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[PATCH] Turkey begins DST on 2014-03-31, not 03-30.
by Paul Eggert Feb. 19, 2014

Feb. 19, 2014

(Thanks to Faruk Pasin.) * europe (Turkey): New rule for spring 2014. (Europe/Istanbul): Use it. * NEWS: Document this. --- NEWS | 6 +++++- europe | 12 ++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index bbc2b74..d492295 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes Changes affecting near-future time stamps - Fiji ends DST on 2014-01-19 at 02:00, not the previously-scheduled 03:00. + Turkey begins DST on 2014-03-31, not 03-30. (Thanks to Faruk Pasin.) + + Changes affecting recent time stamps + + Fiji ended DST on 2014-01-19 at 02:00, not the previously-scheduled 03:00. (Thanks to Steffen Thorsen.) Changes affecting code diff --git a/europe b/europe index a7b1676..fb17844 100644 --- a/europe +++ b/europe @@ -2754,6 +2754,15 @@ Zone Europe/Zurich 0:34:08 - LMT 1853 Jul 16 # See above comment. # http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/17230464.asp?gid=373 # </a> +# From Faruk Pasin (2014-02-14): +# The DST for Turkey has been changed for this year because of the +# Turkish Local election.... +# http://www.sabah.com.tr/Ekonomi/2014/02/12/yaz-saatinde-onemli-degisiklik +# ... so Turkey will move clocks forward one hour on March 31 at 3:00 a.m. +# From Paul Eggert (2014-02-17): +# Here is an English-language source: +# http://www.worldbulletin.net/turkey/129016/turkey-switches-to-daylight-savi… + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Turkey 1916 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Turkey 1916 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - @@ -2813,6 +2822,7 @@ Rule Turkey 1986 1990 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - Rule Turkey 1991 2006 - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 S Rule Turkey 1991 1995 - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 - Rule Turkey 1996 2006 - Oct lastSun 1:00s 0 - +Rule Turkey 2014 only - Mar 31 1:00u 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Istanbul 1:55:52 - LMT 1880 1:56:56 - IMT 1910 Oct # Istanbul Mean Time? @@ -2821,6 +2831,8 @@ Zone Europe/Istanbul 1:55:52 - LMT 1880 2:00 Turkey EE%sT 2007 2:00 EU EE%sT 2011 Mar 27 1:00u 2:00 - EET 2011 Mar 28 1:00u + 2:00 EU EE%sT 2014 Jan 27 + 2:00 Turkey EE%sT 2014 Apr 2:00 EU EE%sT Link Europe/Istanbul Asia/Istanbul # Istanbul is in both continents. -- 1.8.3.2

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Java SE 8 Date and Time article
by Andrew Paprocki Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Published in Jan/Feb 2014 Java Magazine, mentioning JSR 310 / java.time http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/java/jf14-date-time-2125367.html -Andrew

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Time travel in the news
by Arthur David Olson Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

"Mr. Peabody & Sherman" hits US theaters on 3/7/2014; I'm hoping for a pop science article covering the impact of time zone and calendar changes on time travel. ("Set the WABAC machine for the Ides of March...") http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Peabody_%26_Sherman @dashdashado

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Re: [tz] Chile to end DST earlier this year?
by Glenn Eychaner Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Nothing official has been announced at: http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio_hora.html A quick search of newspapers for 'horario de invierno' also turns up nothing. However, keep in mind that Chile is in the midst of a government change; the inauguration of the new government is 11 March, and IIRC if the old government does nothing, the time change reverts to the old rule (March 8). I have no idea what to do about this. I knew making the new rule permanent would cause trouble. -G. On Feb 14, 2014, at 9:00 AM, tz-request(a)iana.org wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 23:33:55 -0800 > From: Paul Eggert <eggert(a)cs.ucla.edu> > To: Time zone mailing list <tz(a)iana.org> > Subject: [tz] Chile to end DST earlier this year? > Message-ID: <52FDC6E3.8030203(a)cs.ucla.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > I've heard rumors that Chile will end DST at the end of March 8 this > year, rather than the tz database's guess of the end of April 26. Can > anyone confirm this? I can't seem to find anything official, but my > Spanish is not the best. Thanks. -- Glenn Eychaner (geychaner(a)lco.cl) Telescope Systems Programmer, Las Campanas Observatory

