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Parts of Georgia and Ukraine observing Moscow time
by Heitor David Pinto July 22, 2024

July 22, 2024

Hello, Sources indicate that Abkhazia has observed Moscow time since at least 2010:https://web.archive.org/web/20100725215624/http://abkhazia.travel:80/a… It's possible that South Ossetia has done the same. Both regions definitely changed to UTC+3 along with Moscow in 2014, and have remained in that time zone since then:https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/251354/ In Ukraine, the portions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions administered by separatists have observed Moscow time since 2014:https://tass.com/world/756540 In 2022, the portions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions administered by Russia also changed to Moscow time:https://tass.com/society/1568025https://tass.com/society/1605439 I understand that these changes are controversial, but the database does show Crimea in Moscow time since 2014, even though it remains under country code UA in file zone.tab. So I suppose that these other regions should be added as well, under codes GE and UA but showing their time zones observed in practice. Regards,David

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Ukraine canceled DST in autumn of 2024
by Yuriy Novostavskiy July 17, 2024

July 17, 2024

Parlament of Ukraine decided to cancel introducing DST, so, starting from spring 2025 DST will not be used for Kyiv time zone. That law was proposed in 2020, and accepted July 17, 2024. Info on the parlament site of Ukraine https:// w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/webproc4_1?pf3511=70150 BTW, that decision should be finally approved by President that is not happened yet

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Contributions of core, mantle and climatological processes to Earth’s polar motion
by Brooks Harris July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024

Contributions of core, mantle and climatological processes to Earth’s polar motion https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-024-01478-2

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Re: [tz] Time for a Lunar time zone? -Brooks
by Paul Eggert July 11, 2024

July 11, 2024

On 3/2/23 09:51, Brooks Harris wrote: > Will we need DST on the Moon? :-) I hope not! The Moon's axis tilts only 1.5°, much less than the 23.5° of Earth's axis, so seasonal effects on sunlight duration are much less intense on the Moon and there should be less need for Earth-like DST. A more pressing issue is that the length of day (including daytime and nighttime) varies more on the Moon. Local Earth days vary by at most 0.008 hours from the mean of 24 hours (this variation is due to the eccentricity of the Earth orbit and the obliquity of the ecliptic). So people who think that every local Earth day is exactly 24 hours are not far off. Local lunar days, in contrast, are roughly 29.5 ± 0.25 Earth days (again, this includes both lunar daytime and lunar nighttime). That's more slop to deal with, relatively speaking, and dealing with varying-length days could be a bit of a problem for civil time on the Moon. Presumably ESA's boffins are on top of this.....

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Earth's inner core has slowed so much it's moving backward
by Brian Inglis July 5, 2024

July 5, 2024

Newer info related to leap second distribution and occurrences. Earth’s core has slowed so much it’s moving backward, scientists confirm: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/05/science/earth-inner-core-rotation-slowdown-c… Inner core backtracking by seismic waveform change reversals: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07536-4 TL;DR: Seismologists confirm ~70 year inner core oscillation cycle. Inner core rotated eastward faster than the planet 2003-2008 and back ~ 2.5* more slowly westward 2008-2023 over the same path relative to the mantle. Mantle density anomalies and mantle and core boundary topography gravitational coupling could explain LoD Length of Day SYO 6 Year Oscillation. Slower core spin, speeds up the mantle, the planet rotates faster, and the LoD shortens by ms. Core rotation should speed up again in 5-10 years if model is confirmed. -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Request for Change of Time Zone Name from Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh to Asia/Ha_Noi
by viet le July 4, 2024

July 4, 2024

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to formally request a change in the naming of the time zone for Viet Nam in your database. Currently, the time zone is listed as "Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh." However, I would like to propose that this be updated to "Asia/Ha_Noi" to reflect the official and more widely recognized name of the time zone. Hà Nội, as the capital city of Viet Nam, is the administrative and political center of the country. It holds significant historical, cultural, and socio-economic importance. Consequently, using Hà Nội as the reference point for the country's time zone would be more appropriate and align with international standards and practices. The change from "Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh" to "Asia/Ha_Noi" would not only reflect the official naming conventions but also aid in reducing confusion among users and developers who rely on accurate and standardized time zone data. This adjustment would bring consistency and clarity to the representation of Viet Nam's time zone in global systems. I kindly ask that IANA consider this request and take the necessary steps to implement the change. Your attention to this matter and efforts to ensure accurate representation in the time zone database are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your favorable response. Sincerely, Viet Le

