is 192742Swollman# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude, 202742Swollman# Oxford University Press (1980). 212742Swollman# 222742Swollman# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; 232742Swollman# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. 242742Swollman# Corrections are welcome! 252742Swollman# std dst 262742Swollman# LMT Local Mean Time 272742Swollman# LST Local Star Time (Russian ``mestnoe zvezdnoe vremya'') 282742Swollman# 2:00 EET EET DST Eastern European Time 292742Swollman# 2:00 IST IDT Israel 302742Swollman# 3:00 AST ADT Arabia* 312742Swollman# 3:00 MSK MSD Moscow 322742Swollman# 3:30 IST IDT Iran 332742Swollman# 4:00 BSK BSD Baku* 342742Swollman# 4:00 GST GDT Gulf* 352742Swollman# 4:30 AFT Afghanistan* 362742Swollman# 5:00 ASK ASD Ashkhabad* 372742Swollman# 5:00 PKT Pakistan* 382742Swollman# 5:30 IST IST India 392742Swollman# 5:45 NPT Nepal* 402742Swollman# 6:00 BGT Bengal, Bangladesh* 412742Swollman# 6:00 TSK TSD Tashkent* 422742Swollman# 6:30 BMT Burma* 432742Swollman# 7:00 ICT Indochina* 442742Swollman# 7:00 JVT Java* 452742Swollman# 8:00 BNT Borneo, Brunei* 462742Swollman# 8:00 CST CDT China 472742Swollman# 8:00 HKT HKST Hong Kong 482742Swollman# 8:00 PST PDT Philippines* 492742Swollman# 8:00 SGT Singapore 502742Swollman# 8:00 UST UDT Ulan Bator* 519908Swollman# 9:00 JST JDT Japan 522742Swollman# 9:00 KST KDT Korea 532742Swollman# 9:00 MLT Moluccas* 542742Swollman# 9:30 CST Australian Central Standard Time 552742Swollman# 569908Swollman# See the `europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia. 572742Swollman# 582742Swollman# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions. 592742Swollman 602742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 612742Swollman# Incorporates data for Singapore from Robert Elz' asia 1.1, as well as 622742Swollman# additional information from Tom Yap, Sun Microsystems Intercontinental 632742Swollman# Technical Support (including a page from the Official Airline Guide - 642742Swollman# Worldwide Edition). The names for time zones are guesses. 652742Swollman 662742Swollman############################################################################### 672742Swollman 682742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (May 28, 1994): 692742Swollman# We don't know what happened to the clocks in the Caucausus and the ex-Soviet 702742Swollman# Central Asia after 1990. Until we get more info, stick with the pre-1991 rules. 712742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 722742SwollmanRule Russia 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 732742SwollmanRule Russia 1981 1983 - Oct 1 0:00 0 K 742742SwollmanRule Russia 1984 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 K 752742SwollmanRule Russia 1985 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 762742Swollman 772742Swollman# Afghanistan 782742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 792742SwollmanZone Asia/Kabul 4:36:48 - LMT 1890 802742Swollman 4:00 - GST 1945 812742Swollman 4:30 - AFT 822742Swollman 838029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Kabul Afghanistan All points 848029Swollman 852742Swollman# Armenia 862742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 872742SwollmanZone Asia/Yerevan 2:58:00 - LMT 1924 May 2 882742Swollman 3:00 - MSK 1957 Mar 892742Swollman 4:00 Russia BS%s 902742Swollman 918029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Yerevan Armenia All points 928029Swollman 932742Swollman# Azerbaijan 942742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 952742SwollmanZone Asia/Baku 3:19:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 962742Swollman 3:00 - MSK 1957 Mar 972742Swollman 4:00 Russia BS%s 982742Swollman 998029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Baku Azerbaijan All points 1008029Swollman 1012742Swollman# Bahrain 1022742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1032742SwollmanZone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al-Manamah 1042742Swollman 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 1052742Swollman 3:00 - AST 1062742Swollman 1078049Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Bahrain Bahrain All points 1088029Swollman 1092742Swollman# Bangladesh 1102742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1112742SwollmanZone Asia/Dacca 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 1122742Swollman 5:53 - CMT 1941 Oct # Calcutta Mean Time 1132742Swollman 6:30 - BMT 1942 May 15 1142742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 1152742Swollman 6:30 - BMT 1951 Sep 30 1162742Swollman 6:00 - BGT 1172742Swollman 1188029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Dacca Bangladesh All points 1198029Swollman 1202742Swollman# Bhutan 1212742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1222742SwollmanZone Asia/Thimbu 5:58:36 - LMT 1947 Aug 15 1232742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1987 Oct 1242742Swollman 6:00 - BGT 1252742Swollman 1268029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Thimbu Bhutan All points 1278029Swollman 1282742Swollman# British Indian Ocean Territory 1292742Swollman# From Whitman: 1302742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1312742SwollmanZone Indian/Chagos 5:00 - PKT 1322742Swollman 1338029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Indian Chagos British_Indian_Ocean_Terr All points 1348029Swollman 1352742Swollman# Brunei 1362742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1372742SwollmanZone Asia/Brunei 7:39:40 - LMT 1926 Mar # Bandar Seri Begawan 1382742Swollman 7:30 - BNT 1933 1392742Swollman 8:00 - BNT 1402742Swollman 1418029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Brunei Brunei All points 1428029Swollman 1432742Swollman# Burma 1442742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1452742SwollmanZone Asia/Rangoon 6:24:40 - LMT 1880 1462742Swollman 6:25 - RMT 1920 1472742Swollman 6:30 - BMT 1942 May 1482742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 May 3 1492742Swollman 6:30 - BMT 1502742Swollman 1518029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Rangoon Myanmar All points 1528029Swollman 1532742Swollman# Cambodia 1542742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1552742SwollmanZone Asia/Phnom_Penh 6:59:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 1562742Swollman 7:06 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT 1572742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 