Tim Parenti <tim <at> timtimeonline.com> writes:
I don't think it's quite been finalized yet, but
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13334229 seems to suggest that (Western) Samoa will transition from Thursday 29 December 2011 23:59:59 UTC-11:00 to Saturday 31 December 2011 00:00:00 UTC+13:00.
Samoa will lose a day as it jumps straight from Thursday to Saturday. Any residents with a birthday on Friday 30 December will have to celebrate a day early, or a day late, as that date will not exist in their country.
http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=330... also mentions that "the shift would probably take place on December 29."--Tim ParentiOn Tue, May 10, 2011 at 17:19, Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] <olsona <at> dc37a.nci.nih.gov> wrote:
Does anyone know at what instant Samoa plans to make its 24-hour jump? --ado
The law has apparently been passed: http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34103&... It appears that they will simply skip 30 Dec 2011 and move from the end of 29 Dec 2011 at UTC-11 to the beginning of 31 Dec 2011 UTC+13. I'd try to be more precise but I'd probably get it wrong, and time zone calculations always make my head hurt :P. I think Tim above has it correct.