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Mongolia
by Heitor David Pinto July 4, 2024

July 4, 2024

Hello, Sources about time zones in Mongolia seem to list one of two conflicting configurations. The first configuration, mentioned in a comment to the TZ database in 1999, citing a Mongolian government website, lists the provinces of Bayan-Ölgii, Khovd and Uvs in UTC+7, and the rest of the country in UTC+8. The second configuration, mentioned in a comment to the database in 2001, lists Bayan-Ölgii, Khovd, Uvs, Govi-Altai and Zavkhan in UTC+7, Dornod and Sükhbaatar in UTC+9, and the rest of the country in UTC+8. The first configuration is still mentioned by several Mongolian travel agencies: https://www.adventurerider.mn/en/page/about_mongolia http://www.naturetours.mn/nt/mongolia.php https://www.newjuulchin.mn/web/content/7506?unique=fa24a0f6e96e022a3578ee51… It also matches these flight schedules in 2013: http://web.archive.org/web/20130722023600/https://www.hunnuair.com/en/timet… The flight times imply that the airports of Uliastai (Zavkhan), Choibalsan (Dornod) and Altai (Govi-Altai) are in the same time zone as Ulaanbaatar, and Khovd is one hour behind. It also matches a Mongolian news article about the election in 2017: https://mongolia.gogo.mn/r/806d6 The second configuration was mentioned by an official of the Mongolian standards agency in an interview in 2014: https://ikon.mn/n/9v6 And it's still listed by the Mongolian aviation agency: https://ais.mn/files/aip/eAIP/2023-12-25/html/eSUP/ZM-eSUP-23-04-en-MN.html The TZ database used the first configuration until 2001, when it switched to the second configuration, under the assumption that its sources were more reliable. In 2008, based on sources indicating that Choibalsan actually used UTC+8, the database changed Dornod and Sükhbaatar to UTC+8, but only from 2008 on, and maintained Govi-Altai and Zavkhan in UTC+7. This resulted in a mix of the two configurations that is not supported as a whole by any source. Based on all the above sources, I believe that the first configuration is what is actually observed in Mongolia and has been so all along, at least since 1999. The second configuration closely matches the ideal time zone boundaries at 97.5°E and 112.5°E but it doesn't seem to be used in practice. So I suggest the following: 1. In zone.tab, remove Govi-Altai and Zavkhan from Asia/Ulaanbaatar, assuming that they have always used the same time as Ulaanbaatar, or create a new zone Asia/Uliastai showing Govi-Altai and Zavkhan in UTC+8 since at least 1999. 2. Remove the zone Asia/Choibalsan or make it an alias of Asia/Ulaanbaatar, assuming that it has always used the same time as Ulaanbaatar, or list its change from UTC+9 to UTC+8 since at least 1999 instead of 2008. Regards,Dave | | Virus-free.www.avg.com |

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error Portugal 1980
by Alois Treindl July 2, 2024

July 2, 2024

I think there is an error in TZ, regarding begin of DST in Portugal in 1980. A user of my website pointed it out. file europe has > Rule Port 1978 only - Oct 1 0:00s 0 - > Rule Port 1979 1982 - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 - > Rule Port 1980 only - Mar lastSun 0:00s 1:00 S > Rule Port 1981 1982 - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 S > Rule Port 1983 only - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S But Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa http://oal.ul.pt/hora-legal/legislacao-sobre-a-hora-legal/ has in document Tabela com a definição anual da Hora Legal portuguesa desde 1911 https://oal.ul.pt/documentos/2018/01/hl1911a2018.pdf > 1980 Hora do meridiano de Greenwich até à 1 hora do dia 6 de Abril, > instante > em que foi adiantada de 60 minutos, tendo-se regressado à hiora do meri- > diano de Greenwich às 2 horas do dia 28 de Setembro (Portaria nº 69/80) > I attach a patch file