1582742Swollman 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 1592742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1602742Swollman 16112261Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Phnom_Penh Cambodia All points 1628029Swollman 1632742Swollman# People's Republic of China 1642742Swollman 1652742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 1662742Swollman# People's Republic of China. Yes, they really have only one time zone. 1672742Swollman 1682742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): 1692742Swollman# No they don't. See TIME mag, February 17, 1986 p.52. Even though 1702742Swollman# China is across 4 physical time zones, before Feb 1, 1986 only the 1712742Swollman# Peking (Bejing) time zone was recognized. Since that date, China 1722742Swollman# has two of 'em -- Peking's and Urumqi (named after the capital of 1732742Swollman# the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region). I don't know about DST for it. 1742742Swollman# 1752742Swollman# . . .I just deleted the DST table and this editor makes it too 1762742Swollman# painful to suck in another copy.. So, here is what I have for 1772742Swollman# DST start/end dates for Peking's time zone (info from AP): 1782742Swollman# 1792742Swollman# 1986 May 4 - Sept 14 1802742Swollman# 1987 mid-April - ?? 1812742Swollman 1822742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 1832742Swollman# According to Shanks, China started using DST in 1986, 1842742Swollman# but it's still all one big happy time zone. 1852742Swollman 1862742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989): 1872742Swollman# CHINA 8 H AHEAD OF UTC ALL OF CHINA, INCL TAIWAN 1882742Swollman# CHINA 9 H AHEAD OF UTC APR 17 - SEP 10 1892742Swollman 1902742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 1912742Swollman# Shanks writes that China switched from the Chinese calendar on 1912 Feb 12. 1922742Swollman# He also writes that China has had a single time zone since 1980 May 1, 1932742Swollman# and that they instituted DST on 1986 May 4; this contradicts Devine's 1942742Swollman# note about Time magazine, though apparently _something_ happened in 1986. 1952742Swollman 1962742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 1972742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1982742SwollmanRule Shang 1928 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 1992742SwollmanRule Shang 1940 only - Jun 3 0:00 1:00 D 2002742SwollmanRule Shang 1940 1941 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 2012742SwollmanRule Shang 1941 only - Mar 16 0:00 1:00 D 2022742SwollmanRule PRC 1949 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 2032742SwollmanRule PRC 1986 only - May 4 0:00 1:00 D 2042742SwollmanRule PRC 1986 max - Sep Sun>=11 0:00 0 S 2052742SwollmanRule PRC 1987 max - Apr Sun>=10 0:00 1:00 D 2062742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2072742SwollmanZone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:52 - LMT 1928 2082742Swollman 8:00 Shang C%sT 1949 2092742Swollman 8:00 PRC C%sT 2102742Swollman 2118029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Shanghai China All points 2128029Swollman 2132742Swollman############################################################################### 2142742Swollman 2152742Swollman# Republic of China 2162742Swollman 2172742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2182742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1896 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 2192742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1945 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D 2202742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1945 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 2212742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1952 only - Mar 1 0:00 1:00 D 2222742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1952 1954 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S 2232742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1953 1959 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 2242742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1955 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 2252742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1960 1961 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D 2262742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 2272742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 2282742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1980 only - Jun 30 0:00 1:00 D 2292742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1980 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S 2302742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2312742SwollmanZone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 2322742Swollman 8:00 Taiwan C%sT 2332742Swollman 2348029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Taipei Taiwan All points 2358029Swollman 2362742Swollman############################################################################### 2372742Swollman# Hong Kong 2382742Swollman# Presumably Hong Kong will have DST again when it merges with China, 2392742Swollman# but it's too early to predict the details. 2402742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2412742SwollmanRule HK 1904 only - Oct 30 0:00 0 - 2422742SwollmanRule HK 1946 only - Apr 20 3:30 1:00 S 2432742SwollmanRule HK 1946 only - Dec 1 3:30 0 - 2442742SwollmanRule HK 1947 only - Apr 13 3:30 1:00 S 2452742SwollmanRule HK 1947 only - Dec 30 3:30 0 - 2462742SwollmanRule HK 1948 only - May 2 3:30 1:00 S 2472742SwollmanRule HK 1948 1952 - Oct lastSun 3:30 0 - 2482742SwollmanRule HK 1949 1953 - Apr Sun>=1 3:30 1:00 S 2492742SwollmanRule HK 1953 only - Nov 1 3:30 0 - 2502742SwollmanRule HK 1954 1964 - Mar Sun>=18 3:30 1:00 S 2512742SwollmanRule HK 1954 only - Oct 31 3:30 0 - 2522742SwollmanRule HK 1955 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 - 2532742SwollmanRule HK 1965 1977 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S 2542742SwollmanRule HK 1965 1977 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - 2552742SwollmanRule HK 1979 1980 - May Sun>=8 3:30 1:00 S 2562742SwollmanRule HK 1979 1980 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - 2572742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2582742SwollmanZone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 2592742Swollman 8:00 HK HK%sT 2602742Swollman 2618029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Hong_Kong Hong_Kong All points 2628029Swollman 2632742Swollman# Macao 2642742Swollman# Presumably Macao will have DST again when it merges with China, 2652742Swollman# but it's too early to predict the details. 