Here are proposed changes to handle current times in Cuba and Syria correctly. --ado ------- asia ------- *** /tmp/geta10840 Tue Oct 30 10:28:23 2007 --- /tmp/getb10840 Tue Oct 30 10:28:23 2007 *************** *** 1771,1777 **** # For lack of better info, assume the rule changed to "last Friday in March" # this year. Rule Syria 2007 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S ! Rule Syria 2007 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq 2:00 Syria EE%sT --- 1771,1801 ---- # For lack of better info, assume the rule changed to "last Friday in March" # this year. Rule Syria 2007 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S ! # From Jesper Norgard (2007-10-27): ! # The sister center ICARDA of my work CIMMYT is confirming that Syria DST will ! # not take place 1.st November at 0:00 o'clock but 1.st November at 24:00 or ! # rather Midnight between Thursday and Friday. This does make more sence than ! # having it between Wednesday and Thursday (two workdays in Syria) since the ! # weekend in Syria is not Saturday and Sunday, but Friday and Saturday. So now ! # it is implemented at midnight of the last workday before weekend... ! # ! # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-27): ! # Jesper Norgaard Welen wrote: ! # ! # > "Winter local time in Syria will be observed at midnight of Thursday 1 ! # > November 2007, and the clock will be put back 1 hour." ! # ! # I found confirmation on this in this gov.sy-article (Arabic): ! # http://wehda.alwehda.gov.sy/_print_veiw.asp?FileName=1252171052007092611 1247 ! # ! # which using Google's translate tools says: ! # Council of Ministers also approved the commencement of work on ! # identifying the winter time as of Friday, 2/11/2007 where the 60th ! # minute delay at midnight Thursday 1/11/2007. ! # ! # From Arthur David Olson (2007-10-30): ! # My best guess for the future is first Friday in November. ! Rule Syria 2007 max - Nov Fri>=1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq 2:00 Syria EE%sT ------- northamerica ------- *** /tmp/geta10859 Tue Oct 30 10:28:34 2007 --- /tmp/getb10859 Tue Oct 30 10:28:35 2007 *************** *** 2187,2192 **** --- 2187,2209 ---- # says Cuban clocks will advance at midnight on March 10. # For lack of better information, assume Cuba will use US rules, # except that it switches at midnight standard time as usual. + # + # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-25): + # Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz informed me that Cuba will end DST one week + # earlier - on the last Sunday of October, just like in 2006. + # + # He supplied these references: + # + # http://www.prensalatina.com.mx/article.asp?ID=%7B4CC32C1B-A9F7-42FB-8A07 -8631AFC923AF%7D&language=ES + # http://actualidad.terra.es/sociedad/articulo/cuba_llama_ahorrar_energia_ cambio_1957044.htm + # + # From Alex Kryvenishev (2007-10-25): + # Here is also article from Granma (Cuba): + # + # [Regira] el Horario Normal desde el [proximo] domingo 28 de octubre + # http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2007/10/24/nacional/artic07.html + # + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba03.html # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Cuba 1928 only - Jun 10 0:00 1:00 D *************** *** 2218,2226 **** Rule Cuba 1998 1999 - Mar lastSun 0:00s 1:00 D Rule Cuba 1998 2003 - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S Rule Cuba 2000 2006 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00s 1:00 D ! Rule Cuba 2006 only - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S Rule Cuba 2007 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D - Rule Cuba 2007 max - Nov Sun>=1 0:00s 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890 --- 2235,2242 ---- Rule Cuba 1998 1999 - Mar lastSun 0:00s 1:00 D Rule Cuba 1998 2003 - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S Rule Cuba 2000 2006 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00s 1:00 D ! Rule Cuba 2006 max - Oct lastSun 0:00s 0 S Rule Cuba 2007 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00s 1:00 D # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890