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*** 225,237 **** # Hawaii-Aleutian standard time # Samoa standard time # The law doesn't give abbreviations. # # From Paul Eggert (2000-01-08), following a heads-up from Rives McDow: ! # Public law 106-564 (2000-12-23) introduced the abbreviation ! # "Chamorro Standard Time" for time in Guam and the Northern Marianas. ! # See the file "australasia". # From Arthur David Olson, 2005-08-09 # The following was signed into law on 2005-08-08. # # H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2005, SEC. 110. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS. --- 225,242 ---- # Hawaii-Aleutian standard time # Samoa standard time # The law doesn't give abbreviations. # # From Paul Eggert (2000-01-08), following a heads-up from Rives McDow: ! # Public law 106-564 (2000-12-23) introduced ... "Chamorro Standard Time" ! # for time in Guam and the Northern Marianas. See the file "australasia". ! # ! # From Paul Eggert (2015-04-17): ! # HST and HDT are standardized abbreviations for Hawaii-Aleutian ! # standard and daylight times. See section 9.47 (p 234) of the ! # U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual (2008) ! # http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2008/pdf/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2008.pdf # From Arthur David Olson, 2005-08-09 # The following was signed into law on 2005-08-08. # # H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2005, SEC. 110. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS.
*** 534,544 **** -11:00 US N%sT 1946 -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr -11:00 - BST 1969 -11:00 US B%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 -10:00 US AH%sT 1983 Nov 30 ! -10:00 US HA%sT # The following switches don't quite make our 1970 cutoff. # # Shanks writes that part of southwest Alaska (e.g. Aniak) # switched from -11:00 to -10:00 on 1968-09-22 at 02:00, # and another part (e.g. Akiak) made the same switch five weeks later. --- 539,549 ---- -11:00 US N%sT 1946 -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr -11:00 - BST 1969 -11:00 US B%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00 -10:00 US AH%sT 1983 Nov 30 ! -10:00 US H%sT # The following switches don't quite make our 1970 cutoff. # # Shanks writes that part of southwest Alaska (e.g. Aniak) # switched from -11:00 to -10:00 on 1968-09-22 at 02:00, # and another part (e.g. Akiak) made the same switch five weeks later.
*** 1228,1241 **** -4:00 Canada A%sT # west Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward I ! # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): # Shanks & Pottenger write that since 1970 most of this region has been like # Halifax. Many locales did not observe peacetime DST until 1972; ! # Glace Bay, NS is the largest that we know of. # Shanks & Pottenger also write that Liverpool, NS was the only town # in Canada to observe DST in 1971 but not 1970; for now we'll assume # this is a typo. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S --- 1233,1255 ---- -4:00 Canada A%sT # west Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward I ! # From Brian Inglis (2015-07-20): ! # From the historical weather station records available at: ! # https://weatherspark.com/history/28351/1971/Sydney-Nova-Scotia-Canada ! # Sydney shares the same time history as Glace Bay, so was ! # likely to be the same across the island.... ! # Sydney, as the capital and most populous location, or Cape Breton, would ! # have been better names for the zone had we known this in 1996. ! ! # From Paul Eggert (2015-07-20): # Shanks & Pottenger write that since 1970 most of this region has been like # Halifax. Many locales did not observe peacetime DST until 1972; ! # the Cape Breton area, represented by Glace Bay, is the largest we know of ! # (Glace Bay was perhaps not the best name choice but no point changing now). # Shanks & Pottenger also write that Liverpool, NS was the only town # in Canada to observe DST in 1971 but not 1970; for now we'll assume # this is a typo. