Hi, For record, the Morocco will switch to GMT time zone for the Ramadan period. The predictions of TZ data are correct: Sun Mar 27 01:59:59 2022 UT = Sun Mar 27 02:59:59 2022 +01 Sun Mar 27 02:00:00 2022 UT = Sun Mar 27 02:00:00 2022 +00 Sun May 8 01:59:59 2022 UT = Sun May 8 01:59:59 2022 +00 Sun May 8 02:00:00 2022 UT = Sun May 8 03:00:00 2022 +01 https://www.ecoactu.ma/horaires-administration-ramadan-gmtheure-gmt-a-partir... "A l'occasion du mois sacré, le ministère de la Transition numérique et de la réforme de l'administration a annoncé le retour à l'heure GMT à partir du dimanche 27 mars à 3h du matin et ce jusqu'à dimanche 8 mai à 2h du matin, et ce conformément au décret du 26 octobre 2018. Au-delà de cette date (8 mai), le Maroc change de fuseau horaire pour revenir au GMT+1." In English (google translate): On the occasion of the holy month, the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform announced the return to GMT time from Sunday March 27 at 3 a.m. until Sunday May 8 at 2 a.m., in accordance with the decree of October 26, 2018. Beyond this date (May 8), Morocco changes time zone to return to GMT+1. Regards, Milamber On 19/03/2021 22:28, Paul Eggert via tz wrote:
On 3/19/21 3:15 AM, Semlali Naoufal wrote:
At the moment, we have no official government announcement to this effect. But, logically, the change to the GMT schedule should be made on the night of April 10-11, 2021 (last weekend before Ramadan).
Yes, that's been the tzdb prediction too, ever since tzdb version 2018h (2018-12-23).
For the record, here are tzdb's current predictions Morocco transitions during the next five years.
Sun Apr 11 01:59:59 2021 UT = Sun Apr 11 02:59:59 2021 +01 Sun Apr 11 02:00:00 2021 UT = Sun Apr 11 02:00:00 2021 +00 Sun May 16 01:59:59 2021 UT = Sun May 16 01:59:59 2021 +00 Sun May 16 02:00:00 2021 UT = Sun May 16 03:00:00 2021 +01 Sun Mar 27 01:59:59 2022 UT = Sun Mar 27 02:59:59 2022 +01 Sun Mar 27 02:00:00 2022 UT = Sun Mar 27 02:00:00 2022 +00 Sun May 8 01:59:59 2022 UT = Sun May 8 01:59:59 2022 +00 Sun May 8 02:00:00 2022 UT = Sun May 8 03:00:00 2022 +01 Sun Mar 19 01:59:59 2023 UT = Sun Mar 19 02:59:59 2023 +01 Sun Mar 19 02:00:00 2023 UT = Sun Mar 19 02:00:00 2023 +00 Sun Apr 30 01:59:59 2023 UT = Sun Apr 30 01:59:59 2023 +00 Sun Apr 30 02:00:00 2023 UT = Sun Apr 30 03:00:00 2023 +01 Sun Mar 10 01:59:59 2024 UT = Sun Mar 10 02:59:59 2024 +01 Sun Mar 10 02:00:00 2024 UT = Sun Mar 10 02:00:00 2024 +00 Sun Apr 14 01:59:59 2024 UT = Sun Apr 14 01:59:59 2024 +00 Sun Apr 14 02:00:00 2024 UT = Sun Apr 14 03:00:00 2024 +01 Sun Feb 23 01:59:59 2025 UT = Sun Feb 23 02:59:59 2025 +01 Sun Feb 23 02:00:00 2025 UT = Sun Feb 23 02:00:00 2025 +00 Sun Apr 6 01:59:59 2025 UT = Sun Apr 6 01:59:59 2025 +00 Sun Apr 6 02:00:00 2025 UT = Sun Apr 6 03:00:00 2025 +01 Sun Feb 15 01:59:59 2026 UT = Sun Feb 15 02:59:59 2026 +01 Sun Feb 15 02:00:00 2026 UT = Sun Feb 15 02:00:00 2026 +00 Sun Mar 22 01:59:59 2026 UT = Sun Mar 22 01:59:59 2026 +00 Sun Mar 22 02:00:00 2026 UT = Sun Mar 22 03:00:00 2026 +01 Sun Feb 7 01:59:59 2027 UT = Sun Feb 7 02:59:59 2027 +01 Sun Feb 7 02:00:00 2027 UT = Sun Feb 7 02:00:00 2027 +00 Sun Mar 14 01:59:59 2027 UT = Sun Mar 14 01:59:59 2027 +00 Sun Mar 14 02:00:00 2027 UT = Sun Mar 14 03:00:00 2027 +01 Sun Jan 23 01:59:59 2028 UT = Sun Jan 23 02:59:59 2028 +01 Sun Jan 23 02:00:00 2028 UT = Sun Jan 23 02:00:00 2028 +00 Sun Mar 5 01:59:59 2028 UT = Sun Mar 5 01:59:59 2028 +00 Sun Mar 5 02:00:00 2028 UT = Sun Mar 5 03:00:00 2028 +01 Sun Jan 14 01:59:59 2029 UT = Sun Jan 14 02:59:59 2029 +01 Sun Jan 14 02:00:00 2029 UT = Sun Jan 14 02:00:00 2029 +00 Sun Feb 18 01:59:59 2029 UT = Sun Feb 18 01:59:59 2029 +00 Sun Feb 18 02:00:00 2029 UT = Sun Feb 18 03:00:00 2029 +01 Sun Dec 30 01:59:59 2029 UT = Sun Dec 30 02:59:59 2029 +01 Sun Dec 30 02:00:00 2029 UT = Sun Dec 30 02:00:00 2029 +00 Sun Feb 10 01:59:59 2030 UT = Sun Feb 10 01:59:59 2030 +00 Sun Feb 10 02:00:00 2030 UT = Sun Feb 10 03:00:00 2030 +01 Sun Dec 22 01:59:59 2030 UT = Sun Dec 22 02:59:59 2030 +01 Sun Dec 22 02:00:00 2030 UT = Sun Dec 22 02:00:00 2030 +00