2662742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2672742SwollmanRule Macao 1912 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 2682742SwollmanRule Macao 1961 1962 - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 D 2692742SwollmanRule Macao 1961 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 S 2702742SwollmanRule Macao 1963 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 D 2712742SwollmanRule Macao 1964 only - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 D 2722742SwollmanRule Macao 1965 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 D 2732742SwollmanRule Macao 1965 only - Oct 31 0:00 0 S 2742742SwollmanRule Macao 1966 1971 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 D 2752742SwollmanRule Macao 1966 1971 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 S 2762742SwollmanRule Macao 1972 1974 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 D 2772742SwollmanRule Macao 1972 1973 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 S 2782742SwollmanRule Macao 1974 1977 - Oct Sun>=15 3:30 0 S 2792742SwollmanRule Macao 1975 1977 - Apr Sun>=15 3:30 1:00 D 2802742SwollmanRule Macao 1978 1980 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 D 2812742SwollmanRule Macao 1978 1980 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 S 2822742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2832742SwollmanZone Asia/Macao 7:34:20 - LMT 1912 2842742Swollman 8:00 Macao C%sT 2852742Swollman 2868029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Macao Macao All points 2872742Swollman 2882742Swollman############################################################################### 2892742Swollman 2902742Swollman# Cyprus 2912742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2922742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1921 only - Nov 14 0:00 0 - 2932742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1975 only - Apr 13 0:00 1:00 " DST" 2942742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1975 only - Oct 12 0:00 0 - 2952742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1976 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 " DST" 2962742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1976 only - Oct 11 0:00 0 - 2972742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1977 1980 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 2982742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1977 only - Sep 25 0:00 0 - 2992742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1978 only - Oct 2 0:00 0 - 3002742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1979 max - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - 3012742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1981 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 " DST" 3022742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3032742SwollmanZone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 3042742Swollman 2:00 Cyprus EET%s 3052742Swollman 3068029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Cyprus Cyprus All points 3078029Swollman 3082742Swollman# Georgia 3099908Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1994-11-19): 3109908Swollman# Today's _Economist_ (p 60) reports that Georgia moved its clocks forward 3119908Swollman# an hour recently, due to a law proposed by Zurab Murvanidze, 3129908Swollman# an MP who went on a hunger strike for 11 days to force discussion about it! 3139908Swollman# Alas, we have no details. 3142742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3152742SwollmanZone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880 3162742Swollman 2:59 - LST 1924 May 2 3172742Swollman 3:00 - MSK 1957 Mar 3182742Swollman 4:00 Russia BS%s 3192742Swollman 3208029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Tbilisi Georgia All points 3218029Swollman 3222742Swollman# India 3232742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3242742SwollmanZone Asia/Calcutta 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 3252742Swollman 5:53 - CMT 1941 Oct # Calcutta Mean Time 3262742Swollman 6:30 - BMT 1942 May 15 3272742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 3282742Swollman 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 15 3292742Swollman 5:30 - IST 3302742Swollman# The following are like Asia/Calcutta: 3312742Swollman# Andaman Is 3322742Swollman# Lakshadweep (Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Is) 3332742Swollman# Nicobar Is 3342742Swollman 3358029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Calcutta India All points 3368029Swollman 3372742Swollman# Indonesia 3382742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3392742SwollmanZone Asia/Jakarta 7:07:12 - LMT 1867 Aug 10 3402742Swollman 7:07 - JMT 1924 Jan 1 0:13 3412742Swollman 7:20 - JVT 1932 Nov 3422742Swollman 7:30 - JVT 1942 Mar 23 3432742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug 3442742Swollman 7:30 - JVT 1948 May 3452742Swollman 8:00 - JVT 1950 May 3462742Swollman 7:30 - JVT 1964 3472742Swollman 7:00 - JVT 3482742SwollmanZone Asia/Ujung_Pandang 7:57:36 - LMT 1920 3492742Swollman 7:58 - MMT 1932 Nov # Macassar Mean Time 3502742Swollman 8:00 - BNT 1942 Feb 9 3512742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug 3522742Swollman 8:00 - BNT 3532742SwollmanZone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov 3542742Swollman 9:00 - MLT 1944 3552742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1964 3562742Swollman 9:00 - MLT 3572742Swollman 3588029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta 3598029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Ujung_Pandang Indonesia Ujung Pandang 3608029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Jayapura Indonesia Jayapura 3618029Swollman 3622742Swollman# Iran 3632742Swollman 3642742Swollman# Shanks has no record of DST after 1980. 