asia revision 20094
120094Swollman# @(#)asia 7.26 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 720094Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1996-11-22): 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# 1420094Swollman# Gwillim Law <LAW@encmail.encompass.com> writes that a good source 1520094Swollman# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport 1620094Swollman# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM), 1720094Swollman# published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries 1820094Swollman# of the IATA's data after 1990. 1920094Swollman# 2020094Swollman# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks is the source for entries through 1990, 2120094Swollman# and IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990. 2220094Swollman# 232742Swollman# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 242742Swollman# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 252742Swollman# I found in the UCLA library. 262742Swollman# 272742Swollman# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is 282742Swollman# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude, 292742Swollman# Oxford University Press (1980). 302742Swollman# 312742Swollman# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; 322742Swollman# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. 332742Swollman# Corrections are welcome! 342742Swollman# std dst 352742Swollman# LMT Local Mean Time 3619878Swollman# 2:00 EET EEST Eastern European Time 372742Swollman# 2:00 IST IDT Israel 382742Swollman# 3:00 AST ADT Arabia* 3919878Swollman# 4:00 GST Gulf* 4019878Swollman# 5:30 IST India 412742Swollman# 7:00 ICT Indochina* 4219878Swollman# 8:00 CST China 4319878Swollman# 9:00 JST Japan 4419878Swollman# 9:00 KST Korea 4519878Swollman# 9:30 CST (Australian) Central Standard Time 462742Swollman# 479908Swollman# See the `europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia. 482742Swollman# 4919878Swollman# See the `africa' file for time zone naming and abbreviation conventions. 502742Swollman 512742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 522742Swollman# Incorporates data for Singapore from Robert Elz' asia 1.1, as well as 532742Swollman# additional information from Tom Yap, Sun Microsystems Intercontinental 542742Swollman# Technical Support (including a page from the Official Airline Guide - 552742Swollman# Worldwide Edition). The names for time zones are guesses. 562742Swollman 572742Swollman############################################################################### 582742Swollman 5920094Swollman# These rules are stolen from the `europe' file. 602742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 6120094SwollmanRule EUAsia 1981 max - Mar lastSun 1:00u 1:00 S 6220094SwollmanRule EUAsia 1996 max - Oct lastSun 1:00u 0 - 6320094SwollmanRule E-EurAsia 1981 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S 6420094SwollmanRule E-EurAsia 1979 1995 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - 6520094SwollmanRule E-EurAsia 1996 max - Oct lastSun 0:00 0 - 6620094SwollmanRule RussiaAsia 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 6720094SwollmanRule RussiaAsia 1981 1983 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 6820094SwollmanRule RussiaAsia 1984 1991 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - 6920094SwollmanRule RussiaAsia 1985 1991 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S 7020094SwollmanRule RussiaAsia 1992 only - Mar lastSat 23:00 1:00 S 7120094SwollmanRule RussiaAsia 1992 only - Sep lastSat 23:00 0 - 7220094SwollmanRule RussiaAsia 1993 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S 7320094SwollmanRule RussiaAsia 1993 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - 7420094SwollmanRule RussiaAsia 1996 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - 752742Swollman 762742Swollman# Afghanistan 772742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 782742SwollmanZone Asia/Kabul 4:36:48 - LMT 1890 7919878Swollman 4:00 - AFT 1945 802742Swollman 4:30 - AFT 812742Swollman 822742Swollman# Armenia 8317200Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-05-04): 8417200Swollman# Shanks has Yerevan switching to 3:00 (with Russian DST) in spring 1991, 8517200Swollman# but usno1995 has Armenia at 4:00 (with DST), and Edgar Der-Danieliantz 8617200Swollman# <edd@AIC.NET> reported today that Yerevan probably won't use DST this year, 8717200Swollman# though it did use DST in 1995. We guess Yerevan stayed in sync with Moscow 8817200Swollman# between 1990 and 1995, but stopped using DST in 1996. 8917200Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 9019878SwollmanRule Armenia 1991 1995 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S 9119878SwollmanRule Armenia 1991 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - 922742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 932742SwollmanZone Asia/Yerevan 2:58:00 - LMT 1924 May 2 9419878Swollman 3:00 - YERT 1957 Mar # Yerevan Time 9519878Swollman 4:00 RussiaAsia YER%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 9619878Swollman 3:00 1:00 YERST 1991 Sep 23 # independence 9719878Swollman 3:00 Armenia AM%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Armenia Time 9819878Swollman 4:00 Armenia AM%sT 992742Swollman 1002742Swollman# Azerbaijan 1012742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1022742SwollmanZone Asia/Baku 3:19:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 10319878Swollman 3:00 - BAKT 1957 Mar # Baku Time 10419878Swollman 4:00 RussiaAsia BAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 10519878Swollman 3:00 1:00 BAKST 1991 Aug 30 # independence 10620094Swollman 3:00 RussiaAsia AZ%sT 1992 Sep lastSun 2:00s 10720094Swollman 4:00 - AZT 1996 # Azerbaijan time 10820094Swollman 4:00 EUAsia AZ%sT 1092742Swollman 1102742Swollman# Bahrain 1112742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1122742SwollmanZone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al-Manamah 1132742Swollman 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 1142742Swollman 3:00 - AST 1152742Swollman 1162742Swollman# Bangladesh 1172742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1182742SwollmanZone Asia/Dacca 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 11919878Swollman 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time? 12019878Swollman 6:30 - BURT 1942 May 15 # Burma Time 1212742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 12219878Swollman 6:30 - BURT 1951 Sep 30 12319878Swollman 6:00 - DACT 1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time 12419878Swollman 6:00 - BDT # Bangladesh Time 1252742Swollman 1262742Swollman# Bhutan 1272742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1282742SwollmanZone Asia/Thimbu 5:58:36 - LMT 1947 