On 2024-01-25 13:46, Paul Eggert via tz wrote:
Thanks for letting us know. This means TZDB will need to change for the spring-forward transitions in 2024 and 2025.
Given that Ramadan is a lunar month, occurring in any season and spring only 25% of the time, and that Shawwal is the next month, a better phrase for the resumption of an alternate time might be "Shawwal forward", which is somewhat homonymic with "shuffle" in English. There should be some better sources available of accurate astronomical moon sighting calculations which can provide better predictions of global high probability dates and dates for specific locations years into the future, similar to those used in Europe. -- 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