3652742Swollman 3662742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): 3672742Swollman# Iran: Last Sunday in March to third (?) Sunday in 3682742Swollman# September. Since the revolution, the official calendar is Monarchic 3692742Swollman# calendar; I have no idea what the correspondence between dates are. 3702742Swollman 3712742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989): 3722742Swollman# IRAN 3.5H AHEAD OF UTC 3732742Swollman 3742742Swollman# From Shanks (1991), with corrections from Devine: 3752742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3762742SwollmanRule Iran 1977 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 S 3772742SwollmanRule Iran 1978 1980 - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D 3782742SwollmanRule Iran 1978 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 S 3792742SwollmanRule Iran 1979 only - Sep 19 0:00 0 S 3802742SwollmanRule Iran 1980 only - Sep 23 0:00 0 S 3812742SwollmanRule Iran 1988 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 3822742SwollmanRule Iran 1988 max - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 0 S 3832742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3842742SwollmanZone Asia/Tehran 3:25:44 - LMT 1916 3852742Swollman 3:26 - TMT 1946 3862742Swollman 3:30 - IST 1977 Nov 3872742Swollman 4:00 Iran G%sT 1979 3882742Swollman 3:30 Iran I%sT 3892742Swollman 3908029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Tehran Iran All points 3918029Swollman 3922742Swollman# Iraq 3932742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3942742SwollmanRule Iraq 1982 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D 3952742SwollmanRule Iraq 1982 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 3962742SwollmanRule Iraq 1983 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D 3972742SwollmanRule Iraq 1984 1985 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 3982742SwollmanRule Iraq 1985 max - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 S 3992742SwollmanRule Iraq 1986 max - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 D 4002742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4012742SwollmanZone Asia/Baghdad 2:57:40 - LMT 1890 4022742Swollman 2:58 - BMT 1918 # Baghdad Mean Time 4032742Swollman 3:00 - AST 1982 May 4042742Swollman 3:00 Iraq A%sT 4052742Swollman 4068029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Baghdad Iraq All points 4072742Swollman 4082742Swollman############################################################################### 4092742Swollman 4102742Swollman# Israel 4112742Swollman 4122742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989): 4132742Swollman# ISRAEL 2 H AHEAD OF UTC 4142742Swollman# ISRAEL 3 H AHEAD OF UTC APR 10 - SEP 3 4152742Swollman 4162742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 4172742Swollman# 4182742Swollman# Shanks gives the following rules for Jerusalem from 1918 through 1991. 4192742Swollman# After 1989 Shanks often disagrees with Silverberg; we go with Silverberg. 4202742Swollman 4212742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 4222742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 4232742SwollmanRule Zion 1918 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 4242742SwollmanRule Zion 1940 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D 4252742SwollmanRule Zion 1942 1944 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S 4262742SwollmanRule Zion 1943 only - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 D 4272742SwollmanRule Zion 1944 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 4282742SwollmanRule Zion 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 D 4292742SwollmanRule Zion 1945 only - Nov 1 2:00 0 S 4302742SwollmanRule Zion 1946 only - Apr 16 2:00 1:00 D 4312742SwollmanRule Zion 1946 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 S 4322742SwollmanRule Zion 1948 only - May 23 0:00 2:00 DD 4332742SwollmanRule Zion 1948 only - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 D 4342742SwollmanRule Zion 1948 1949 - Nov 1 2:00 0 S 4352742SwollmanRule Zion 1949 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D 4362742SwollmanRule Zion 1950 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 D 4372742SwollmanRule Zion 1950 only - Sep 15 3:00 0 S 4382742SwollmanRule Zion 1951 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 4392742SwollmanRule Zion 1951 only - Nov 11 3:00 0 S 4402742SwollmanRule Zion 1952 only - Apr 20 2:00 1:00 D 4412742SwollmanRule Zion 1952 only - Oct 19 3:00 0 S 4422742SwollmanRule Zion 1953 only - Apr 12 2:00 1:00 D 4432742SwollmanRule Zion 1953 only - Sep 13 3:00 0 S 4442742SwollmanRule Zion 1954 only - Jun 13 0:00 1:00 D 4452742SwollmanRule Zion 1954 only - Sep 12 0:00 0 S 4462742SwollmanRule Zion 1955 only - Jun 11 2:00 1:00 D 4472742SwollmanRule Zion 1955 only - Sep 11 0:00 0 S 4482742SwollmanRule Zion 1956 only - Jun 3 0:00 1:00 D 4492742SwollmanRule Zion 1956 only - Sep 30 3:00 0 S 4502742SwollmanRule Zion 1957 only - Apr 29 2:00 1:00 D 4512742SwollmanRule Zion 1957 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 S 4522742SwollmanRule Zion 1974 only - Jul 7 0:00 1:00 D 4532742SwollmanRule Zion 1974 only - Oct 13 0:00 0 S 4542742SwollmanRule Zion 1975 only - Apr 20 0:00 1:00 D 4552742SwollmanRule Zion 1975 only - Aug 31 0:00 0 S 4562742SwollmanRule Zion 1985 only - Apr 14 0:00 1:00 D 4572742SwollmanRule Zion 1985 only - Sep 15 0:00 0 S 4582742SwollmanRule Zion 1986 only - May 18 0:00 1:00 D 4592742SwollmanRule Zion 1986 only - Sep 7 0:00 0 S 4602742SwollmanRule Zion 1987 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 D 4612742SwollmanRule Zion 1987 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S 4622742SwollmanRule Zion 1988 only - Apr 9 0:00 1:00 D 4632742SwollmanRule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S 4642742Swollman#Rule Zion 1989 only - Apr 29 0:00 1:00 D 4652742Swollman#Rule Zion 1989 only - Sep 2 0:00 0 S 4662742Swollman#Rule Zion 1990 only - Mar 25 0:00 1:00 D 4672742Swollman#Rule Zion 1990 only - Aug 26 0:00 0 S 4682742Swollman#Rule Zion 1991 only - Mar 10 0:00 1:00 D 4692742Swollman#Rule Zion 1991 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S 4702742Swollman 4712742Swollman# From Ephraim Silverberg (September 5, 1993): 4722742Swollman# 4732742Swollman# According to the Office of the Secretary General of the Ministry of 4742742Swollman# Interior, there is NO set rule for Daylight-Savings/Standard time changes. 4752742Swollman# Each year they decide anew what havoc to wreak on the country. However, 4762742Swollman# there is a "supposed" set of rules which is subject to change depending 4772742Swollman# on the party the Minister of Interior, the size of the coalition 4782742Swollman# government, the phase of the moon and the direction of the wind. Hence, 4792742Swollman# changes may need to be made on a semi-annual basis. One thing is entrenched 4802742Swollman# in law, however: that there must be at least 150 days on daylight savings 4812742Swollman# time annually. 