Aug 15 1292742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1987 Oct 13019878Swollman 6:00 - BTT # Bhutan Time 1312742Swollman 1322742Swollman# British Indian Ocean Territory 1332742Swollman# From Whitman: 1342742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 13519878SwollmanZone Indian/Chagos 5:00 - IOT # BIOT Time 1362742Swollman 1372742Swollman# Brunei 1382742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1392742SwollmanZone Asia/Brunei 7:39:40 - LMT 1926 Mar # Bandar Seri Begawan 1402742Swollman 7:30 - BNT 1933 1412742Swollman 8:00 - BNT 1422742Swollman 14314343Swollman# Burma / Myanmar 1442742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 14517200SwollmanZone Asia/Rangoon 6:24:40 - LMT 1880 # or Yangon 14619878Swollman 6:24:36 - RMT 1920 # Rangoon Mean Time? 14719878Swollman 6:30 - BURT 1942 May # Burma Time 1482742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 May 3 14919878Swollman 6:30 - MMT # Myanmar Time 1502742Swollman 1512742Swollman# Cambodia 1522742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1532742SwollmanZone Asia/Phnom_Penh 6:59:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 15419878Swollman 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? 1552742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 1562742Swollman 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 1572742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1582742Swollman 1592742Swollman# People's Republic of China 1602742Swollman 1612742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 1622742Swollman# People's Republic of China. Yes, they really have only one time zone. 1632742Swollman 16419878Swollman# From Bob Devine (1988-01-28): 16519878Swollman# No they don't. See TIME mag, 1986-02-17 p.52. Even though 1662742Swollman# China is across 4 physical time zones, before Feb 1, 1986 only the 1672742Swollman# Peking (Bejing) time zone was recognized. Since that date, China 1682742Swollman# has two of 'em -- Peking's and Urumqi (named after the capital of 1692742Swollman# the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region). I don't know about DST for it. 1702742Swollman# 1712742Swollman# . . .I just deleted the DST table and this editor makes it too 1722742Swollman# painful to suck in another copy.. So, here is what I have for 1732742Swollman# DST start/end dates for Peking's time zone (info from AP): 1742742Swollman# 1752742Swollman# 1986 May 4 - Sept 14 1762742Swollman# 1987 mid-April - ?? 1772742Swollman 17819878Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (1989-01-19): 1792742Swollman# CHINA 8 H AHEAD OF UTC ALL OF CHINA, INCL TAIWAN 1802742Swollman# CHINA 9 H AHEAD OF UTC APR 17 - SEP 10 1812742Swollman 18214343Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1995-12-19): 18319878Swollman# Shanks writes that China has had a single time zone since 1980 May 1, 18414343Swollman# observing summer DST from 1986 through 1991; this contradicts Devine's 1852742Swollman# note about Time magazine, though apparently _something_ happened in 1986. 18614343Swollman# Go with Shanks for now. I made up names for the other pre-1980 time zones. 1872742Swollman 1882742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 1892742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1902742SwollmanRule Shang 1940 only - Jun 3 0:00 1:00 D 1912742SwollmanRule Shang 1940 1941 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 1922742SwollmanRule Shang 1941 only - Mar 16 0:00 1:00 D 1932742SwollmanRule PRC 1949 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 1942742SwollmanRule PRC 1986 only - May 4 0:00 1:00 D 19514343SwollmanRule PRC 1986 1991 - Sep Sun>=11 0:00 0 S 19614343SwollmanRule PRC 1987 1991 - Apr Sun>=10 0:00 1:00 D 1972742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 19814343SwollmanZone Asia/Harbin 8:26:44 - LMT 1928 19919878Swollman 8:30 - HART 1932 Mar # Harbin Time 20014343Swollman 8:00 - CST 1940 20119878Swollman 9:00 - HART 1966 May 20219878Swollman 8:30 - HART 1980 May 20314343Swollman 8:00 PRC C%sT 2042742SwollmanZone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:52 - LMT 1928 2052742Swollman 8:00 Shang C%sT 1949 2062742Swollman 8:00 PRC C%sT 20714343SwollmanZone Asia/Chungking 7:06:20 - LMT 1928 20819878Swollman 7:00 - CHUT 1980 May # Chungking Time 20914343Swollman 8:00 PRC C%sT 21014343SwollmanZone Asia/Urumqi 5:50:20 - LMT 1928 21119878Swollman 6:00 - URUT 1980 May # Urumqi Time 21214343Swollman 8:00 PRC C%sT 21314343SwollmanZone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 21419878Swollman 5:30 - KAST 1940 # Kashgar Time 21519878Swollman 5:00 - KAST 1980 May 21614343Swollman 8:00 PRC C%sT 2178029Swollman 2182742Swollman############################################################################### 2192742Swollman 2202742Swollman# Republic of China 2212742Swollman 2222742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2232742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1945 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D 2242742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1945 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 2252742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1952 only - Mar 1 0:00 1:00 D 2262742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1952 1954 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S 2272742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1953 1959 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 2282742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1955 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 2292742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1960 1961 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D 2302742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 2312742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 2322742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1980 only - Jun 30 0:00 1:00 D 2332742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1980 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S 2342742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2352742SwollmanZone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 2362742Swollman 8:00 Taiwan C%sT 2372742Swollman 2382742Swollman############################################################################### 2392742Swollman# Hong Kong 2402742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2412742SwollmanRule HK 1946 only - Apr 20 3:30 1:00 S 2422742SwollmanRule HK 1946 only - Dec 1 3:30 0 - 2432742SwollmanRule HK 1947 only - Apr 13 3:30 1:00 S 2442742SwollmanRule HK 1947 only - Dec 30 3:30 0 - 2452742SwollmanRule HK 1948 only - May 2 3:30 1:00 S 2462742SwollmanRule HK 1948 1952 - Oct lastSun 3:30 0 - 2472742SwollmanRule HK 1949 1953 - Apr Sun>=1 3:30 1:00 S 2482742SwollmanRule HK 