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Chile announces new Daylight Savings Time Observance for 2014
by Rich Gombert Feb. 17, 2014

Feb. 17, 2014

http://www.gob.cl/informa/2014/02/11/mop-informa-de-nuevo-horario-de-tronad… Richard Gombert Senior Technical Specialist RDE & Q - IT - Global Manufacturing D/450C 330.796.4036 GTN: 447-4036 Mailing address: Shipping address: 200 Innovation Way Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Akron, OH 44309-3531 Receiving D/530A, Bldg. 72 Attn: Richard Gombert, D/450C 1376 Tech Way Drive Akron, Ohio 44306 Contains Confidential and/or Proprietary Information. May Not Be Copied or Disseminated Without Express Consent of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

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Turkey: Timezone change delayed for day
by Ekin Koc Feb. 16, 2014

Feb. 16, 2014

Turkish government just announced that this year Turkey will go into summer timezone (GMT +3) on 31 March 2014, 3:00 am instead of a day earlier. Source: http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2014/02/20140216-1.htm (Translation: http://d.ekin.io/IvaS) -- Ekin Koc

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About Turkey DST change
by faruk.pasin＠digiturk.com.tr Feb. 14, 2014

Feb. 14, 2014

Hi there, The DST for Turkey has been changed for this year because of the Turkish Local election. There are many references in Turkish, but could not find in English yet. http://www.sabah.com.tr/Ekonomi/2014/02/12/yaz-saatinde-onemli-degisiklik http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25498297 http://www.haberpark.com/saatler-ne-zaman-ileri-alinacak/ So Turkey will move clocks forward one hour on March 31 at 3:00 a.m. not on March 30. Regards. [cid:image001.png@01CF29A4.8FFB7330] Bu elektronik posta ve onunla iletilen bütün dosyalar sadece göndericisi tarafindan almasi amaclanan yetkili gercek ya da tüzel kisinin kullanimi icindir. Eger söz konusu yetkili alici degilseniz bu elektronik postanin icerigini aciklamaniz, kopyalamaniz, yönlendirmeniz ve kullanmaniz kesinlikle yasaktir ve bu elektronik postayi derhal silmeniz gerekmektedir. DIGITURK bu mesajin icerdigi bilgilerin dogrulugu veya eksiksiz oldugu konusunda herhangi bir garanti vermemektedir. Bu nedenle bu bilgilerin ne sekilde olursa olsun iceriginden, iletilmesinden, alinmasindan ve saklanmasindan sorumlu degildir. Bu mesajdaki görüsler yalnizca gönderen kisiye aittir ve DIGITURK' un görüslerini yansitmayabilir. Bu e-posta bilinen bütün bilgisayar virüslerine karsi taranmistir. * This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, forwarding, copying or use of any of the information is strictly prohibited, and the e-mail should immediately be deleted. DIGITURK makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in this message and hereby excludes any liability of any kind for the information contained therein or for the information transmission, reception, storage or use of such in any way whatsoever. The opinions expressed in this message belong to sender alone and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of DIGITURK. This e-mail has been scanned for all known computer viruses.