4822742Swollman 4832742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 4842742SwollmanRule Zion 1989 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D 4852742SwollmanRule Zion 1989 only - Sep 3 0:00 0:00 S 4862742SwollmanRule Zion 1990 only - Mar 25 0:00 1:00 D 4872742SwollmanRule Zion 1990 only - Aug 26 0:00 0:00 S 4882742SwollmanRule Zion 1991 only - Mar 24 0:00 1:00 D 4892742SwollmanRule Zion 1991 only - Sep 1 0:00 0:00 S 4902742SwollmanRule Zion 1992 only - Mar 29 0:00 1:00 D 4912742SwollmanRule Zion 1992 only - Sep 6 0:00 0:00 S 4922742SwollmanRule Zion 1993 only - Apr 2 0:00 1:00 D 4932742SwollmanRule Zion 1993 only - Sep 5 0:00 0:00 S 4942742Swollman 4952742Swollman# The dates for 1994-1995 were obtained from Office of the Spokeswoman for 4962742Swollman# the Ministry of Interior, Jerusalem. There are no dates yet for 1996 and 4972742Swollman# beyond so your guess is as good as theirs (those who are interested can 4982742Swollman# call 972-2-701411 and ask for the spokeswoman). 4992742Swollman 5002742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 5012742SwollmanRule Zion 1994 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 5022742SwollmanRule Zion 1994 only - Aug 28 0:00 0:00 S 5032742SwollmanRule Zion 1995 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D 5049908Swollman# On 1995-03-13 Ephraim Silverberg corrected the next line from Aug 27 to Sep 3. 5059908SwollmanRule Zion 1995 only - Sep 3 0:00 0:00 S 5062742Swollman 5079908Swollman# From Ephraim Silverberg (1995-03-13): 5089908Swollman# The Spokeswoman's office confirmed that there are not yet any dates 5099908Swollman# for the timezone conversion for the years 1996 and beyond yet 5109908Swollman# and this is one of the things the newly-appointed Minister of Interior 5119908Swollman# will have to decide sometime this year. 5129908Swollman 5132742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5142742SwollmanZone Asia/Tel_Aviv 2:19:04 - LMT 1880 5152742Swollman 2:21 - JMT 1918 5162742Swollman 2:00 Zion I%sT 5172742Swollman 5188029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Tel_Aviv Israel All points 5192742Swollman 5202742Swollman############################################################################### 5212742Swollman 5222742Swollman# Japan 5232742Swollman 5242742Swollman# `9:00' and `JST' is from Guy Harris. 5252742Swollman 5269908Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1995-03-06): 5279908Swollman# Today's _Asahi Evening News_ (page 4) reports that Japan had 5289908Swollman# daylight saving between 1948 and 1951, but ``the system was discontinued 5299908Swollman# because the public believed it would lead to longer working hours.'' 5309908Swollman# Shanks writes that daylight saving in Japan during those years was as follows: 5319908Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 5329908Swollman#Rule Japan 1948 only - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 5339908Swollman#Rule Japan 1948 1951 - Sep Sat>=8 2:00 0 S 5349908Swollman#Rule Japan 1949 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 5359908Swollman#Rule Japan 1950 1951 - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 5369908Swollman# but the only locations using it were US military bases. 5379908Swollman# We go with Shanks and omit daylight saving in those years for Asia/Tokyo. 5389908Swollman# 5399908Swollman# The same news article also reports that Japan is likely to go on DST in 1996 5409908Swollman# as follows, where I've guessed the AT and LETTER/S columns: 5419908Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 5429908Swollman#Rule Japan 1996 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 5439908Swollman#Rule Japan 1996 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S 5442742Swollman 5452742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 5462742Swollman# Japan switched from the Japanese calendar on 1893 Jan 1. 5472742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5482742SwollmanZone Asia/Tokyo 9:19:04 - LMT 1896 5492742Swollman 9:00 - JST 5509908Swollman# If Japan adopts DST in 1996, replace the above line with the following lines: 5519908Swollman# 9:00 - JST 1996 5529908Swollman# 9:00 Japan J%sT 5539908Swollman# and uncomment the two `Rule' lines commented out above. 5549908Swollman 5559908Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 5569908Swollman# Shanks says that the far southern Ryukyu Is (Nansei-Shoto) are 8:00, 5579908Swollman# but we don't have a good location name for them; 5589908Swollman# we don't even know the name of the principal town. 5599908Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5602742Swollman#Zone Asia/South_Ryukyu 8:14:44 - LMT 1896 # Amitori 5612742Swollman# 8:00 - CST 5629908Swollman# There is no information for Marcus. 5639908Swollman# Other Japanese possessions are probably like Asia/Tokyo. 5642742Swollman 5658029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Tokyo Japan All points 5668029Swollman 5672742Swollman# Jordan 5682742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 5692742Swollman# Most likely Shanks is merely guessing dates from 1992 on. 5702742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 5712742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 5722742SwollmanRule Jordan 1931 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 5732742SwollmanRule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5742742SwollmanRule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 5752742SwollmanRule Jordan 1974 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5762742SwollmanRule Jordan 1976 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - 5772742SwollmanRule Jordan 1977 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 5782742SwollmanRule Jordan 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5792742SwollmanRule Jordan 1978 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 - 5802742SwollmanRule Jordan 1985 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5812742SwollmanRule Jordan 1985 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 5822742SwollmanRule Jordan 1986 1988 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5832742SwollmanRule Jordan 1986 1990 - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 - 5842742SwollmanRule Jordan 1989 only - May 8 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5852742SwollmanRule Jordan 1990 only - Apr 27 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5862742SwollmanRule Jordan 1991 only - Apr 19 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5872742SwollmanRule Jordan 1991 only - Sep 27 0:00 0 - 5882742SwollmanRule Jordan 1992 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5892742SwollmanRule Jordan 1992 max - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 - 5902742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5912742SwollmanZone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931 5922742Swollman 2:00 Jordan EET%s 5932742Swollman 5948029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Amman Jordan All points 5958029Swollman 5962742Swollman# Kazakhstan 5972742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 5982742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5992742SwollmanZone Asia/Alma-Ata 5:07:48 - LMT 1924 May 2 6002742Swollman 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar 6012742Swollman 6:00 Russia TS%s 6022742Swollman 6038029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Alma-Ata Kazakhstan All points 6042742Swollman 6059908Swollman# Kirgizstan 6069908Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6079908SwollmanZone Asia/Bishkek 4:58:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 6089908Swollman 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar 6099908Swollman 6:00 Russia TS%s 6109908Swollman 6119908Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Bishkek Kirgizstan All points 6129908Swollman 6132742Swollman############################################################################### 6142742Swollman 6152742Swollman# Korea 6162742Swollman 6172742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 6182742Swollman# According to someone at the Korean Times in San Francisco, 6192742Swollman# Daylight Savings Time was not observed until 1987. He did not know 6202742Swollman# at what time of day DST starts or ends. 6212742Swollman 6222742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 6232742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 6242742SwollmanRule ROK 1960 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 D 6252742SwollmanRule ROK 1960 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S 6262742SwollmanRule ROK 1987 1988 - May Sun<=14 0:00 1:00 D 6272742SwollmanRule ROK 1987 1988 - Oct Sun<=14 0:00 0 S 6282742Swollman 6292742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6302742SwollmanZone Asia/Seoul 8:27:52 - LMT 1890 6312742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec 6322742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1928 6332742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1932 6342742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 6352742Swollman 8:00 ROK K%sT 1961 Aug 10 6362742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1968 Oct 6372742Swollman 9:00 ROK K%sT 6382742SwollmanZone Asia/Pyongyang 8:23:00 - LMT 1890 6392742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec 6402742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1928 6412742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1932 6422742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 6432742Swollman 8:00 - KST 1961 Aug 10 6442742Swollman 9:00 - KST 6452742Swollman 6468029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Seoul South_Korea All points 6478029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Pyongyang North_Korea All points 6488029Swollman 6492742Swollman############################################################################### 6502742Swollman 6512742Swollman# Kuwait 6522742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6532742SwollmanZone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950 6542742Swollman 3:00 - AST 6552742Swollman 6568029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Kuwait Kuwait All points 6578029Swollman 6582742Swollman# Laos 6592742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6602742SwollmanZone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 6612742Swollman 7:06 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT 6622742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 6632742Swollman 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 6642742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 6652742Swollman 6668029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Vientiane Laos All points 6678029Swollman 6682742Swollman# Lebanon 6692742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 6702742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1880 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 6712742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1920 only - Mar 28 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6722742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1920 only - Oct 25 0:00 0 - 6732742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1921 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6742742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1921 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - 6752742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1922 only - Mar 26 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6762742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1922 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 - 6772742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1923 only - Apr 22 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6782742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1923 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - 6792742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1957 1961 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6802742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1957 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 6812742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1972 only - Jun 22 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6822742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1972 1977 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 6832742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1973 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6842742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6852742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1978 