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
*** 1329,1346 **** -4:00 Moncton A%sT 2007 -4:00 Canada A%sT # Quebec ! # From Paul Eggert (2013-08-30): ! # Since 1970 most of Quebec has been like Toronto. ! # However, because earlier versions of the tz database mistakenly relied on data ! # from Shanks & Pottenger saying that Quebec differed from Ontario after 1970, ! # a separate entry was created for most of Quebec. We're loath to lose ! # its pre-1970 info, even though the tz database is normally limited to ! # zones that differ after 1970, so keep this otherwise out-of-scope entry. ! # Matthews and Vincent (1998) also write that Quebec east of the -63 # meridian is supposed to observe AST, but residents as far east as # Natashquan use EST/EDT, and residents east of Natashquan use AST. # The Quebec department of justice writes in # "The situation in Minganie and Basse-Côte-Nord" --- 1343,1355 ---- -4:00 Moncton A%sT 2007 -4:00 Canada A%sT # Quebec ! # From Paul Eggert (2015-03-24): ! # See America/Toronto for most of Quebec, including Montreal. ! # # Matthews and Vincent (1998) also write that Quebec east of the -63 # meridian is supposed to observe AST, but residents as far east as # Natashquan use EST/EDT, and residents east of Natashquan use AST. # The Quebec department of justice writes in # "The situation in Minganie and Basse-Côte-Nord"
*** 1350,1392 **** # http://www.assnat.qc.ca/Media/Process.aspx?MediaId=ANQ.Vigie.Bll.DocumentGenerique_8845en # says this common practice was codified into law as of 2007. # For lack of better info, guess this practice began around 1970, contra to # Shanks & Pottenger who have this region observing AST/ADT. - # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S - Rule Mont 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 1:00 D - Rule Mont 1917 only - Apr 24 0:00 0 S - Rule Mont 1919 only - Mar 31 2:30 1:00 D - Rule Mont 1919 only - Oct 25 2:30 0 S - Rule Mont 1920 only - May 2 2:30 1:00 D - Rule Mont 1920 1922 - Oct Sun>=1 2:30 0 S - Rule Mont 1921 only - May 1 2:00 1:00 D - Rule Mont 1922 only - Apr 30 2:00 1:00 D - Rule Mont 1924 only - May 17 2:00 1:00 D - Rule Mont 1924 1926 - Sep lastSun 2:30 0 S - Rule Mont 1925 1926 - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D - Rule Mont 1927 1937 - Apr lastSat 24:00 1:00 D - Rule Mont 1927 1937 - Sep lastSat 24:00 0 S - Rule Mont 1938 1940 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 D - Rule Mont 1938 1939 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 S - Rule Mont 1946 1973 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D - Rule Mont 1945 1948 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S - Rule Mont 1949 1950 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S - Rule Mont 1951 1956 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S - Rule Mont 1957 1973 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Blanc-Sablon -3:48:28 - LMT 1884 -4:00 Canada A%sT 1970 -4:00 - AST - Zone America/Montreal -4:54:16 - LMT 1884 - -5:00 Mont E%sT 1918 - -5:00 Canada E%sT 1919 - -5:00 Mont E%sT 1942 Feb 9 2:00s - -5:00 Canada E%sT 1946 - -5:00 Mont E%sT 1974 - -5:00 Canada E%sT # Ontario # From Paul Eggert (2006-07-09): # Shanks & Pottenger write that since 1970 most of Ontario has been like --- 1359,1372 ----
*** 1823,1839 **** # Exact date unknown # 2. Oct 1916: switch to Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8) # Exact date in October unknown; Sunday October 1 is a reasonable guess. # 3. June 1918: switch to Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7) # Exact date in June unknown; Sunday June 2 is a reasonable guess. ! # note#1: # On Oct 27/1918 when daylight saving ended in the rest of Canada, # Creston did not change its clocks. ! # note#2: # During WWII when the Federal Government legislated a mandatory clock change, # Creston did not oblige. ! # note#3: # There is no guarantee that Creston will remain on Mountain Standard Time # (UTC-7) forever. # The subject was debated at least once this year by the town Council. # http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/crestonvalleyadvance/news/116760809.html --- 1803,1819 ---- # Exact date unknown # 2. Oct 1916: switch to Pacific Standard Time (GMT-8) # Exact date in October unknown; Sunday October 1 is a reasonable guess. # 3. June 1918: switch to Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7) # Exact date in June unknown; Sunday June 2 is a reasonable guess. ! # note 1: # On Oct 27/1918 when daylight saving ended in the rest of Canada, # Creston did not change its clocks. ! # note 2: # During WWII when the Federal Government legislated a mandatory clock change, # Creston did not oblige. ! # note 3: # There is no guarantee that Creston will remain on Mountain Standard Time # (UTC-7) forever. # The subject was debated at least once this year by the town Council. # http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/crestonvalleyadvance/news/116760809.html
*** 1844,1853 **** --- 1824,1849 ---- # period should be PDT rather than MST, but that doesn't seem important enough # (to anyone) to further complicate the rules. # The transition dates (and times) are guesses. + # From Matt Johnson (2015-09-21): + # Fort Nelson, BC, Canada will cancel DST this year. So while previously they + # were aligned with America/Vancouver, they're now aligned with + # America/Dawson_Creek. + # http://www.northernrockies.ca/EN/meta/news/archives/2015/northern-rockies-time-change.html + # + # From Tim Parenti (2015-09-23): + # This requires a new zone for the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, + # America/Fort_Nelson. The resolution of 2014-12-08 was reached following a + # 2014-11-15 poll with nearly 75% support. Effectively, the municipality has + # been on MST (-0700) like Dawson Creek since it advanced its clocks on + # 2015-03-08. + # + # From Paul Eggert (2015-09-23): + # Shanks says Fort Nelson did not observe DST in 1946, unlike Vancouver. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Vanc 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D Rule Vanc 1918 only - Oct 27 2:00 0 S Rule Vanc 1942 only - Feb 9 2:00 1:00 W # War Rule Vanc 1945 only - Aug 14 23:00u 1:00 P # Peace
*** 1862,1871 **** --- 1858,1873 ---- -8:00 Canada P%sT Zone America/Dawson_Creek -8:00:56 - LMT 1884 -8:00 Canada P%sT 1947 -8:00 Vanc P%sT 1972 Aug 30 2:00 -7:00 - MST + Zone America/Fort_Nelson -8:10:47 - LMT 1884 + -8:00 Vanc P%sT 1946 + -8:00 - PST 1947 + -8:00 Vanc P%sT 1987 + -8:00 Canada P%sT 2015 Mar 8 2:00 + -7:00 - MST Zone America/Creston -7:46:04 - LMT 1884 -7:00 - MST 1916 Oct 1 -8:00 - PST 1918 Jun 2 -7:00 - MST
*** 1873,1894 **** # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): # Dawson switched to PST in 1973. Inuvik switched to MST in 1979. # Mathew Englander (1996-10-07) gives the following refs: # * 1967. Paragraph 28(34)(g) of the Interpretation Act, S.C. 1967-68, ! # c. 7 defines Yukon standard time as UTC-9. This is still valid; # see Interpretation Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-21, s. 35(1). # * C.O. 1973/214 switched Yukon to PST on 1973-10-28 00:00. # * O.I.C. 1980/02 established DST. # * O.I.C. 1987/056 changed DST to Apr firstSun 2:00 to Oct lastSun 2:00. - # Shanks & Pottenger say Yukon's 1973-10-28 switch was at 2:00; go - # with Englander. - # From Chris Walton (2006-06-26): - # Here is a link to the old daylight saving portion of the interpretation - # act which was last updated in 1987: - # http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/regs/oic1987_056.pdf # From Rives McDow (1999-09-04): # Nunavut ... moved ... to incorporate the whole territory into one time zone. # Nunavut moves to single time zone Oct. 31 # http://www.nunatsiaq.com/nunavut/nvt90903_13.html # --- 1875,1994 ---- # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): # Dawson switched to PST in 1973. Inuvik switched to MST in 1979. # Mathew Englander (1996-10-07) gives the following refs: # * 1967. Paragraph 28(34)(g) of the Interpretation Act, S.C. 1967-68, ! # c. 7 defines Yukon standard time as UTC-9.... # see Interpretation Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-21, s. 35(1). + # [http://canlii.ca/t/7vhg] # * C.O. 1973/214 switched Yukon to PST on 1973-10-28 00:00. # * O.I.C. 1980/02 established DST. # * O.I.C. 1987/056 changed DST to Apr firstSun 2:00 to Oct lastSun 2:00. + # From Brian Inglis (2015-04-14): + # + # I tried to trace the history of Yukon time and found the following + # regulations, giving the reference title and URL if found, regulation name, + # and relevant quote if available. Each regulation specifically revokes its + # predecessor. The final reference is to the current Interpretation Act + # authorizing and resulting from these regulatory changes. + # + # Only recent regulations were retrievable via Yukon government site search or + # index, and only some via Canadian legal sources. Other sources used include + # articles titled "Standard Time and Time Zones in Canada" from JRASC via ADS + # Abstracts, cited by ADO for 1932 ..., and updated versions from 1958 and + # 1970 quoted below; each article includes current extracts from provincial + # and territorial ST and DST regulations at the end, summaries and details of + # standard times and daylight saving time at many locations across Canada, + # with time zone maps, tables and calculations for Canadian Sunrise, Sunset, + # and LMST; they also cover many countries and global locations, with a chart + # and table showing current Universal Time offsets, and may be useful as + # another source of information for 1970 and earlier. + # + # * Standard Time and Time