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Fwd: tz Digest, Vol 29, Issue 9
by vespa9114 Feb. 14, 2014

Feb. 14, 2014

is okay ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: tz-request(a)iana.org Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:00:03 +0000 Subject: tz Digest, Vol 29, Issue 9 To: tz(a)iana.org Send tz mailing list submissions to tz(a)iana.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/tz or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to tz-request(a)iana.org You can reach the person managing the list at tz-owner(a)iana.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of tz digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Chile to end DST earlier this year? (Paul Eggert) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 23:33:55 -0800 From: Paul Eggert <eggert(a)cs.ucla.edu> To: Time zone mailing list <tz(a)iana.org> Subject: [tz] Chile to end DST earlier this year? Message-ID: <52FDC6E3.8030203(a)cs.ucla.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed I've heard rumors that Chile will end DST at the end of March 8 this year, rather than the tz database's guess of the end of April 26. Can anyone confirm this? I can't seem to find anything official, but my Spanish is not the best. Thanks. ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ tz mailing list tz(a)iana.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/tz End of tz Digest, Vol 29, Issue 9 *********************************

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Chile to end DST earlier this year?
by Paul Eggert Feb. 14, 2014

Feb. 14, 2014

I've heard rumors that Chile will end DST at the end of March 8 this year, rather than the tz database's guess of the end of April 26. Can anyone confirm this? I can't seem to find anything official, but my Spanish is not the best. Thanks.

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posix timestamp compatibility library for systems using right timestamp
by Marek Behun Feb. 12, 2014

Feb. 12, 2014

Hello, I have written a small POSIX timestamp compatibility library for glibc/linux systems which use right timestamp on system clock (and also a 'right/' timezone). By executing a program with LD_PRELOAD=/path/to/time2posix.so environment variable the program can still use a 'posix/' timezone and display system time correctly (system calls for getting/setting system time are patched byt time2posix.so). I wrote this library primarily for synchronizing time from NTP servers that use UTC. This way, when using for example ntpdate to synchronize from such a server, ntpdate doesn't have to be patched to synchronize to right timestamp (instead of posix). The library could also be used on programs that cannot use 'right/' timezone (for example PostgreSQL can't handle leap seconds and therefore won't accept a 'right/' timezone in configuration). For that though more system call patches need to be implemented. The sources can be found at https://github.com/elkablo/time2posix I would like to know if I should continue developing this library or if there are other ways of synchronizing to right timestamp correctly, or if right timestamp and consequently right timezones aren't used at all. Marek Behun

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Glibc 2.19 adds support for version 3 tz format
by Paul Eggert Feb. 12, 2014

Feb. 12, 2014

The GNU C Library version 2.19, released February 8, adds support for version-3 format tz binary files. I thought I'd give this list a heads-up, in case other C-library maintainers are lurking and want to keep up with the Joneses. As you may recall, version 3 is a minor extension to the binary format, which adds support for some less-common timekeeping practices. So far, the only tz-database timestamps affected by this change are time stamps after the year 2037 in America/Godthab with tz data 2013e or later. These time stamps cannot be described by a POSIX TZ string, so version 3 uses the quasi-POSIX string 'WGT3WGST,M3.5.0/-2,M10.5.0/-1'. The glibc 2.19 announcement is at <https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2014-02/msg00224.html>. More details about this change can be found at <https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15968>.

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Greenwich Time and Longitude
by Brian Inglis Feb. 6, 2014

Feb. 6, 2014

On 2014-02-06 03:58, David Malone wrote: > I think a version of this story is included in Derek Howse's > "Greenwich Time and Longitude" book, in relation to the shutting > down of the telegraph-based time service from Greenwich. See > here, on page 115: > > https://archive.org/details/GreenwichTime > > He even gives a reference for the story. > > David. > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts(a)febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. Forwarded from comp.time.nuts - the link is to an online and downloadable document comprehensively referencing the histories of the distribution of standard times, the establishment of standard time zones, and some of the absurdities uncovered. -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis

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Re: [tz] CIA confused about Cedros Island time zone?
by Steve Jones Feb. 6, 2014