1953 only - Nov 1 3:30 0 - 2492742SwollmanRule HK 1954 1964 - Mar Sun>=18 3:30 1:00 S 2502742SwollmanRule HK 1954 only - Oct 31 3:30 0 - 2512742SwollmanRule HK 1955 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 - 2522742SwollmanRule HK 1965 1977 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S 2532742SwollmanRule HK 1965 1977 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - 2542742SwollmanRule HK 1979 1980 - May Sun>=8 3:30 1:00 S 2552742SwollmanRule HK 1979 1980 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - 2562742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2572742SwollmanZone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 25819878Swollman 8:00 HK HK%sT 1997 Jul 1 # return to China 25919878Swollman 8:00 PRC C%sT 2602742Swollman 2612742Swollman# Macao 2622742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 26319878SwollmanRule Macao 1961 1962 - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S 26419878SwollmanRule Macao 1961 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 - 26519878SwollmanRule Macao 1963 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 S 26619878SwollmanRule Macao 1964 only - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S 26719878SwollmanRule Macao 1965 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 S 26819878SwollmanRule Macao 1965 only - Oct 31 0:00 0 - 26919878SwollmanRule Macao 1966 1971 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S 27019878SwollmanRule Macao 1966 1971 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - 27119878SwollmanRule Macao 1972 1974 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S 27219878SwollmanRule Macao 1972 1973 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 - 27319878SwollmanRule Macao 1974 1977 - Oct Sun>=15 3:30 0 - 27419878SwollmanRule Macao 1975 1977 - Apr Sun>=15 3:30 1:00 S 27519878SwollmanRule Macao 1978 1980 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S 27619878SwollmanRule Macao 1978 1980 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 - 2772742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2782742SwollmanZone Asia/Macao 7:34:20 - LMT 1912 27919878Swollman 8:00 Macao MO%sT 1999 Dec 20 # return to China 28019878Swollman 8:00 PRC C%sT 2812742Swollman 2822742Swollman 2832742Swollman############################################################################### 2842742Swollman 2852742Swollman# Cyprus 2862742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 28719878SwollmanRule Cyprus 1975 only - Apr 13 0:00 1:00 S 2882742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1975 only - Oct 12 0:00 0 - 28919878SwollmanRule Cyprus 1976 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 S 2902742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1976 only - Oct 11 0:00 0 - 29119878SwollmanRule Cyprus 1977 1980 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S 2922742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1977 only - Sep 25 0:00 0 - 2932742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1978 only - Oct 2 0:00 0 - 2942742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1979 max - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - 29519878SwollmanRule Cyprus 1981 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S 2962742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2972742SwollmanZone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 29819878Swollman 2:00 Cyprus EE%sT 2992742Swollman 3002742Swollman# Georgia 3019908Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1994-11-19): 3029908Swollman# Today's _Economist_ (p 60) reports that Georgia moved its clocks forward 3039908Swollman# an hour recently, due to a law proposed by Zurab Murvanidze, 3049908Swollman# an MP who went on a hunger strike for 11 days to force discussion about it! 30514343Swollman# We have no details, but we'll guess they didn't move the clocks back in fall. 30614343Swollman# 30720094Swollman# From Mathew Englander <mathew@io.org>, quoting AP (1996-10-23 13:05-04): 30820094Swollman# Instead of putting back clocks at the end of October, Georgia 30920094Swollman# will stay on daylight savings time this winter to save energy, 31020094Swollman# President Eduard Shevardnadze decreed Wednesday. 3112742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3122742SwollmanZone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880 31319878Swollman 2:59:16 - TBMT 1924 May 2 # Tbilisi Mean Time 31419878Swollman 3:00 - TBIT 1957 Mar # Tbilisi Time 31519878Swollman 4:00 RussiaAsia TBI%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 31619878Swollman 3:00 1:00 TBIST 1991 Apr 9 # independence 31720094Swollman 3:00 RussiaAsia GE%sT 1992 # Georgia Time 31820094Swollman 3:00 E-EurAsia GE%sT 1994 Sep lastSun 31920094Swollman 4:00 E-EurAsia GE%sT 1996 Oct lastSun 32020094Swollman 5:00 - GET 3212742Swollman 3222742Swollman# India 3232742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3242742SwollmanZone Asia/Calcutta 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 32519878Swollman 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time? 32619878Swollman 6:30 - BURT 1942 May 15 # Burma Time 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 3352742Swollman# Indonesia 3362742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3372742SwollmanZone Asia/Jakarta 7:07:12 - LMT 1867 Aug 10 33819878Swollman 7:07:12 - JMT 1924 Jan 1 0:13 # Jakarta MT 33919878Swollman 7:20 - JAVT 1932 Nov # Java Time 34019878Swollman 7:30 - JAVT 1942 Mar 23 3412742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug 34219878Swollman 7:30 - JAVT 1948 May 34319878Swollman 8:00 - JAVT 1950 May 34419878Swollman 7:30 - JAVT 1964 34519878Swollman 7:00 - JAVT 3462742SwollmanZone Asia/Ujung_Pandang 7:57:36 - LMT 1920 34719878Swollman 7:57:36 - MMT 1932 Nov # Macassar MT 34819878Swollman 8:00 - BORT 1942 Feb 9 # Borneo Time 3492742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug 35019878Swollman 8:00 - BORT 3512742SwollmanZone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov 35219878Swollman 9:00 - JAYT 1944 # Jayapura Time 3532742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1964 35419878Swollman 9:00 - JAYT 3552742Swollman 3562742Swollman# Iran 3572742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 35819878SwollmanRule Iran 1978 1980 - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 S 35919878SwollmanRule Iran 1978 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 - 36019878SwollmanRule Iran 1979 only - Sep 19 0:00 0 - 36119878SwollmanRule Iran 1980 only - Sep 23 0:00 0 - 36220094SwollmanRule Iran 1991 only - May 3 0:00s 1:00 S 36320094SwollmanRule Iran 1991 only - Sep 20 0:00s 0 - 36420094SwollmanRule Iran 1992 only - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 S 36520094SwollmanRule Iran 1992 1993 - Sep 23 0:00 0 - 36620094SwollmanRule Iran 1993 max - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 S 36720094SwollmanRule Iran 1994 1995 - Sep 22 0:00 0 - 36820094SwollmanRule Iran 1996 max - Sep 21 0:00 0 - 3692742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3702742SwollmanZone Asia/Tehran 3:25:44 - LMT 1916 37119878Swollman 3:25:44 - TMT 1946 # Tehran Mean Time 37219878Swollman 3:30 - IRT 1977 Nov 37319878Swollman 4:00 Iran IR%sT 1979 37419878Swollman 3:30 Iran IR%sT 3752742Swollman 3762742Swollman# Iraq 3772742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3782742SwollmanRule Iraq 1982 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D 3792742SwollmanRule Iraq 1982 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 3802742SwollmanRule Iraq 1983 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D 3812742SwollmanRule Iraq 1984 1985 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 38220094SwollmanRule Iraq 1985 1990 - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 S 38320094SwollmanRule Iraq 1986 1990 - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 D 38420094Swollman# IATA SSIM (1991/1996) says Apr 1 12:01am UTC; guess the `:01' is a typo. 38520094SwollmanRule Iraq 1991 max - Apr 1 3:00s 1:00 D 38620094SwollmanRule Iraq 1991 max - Oct 1 3:00s 0 D 3872742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3882742SwollmanZone Asia/Baghdad 2:57:40 - LMT 1890 38919878Swollman 2:57:36 - BMT 1918 # Baghdad Mean Time? 3902742Swollman 3:00 - AST 1982 May 3912742Swollman 3:00 Iraq A%sT 3922742Swollman 3932742Swollman 3942742Swollman############################################################################### 3952742Swollman 3962742Swollman# Israel 3972742Swollman 39819878Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (1989-01-19): 3992742Swollman# ISRAEL 2 H AHEAD OF UTC 4002742Swollman# ISRAEL 3 H AHEAD OF UTC APR 10 - SEP 3 4012742Swollman 40219878Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1993-11-18): 4032742Swollman# 4042742Swollman# Shanks gives the following rules for Jerusalem from 1918 through 1991. 4052742Swollman# After 1989 Shanks often disagrees with Silverberg; we go with Silverberg. 4062742Swollman 4072742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 4082742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 4092742SwollmanRule Zion 1940 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D 4102742SwollmanRule Zion 1942 1944 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S 4112742SwollmanRule Zion 1943 only - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 D 4122742SwollmanRule Zion 1944 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 4132742SwollmanRule Zion 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 D 4142742SwollmanRule Zion 1945 only - Nov 1 2:00 0 S 4152742SwollmanRule Zion 1946 only - Apr 16 2:00 1:00 D 4162742SwollmanRule Zion 1946 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 S 4172742SwollmanRule Zion 1948 only - May 23 0:00 2:00 DD 4182742SwollmanRule Zion 1948 only - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 D 4192742SwollmanRule Zion 1948 1949 - Nov 1 2:00 0 S 4202742SwollmanRule Zion 1949 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D 4212742SwollmanRule Zion 1950 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 D 4222742SwollmanRule Zion 1950 only - Sep 15 3:00 0 S 4232742SwollmanRule Zion 1951 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 4242742SwollmanRule Zion 1951 only - Nov 11 3:00 0 S 4252742SwollmanRule Zion 1952 only - Apr 20 2:00 1:00 D 4262742SwollmanRule Zion 1952 only - Oct 19 3:00 0 S 4272742SwollmanRule Zion 1953 only - Apr 12 2:00 1:00 D 4282742SwollmanRule Zion 1953 only - Sep 13 3:00 0 S 4292742SwollmanRule Zion 1954 only - Jun 13 0:00 1:00 D 4302742SwollmanRule Zion 1954 only - Sep 12 0:00 0 S 4312742SwollmanRule Zion 1955 only - Jun 11 2:00 1:00 D 4322742SwollmanRule Zion 1955 only - Sep 11 0:00 0 S 4332742SwollmanRule Zion 1956 only - Jun 3 0:00 1:00 D 4342742SwollmanRule Zion 1956 only - Sep 30 3:00 0 S 4352742SwollmanRule Zion 1957 only - Apr 29 2:00 1:00 D 4362742SwollmanRule Zion 1957 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 S 4372742SwollmanRule Zion 1974 only - Jul 7 0:00 1:00 D 4382742SwollmanRule Zion 1974 only - Oct 13 0:00 0 S 4392742SwollmanRule Zion 1975 only - Apr 20 0:00 1:00 D 4402742SwollmanRule Zion 1975 only - Aug 31 0:00 0 S 4412742SwollmanRule Zion 1985 only - Apr 14 0:00 1:00 D 4422742SwollmanRule Zion 1985 only - Sep 15 0:00 0 S 4432742SwollmanRule Zion 1986 only - May 18 0:00 1:00 D 4442742SwollmanRule Zion 1986 only - Sep 7 0:00 0 S 4452742SwollmanRule Zion 1987 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 D 4462742SwollmanRule Zion 1987 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S 4472742SwollmanRule Zion 1988 only - Apr 9 0:00 1:00 D 4482742SwollmanRule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S 4492742Swollman 45014343Swollman# From Ephraim Silverberg (1996-01-02): 4512742Swollman# 4522742Swollman# According to the Office of the Secretary General of the Ministry of 4532742Swollman# Interior, there is NO set rule for Daylight-Savings/Standard time changes. 4542742Swollman# Each year they decide anew what havoc to wreak on the country. However, 4552742Swollman# there is a "supposed" set of rules which is subject to change depending 4562742Swollman# on the party the Minister of Interior, the size of the coalition 4572742Swollman# government, the phase of the moon and the direction of the wind. Hence, 4582742Swollman# changes may need to be made on a semi-annual basis. One thing is entrenched 45914343Swollman# in law, however: that there must be at least 150 days of daylight savings 46014343Swollman# time annually. Ever since 1993, the change to daylight savings time has 46114343Swollman# been from midnight Thursday night to 1 a.m. Friday morning and the change 46214343Swollman# back to standard time on Saturday night from midnight daylight savings time 46314343Swollman# to 11 p.m. standard time. 1996 is an exception to this rule where the 46414343Swollman# change back to standard time takes place on Sunday night instead of Saturday 46514343Swollman# night to avoid conflicts with the Jewish New Year. 4662742Swollman 4672742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 4682742SwollmanRule Zion 1989 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D 46919878SwollmanRule Zion 1989 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S 4702742SwollmanRule Zion 1990 only - Mar 25 0:00 1:00 D 47119878SwollmanRule Zion 1990 only - Aug 26 0:00 0 S 4722742SwollmanRule Zion 1991 only - Mar 24 0:00 1:00 D 47319878SwollmanRule Zion 1991 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S 4742742SwollmanRule Zion 1992 only - Mar 29 0:00 1:00 D 47519878SwollmanRule Zion 1992 only - Sep 6 0:00 0 S 4762742SwollmanRule Zion 1993 only - Apr 2 0:00 1:00 D 47719878SwollmanRule Zion 1993 only - Sep 5 0:00 0 S 4782742Swollman 47914343Swollman# The dates for 1994-1995 were obtained from Office of the Spokeswoman for the 48014343Swollman# Ministry of Interior, Jerusalem, Israel. The spokeswoman can be reached by 48114343Swollman# calling the switchboard at 972-2-701411 and asking for the spokeswoman. 