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 - 6862742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1984 1987 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6872742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1984 max - Oct 16 0:00 0 - 6882742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6892742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1989 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6902742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1990 max - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6912742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6922742SwollmanZone Asia/Beirut 2:22:00 - LMT 1880 6932742Swollman 2:00 Lebanon EET%s 6942742Swollman 6958029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Beirut Lebanon All points 6968029Swollman 6972742Swollman# Malaysia 6982742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6992742SwollmanZone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur 6:46:48 - LMT 1880 7002742Swollman 6:55 - SMT 1905 Jun 7012742Swollman 7:00 - SGT 1933 7022742Swollman 7:20 - SGT 1942 Feb 15 7032742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 2 7042742Swollman 7:20 - SGT 1950 7052742Swollman 7:30 - SGT 1982 May 7062742Swollman 8:00 - SGT 7072742Swollman 7088029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Kuala_Lumpur Malaysia All points 7098029Swollman 7102742Swollman# Maldives 7112742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7122742SwollmanZone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male 7132742Swollman 4:54 - MMT 1960 7142742Swollman 5:00 - PKT 7152742Swollman 7168029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Indian Maldives Maldives All points 7178029Swollman 7182742Swollman# Mongolia 7192742Swollman# Let's comment out the western and eastern Mongolian time zones 7202742Swollman# till we know what their principal towns are. 7212742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 7222742SwollmanRule Mongol 1978 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 7232742SwollmanRule Mongol 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 T 7242742SwollmanRule Mongol 1981 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 7252742SwollmanRule Mongol 1985 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 T 7262742SwollmanRule Mongol 1985 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 S 7272742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7282742Swollman#Zone Asia/Dariv 6:14:32 - LMT 1905 Aug 7292742Swollman# 6:00 - DST 1978 7302742Swollman# 7:00 Mongol D%sT 7312742SwollmanZone Asia/Ulan_Bator 7:07:32 - LMT 1905 Aug 7322742Swollman 7:00 - UST 1978 7332742Swollman 8:00 Mongol U%sT 7342742Swollman#Zone Asia/Baruun-Urt 7:33:00 - LMT 1905 Aug 7352742Swollman# 8:00 - BST 1978 7362742Swollman# 9:00 Mongol B%sT 7372742Swollman 7388029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Ulan_Bator Mongolia Central zone 7398029Swollman 7402742Swollman# Nepal 7412742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7422742SwollmanZone Asia/Katmandu 5:41:16 - LMT 1920 7432742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1986 7442742Swollman 5:45 - NPT 7452742Swollman 7468029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Katmandu Nepal All points 7478029Swollman 7482742Swollman# Oman 7492742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7502742SwollmanZone Asia/Muscat 3:54:20 - LMT 1920 7512742Swollman 4:00 - GST 7522742Swollman 7538029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Muscat Oman All points 7548029Swollman 7552742Swollman# Pakistan 7562742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7572742SwollmanZone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 7582742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 7592742Swollman 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 15 7602742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1951 Sep 30 7612742Swollman 5:00 - PKT 7622742Swollman 7638029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Karachi Pakistan All points 7648029Swollman 7652742Swollman# Palestine 7662742Swollman# These rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. 7672742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 7682742SwollmanRule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 " DST" 7692742SwollmanRule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 7702742SwollmanRule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 7712742SwollmanRule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 " DST" 7722742SwollmanRule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - 7732742SwollmanRule Egypt 1966 max - Oct 1 3:00 0 - 7742742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7752742SwollmanZone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct 7762742Swollman 2:00 - EET 1957 May 10 7772742Swollman 2:00 Egypt EET%s 1967 Jun 30 7782742Swollman 2:00 Zion I%sT 7792742Swollman# This will undoubtedly change soon. 7802742Swollman 7812742Swollman# Philippines 7822742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) that until 1844 the Philippines kept American date. 7832742Swollman# The rest of this data is from Shanks. 7842742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 7852742SwollmanRule Phil 1899 only - May 11 0:00 0 S 7862742SwollmanRule Phil 1936 only - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 D 7872742SwollmanRule Phil 1937 only - Feb 1 0:00 0 S 7882742SwollmanRule Phil 1954 only - Apr 12 0:00 1:00 D 7892742SwollmanRule Phil 1954 only - Jul 1 0:00 0 S 7902742SwollmanRule Phil 1978 only - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 D 7912742SwollmanRule Phil 1978 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 S 7922742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7932742SwollmanZone Asia/Manila -15:56:00 - LMT 1844 7942742Swollman 8:04:00 - LMT 1899 May 11 7952742Swollman 8:00 Phil P%sT 1942 May 7962742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1944 Nov 7972742Swollman 8:00 Phil P%sT 7982742Swollman 7998029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Manila Philippines All points 8008029Swollman 8012742Swollman# Qatar 8022742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8032742SwollmanZone Asia/Qatar 3:26:08 - LMT 1920 # Al Dawhah 8042742Swollman 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 8052742Swollman 3:00 - AST 8062742Swollman 8078029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Qatar