Zones in Canada; Smith, C.C.; JRASC, Vol. 26, + # pp.49-77; February 1932; SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) + # http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1932JRASC..26...49S from p.75: + # Yukon Interpretation Ordinance + # Yukon standard time is the local mean time at the one hundred and + # thirty-fifth meridian. + # + # * Standard Time and Time Zones in Canada; Smith, C.C.; Thomson, Malcolm M.; + # JRASC, Vol. 52, pp.193-223; October 1958; SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System + # (ADS) http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1958JRASC..52..193S from pp.220-1: + # Yukon Interpretation Ordinance, 1955, Chap. 16. + # + # (1) Subject to this section, standard time shall be reckoned as nine + # hours behind Greenwich Time and called Yukon Standard Time. + # + # (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Commissioner may make regulations + # varying the manner of reckoning standard time. + # + # * Yukon Territory Commissioner's Order 1966-20 Interpretation Ordinance + # http://? - no online source found + # + # * Standard Time and Time Zones in Canada; Thomson, Malcolm M.; JRASC, + # Vol. 64, pp.129-162; June 1970; SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) + # http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1970JRASC..64..129T from p.156: Yukon + # Territory Commissioner's Order 1967-59 Interpretation Ordinance ... + # + # 1. Commissioner's Order 1966-20 dated at Whitehorse in the Yukon + # Territory on 27th January, 1966, is hereby revoked. + # + # 2. Yukon (East) Standard Time as defined by section 36 of the + # Interpretation Ordinance from and after mid-night on the 28th day of May, + # 1967 shall be reckoned in the same manner as Pacific Standard Time, that + # is to say, eight hours behind Greenwich Time in the area of the Yukon + # Territory lying east of the 138th degree longitude west. + # + # 3. In the remainder of the Territory, lying west of the 138th degree + # longitude west, Yukon (West) Standard Time shall be reckoned as nine + # hours behind Greenwich Time. + # + # * Yukon Standard Time defined as Pacific Standard Time, YCO 1973/214 + # http://www.canlii.org/en/yk/laws/regu/yco-1973-214/latest/yco-1973-214.html + # C.O. 1973/214 INTERPRETATION ACT ... + # + # 1. Effective October 28, 1973 Commissioner's Order 1967/59 is hereby + # revoked. + # + # 2. Yukon Standard Time as defined by section 36 of the Interpretation + # Act from and after midnight on the twenty-eighth day of October, 1973 + # shall be reckoned in the same manner as Pacific Standard Time, that is + # to say eight hours behind Greenwich Time. + # + # * O.I.C. 1980/02 INTERPRETATION ACT + # http://? - no online source found + # + # * Yukon Daylight Saving Time, YOIC 1987/56 + # http://www.canlii.org/en/yk/laws/regu/yoic-1987-56/latest/yoic-1987-56.html + # O.I.C. 1987/056 INTERPRETATION ACT ... + # + # In every year between + # (a) two o'clock in the morning in the first Sunday in April, and + # (b) two o'clock in the morning in the last Sunday in October, + # Standard Time shall be reckoned as seven hours behind Greenwich Time and + # called Yukon Daylight Saving Time. + # ... + # Dated ... 9th day of March, A.D., 1987. + # + # * Yukon Daylight Saving Time 2006, YOIC 2006/127 + # http://www.canlii.org/en/yk/laws/regu/yoic-2006-127/latest/yoic-2006-127.html + # O.I.C. 2006/127 INTERPRETATION ACT ... + # + # 1. In Yukon each year the time for general purposes shall be 7 hours + # behind Greenwich mean time during the period commencing at two o'clock + # in the forenoon on the second Sunday of March and ending at two o'clock + # in the forenoon on the first Sunday of November and shall be called + # Yukon Daylight Saving Time. + # + # 2. Order-in-Council 1987/56 is revoked. + # + # 3. This order comes into force January 1, 2007. + # + # * Interpretation Act, RSY 2002, c 125 + # http://www.canlii.org/en/yk/laws/stat/rsy-2002-c-125/latest/rsy-2002-c-125.html + # From Rives McDow (1999-09-04): # Nunavut ... moved ... to incorporate the whole territory into one time zone. # Nunavut moves to single time zone Oct. 31 # http://www.nunatsiaq.com/nunavut/nvt90903_13.html #
*** 2109,2119 **** Zone America/Inuvik 0 - zzz 1953 # Inuvik founded -8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1979 Apr lastSun 2:00 -7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1980 -7:00 Canada M%sT Zone America/Whitehorse -9:00:12 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 ! -9:00 NT_YK Y%sT 1966 Jul 1 2:00 -8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1980 -8:00 Canada P%sT Zone America/Dawson -9:17:40 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 -9:00 NT_YK Y%sT 1973 Oct 28 0:00 -8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1980 --- 2209,2219 ---- Zone America/Inuvik 0 - zzz 1953 # Inuvik founded -8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1979 Apr lastSun 2:00 -7:00 NT_YK M%sT 1980 -7:00 Canada M%sT Zone America/Whitehorse -9:00:12 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 ! -9:00 NT_YK Y%sT 1967 May 28 0:00 -8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1980 -8:00 Canada P%sT Zone America/Dawson -9:17:40 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 -9:00 NT_YK Y%sT 1973 Oct 28 0:00 -8:00 NT_YK P%sT 1980
*** 2310,2321 **** # From Steffen Thorsen (2015-01-14), translated by Gwillim Law: # http://sipse.com/novedades/confirman-aplicacion-de-nueva-zona-horaria-para-quintana-roo-132331.html # "...the new time zone will come into effect at two o'clock on the first Sunday # of February, when we will have to advance the clock one hour from its current # time..." - # # Also, the new zone will not use DST. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Mexico 1939 only - Feb 5 0:00 1:00 D Rule Mexico 1939 only - Jun 25 0:00 0 S Rule Mexico 1940 only - Dec 9 0:00 1:00 D --- 2410,2437 ---- # From Steffen Thorsen (2015-01-14), translated by Gwillim Law: # http://sipse.com/novedades/confirman-aplicacion-de-nueva-zona-horaria-para-quintana-roo-132331.html # "...the new time zone will come into effect at two o'clock on the first Sunday # of February, when we will have to advance the clock one hour from its current # time..." # Also, the new zone will not use DST. + # + # From Carlos Raúl Perasso (2015-02-02): + # The decree that modifies the Mexican Hour System Law has finally + # been published at the Diario Oficial de la Federación + # http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5380123&fecha=31/01/2015 + # It establishes 5 zones for Mexico: + # 1- Zona Centro (Central Zone): Corresponds to longitude 90 W, + # includes most of Mexico, excluding what's mentioned below. + # 2- Zona Pacífico (Pacific Zone): Longitude 105 W, includes the + # states of Baja California Sur; Chihuahua; Nayarit (excluding Bahía + # de Banderas which lies in Central Zone); Sinaloa and Sonora. + # 3- Zona Noroeste (Northwest Zone): Longitude 120 W, includes the + # state of Baja California. + # 4- Zona Sureste (Southeast Zone): Longitude 75 W, includes the state + # of Quintana Roo. + # 5- The islands, reefs and keys shall take their timezone from the + # longitude they are located at. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Mexico 1939 only - Feb 5 0:00 1:00 D Rule Mexico 1939 only - Jun 25 0:00 0 S Rule Mexico 1940 only - Dec 9 0:00 1:00 D
*** 2506,2523 **** # no information ############################################################################### # Anguilla # See America/Port_of_Spain. - # Antigua and Barbuda - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] - Zone America/Antigua -4:07:12 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 - -5:00 - EST 1951 - -4:00 - AST - # Bahamas # # For 1899 Milne gives -5:09:29.5; round that. # # From Sue Williams (2006-12-07): --- 2622,2634 ---- # no information ############################################################################### # Anguilla + # Antigua and Barbuda # See America/Port_of_Spain. # Bahamas # # For 1899 Milne gives -5:09:29.5; round that. # # From Sue Williams (2006-12-07):
*** 2579,2592 **** -4:00 - AST 1974 Apr 28 2:00 -4:00 Canada A%sT 1976 -4:00 US A%sT # Cayman Is ! # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Cayman -5:25:32 - LMT 1890 # Georgetown -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time ! -5:00 - EST # Costa Rica # Milne gives -5:36:13.3 as San José mean time; round to nearest. --- 2690,2710 ---- -4:00 - AST 1974 Apr 28 2:00 -4:00 Canada A%sT 1976 -4:00 US A%sT # Cayman Is ! ! # From Paul Eggert (2015-05-15): ! # The Cayman government has decided to introduce DST in 2016, the idea being ! # to keep in sync with New York. The legislation hasn't passed but the change ! # seems quite likely. See: Meade B. Cayman 27. ! # http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2015/05/15/clock-ticks-toward-daylight-saving-time-in-cayman ! Zone America/Cayman -5:25:32 - LMT 1890 # Georgetown -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time ! -5:00 - EST 2016 ! -5:00 US E%sT # Costa Rica # Milne gives -5:36:13.3 as San José mean time; round to nearest.