>From 7dc0677c7cbb6e86fd5321aec69df1aa34a8eca5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 08:24:35 -0700 Subject: [PROPOSED] Fix Palestine spring-transition time (Thanks to Even Scharning.) * NEWS: Adjust announcement. * asia (Palestine): Spring transition time is 00:00, not 01:00. --- NEWS | 10 +++++----- asia | 13 ++++++------- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index c756536..d90b663 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ News for the tz database Unreleased, experimental changes Briefly: - Palestine's 2019 spring-forward transition is on 03-29, not 03-30. + Palestine's 2019 spring-forward transition was on 03-29, not 03-30. - Changes to future timestamps + Changes to past and future timestamps - Palestine's 2019 spring-forward transition is on 03-29, not 03-30. - Continue to guess a 01:00 transition; the decree gives no time, - and news reports are unclear. (Thanks to Sharef Mustafa.) + Palestine's 2019 spring transition was 03-29 at 00:00, not 03-30 + at 01:00. (Thanks to Sharef Mustafa and Even Scharning.) Guess + future transitions to be March's last Friday at 00:00. Release 2019a - 2019-03-25 22:01:33 -0700 diff --git a/asia b/asia index febe11f..2ac6f69 100644 --- a/asia +++ b/asia @@ -3100,13 +3100,12 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 # The decree signing date is Mar 12th but it was not published till today. # The decree does not specify the exact time of switch. # http://palestinecabinet.gov.ps/Website/AR/NDecrees/ViewFile.ashx?ID=e54e9ea1-50ee-4137-84df-0d6c78da259b -# ... As per the wording of the cabinet decree: -# "�������������� ���� �������� ������ ������������ �������������� 29 �������� 2019" -# "As of morning of Fri Mar 29th 2019" -# Thus it is safe to assume the DST change occurs on Fri Mar 29th at 01:00. # -# From Paul Eggert (2019-03-26): -# For now, guess spring-ahead transitions are March's last Friday at 01:00. +# From Even Scharning (2019-04-10): +# Our source in Palestine said it happened Friday 29 at 00:00 local time.... +# +# From Paul Eggert (2019-04-10): +# For now, guess spring-ahead transitions are March's last Friday at 00:00. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S @@ -3139,7 +3138,7 @@ Rule Palestine 2014 2015 - Oct Fri>=21 0:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2015 only - Mar lastFri 24:00 1:00 S Rule Palestine 2016 2018 - Mar Sat>=24 1:00 1:00 S Rule Palestine 2016 max - Oct lastSat 1:00 0 - -Rule Palestine 2019 max - Mar lastFri 1:00 1:00 S +Rule Palestine 2019 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct -- 2.17.1