4822742Swollman 4832742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 48419878SwollmanRule Zion 1994 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 48519878SwollmanRule Zion 1994 only - Aug 28 0:00 0 S 48619878SwollmanRule Zion 1995 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D 48719878SwollmanRule Zion 1995 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S 4882742Swollman 48914343Swollman# The dates for 1996-1998 were also obtained from Office of the Spokeswoman 49014343Swollman# for the Ministry of Interior, Jerusalem, Israel. The official announcement 49114343Swollman# can be viewed (in Hebrew) at the following URL: 49214343Swollman# 49314343Swollman# ftp://ftp.huji.ac.il/pub/misc/timezones/announcements/1996-1998.ps.gz 49414343Swollman# 49514343Swollman# Emptor Caveat: The dates for the years 1996-1998 were originally announced 49619878Swollman# on 1995-08-31, by the previous Minister of Interior. The new Minister 49719878Swollman# of Interior changed the dates on 1996-01-01, to take into account the 49814343Swollman# desires of certain portions of Israeli society (the next election is in the 49914343Swollman# Fall of 1996). After this (1996) year's Daylight Savings Time is over, the 50014343Swollman# new minister has announced that a study will be conducted as to the wishes of 50114343Swollman# the populace regarding the length of Daylight Savings Time and the Interior 50214343Swollman# Committee will meet to review the results of the study and make any necessary 50314343Swollman# changes to the 1997-1998 dates. Never a dull moment in the State of Israel. 5049908Swollman 50514343Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 50614343SwollmanRule Zion 1996 1998 - Mar Fri>=14 0:00 1:00 D 50719878SwollmanRule Zion 1996 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 S 50819878SwollmanRule Zion 1997 1998 - Oct Sun>=14 0:00 0 S 50914343Swollman 5102742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 51114343SwollmanZone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:56 - LMT 1880 51219878Swollman 2:20:40 - JMT 1918 # Jerusalem Mean Time? 5132742Swollman 2:00 Zion I%sT 5142742Swollman 5152742Swollman 5162742Swollman############################################################################### 5172742Swollman 5182742Swollman# Japan 5192742Swollman 5202742Swollman# `9:00' and `JST' is from Guy Harris. 5212742Swollman 5229908Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1995-03-06): 5239908Swollman# Today's _Asahi Evening News_ (page 4) reports that Japan had 5249908Swollman# daylight saving between 1948 and 1951, but ``the system was discontinued 5259908Swollman# because the public believed it would lead to longer working hours.'' 5269908Swollman# Shanks writes that daylight saving in Japan during those years was as follows: 5279908Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 5289908Swollman#Rule Japan 1948 only - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 5299908Swollman#Rule Japan 1948 1951 - Sep Sat>=8 2:00 0 S 5309908Swollman#Rule Japan 1949 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 5319908Swollman#Rule Japan 1950 1951 - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 5329908Swollman# but the only locations using it were US military bases. 5339908Swollman# We go with Shanks and omit daylight saving in those years for Asia/Tokyo. 5342742Swollman 5352742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5362742SwollmanZone Asia/Tokyo 9:19:04 - LMT 1896 5372742Swollman 9:00 - JST 53819878SwollmanZone Asia/Ishigaki 8:16:36 - LMT 1896 53919878Swollman 8:00 - CST 5409908Swollman# There is no information for Marcus. 5419908Swollman# Other Japanese possessions are probably like Asia/Tokyo. 5422742Swollman 5432742Swollman# Jordan 5442742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 54519878SwollmanRule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S 5462742SwollmanRule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 54719878SwollmanRule Jordan 1974 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 5482742SwollmanRule Jordan 1976 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - 5492742SwollmanRule Jordan 1977 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 55019878SwollmanRule Jordan 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S 5512742SwollmanRule Jordan 1978 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 - 55219878SwollmanRule Jordan 1985 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 5532742SwollmanRule Jordan 1985 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 55419878SwollmanRule Jordan 1986 1988 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S 5552742SwollmanRule Jordan 1986 1990 - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 - 55619878SwollmanRule Jordan 1989 only - May 8 0:00 1:00 S 55719878SwollmanRule Jordan 1990 only - Apr 27 0:00 1:00 S 55820094SwollmanRule Jordan 1991 only - Apr 17 0:00 1:00 S 5592742SwollmanRule Jordan 1991 only - Sep 27 0:00 0 - 56020094SwollmanRule Jordan 1992 only - Apr 10 0:00 1:00 S 56120094SwollmanRule Jordan 1992 1993 - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 - 56220094SwollmanRule Jordan 1993 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S 56320094SwollmanRule Jordan 1994 only - Sep Fri>=15 0:00 0 - 56420094SwollmanRule Jordan 1995 max - Sep Fri>=15 0:00s 0 - 5652742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5662742SwollmanZone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931 56719878Swollman 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 5682742Swollman 5692742Swollman# Kazakhstan 57020094Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-11-22): 57117200Swollman# Andrew Evtichov <evti@chevron.com> (1996-04-13) writes that Kazakhstan 57220094Swollman# stayed in sync with Moscow after 1990, and that Aqtobe (formerly Aktyubinsk) 57320094Swollman# and Aqtau (formerly Shevchenko) are the largest cities in their zones. 57420094Swollman# Guess that Aqtau and Aqtobe diverged in 1995, since that's the first time 57520094Swollman# IATA SSIM mentions a third time zone in Kazakhstan. 