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@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@ -# @(#)asia 7.25 +# @(#)asia 7.26 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to # tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). -# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1995-07-24): +# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1996-11-22): # # A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is # Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991). # Except where otherwise noted, it is the source for the data below. # +# Gwillim Law <LAW@encmail.encompass.com> writes that a good source +# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport +# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM), +# published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries +# of the IATA's data after 1990. +# +# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks is the source for entries through 1990, +# and IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990. +# # Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, # Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which # I found in the UCLA library. @@ -24,7 +33,6 @@ # Corrections are welcome! # std dst # LMT Local Mean Time -# LST Local Star Time (Russian ``mestnoe zvezdnoe vremya'') # 2:00 EET EEST Eastern European Time # 2:00 IST IDT Israel # 3:00 AST ADT Arabia* @@ -48,12 +56,22 @@ ############################################################################### -# These rules for Russia are stolen from the `europe' file. +# These rules are stolen from the `europe' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule RussiaAsia 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S -Rule RussiaAsia 1981 1983 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - -Rule RussiaAsia 1984 max - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - -Rule RussiaAsia 1985 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S +Rule EUAsia 1981 max - Mar lastSun 1:00u 1:00 S +Rule EUAsia 1996 max - Oct lastSun 1:00u 0 - +Rule E-EurAsia 1981 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S +Rule E-EurAsia 1979 1995 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - +Rule E-EurAsia 1996 max - Oct lastSun 0:00 0 - +Rule RussiaAsia 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule RussiaAsia 1981 1983 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - +Rule RussiaAsia 1984 1991 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - +Rule RussiaAsia 1985 1991 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S +Rule RussiaAsia 1992 only - Mar lastSat 23:00 1:00 S +Rule RussiaAsia 1992 only - Sep lastSat 23:00 0 - +Rule RussiaAsia 1993 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S +Rule RussiaAsia 1993 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - +Rule RussiaAsia 1996 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - # Afghanistan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -85,10 +103,9 @@ Zone Asia/Baku 3:19:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 3:00 - BAKT 1957 Mar # Baku Time 4:00 RussiaAsia BAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 3:00 1:00 BAKST 1991 Aug 30 # independence - 3:00 RussiaAsia AZ%sT 1992 # Azerbaijan Time - 3:00 - AZT -# Shanks has Baku using Russian DST rules after 1991, -# but usno1995 has Azerbaijan with no DST. Guess no DST after 1991. + 3:00 RussiaAsia AZ%sT 1992 Sep lastSun 2:00s + 4:00 - AZT 1996 # Azerbaijan time + 4:00 EUAsia AZ%sT # Bahrain # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -287,18 +304,20 @@ Zone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 # an MP who went on a hunger strike for 11 days to force discussion about it! # We have no details, but we'll guess they didn't move the clocks back in fall. # -# From Paul Eggert (1995-11-13): -# usno1995 has Georgia at 4:00. Guess that Georgia stopped transitions -# after spring 1994 (thus sticking at 4:00). -# Most likely we're still missing some rule changes between 1991 and 1994. +# From Mathew Englander <mathew@io.org>, quoting AP (1996-10-23 13:05-04): +# Instead of putting back clocks at the end of October, Georgia +# will stay on daylight savings time this winter to save energy, +# President Eduard Shevardnadze decreed Wednesday. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880 2:59:16 - TBMT 1924 May 2 # Tbilisi Mean Time 3:00 - TBIT 1957 Mar # Tbilisi Time 4:00 RussiaAsia TBI%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 3:00 1:00 TBIST 1991 Apr 9 # independence - 3:00 RussiaAsia GE%sT 1994 Sep 25 2:00s # Georgia Time - 4:00 - GET + 3:00 RussiaAsia GE%sT 1992 # Georgia Time + 3:00 E-EurAsia GE%sT 1994 Sep lastSun + 4:00 E-EurAsia GE%sT 1996 Oct lastSun + 5:00 - GET # India # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -340,6 +359,13 @@ Rule Iran 1978 1980 - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 S Rule Iran 1978 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 - Rule Iran 1979 only - Sep 19 0:00 0 - Rule Iran 1980 only - Sep 23 0:00 0 - +Rule Iran 1991 only - May 3 0:00s 1:00 S +Rule Iran 1991 only - Sep 20 0:00s 0 - +Rule Iran 1992 only - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Iran 1992 1993 - Sep 23 0:00 0 - +Rule Iran 1993 max - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Iran 1994 1995 - Sep 22 0:00 0 - +Rule Iran 1996 max - Sep 21 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tehran 3:25:44 - LMT 1916 3:25:44 - TMT 1946 # Tehran Mean Time @@ -353,8 +379,11 @@ Rule Iraq 1982 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1982 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S Rule Iraq 1983 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iraq 1984 1985 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Iraq 1985 max - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 S -Rule Iraq 1986 max - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 D +Rule Iraq 1985 1990 - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 S +Rule Iraq 1986 1990 - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 D +# IATA SSIM (1991/1996) says Apr 1 12:01am UTC; guess the `:01' is a typo. +Rule Iraq 1991 max - Apr 1 3:00s 1:00 D +Rule Iraq 1991 max - Oct 1 3:00s 0 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Baghdad 2:57:40 - LMT 1890 2:57:36 - BMT 1918 # Baghdad Mean Time? @@ -512,9 +541,6 @@ Zone Asia/Ishigaki 8:16:36 - LMT 1896 # Other Japanese possessions are probably like Asia/Tokyo. # Jordan -# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1993-11-18): -# Most likely Shanks is merely guessing dates from 1992 on. -# From Shanks (1991): # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - @@ -529,40 +555,56 @@ Rule Jordan 1986 1988 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1986 1990 - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 - Rule Jordan 1989 only - May 8 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1990 only - Apr 27 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Jordan 1991 only - Apr 19 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Jordan 1991 only - Apr 17 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1991 only - Sep 27 0:00 0 - -Rule Jordan 1992 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Jordan 1992 max - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 - +Rule Jordan 1992 only - Apr 10 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Jordan 1992 1993 - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 - +Rule Jordan 1993 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Jordan 1994 only - Sep Fri>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Jordan 1995 max - Sep Fri>=15 0:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931 2:00 Jordan EE%sT # Kazakhstan -# From Paul Eggert (1996-04-19): +# From Paul Eggert (1996-11-22): # Andrew Evtichov <evti@chevron.com> (1996-04-13) writes that Kazakhstan -# stayed in sync with Moscow after 1990, and that Aktau is the biggest city -# in western Kazakhstan. Follow Shanks before 1991, Evtichov afterwards. +# stayed in sync with Moscow after 1990, and that Aqtobe (formerly Aktyubinsk) +# and Aqtau (formerly Shevchenko) are the largest cities in their zones. +# Guess that Aqtau and Aqtobe diverged in 1995, since that's the first time +# IATA SSIM mentions a third time zone in Kazakhstan. +# # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Alma-Ata 5:07:48 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Almaty 5:00 - ALMT 1957 Mar # Alma-Ata Time 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 5:00 1:00 ALMST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s 5:00 - ALMT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s - 6:00 RussiaAsia ALM%sT -Zone Asia/Aktau 3:21:04 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Aqtau + 6:00 E-EurAsia ALM%sT +Zone Asia/Aqtobe 3:48:40 - LMT 1924 May 2 + 4:00 - AKT 1957 Mar # Aktyubinsk Time + 5:00 RussiaAsia AK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s + 4:00 1:00 AKTST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 4:00 - AQTT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Aqtobe Time + 5:00 E-EurAsia AQT%sT +Zone Asia/Aqtau 3:21:04 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Aktau 4:00 - SHET 1957 Mar # Fort Shevchenko Time 5:00 RussiaAsia SHE%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 4:00 1:00 AKTST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s - 4:00 - AKTT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Aktau Time - 5:00 RussiaAsia AKT%sT + 4:00 1:00 AQTST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 4:00 - AQTT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s # Aqtau Time + 5:00 E-EurAsia AQT%sT 1995 Sep lastSun + 4:00 E-EurAsia AQT%sT # Kirgizstan +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Kirgiz 1992 max - Apr Sun>=7 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Kirgiz 1991 max - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Bishkek 4:58:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 