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1204 # they will end DST later and start DST earlier than planned.  They
1205 # hope to save energy.  The new end date is 2013-04-28 00:00 and new
1206 # start date is 2013-09-08 00:00....
1207 # http://www.gob.cl/informa/2013/02/15/gobierno-anuncia-fechas-de-cambio-de-hora-para-el-ano-2013.htm
1208 
1209 # From José Miguel Garrido (2014-02-19):
1210 # Today appeared in the Diario Oficial a decree amending the time change
1211 # dates to 2014.
1212 # DST End: last Saturday of April 2014 (Sun 27 Apr 2014 03:00 UTC)
1213 # DST Start: first Saturday of September 2014 (Sun 07 Sep 2014 04:00 UTC)
1214 # http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl//media/2014/02/19/do-20140219.pdf
1215 
1216 # From Eduardo Romero Urra (2015-03-03):
1217 # Today has been published officially that Chile will use the DST time
1218 # permanently until March 25 of 2017
1219 # http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/media/2015/03/03/1-large.jpg
1220 #
1221 # From Paul Eggert (2015-03-03):
1222 # For now, assume that the extension will persist indefinitely.
1223 














1224 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
1225 Rule    Chile   1927    1931    -       Sep      1      0:00    1:00    S
1226 Rule    Chile   1928    1932    -       Apr      1      0:00    0       -
1227 Rule    Chile   1968    only    -       Nov      3      4:00u   1:00    S
1228 Rule    Chile   1969    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -
1229 Rule    Chile   1969    only    -       Nov     23      4:00u   1:00    S
1230 Rule    Chile   1970    only    -       Mar     29      3:00u   0       -
1231 Rule    Chile   1971    only    -       Mar     14      3:00u   0       -
1232 Rule    Chile   1970    1972    -       Oct     Sun>=9       4:00u   1:00    S
1233 Rule    Chile   1972    1986    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1234 Rule    Chile   1973    only    -       Sep     30      4:00u   1:00    S
1235 Rule    Chile   1974    1987    -       Oct     Sun>=9       4:00u   1:00    S
1236 Rule    Chile   1987    only    -       Apr     12      3:00u   0       -
1237 Rule    Chile   1988    1990    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1238 Rule    Chile   1988    1989    -       Oct     Sun>=9       4:00u   1:00    S
1239 Rule    Chile   1990    only    -       Sep     16      4:00u   1:00    S
1240 Rule    Chile   1991    1996    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1241 Rule    Chile   1991    1997    -       Oct     Sun>=9       4:00u   1:00    S
1242 Rule    Chile   1997    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -
1243 Rule    Chile   1998    only    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1244 Rule    Chile   1998    only    -       Sep     27      4:00u   1:00    S
1245 Rule    Chile   1999    only    -       Apr      4      3:00u   0       -
1246 Rule    Chile   1999    2010    -       Oct     Sun>=9       4:00u   1:00    S
1247 Rule    Chile   2000    2007    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1248 # N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time,
1249 # which is used below in specifying the transition.
1250 Rule    Chile   2008    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -
1251 Rule    Chile   2009    only    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1252 Rule    Chile   2010    only    -       Apr     Sun>=1       3:00u   0       -
1253 Rule    Chile   2011    only    -       May     Sun>=2       3:00u   0       -
1254 Rule    Chile   2011    only    -       Aug     Sun>=16      4:00u   1:00    S
1255 Rule    Chile   2012    2015    -       Apr     Sun>=23      3:00u   0       -
1256 Rule    Chile   2012    2014    -       Sep     Sun>=2       4:00u   1:00    S


