On 12/11/2013 12:19 PM, Steffen Thorsen wrote:
I would actually think they are planning to change one hour earlier than normal, but just this time.
Thanks for the further heads-up. I've pushed this patch to the experimental github version.
From b0cde690c66b6c91404f738059f940df3fc1e4a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:29:10 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Asia/Amman: Jordan's Dec. 20 transition is DST, not standard time
(Thanks to Steffen Thorsen.) * asia (Jordan): Transition is at 00:00, not 00:00s. * NEWS: Document this. --- NEWS | 7 +++---- asia | 11 ++++++----- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 646c320..355134a 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes Changes affecting near-future time stamps: - Jordan switches back to standard time on December 20 of this year. - (Thanks to Steffen Thorsen.) Guess that this transition is at 01:00 - (i.e., midnight standard time), and that the 2006-2011 transition - schedule will resume next year. + Jordan switches back to standard time at 00:00 on December 20, 2013. + The 2006-2011 transition schedule is planned to resume in 2014. + (Thanks to Steffen Thorsen.) Changes affecting past time stamps: diff --git a/asia b/asia index 57e80ca..2867e64 100644 --- a/asia +++ b/asia @@ -1389,12 +1389,13 @@ Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:18:59 - LMT 1887 Dec 31 15:00u # http://www.petra.gov.jo/public_news/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Menu_ID=&Site_Id=2&... # ... Our background/permalink about it # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/jordan-reverses-dst-decision.html +# ... +# http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?lang=2&site_id=1&Ne... +# ... says midnight for the coming one and 1:00 for the ones in the future +# (and they will use DST again next year, using the normal schedule). # From Paul Eggert (2013-12-11): -# Assume that this month's transition is at midnight standard time, -# since that's been the recent pattern for fall-back transitions. -# Also, guess that the schedule for 2014 on will be the same as 2006-2011. -# And as Steffen suggested, consider the past 21-month experiment to be DST. +# As Steffen suggested, consider the past 21-month experiment to be DST. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S @@ -1425,7 +1426,7 @@ Rule Jordan 2003 only - Oct 24 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 2004 only - Oct 15 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 2005 only - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 2006 2011 - Oct lastFri 0:00s 0 - -Rule Jordan 2013 only - Dec 20 0:00s 0 - +Rule Jordan 2013 only - Dec 20 0:00 0 - Rule Jordan 2014 max - Mar lastThu 24:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 2014 max - Oct lastFri 0:00s 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -- 1.8.3.1