Feb. 6, 2014

At 15:48 2/5/2014, vanadovv(a)hetnet.nl wrote: >My 2 cents: >(1) Isla Cedros is part of Ensenada, Baja California ><http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_Cedros>http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_Cedros Correct. Baja is Pacific time, Baja Sur is mountain time. >(2) The aeroport seems to be on UTC-7 ><http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=MX00386&sch=MM10>http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=MX00386&sch=MM10 I believe there is a good chance that record is incorrect. If so it probably has its roots in the original CIA error. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/CDI shows it to be Pacific Time, UTC-8 (DST-7). I've sent an email to the two airlines that report offering charter service to the Island, seeking clarification. The airport itself appears to be just an unmanned paved airstrip, so I don't know who else to contact for confirmation. Regards, Steve Jones []

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CIA confused about Cedros Island time zone?
by vanadovv＠hetnet.nl Feb. 5, 2014

Feb. 5, 2014

Re: [tz] CIA confused about Cedros Island time zone? Steve Jones stevejones at OnTimeZone.com Sun Feb 2 23:41:18 UTC 2014 ....... That map, and the maps it was derived from (including the original source, the CIA) show Cedros Island as being UTC-7 (as if it were in Baja Sur, not Baja). The border between Baja and Baja Sur is on the 28th parallel, which lies south of Cedros Island. Baja is in the Pacific Time zone, UTC-8. Baja Sur is in the Mountain time zone, UTC-7. I find multiple references confirming that Cedros Island is part of Baja, thus UTC-8. I find no references making any allusion to the official or unofficial observed time on the island to be other than UTC-8. .... My 2 cents: (1) Isla Cedros is part of Ensenada, Baja California http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_Cedros (2) The aeroport seems to be on UTC-7 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=MX00386&sch=MM10 Oscar van Vlijmen

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CIA confused about Cedros Island time zone?
by Steve Jones Feb. 5, 2014

Feb. 5, 2014

At 07:38 2/2/2014, Arthur David Olson wrote: > From Randy Olson (no known relation), a map of solar time versus clock time: > ><https://twitter.com/randal_olson/statuses/429969774831882242>https://twitter.com/randal_olson/statuses/429969774831882242 That map, and the maps it was derived from (including the original source, the CIA) show Cedros Island as being UTC-7 (as if it were in Baja Sur, not Baja). The border between Baja and Baja Sur is on the 28th parallel, which lies south of Cedros Island. Baja is in the Pacific Time zone, UTC-8. Baja Sur is in the Mountain time zone, UTC-7. I find multiple references confirming that Cedros Island is part of Baja, thus UTC-8. I find no references making any allusion to the official or unofficial observed time on the island to be other than UTC-8. This seems to be a significant error, not I presume the type the CIA normally makes... so I am wondering if I've missed something. Thoughts? Regards, Steve Jones, St. Louis, MO Emacs!

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credit for "right" zone code
by Steve Allen Feb. 5, 2014

Feb. 5, 2014

I want to be sure to give credit where credit is due for the code that handles leap seconds in the "right" zones. The comments in tzcode indicate that Arthur David Olson and Bradley White are two who deserve credit. Are there others who have contributed to that capability? -- Steve Allen <sla(a)ucolick.org> WGS-84 (GPS) UCO/Lick Observatory--ISB Natural Sciences II, Room 165 Lat +36.99855 1156 High Street Voice: +1 831 459 3046 Lng -122.06015 Santa Cruz, CA 95064 http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/ Hgt +250 m

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question about Asia/Urumqi: why Guangdong
by Alois Treindl Feb. 3, 2014

Feb. 3, 2014

In the commentary for zone Asia/Urumqi one reads # Xin-zang Time ("Xinjiang-Tibet Time") # The Gansu counties Aksay, Anxi, Dunhuang, Subei; west Qinghai; # the Guangdong counties Xuwen, Haikang, Suixi, Lianjiang, # Zhanjiang, Wuchuan, Huazhou, Gaozhou, Maoming, Dianbai, and Xinyi; # east Tibet, including Lhasa, Chamdo, Shigaise, Jimsar, Shawan and Hutubi; # east Xinjiang, including Urumqi, Turpan, Karamay, Korla, Minfeng, Jinghe, # Wusu, Qiemo, Xinyan, Wulanwusu, Jinghe, Yumin, Tacheng, Tuoli, Emin, # Shihezi, Changji, Yanqi, Heshuo, Tuokexun, Tulufan, Shanshan, Hami, # Fukang, Kuitun, Kumukuli, Miquan, Qitai, and Turfan. Question: what is the rationale for having the Guangdong counties listed for this zone? Guangdong is the province around Hongkong, with latitude around 20n and longitude around 115e. This is geographically very far away from east Tibet and east Xinjiang, altitude around 40n and loangitude less than 82e. What is the source for listing Guangdong here? I presume that this is an error.