1257 # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
1258 # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08.  Ignore these.
1259 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1260 Zone America/Santiago   -4:42:46 -      LMT     1890
1261                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1910 Jan 10 # Santiago Mean Time
1262                         -5:00   -       CLT     1916 Jul  1 # Chile Time
1263                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1918 Sep 10
1264                         -4:00   -       CLT     1919 Jul  1
1265                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1927 Sep  1
1266                         -5:00   Chile   CL%sT   1932 Sep  1
1267                         -4:00   -       CLT     1942 Jun  1
1268                         -5:00   -       CLT     1942 Aug  1
1269                         -4:00   -       CLT     1946 Jul 15
1270                         -4:00   1:00    CLST    1946 Sep  1 # central Chile
1271                         -4:00   -       CLT     1947 Apr  1
1272                         -5:00   -       CLT     1947 May 21 23:00
1273                         -4:00   Chile   CL%sT   2015 Apr 26  3:00u
1274                         -3:00   -       CLT
1275 Zone Pacific/Easter     -7:17:28 -      LMT     1890
1276                         -7:17:28 -      EMT     1932 Sep    # Easter Mean Time
1277                         -7:00   Chile   EAS%sT  1982 Mar 14 3:00u # Easter Time
1278                         -6:00   Chile   EAS%sT  2015 Apr 26 3:00u
1279                         -5:00   -       EAST
1280 #
1281 # Salas y Gómez Island is uninhabited.
1282 # Other Chilean locations, including Juan Fernández Is, Desventuradas Is,
1283 # and Antarctic bases, are like America/Santiago.
1284 
1285 # Antarctic base using South American rules
1286 # (See the file 'antarctica' for more.)
1287 #
1288 # Palmer, Anvers Island, since 1965 (moved 2 miles in 1968)
1289 #
1290 # From Ethan Dicks (1996-10-06):
1291 # It keeps the same time as Punta Arenas, Chile, because, just like us
1292 # and the South Pole, that's the other end of their supply line....
1293 # I verified with someone who was there that since 1980,
1294 # Palmer has followed Chile.  Prior to that, before the Falklands War,
1295 # Palmer used to be supplied from Argentina.
1296 #
1297 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1298 Zone Antarctica/Palmer  0       -       zzz     1965
1299                         -4:00   Arg     AR%sT   1969 Oct  5
1300                         -3:00   Arg     AR%sT   1982 May
1301                         -4:00   Chile   CL%sT   2015 Apr 26 3:00u
1302                         -3:00   -       CLT
1303 
1304 # Colombia
1305 
1306 # Milne gives 4:56:16.4 for Bogotá time in 1899; round to nearest.  He writes,
1307 # "A variation of fifteen minutes in the public clocks of Bogota is not rare."
1308 
1309 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
1310 Rule    CO      1992    only    -       May      3      0:00    1:00    S
1311 Rule    CO      1993    only    -       Apr      4      0:00    0       -
1312 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1313 Zone    America/Bogota  -4:56:16 -      LMT     1884 Mar 13
1314                         -4:56:16 -      BMT     1914 Nov 23 # Bogotá Mean Time
1315                         -5:00   CO      CO%sT   # Colombia Time
1316 # Malpelo, Providencia, San Andres
1317 # no information; probably like America/Bogota
1318 
1319 # Curaçao
1320 
1321 # Milne gives 4:35:46.9 for Curaçao mean time; round to nearest.
1322 #




1204 # they will end DST later and start DST earlier than planned.  They
1205 # hope to save energy.  The new end date is 2013-04-28 00:00 and new
1206 # start date is 2013-09-08 00:00....
1207 # http://www.gob.cl/informa/2013/02/15/gobierno-anuncia-fechas-de-cambio-de-hora-para-el-ano-2013.htm
1208 
1209 # From José Miguel Garrido (2014-02-19):
1210 # Today appeared in the Diario Oficial a decree amending the time change
1211 # dates to 2014.
1212 # DST End: last Saturday of April 2014 (Sun 27 Apr 2014 03:00 UTC)
1213 # DST Start: first Saturday of September 2014 (Sun 07 Sep 2014 04:00 UTC)
1214 # http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl//media/2014/02/19/do-20140219.pdf
1215 
1216 # From Eduardo Romero Urra (2015-03-03):
1217 # Today has been published officially that Chile will use the DST time
1218 # permanently until March 25 of 2017
1219 # http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/media/2015/03/03/1-large.jpg
1220 #
1221 # From Paul Eggert (2015-03-03):
1222 # For now, assume that the extension will persist indefinitely.
1223 
1224 # From Juan Correa (2016-03-18):
1225 # The decree regarding DST has been published in today's Official Gazette:
1226 # http://www.diariooficial.interior.gob.cl/versiones-anteriores/do/20160318/
1227 # http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1088502
1228 # It does consider the second Saturday of May and August as the dates
1229 # for the transition; and it lists DST dates until 2019, but I think
1230 # this scheme will stick.
1231 #
1232 # From Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):
1233 # For now, assume the pattern holds for the indefinite future.
1234 # The decree says transitions occur at 24:00; in practice this appears
1235 # to mean 24:00 mainland time, not 24:00 local time, so that Easter
1236 # Island is always two hours behind the mainland.
1237 
1238 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
1239 Rule    Chile   1927    1931    -       Sep      1      0:00    1:00    S
1240 Rule    Chile   1928    1932    -       Apr      1      0:00    0       -
1241 Rule    Chile   1968    only    -       Nov      3      4:00u   1:00    S
1242 Rule    Chile   1969    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -
1243 Rule    Chile   1969    only    -       Nov     23      4:00u   1:00    S
1244 Rule    Chile   1970    only    -       Mar     29      3:00u   0       -
1245 Rule    Chile   1971    only    -       Mar     14      3:00u   0       -
1246 Rule    Chile   1970    1972    -       Oct     Sun>=9       4:00u   1:00    S
1247 Rule    Chile   1972    1986    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1248 Rule    Chile   1973    only    -       Sep     30      4:00u   1:00    S
1249 Rule    Chile   1974    1987    -       Oct     Sun>=9       4:00u   1:00    S
1250 Rule    Chile   1987    only    -       Apr     12      3:00u   0       -
1251 Rule    Chile   1988    1990    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1252 Rule    Chile   1988    1989    -       Oct     Sun>=9       4:00u   1:00    S
1253 Rule    Chile   1990    only    -       Sep     16      4:00u   1:00    S
1254 Rule    Chile   1991    1996    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1255 Rule    Chile   1991    1997    -       Oct     Sun>=9       4:00u   1:00    S
1256 Rule    Chile   1997    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -
1257 Rule    Chile   1998    only    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1258 Rule    Chile   1998    only    -       Sep     27      4:00u   1:00    S
1259 Rule    Chile   1999    only    -       Apr      4      3:00u   0       -
1260 Rule    Chile   1999    2010    -       Oct     Sun>=9       4:00u   1:00    S
1261 Rule    Chile   2000    2007    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1262 # N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time,
1263 # which is used below in specifying the transition.
1264 Rule    Chile   2008    only    -       Mar     30      3:00u   0       -
1265 Rule    Chile   2009    only    -       Mar     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1266 Rule    Chile   2010    only    -       Apr     Sun>=1       3:00u   0       -
1267 Rule    Chile   2011    only    -       May     Sun>=2       3:00u   0       -
1268 Rule    Chile   2011    only    -       Aug     Sun>=16      4:00u   1:00    S
1269 Rule    Chile   2012    2014    -       Apr     Sun>=23      3:00u   0       -
1270 Rule    Chile   2012    2014    -       Sep     Sun>=2       4:00u   1:00    S
1271 Rule    Chile   2016    max     -       May     Sun>=9       3:00u   0       -
1272 Rule    Chile   2016    max     -       Aug     Sun>=9       4:00u   1:00    S
1273 # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
1274 # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08.  Ignore these.
1275 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1276 Zone America/Santiago   -4:42:46 -      LMT     1890
1277                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1910 Jan 10 # Santiago Mean Time
1278                         -5:00   -       CLT     1916 Jul  1 # Chile Time
1279                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1918 Sep 10
1280                         -4:00   -       CLT     1919 Jul  1
1281                         -4:42:46 -      SMT     1927 Sep  1
1282                         -5:00   Chile   CL%sT   1932 Sep  1
1283                         -4:00   -       CLT     1942 Jun  1
1284                         -5:00   -       CLT     1942 Aug  1
1285                         -4:00   -       CLT     1946 Jul 15
1286                         -4:00   1:00    CLST    1946 Sep  1 # central Chile
1287                         -4:00   -       CLT     1947 Apr  1
1288                         -5:00   -       CLT     1947 May 21 23:00
1289                         -4:00   Chile   CL%sT

