Steffen Thorsen wrote:
There is no final decision yet (at least that we know of) on what date it will begin, so the date we list is tentative. This week we have asked several governmental sources in/representing Egypt, and they say it will usually start on the last Thursday of April (midnight after/24:00), although one person also said sometime in May (could have been with the meaning that it will start when May begin). Hello,
To follow-up on my previous comments about daylight saving time in Egypt, it has been officially confirmed today that daylight saving time will start at midnight tonight (not next week like we suspected based on earlier checks with official sources). We received this update from several official sources, including a government agency in Egypt, as well as on this site: www.ahram.org.eg/Index.asp?CurFN=fron10.htm&DID=9926 (Arabic), which translates to this using Google Translate: "Begin Daylight (Saving) Time at midnight, which is provided at 60 minutes, the last time even before the holy month of Ramadan, which falls in about the middle of August." The DST end date is likely to be before Ramadan begins, so it will probably end on midnight between Thursday, 20 August and Friday, 21 August. (Ramadan starts around 2009-08-22). So a rule like this is probably a good guess: Rule Egypt 2009 only - Aug 20 23:00s 0 - and maybe even Rule Egypt 2010 only - Aug 5 23:00s 0 - for next year. Eventually, as Ramadan is starting earlier every year, their period of DST may be really short unless otherwise advised. Best regards, Steffen / timeanddate.com