57620094Swollman# 5772742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 57817200SwollmanZone Asia/Alma-Ata 5:07:48 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Almaty 57919878Swollman 5:00 - ALMT 1957 Mar # Alma-Ata Time 58019878Swollman 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 58119878Swollman 5:00 1:00 ALMST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s 58219878Swollman 5:00 - ALMT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s 58320094Swollman 6:00 E-EurAsia ALM%sT 58420094SwollmanZone Asia/Aqtobe 3:48:40 - LMT 1924 May 2 58520094Swollman 4:00 - AKT 1957 Mar # Aktyubinsk Time 58620094Swollman 5:00 RussiaAsia AK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 58720094Swollman 4:00 1:00 AKTST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s 58820094Swollman 4:00 - AQTT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Aqtobe Time 58920094Swollman 5:00 E-EurAsia AQT%sT 59020094SwollmanZone Asia/Aqtau 3:21:04 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Aktau 59119878Swollman 4:00 - SHET 1957 Mar # Fort Shevchenko Time 59219878Swollman 5:00 RussiaAsia SHE%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 59320094Swollman 4:00 1:00 AQTST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s 59420094Swollman 4:00 - AQTT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Aqtau Time 59520094Swollman 5:00 E-EurAsia AQT%sT 1995 Sep lastSun 59620094Swollman 4:00 E-EurAsia AQT%sT 5972742Swollman 5989908Swollman# Kirgizstan 59920094Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 60020094SwollmanRule Kirgiz 1992 max - Apr Sun>=7 0:00 1:00 S 60120094SwollmanRule Kirgiz 1991 max - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - 6029908Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6039908SwollmanZone Asia/Bishkek 4:58:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 60419878Swollman 5:00 - FRUT 1957 Mar # Frunze Time 60519878Swollman 6:00 RussiaAsia FRU%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 60619878Swollman 5:00 1:00 FRUST 1991 Aug 31 # independence 60720094Swollman 5:00 Kirgiz KG%sT # Kirgizstan Time 6089908Swollman 6092742Swollman############################################################################### 6102742Swollman 6112742Swollman# Korea 6122742Swollman 6132742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 6142742Swollman# According to someone at the Korean Times in San Francisco, 6152742Swollman# Daylight Savings Time was not observed until 1987. He did not know 6162742Swollman# at what time of day DST starts or ends. 6172742Swollman 6182742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 6192742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 6202742SwollmanRule ROK 1960 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 D 6212742SwollmanRule ROK 1960 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S 6222742SwollmanRule ROK 1987 1988 - May Sun<=14 0:00 1:00 D 6232742SwollmanRule ROK 1987 1988 - Oct Sun<=14 0:00 0 S 6242742Swollman 6252742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6262742SwollmanZone Asia/Seoul 8:27:52 - LMT 1890 6272742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec 6282742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1928 6292742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1932 6302742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 6312742Swollman 8:00 ROK K%sT 1961 Aug 10 6322742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1968 Oct 6332742Swollman 9:00 ROK K%sT 6342742SwollmanZone Asia/Pyongyang 8:23:00 - LMT 1890 6352742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec 6362742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1928 6372742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1932 6382742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 6392742Swollman 8:00 - KST 1961 Aug 10 6402742Swollman 9:00 - KST 6412742Swollman 6422742Swollman############################################################################### 6432742Swollman 6442742Swollman# Kuwait 6452742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6462742SwollmanZone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950 6472742Swollman 3:00 - AST 6482742Swollman 6492742Swollman# Laos 6502742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6512742SwollmanZone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 65219878Swollman 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? 6532742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 6542742Swollman 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 6552742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 6562742Swollman 6572742Swollman# Lebanon 6582742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 65919878SwollmanRule Lebanon 1920 only - Mar 28 0:00 1:00 S 6602742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1920 only - Oct 25 0:00 0 - 66119878SwollmanRule Lebanon 1921 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 S 6622742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1921 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - 66319878SwollmanRule Lebanon 1922 only - Mar 26 0:00 1:00 S 6642742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1922 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 - 66519878SwollmanRule Lebanon 1923 only - Apr 22 0:00 1:00 S 6662742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1923 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - 66719878SwollmanRule Lebanon 1957 1961 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 6682742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1957 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 66919878SwollmanRule Lebanon 1972 only - Jun 22 0:00 1:00 S 6702742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1972 1977 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 67119878SwollmanRule Lebanon 1973 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 67219878SwollmanRule Lebanon 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S 6732742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1978 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 - 67419878SwollmanRule Lebanon 1984 1987 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 67520094SwollmanRule Lebanon 1984 1991 - Oct 16 0:00 0 - 67619878SwollmanRule Lebanon 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S 67719878SwollmanRule Lebanon 1989 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S 67820094SwollmanRule Lebanon 1990 1992 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 67920094SwollmanRule Lebanon 1992 only - Oct 4 0:00 0 - 68020094SwollmanRule Lebanon 1993 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S 68120094SwollmanRule Lebanon 1993 max - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - 6822742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6832742SwollmanZone Asia/Beirut 2:22:00 - LMT 1880 68419878Swollman 2:00 Lebanon EE%sT 6852742Swollman 6862742Swollman# Malaysia 68719878Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 68819878SwollmanRule