1290 Zone Pacific/Easter     -7:17:28 -      LMT     1890
1291                         -7:17:28 -      EMT     1932 Sep    # Easter Mean Time
1292                         -7:00   Chile   EAS%sT  1982 Mar 14 3:00u # Easter Time
1293                         -6:00   Chile   EAS%sT

1294 #
1295 # Salas y Gómez Island is uninhabited.
1296 # Other Chilean locations, including Juan Fernández Is, Desventuradas Is,
1297 # and Antarctic bases, are like America/Santiago.
1298 
1299 # Antarctic base using South American rules
1300 # (See the file 'antarctica' for more.)
1301 #
1302 # Palmer, Anvers Island, since 1965 (moved 2 miles in 1968)
1303 #
1304 # From Ethan Dicks (1996-10-06):
1305 # It keeps the same time as Punta Arenas, Chile, because, just like us
1306 # and the South Pole, that's the other end of their supply line....
1307 # I verified with someone who was there that since 1980,
1308 # Palmer has followed Chile.  Prior to that, before the Falklands War,
1309 # Palmer used to be supplied from Argentina.
1310 #
1311 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1312 Zone Antarctica/Palmer  0       -       zzz     1965
1313                         -4:00   Arg     AR%sT   1969 Oct  5
1314                         -3:00   Arg     AR%sT   1982 May
1315                         -4:00   Chile   CL%sT

1316 
1317 # Colombia
1318 
1319 # Milne gives 4:56:16.4 for Bogotá time in 1899; round to nearest.  He writes,
1320 # "A variation of fifteen minutes in the public clocks of Bogota is not rare."
1321 
1322 # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
1323 Rule    CO      1992    only    -       May      3      0:00    1:00    S
1324 Rule    CO      1993    only    -       Apr      4      0:00    0       -
1325 # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
1326 Zone    America/Bogota  -4:56:16 -      LMT     1884 Mar 13
1327                         -4:56:16 -      BMT     1914 Nov 23 # Bogotá Mean Time
1328                         -5:00   CO      CO%sT   # Colombia Time
1329 # Malpelo, Providencia, San Andres
1330 # no information; probably like America/Bogota
1331 
1332 # Curaçao
1333 
1334 # Milne gives 4:35:46.9 for Curaçao mean time; round to nearest.
1335 #