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[PROPOSED] More documentation updates for POSIX.1-2024
by Paul Eggert June 16, 2024

June 16, 2024

Be more careful when documenting tm_zone, tm_gmtoff, tzname, etc., in the light of POSIX.1-2024 etc. --- Makefile | 8 ++++-- newctime.3 | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- newstrftime.3 | 14 ++++----- newtzset.3 | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 4 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 99f2f56b..d6d66a1f 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -358,7 +358,9 @@ GCC_DEBUG_FLAGS = -DGCC_LINT -g3 -O3 \ # # -DHAVE_TZNAME=0 # do not support "tzname" # # -DHAVE_TZNAME=1 # support "tzname", which is defined by system library # # -DHAVE_TZNAME=2 # support and define "tzname" -# # to the "CFLAGS=" line. "tzname" is required by POSIX.1-1988 and later. +# # to the "CFLAGS=" line. Although "tzname" is required by POSIX.1-1988 +# # and later, its contents are unspecified if you use a geographical TZ +# # and the variable is planned to be removed in a future POSIX edition. # # If not defined, the code attempts to guess HAVE_TZNAME from other macros. # # Warning: unless time_tz is also defined, HAVE_TZNAME=1 can cause # # crashes when combined with some platforms' standard libraries, @@ -369,7 +371,9 @@ GCC_DEBUG_FLAGS = -DGCC_LINT -g3 -O3 \ # # -DUSG_COMPAT=1 # support, and variables are defined by system library # # -DUSG_COMPAT=2 # support and define variables # # to the "CFLAGS=" line; "timezone" and "daylight" are inspired by Unix -# # Systems Group code and are required by POSIX.1-2008 and later (with XSI). +# # Systems Group code and are required by POSIX.1-2008 and later (with XSI), +# # although their contents are unspecified if you use a geographical TZ +# # and the variables are planned to be rmeoved in a future edition of POSIX. # # If not defined, the code attempts to guess USG_COMPAT from other macros. # # # # To support the external variable "altzone", add diff --git a/newctime.3 b/newctime.3 index ccc19748..d19fd25b 100644 --- a/newctime.3 +++ b/newctime.3 @@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ asctime, ctime, difftime, gmtime, localtime, mktime \- convert date and time .el .ds - \- .B #include <time.h> .PP -.BR "extern char *tzname[];" " /\(** (optional) \(**/" -.PP .B [[deprecated]] char *ctime(time_t const *clock); .PP /* Only in POSIX.1-2017 and earlier. */ @@ -114,17 +112,6 @@ The function corrects for the time zone and any time zone adjustments (such as Daylight Saving Time in the United States). -After filling in the -.q "tm" -structure, -.B localtime -sets the -.BR tm_isdst 'th -element of -.B tzname -to a pointer to a string that's the time zone abbreviation to be used with -.BR localtime 's -return value. .PP The .B gmtime @@ -294,21 +281,43 @@ from UT, with positive values indicating east of the Prime Meridian. The field's name is derived from Greenwich Mean Time, a precursor of UT. .PP -In +In platforms conforming to POSIX.1-2024 the .B "struct tm" the .B tm_zone and .B tm_gmtoff -fields exist, and are filled in, only if arrangements to do -so were made when the library containing these functions was -created. -Similarly, the -.B tzname -variable is optional; also, there is no guarantee that -.B tzname -will -continue to exist in this form in future releases of this code. +fields exist, and are filled in. +For +.B localtime_rz +and +.B mktime_rz +the storage lifetime of the strings addressed by +.B tm_zone +extends until the corresponding +.B timezone_t +object is freed via +.BR tzfree . +For the other functions the lifetime extends until the +.I TZ +environment variable changes state and +.B tzset +is then called. +.PP +As a side effect, the +.BR ctime , +.B localtime +and +.B mktime +functions also behave as if +.B tzset +were called. +The +.B ctime_r +and +.B localtime_r +functions might (or might not) also behave this way. +This is for compatibility with older platforms, as required by POSIX. .SH FILES .ta \w'/usr/share/zoneinfo/posixrules\0\0'u /etc/localtime local timezone file @@ -322,11 +331,11 @@ continue to exist in this form in future releases of this code. If /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT is absent, UTC leap seconds are loaded from /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT0 if present. .SH SEE ALSO -getenv(3), -newstrftime(3), -newtzset(3), -time(2), -tzfile(5) +.BR getenv (3), +.BR newstrftime (3), +.BR newtzset (3), +.BR time (2), +.BR tzfile (5). .SH NOTES The return values of .BR asctime , @@ -336,20 +345,6 @@ and .B localtime point to static data overwritten by each call. -The -.B tzname -variable (once set) and the -.B tm_zone -field of a returned -.B "struct tm" -both point to an array of characters that -can be freed or overwritten by later calls to the functions -.BR localtime , -.BR tzfree , -and -.BR tzset , -if these functions affect the timezone information that specifies the -abbreviation in question. The remaining functions and data are thread-safe. .PP The diff --git a/newstrftime.3 b/newstrftime.3 index 11e37ae8..a9997a09 100644 --- a/newstrftime.3 +++ b/newstrftime.3 @@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ also behaves as if were called. This is for compatibility with older platforms, as required by POSIX; it is not needed for -.BR tzset 's +.BR strftime 's own use. .SH "RETURN VALUE" If the conversion is successful, @@ -428,11 +428,11 @@ conversion and the number of seconds since the Epoch cannot be represented in a .c time_t . .SH SEE ALSO -date(1), -getenv(3), -newctime(3), -newtzset(3), -time(2), -tzfile(5) +.BR date (1), +.BR getenv (3), +.BR newctime (3), +.BR newtzset (3), +.BR time (2), +.BR tzfile (5). .SH BUGS There is no conversion specification for the phase of the moon. diff --git a/newtzset.3 b/newtzset.3 index 4708106d..661fb25b 100644 --- a/newtzset.3 +++ b/newtzset.3 @@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ tzset \- initialize time conversion information .PP .B void tzset(void); .PP +/\(** Optional and obsolescent: \(**/ +.br +.B extern char *tzname[]; +.br +.B extern long timezone; +.br +.B extern int daylight; +.PP .B cc ... \*-ltz .fi .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -341,6 +349,22 @@ if the implied call to fails, .B tzset falls back on UT. +.PP +As a side effect, the +.B tzset +function sets some external variables if the platform defines them. +It sets +.BR tzname [0] +and +.BR tzname [1] +to pointers to strings that are time zone abbreviations to be used with +standard and daylight saving time, respectively. +It also sets +.B timezone +to be the number of seconds that standard time is west of the Prime Meridian, +and +.B daylight +to be zero if daylight saving time is never in effect, non-zero otherwise. .SH "RETURN VALUE" If successful, the .B tzalloc @@ -379,8 +403,29 @@ and If /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT is absent, UTC leap seconds are loaded from /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT0 if present. .SH SEE ALSO -getenv(3), -newctime(3), -newstrftime(3), -time(2), -tzfile(5) +.BR getenv (3), +.BR newctime (3), +.BR newstrftime (3), +.BR time (2), +.BR tzfile (5). +.SH NOTES +Portable code should not rely on the contents of the external variables +.BR tzname , +.B timezone +and +.B daylight +as their contents are unspecified (and do not make sense in general) +when a geographical TZ is used. +In multithreaded applications behavior is undefined if one thread accesses +one of these variables while another thread invokes +.BR tzset . +A future version of POSIX is planned to remove these variables; +callers can instead use the +.I tm_gmtoff +and +.I tm_zone +members of +.B struct tm, +or use +.B strftime +with "%z" or "%Z". -- 2.43.0

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[PROPOSED 1/3] Fix typo when making .txt man pages
by Paul Eggert June 12, 2024

June 12, 2024

* Makefile (MANTXTS): Fix typo: missing ‘:’. --- Makefile | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index c00eb317..344bb8ed 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ zdump.8.txt: zdump.8 zic.8.txt: zic.8 $(MANTXTS): workman.sh - LC_ALL=C sh workman.sh $(@.txt=) >$@.out + LC_ALL=C sh workman.sh $(@:.txt=) >$@.out mv $@.out $@ # Set file timestamps deterministically if possible, -- 2.43.0

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