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[PATCH] Mention Maggiolo's map of solar vs standard time.
by Paul Eggert Feb. 2, 2014

Feb. 2, 2014

* tz-link.htm: Add URL and description. (Thanks to Arthur David Olson.) * NEWS: Document this. --- NEWS | 3 +++ tz-link.htm | 6 +++++- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 46b0160..bbc2b74 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes CLDR data is available in both XML and JSON form. + Mention Maggiolo's map of solar vs standard time. + (Thanks to Arthur David Olson.) + Update two links. (Thanks to Oscar van Vlijmen.) Fix some formatting glitches, e.g., remove random newlines from diff --git a/tz-link.htm b/tz-link.htm index 57ada61..596a82a 100644 --- a/tz-link.htm +++ b/tz-link.htm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content='text/html; charset="US-ASCII"'> <meta name="DC.Creator" content="Eggert, Paul"> <meta name="DC.Contributor" content="Olson, Arthur David"> -<meta name="DC.Date" content="2014-01-30"> +<meta name="DC.Date" content="2014-02-02"> <meta name="DC.Description" content="Sources of information about time zones and daylight saving time"> <meta name="DC.Identifier" @@ -429,6 +429,10 @@ has several fancy time zone maps; it covers Russia particularly well. The maps' pictorial quality is not quite as good as the <abbr>CIA</abbr>'s but the maps are more up to date.</li> +<li><a href="http://poisson.phc.unipi.it/~maggiolo/index.php/2014/01/how-much-is-time-wr…">How +much is time wrong around the world?</a> maps the difference between +mean solar and standard time, highlighting areas such as western China +where the two differ greatly.</li> </ul> <h2>Time zone boundaries</h2> <ul> -- 1.8.3.2

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URL change OvV
by vanadovv＠hetnet.nl Jan. 30, 2014

Jan. 30, 2014

Hello! I would like to inform you that my timezone pages will move from telfort.nl to kpn.nl. Two of my pages are listed on tz-link.htm, part of the TZ distribution. (1) href="http://home.telfort.nl/~t876506/TZworld.html" Complete timezone information for all countries - displays tables of DST rules. New URL: http://home.kpn.nl/vanadovv/time/TZworld.html (2) href="http://home.telfort.nl/~t876506/Multizones.html" Time zone boundaries for multizone countries - summarizes legal boundaries between time zones within countries. New URL: http://home.kpn.nl/vanadovv/time/Multizones.html The move is in effect as of now. My web site at telfort.nl will be shut down per 01 Feb. 2014. Please change your bookmarks and references. Thanks! Oscar van Vlijmen

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Europe/Pristina
by Morgan Sowden Jan. 28, 2014

Jan. 28, 2014

Hi There, Apologies if this issue has already been raised, but I couldn't find any references in the mailing list's archives. We run a high traffic website and have just updated it so that we can send out emails at the time set by the user. We thus implemented PyTZ as we have users from all over the world. We included Kosovo as a country in our country list (requested by some users) but there is no matching timezone for it in the DB. We're assuming that the convention would dictate the one should add "Europe/Pristina" (the capital) and then it could use the same rules as for "Europe/Belgrade" or "Europe/Tirana" regarding the setting of time. There is no official ISO code for Kosovo yet, though KS seems to be evolving as a standard. Feedback welcome. Kind Regards

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Correct Time in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
by Keith Jones Jan. 27, 2014