Qatar All points 8088029Swollman 8092742Swollman# Saudi Arabia 8102742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8112742SwollmanZone Asia/Riyadh 3:06:52 - LMT 1950 8122742Swollman 3:00 - AST 8132742Swollman 8148029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Riyadh Saudi_Arabia All points 8158029Swollman 8162742Swollman# Singapore 8172742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8182742SwollmanZone Asia/Singapore 6:55:24 - LMT 1880 8192742Swollman 6:55 - SMT 1905 Jun 8202742Swollman 7:00 - SGT 1933 8212742Swollman 7:20 - SGT 1942 Feb 15 8222742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 2 8232742Swollman 7:20 - SGT 1950 8242742Swollman 7:30 - SGT 1982 May 8252742Swollman 8:00 - SGT 8262742Swollman 8278029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Singapore Singapore All points 8288029Swollman 8292742Swollman# Sri Lanka 8302742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8312742SwollmanZone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880 8322742Swollman 5:20 - JMT 1906 8332742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1942 Jan 5 8342742Swollman 5:30 0:30 IHST 1942 Sep 8352742Swollman 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 16 2:00 8362742Swollman 5:30 - IST 8372742Swollman 8388029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Colombo Sri_Lanka All points 8398029Swollman 8402742Swollman# Syria 8412742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 8422742SwollmanRule Syria 1920 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 8432742SwollmanRule Syria 1920 1923 - Apr Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 " DST" 8442742SwollmanRule Syria 1920 1923 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 0 - 8452742SwollmanRule Syria 1962 only - Apr 29 2:00 1:00 " DST" 8462742SwollmanRule Syria 1962 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 8472742SwollmanRule Syria 1963 1965 - May 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" 8482742SwollmanRule Syria 1963 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - 8492742SwollmanRule Syria 1964 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 8502742SwollmanRule Syria 1965 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - 8512742SwollmanRule Syria 1966 only - Apr 24 2:00 1:00 " DST" 8522742SwollmanRule Syria 1966 1976 - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 8532742SwollmanRule Syria 1967 1978 - May 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" 8542742SwollmanRule Syria 1977 1978 - Sep 1 2:00 0 - 8552742SwollmanRule Syria 1983 1984 - Apr 9 2:00 1:00 " DST" 8562742SwollmanRule Syria 1983 1984 - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 8572742SwollmanRule Syria 1986 only - Feb 16 2:00 1:00 " DST" 8582742SwollmanRule Syria 1986 only - Oct 9 2:00 0 - 8592742SwollmanRule Syria 1987 only - Mar 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" 8602742SwollmanRule Syria 1987 1988 - Oct 31 2:00 0 - 8612742SwollmanRule Syria 1988 only - Mar 15 2:00 1:00 " DST" 8622742SwollmanRule Syria 1989 only - Mar 31 2:00 1:00 " DST" 8632742SwollmanRule Syria 1989 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 8642742SwollmanRule Syria 1990 max - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" 8652742SwollmanRule Syria 1990 max - Sep 30 2:00 0 - 8662742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8672742SwollmanZone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 8682742Swollman 2:00 Syria EET%s 8692742Swollman 8708029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Damascus Syria All points 8718029Swollman 8722742Swollman# Tajikistan 8732742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8742742SwollmanZone Asia/Dushanbe 4:35:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 8752742Swollman 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar 8762742Swollman 6:00 Russia TS%s 8772742Swollman 8788029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Dushanbe Tajikistan All points 8798029Swollman 8802742Swollman# Thailand 8812742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8822742SwollmanZone Asia/Bangkok 6:42:04 - LMT 1880 8832742Swollman 6:42 - BMT 1920 Apr 8842742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 8852742Swollman 8868029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Bangkok Thailand All points 8878029Swollman 8882742Swollman# Turkmenistan 8892742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8902742SwollmanZone Asia/Ashkhabad 3:53:32 - LMT 1924 May 2 8912742Swollman 4:00 - ASK 1957 Mar 8922742Swollman 5:00 Russia AS%s 8932742Swollman 8948029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Ashkhabad Turkmenistan All points 8958029Swollman 8962742Swollman# United Arab Emirates 8972742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8982742SwollmanZone Asia/Dubai 3:41:12 - LMT 1920 8992742Swollman 4:00 - GST 9002742Swollman 9018029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Dubai U_A_E All points 9028029Swollman 9032742Swollman# Uzbekistan 9042742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 9052742SwollmanZone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 9062742Swollman 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar 9072742Swollman 6:00 Russia TS%s 9082742Swollman 9098029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Tashkent Uzbekistan All points 9108029Swollman 9112742Swollman# Vietnam 9122742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 9132742Swollman# Saigon's official name is Thanh-Pho Ho Chi Minh, but it's too long. 9142742Swollman# We'll stick with the traditional name for now. 9152742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 9162742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 9172742SwollmanZone Asia/Saigon 7:06:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 9182742Swollman 7:06 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT 9192742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 9202742Swollman 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 9212742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 9222742Swollman 9238029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Saigon Vietnam All points 9248029Swollman 9252742Swollman# Yemen 9262742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 9272742SwollmanZone Asia/Aden 3:00:48 - LMT 1950 9282742Swollman 3:00 - AST 9298029Swollman 9308029Swollman# ZONE-DESCR Asia Aden Yemen All points 931