NBorneo 1935 1941 - Sep 14 0:00 0:20 TS 68919878SwollmanRule NBorneo 1935 1941 - Dec 14 0:00 0 - 6902742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6912742SwollmanZone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur 6:46:48 - LMT 1880 69219878Swollman 6:55:24 - SMT 1905 Jun # Singapore Mean Time 69319878Swollman 7:00 - MALT 1933 # Malaya Time 69419878Swollman 7:20 - MALT 1942 Feb 15 6952742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 2 69619878Swollman 7:20 - MALT 1950 69719878Swollman 7:30 - MALT 1982 May 69819878Swollman 8:00 - MYT # Malaysia Time 69919878SwollmanZone Asia/Kuching 7:21:20 - LMT 1926 Mar 70019878Swollman 7:30 - BORT 1933 # Borneo Time 70119878Swollman 8:00 NBorneo BOR%sT 1942 70219878Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 2 70319878Swollman 8:00 - BORT 1982 May 70419878Swollman 8:00 - MYT 7052742Swollman 7062742Swollman# Maldives 7072742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 70819878SwollmanZone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male 70919878Swollman 4:54:00 - MMT 1960 # Male Mean Time 71019878Swollman 5:00 - MVT # Maldives Time 7112742Swollman 7122742Swollman# Mongolia 71319878Swollman# Shanks says that Mongolia has three time zones, but usno1995 and 71419878Swollman# <URL:http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif> (1995) 71517200Swollman# both say that it has just one. 7162742Swollman# Let's comment out the western and eastern Mongolian time zones 7172742Swollman# till we know what their principal towns are. 7182742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 71919878SwollmanRule Mongol 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 72019878SwollmanRule Mongol 1981 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 72120094SwollmanRule Mongol 1985 1990 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S 72220094SwollmanRule Mongol 1985 1990 - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 - 72320094SwollmanRule Mongol 1991 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S 72420094SwollmanRule Mongol 1991 1995 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - 72520094SwollmanRule Mongol 1996 max - Oct Fri>=22 0:00 0 - 7262742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7272742Swollman#Zone Asia/Dariv 6:14:32 - LMT 1905 Aug 72819878Swollman# 6:00 - DART 1978 # Dariv Time 72919878Swollman# 7:00 Mongol DAR%sT 7302742SwollmanZone Asia/Ulan_Bator 7:07:32 - LMT 1905 Aug 73119878Swollman 7:00 - ULAT 1978 # Ulan Bator Time 73219878Swollman 8:00 Mongol ULA%sT 7332742Swollman#Zone Asia/Baruun-Urt 7:33:00 - LMT 1905 Aug 73419878Swollman# 8:00 - BART 1978 # Baruun-Urt Time 73519878Swollman# 9:00 Mongol BAR%sT 7362742Swollman 7372742Swollman# Nepal 7382742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7392742SwollmanZone Asia/Katmandu 5:41:16 - LMT 1920 7402742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1986 74119878Swollman 5:45 - NPT # Nepal Time 7422742Swollman 7432742Swollman# Oman 7442742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7452742SwollmanZone Asia/Muscat 3:54:20 - LMT 1920 7462742Swollman 4:00 - GST 7472742Swollman 7482742Swollman# Pakistan 7492742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7502742SwollmanZone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 7512742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 7522742Swollman 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 15 7532742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1951 Sep 30 75419878Swollman 5:00 - KART 1971 Mar 26 # Karachi Time 75519878Swollman 5:00 - PKT # Pakistan Time 7562742Swollman 7572742Swollman# Palestine 7582742Swollman# These rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. 7592742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 76019878SwollmanRule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S 76117200SwollmanRule EgyptAsia 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 76219878SwollmanRule EgyptAsia 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S 76320094SwollmanRule EgyptAsia 1959 1967 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S 76417200SwollmanRule EgyptAsia 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - 76520094SwollmanRule EgyptAsia 1966 only - Oct 1 3:00 0 - 7662742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7672742SwollmanZone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct 7682742Swollman 2:00 - EET 1957 May 10 76919878Swollman 2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 30 7702742Swollman 2:00 Zion I%sT 7712742Swollman 77214343Swollman# Paracel Is 77314343Swollman# no information 77414343Swollman 7752742Swollman# Philippines 7762742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) that until 1844 the Philippines kept American date. 7772742Swollman# The rest of this data is from Shanks. 7782742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 77919878SwollmanRule Phil 1936 only - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 S 78019878SwollmanRule Phil 1937 only - Feb 1 0:00 0 - 78119878SwollmanRule Phil 1954 only - Apr 12 0:00 1:00 S 78219878SwollmanRule Phil 1954 only - Jul 1 0:00 0 - 78319878SwollmanRule Phil 1978 only - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 S 78419878SwollmanRule Phil 1978 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 - 7852742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7862742SwollmanZone Asia/Manila -15:56:00 - LMT 1844 7872742Swollman 8:04:00 - LMT 1899 May 11 78819878Swollman 8:00 Phil PH%sT 1942 May 7892742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1944 Nov 79019878Swollman 8:00 Phil PH%sT 7912742Swollman 7922742Swollman# Qatar 7932742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7942742SwollmanZone Asia/Qatar 3:26:08 - LMT 1920 # Al Dawhah 7952742Swollman 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 7962742Swollman 3:00 - AST 7972742Swollman 7982742Swollman# Saudi Arabia 7992742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8002742SwollmanZone Asia/Riyadh 3:06:52 - LMT 1950 8012742Swollman 3:00 - AST 8022742Swollman 8032742Swollman# Singapore 8042742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8052742SwollmanZone Asia/Singapore 6:55:24 - LMT 1880 80619878Swollman 6:55:24 - SMT 1905 Jun # Singapore Mean Time 80719878Swollman 7:00 - MALT 1933 # Malaya Time 80819878Swollman 7:20 - MALT 1942 Feb 15 8092742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 2 81019878Swollman 7:20 - MALT 1950 81119878Swollman 7:30 - MALT 1965 Aug 9 # independence 81219878Swollman 7:30 - SGT 1982 May # Singapore Time 8132742Swollman 8:00 - SGT 8142742Swollman 81514343Swollman# Spratly Is 81614343Swollman# no information 81714343Swollman 8182742Swollman# Sri Lanka 81919878Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03): 82019878Swollman# <URL:http://www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html> (1996-05-24) 82119878Swollman# reported ``the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at 82219878Swollman# midnight Friday (1830 GMT) `in the light of the present power crisis'.'' 