5:00 - FRUT 1957 Mar # Frunze Time 6:00 RussiaAsia FRU%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 5:00 1:00 FRUST 1991 Aug 31 # independence - 5:00 RussiaAsia KG%sT # Kirgizstan Time + 5:00 Kirgiz KG%sT # Kirgizstan Time ############################################################################### @@ -630,10 +672,13 @@ Rule Lebanon 1973 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Lebanon 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S Rule Lebanon 1978 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 - Rule Lebanon 1984 1987 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Lebanon 1984 max - Oct 16 0:00 0 - +Rule Lebanon 1984 1991 - Oct 16 0:00 0 - Rule Lebanon 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Lebanon 1989 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Lebanon 1990 max - May 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Lebanon 1990 1992 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Lebanon 1992 only - Oct 4 0:00 0 - +Rule Lebanon 1993 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Lebanon 1993 max - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Beirut 2:22:00 - LMT 1880 2:00 Lebanon EE%sT @@ -673,8 +718,11 @@ Zone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Mongol 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Mongol 1981 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - -Rule Mongol 1985 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Mongol 1985 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 - +Rule Mongol 1985 1990 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Mongol 1985 1990 - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 - +Rule Mongol 1991 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Mongol 1991 1995 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - +Rule Mongol 1996 max - Oct Fri>=22 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] #Zone Asia/Dariv 6:14:32 - LMT 1905 Aug # 6:00 - DART 1978 # Dariv Time @@ -712,9 +760,9 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S Rule EgyptAsia 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - Rule EgyptAsia 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S -Rule EgyptAsia 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S +Rule EgyptAsia 1959 1967 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S Rule EgyptAsia 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - -Rule EgyptAsia 1966 max - Oct 1 3:00 0 - +Rule EgyptAsia 1966 only - Oct 1 3:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct 2:00 - EET 1957 May 10 @@ -806,8 +854,16 @@ Rule Syria 1987 1988 - Oct 31 2:00 0 - Rule Syria 1988 only - Mar 15 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1989 only - Mar 31 2:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1989 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - -Rule Syria 1990 max - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 S -Rule Syria 1990 max - Sep 30 2:00 0 - +Rule Syria 1990 only - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 1990 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - +Rule Syria 1991 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 1991 1992 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Syria 1992 only - Apr 8 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 1993 only - Mar 26 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 1993 only - Sep 25 0:00 0 - +# IATA SSIM (1996-09) says 1997-03-31; assume that it should be 1997-04-01. +Rule Syria 1994 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 1994 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 2:00 Syria EE%sT @@ -820,10 +876,6 @@ Zone Asia/Dushanbe 4:35:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 5:00 1:00 DUSST 1991 Sep 9 # independence 5:00 RussiaAsia TJ%sT 1992 5:00 - TJT # Tajikistan Time -# Shanks has Dushanbe at 5:00 (6:00 summer) after 1991, -# but a cable from the American Embassy at Dushanbe -# <URL:http://www.itaiep.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/960703ti.html> (1996-07-02) -# says that Tajikistan is at 5:00. Guess no DST after 1991. # Thailand # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -836,12 +888,10 @@ Zone Asia/Bangkok 6:42:04 - LMT 1880 Zone Asia/Ashkhabad 3:53:32 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Ashgabat 4:00 - ASHT 1957 Mar # Ashkhabad Time 5:00 RussiaAsia ASH%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s - 4:00 1:00 ASHST 1991 Oct 27 # independence - 4:00 RussiaAsia TM%sT 1992 # Turkmenistan Time - 4:00 - TMT -# Shanks has Ashkhabad at 4:00 (5:00 summer) after 1991, but -# DHL <URL:http://www.dhl.com/dhlinfo/country/turkmeni.html> (1996-07-26) -# reports 4:00. Guess no DST after 1991. + 4:00 1:00 ASHST 1991 Sep 29 2:00s + 4:00 - ASHT 1991 Oct 27 # independence + 4:00 - TMT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s + 5:00 - TMT # Turkmenistan Time # United Arab Emirates # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] |