Jan. 27, 2014

To Whom It May Concern, If you have the authority to make changes to the time zone database or know who does have the authority, please be informed that Jordan's time is now the same as Eastern European Standard Time. The government of Jordan decided this year (last year, too) to not follow Daylight Savings Time, but then after much pressure from many sides and some unfortunate events decided to change time (this happened December 19/20). Unfortunately, computers and devices relying on automatic times and zones have yet to make this adjustment. If you could help correct this, certainly hundreds of thousands and probably millions would be very grateful. Thank you! Keith Jones Amman, Jordan PS - Strange thing... an older IPhone 3GS running 6.1.3 (10B329) gets the time right, but our iPhone 5's and iPads running iOS 7.?? are off and hour. Strange.

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Non-valid timezones, is there a rule to remove them?
by Fabiano Fidêncio Jan. 24, 2014

Jan. 24, 2014

Howdy! Looking at the zone.tab file I can see a few timezones that, although valid in the past, they are not valid anymore. I can pick as example, reported on the GNOME Bugzilla[0], Asia/Novosibirsk, that used to be UTC+7, but nowadays is considered the same one than Asia/Almaty, which one is UTC+6. How is the rule about keep or remove these not-used-anymore timezones? Would you guys accept a patch removing the not-used-anymore ones? What kind of information should I provide/get to be sure that one timezone could be removed? Thanks is advance and Best Regards. [0]: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=722419 -- Fabiano Fidêncio

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excellent Sources for Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data page, thanks
by Tracy Haynes Jan. 23, 2014

Jan. 23, 2014

Hi there! I wanted to thank you for your page http://www.iana.com/time-zones/repository/tz-link.html It's been really useful as I've been putting together a collection of resources for my boss to use and refer to in his own writing; I hope you don't mind my using your page! He actually just wrote an article about time zones that you might enjoy: "Understanding Time Zones" http://www.wakanow.com/ng/pages/Understanding-Time-Zones Would you mind adding my article to your page with all your other other helpful resources? I think showing my boss that I'm making connections and reaching out would go a long way in giving me an edge in my new position:) Thank you so much, and let me know what you think! Tracy Intern Wakanow Travel, DC Office thaynes(a)blog.wakanow.com

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Newly proposed 10 time zones in Russia - draft Federal Law 431985-6
by Alexander Krivenyshev Jan. 23, 2014

Jan. 23, 2014

Below is information concerning a DRAFT amendment (Russian Federal Law N 431985-6) "On the calculation of time" which was recently introduced to Russian State Duma on January 20, 2014. Original Draft Federal Law document as PDF at the Russian State Duma web site: (in Russian) http://asozd2.duma.gov.ru/main.nsf/%28SpravkaNew%29?OpenAgent&RN=431985-6&02 or our link (in Russian) at http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia59.html An English translation of the newly proposed 10 time zones in Russia and corresponding areas/cities/administrative centers in the Russian Federation defined in the table (translated and compiled by WorldTimeZone) at link: http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia60.html The new proposal 431985-6 suggests moving the clock back one (1) hour for almost all regions (including Moscow). In some regions (Chita, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Sakha-Yakutia, Omsk, Birobidzhan, Orenburg, Perm, Ufa) the suggestion to turn clocks by two (2) hours back (-2 hours) would therefore force those regions to potentially change their time zones. If approved, the new bill would take effect on October 26, 2014. Alexander Krivenyshev http://www.WorldTimeZone.com

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Paraguay 2014 discrepancy
by Andrew Paprocki Jan. 22, 2014

Jan. 22, 2014

When Paraguay decided to move DST back to March in 2013, it appears that the database records this as 2013->max (i.e., permanent) but timeanddate.comrecorded it as only applying to 2013. The page for Asuncion (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=21) currently shows a DST date of 12 April, 2014. Is the database correct or is timeanddate.com correct? I fully expect governments to flip-flop, but there should probably be a consistent date until an official law is passed. -Andrew

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