82319878Swollman# Transitions before 1996 are from Shanks (1991). 82419878Swollman 8252742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8262742SwollmanZone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880 82719878Swollman 5:20 - CEYT 1906 # Ceylon Time 8282742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1942 Jan 5 8292742Swollman 5:30 0:30 IHST 1942 Sep 8302742Swollman 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 16 2:00 83119878Swollman 5:30 - IST 1996 May 25 0:00 83219878Swollman 6:30 - LKT # Sri Lanka Time 8332742Swollman 8342742Swollman# Syria 8352742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 83619878SwollmanRule Syria 1920 1923 - Apr Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 S 8372742SwollmanRule Syria 1920 1923 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 0 - 83819878SwollmanRule Syria 1962 only - Apr 29 2:00 1:00 S 8392742SwollmanRule Syria 1962 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 84019878SwollmanRule Syria 1963 1965 - May 1 2:00 1:00 S 8412742SwollmanRule Syria 1963 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - 8422742SwollmanRule Syria 1964 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 8432742SwollmanRule Syria 1965 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - 84419878SwollmanRule Syria 1966 only - Apr 24 2:00 1:00 S 8452742SwollmanRule Syria 1966 1976 - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 84619878SwollmanRule Syria 1967 1978 - May 1 2:00 1:00 S 8472742SwollmanRule Syria 1977 1978 - Sep 1 2:00 0 - 84819878SwollmanRule Syria 1983 1984 - Apr 9 2:00 1:00 S 8492742SwollmanRule Syria 1983 1984 - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 85019878SwollmanRule Syria 1986 only - Feb 16 2:00 1:00 S 8512742SwollmanRule Syria 1986 only - Oct 9 2:00 0 - 85219878SwollmanRule Syria 1987 only - Mar 1 2:00 1:00 S 8532742SwollmanRule Syria 1987 1988 - Oct 31 2:00 0 - 85419878SwollmanRule Syria 1988 only - Mar 15 2:00 1:00 S 85519878SwollmanRule Syria 1989 only - Mar 31 2:00 1:00 S 8562742SwollmanRule Syria 1989 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 85720094SwollmanRule Syria 1990 only - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 S 85820094SwollmanRule Syria 1990 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - 85920094SwollmanRule Syria 1991 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 86020094SwollmanRule Syria 1991 1992 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 86120094SwollmanRule Syria 1992 only - Apr 8 0:00 1:00 S 86220094SwollmanRule Syria 1993 only - Mar 26 0:00 1:00 S 86320094SwollmanRule Syria 1993 only - Sep 25 0:00 0 - 86420094Swollman# IATA SSIM (1996-09) says 1997-03-31; assume that it should be 1997-04-01. 86520094SwollmanRule Syria 1994 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S 86620094SwollmanRule Syria 1994 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 8672742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8682742SwollmanZone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 86919878Swollman 2:00 Syria EE%sT 8702742Swollman 8712742Swollman# Tajikistan 8722742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8732742SwollmanZone Asia/Dushanbe 4:35:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 87419878Swollman 5:00 - DUST 1957 Mar # Dushanbe Time 87519878Swollman 6:00 RussiaAsia DUS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 87619878Swollman 5:00 1:00 DUSST 1991 Sep 9 # independence 87719878Swollman 5:00 RussiaAsia TJ%sT 1992 87819878Swollman 5:00 - TJT # Tajikistan Time 8792742Swollman 8802742Swollman# Thailand 8812742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8822742SwollmanZone Asia/Bangkok 6:42:04 - LMT 1880 88319878Swollman 6:42:04 - BMT 1920 Apr # Bangkok Mean Time 8842742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 8852742Swollman 8862742Swollman# Turkmenistan 8872742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 88819878SwollmanZone Asia/Ashkhabad 3:53:32 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Ashgabat 88919878Swollman 4:00 - ASHT 1957 Mar # Ashkhabad Time 89019878Swollman 5:00 RussiaAsia ASH%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 89120094Swollman 4:00 1:00 ASHST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s 89220094Swollman 4:00 - ASHT 1991 Oct 27 # independence 89320094Swollman 4:00 - TMT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s 89420094Swollman 5:00 - TMT # Turkmenistan Time 8952742Swollman 8962742Swollman# United Arab Emirates 8972742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 8982742SwollmanZone Asia/Dubai 3:41:12 - LMT 1920 8992742Swollman 4:00 - GST 9002742Swollman 9012742Swollman# Uzbekistan 9022742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 9032742SwollmanZone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 90419878Swollman 5:00 - TAST 1957 Mar # Tashkent Time 90519878Swollman 6:00 RussiaAsia TAS%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 90619878Swollman 5:00 1:00 TASST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s 90719878Swollman 5:00 - UZT # Uzbekistan Time 90814343Swollman# Shanks has Tashkent using DST after 1991, but usno1995 says they don't. 90919878Swollman# Guess no DST after 1991. 91019878Swollman# <URL:http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif> (1995) 91119878Swollman# says that Uzbekistan has two time zones, but a cable 91219878Swollman# <URL:http://www.itaiep.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/960510uz.html> (1996-05-10) 91319878Swollman# from the American Embassy in Tashkent implies that they have just one. 9142742Swollman 9152742Swollman# Vietnam 91619878Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1993-11-18): 9172742Swollman# Saigon's official name is Thanh-Pho Ho Chi Minh, but it's too long. 9182742Swollman# We'll stick with the traditional name for now. 9192742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 9202742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 9212742SwollmanZone Asia/Saigon 7:06:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 92219878Swollman 7:06:20 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT? 9232742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 9242742Swollman 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 9252742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 9262742Swollman 9272742Swollman# Yemen 9282742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 9292742SwollmanZone Asia/Aden 3:00:48 - LMT 1950 9302742Swollman 3:00 - AST 931