Here are proposed changes to the time zone package; the executive summary: africa Add start and end of DST in 2011 in Morocco. asia Russia to use permanent DST after its start in 2011. europe Russia to use permanent DST after its start in 2011. Irkutsk changes to Moscow+4 at start of DST in 2011. Ulan-Ude stays at Moscow+5 at start of DST in 2011 (new zone). southamerica Change end and start of DST in 2011 in Chile. tz-link.htm Information on Time Zone Master. zone.tab Irkutsk changes to Moscow+4 at start of DST in 2011. Ulan-Ude stays at Moscow+5 at start of DST in 2011 (new zone). Current time stamps are affected by these changes. If no problems are found, the ftp versions will be updated on 2011-04-04. --ado diff -r -c old/africa new/africa *** old/africa Thu Dec 16 12:24:19 2010 --- new/africa Wed Mar 30 08:12:21 2011 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)africa 8.28 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)africa 8.29 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 712,717 **** --- 712,748 ---- # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2010.html # </a> + # From Dan Abitol (2011-03-30): + # ...Rules for Africa/Casablanca are the following (24h format) + # The 3rd april 2011 at 00:00:00, [it] will be 3rd april 1:00:00 + # The 31th july 2011 at 00:59:59, [it] will be 31th July 00:00:00 + # ...Official links of change in morocco + # The change was broadcast on the FM Radio + # I ve called ANRT (telecom regulations in Morocco) at + # +212.537.71.84.00 + # <a href="http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/"> + # http://www.anrt.net.ma/fr/ + # </a> + # They said that + # <a href="http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view"> + # http://www.map.ma/fr/sections/accueil/l_heure_legale_au_ma/view + # </a> + # is the official publication to look at. + # They said that the decision was already taken. + # + # More articles in the press + # <a href="http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-lev"> + # http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/5058/secret-l-heure-d-ete-maroc-lev + # </a> + # e.html + # <a href="http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923"> + # http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Express/Article.asp?id=148923 + # </a> + # <a href="http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT%2B1-a-partir-de-dim"> + # http://www.lavieeco.com/actualite/Le-Maroc-passe-sur-GMT%2B1-a-partir-de-dim + # anche-prochain-5538.html + # </a> + # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S *************** *** 735,740 **** --- 766,773 ---- Rule Morocco 2009 only - Aug 21 0:00 0 - Rule Morocco 2010 only - May 2 0:00 1:00 S Rule Morocco 2010 only - Aug 8 0:00 0 - + Rule Morocco 2011 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 S + Rule Morocco 2011 only - Jul 31 1:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 0:00 Morocco WE%sT 1984 Mar 16 diff -r -c old/asia new/asia *** old/asia Tue Jan 4 13:14:47 2011 --- new/asia Wed Mar 30 09:02:23 2011 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)asia 8.62 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)asia 8.63 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 73,81 **** Rule RussiaAsia 1985 1991 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule RussiaAsia 1992 only - Mar lastSat 23:00 1:00 S Rule RussiaAsia 1992 only - Sep lastSat 23:00 0 - ! Rule RussiaAsia 1993 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule RussiaAsia 1993 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - ! Rule RussiaAsia 1996 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - # Afghanistan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] --- 73,81 ---- Rule RussiaAsia 1985 1991 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule RussiaAsia 1992 only - Mar lastSat 23:00 1:00 S Rule RussiaAsia 1992 only - Sep lastSat 23:00 0 - ! Rule RussiaAsia 1993 2011 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule RussiaAsia 1993 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - ! Rule RussiaAsia 1996 2010 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - # Afghanistan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] diff -r -c old/europe new/europe *** old/europe Thu Mar 10 22:03:39 2011 --- new/europe Wed Mar 30 09:38:23 2011 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)europe 8.28 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)europe 8.30 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 561,570 **** # Rule Russia 1992 only - Mar lastSat 23:00 1:00 S Rule Russia 1992 only - Sep lastSat 23:00 0 - ! Rule Russia 1993 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Russia 1993 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - ! Rule Russia 1996 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - # These are for backward compatibility with older versions. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] --- 561,588 ---- # Rule Russia 1992 only - Mar lastSat 23:00 1:00 S Rule Russia 1992 only - Sep lastSat 23:00 0 - ! Rule Russia 1993 2011 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Russia 1993 1995 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - ! Rule Russia 1996 2010 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - + # From Steffen Thorsen (2011-02-08): + # Many news sources report that Russia will move clocks forward for DST + # as usual, but not back again, so they will stay permanently on DST, + # from 2011. + # + # Some examples: + # <a href="http://themoscownews.com/society/20110208/188402634.html"> + # http://themoscownews.com/society/20110208/188402634.html + # </a> + # <a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_632614.html"> + # http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_632614.html + # </a> + # + # We will keep this page updated: + # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/russia-winter-time.html"> + # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/russia-winter-time.html + # </a> + # These are for backward compatibility with older versions. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] *************** *** 2147,2158 **** # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of] # Respublika Buryatiya, Irkutskaya oblast', # Ust'-Ordynskij Buryatskij avtonomnyj okrug. Zone Asia/Irkutsk 6:57:20 - LMT 1880 6:57:20 - IMT 1920 Jan 25 # Irkutsk Mean Time 7:00 - IRKT 1930 Jun 21 # Irkutsk Time 8:00 Russia IRK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 7:00 Russia IRK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s ! 8:00 Russia IRK%sT # # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2003-10-18): [This region consists of] # Aginskij Buryatskij avtonomnyj okrug, Amurskaya oblast', --- 2165,2211 ---- # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of] # Respublika Buryatiya, Irkutskaya oblast', # Ust'-Ordynskij Buryatskij avtonomnyj okrug. + + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-03-16): + # According to various media sources (in Russian): + # <a href="http://www.irk.ru/news/20110316/time/"> + # http://www.irk.ru/news/20110316/time/ + # </a> + # <a href="http://www.bratsk.ru/report/show/8416.html"> + # http://www.bratsk.ru/report/show/8416.html + # </a> + # Irkutsk Region (Russia) has received government permission to change + # time zone to Krasnoyarsk time zone (UTC+8 summer time after March 27, + # 2011). On March 27, 2011 Irkutsk will keep its clock without change to + # Summer Time (DST) when most of Russia will move to DST. After March 27, + # 2011 time difference between Moscow (UTC+4 after March 27, 2011) and + # Irkutsk (UTC+8 after March 27, 2011) will be 4 hours, not 5 hours. + # + # or + # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia27.html"> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia27.html + # </a> + + # From Alexander Ray (2011-03-27): + # In the time zone change Russia took this March, Irkutsk Oblast began + # using Krasnoyarsk Time while Buryatia didn't, so a split of + # Asia/Irkutsk is in order, creating Asia/UlanUde(?). + Zone Asia/Irkutsk 6:57:20 - LMT 1880 6:57:20 - IMT 1920 Jan 25 # Irkutsk Mean Time 7:00 - IRKT 1930 Jun 21 # Irkutsk Time 8:00 Russia IRK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s 7:00 Russia IRK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s ! 8:00 Russia IRK%sT 2011 Mar 27 2:00s ! 7:00 Russia KRA%sT ! ! Zone Asia/Ulan_Ude 7:10:24 - LMT 1880 ! 6:57:20 - IMT 1920 Jan 25 # Irkutsk Mean Time ! 7:00 - IRKT 1930 Jun 21 # Irkutsk Time ! 8:00 Russia IRK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s ! 7:00 Russia IRK%sT 1992 Jan 19 2:00s ! 8:00 Russia BUR%sT ! # # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2003-10-18): [This region consists of] # Aginskij Buryatskij avtonomnyj okrug, Amurskaya oblast', diff -r -c old/southamerica new/southamerica *** old/southamerica Wed Mar 2 12:47:20 2011 --- new/southamerica Wed Mar 30 08:42:44 2011 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)southamerica 8.45 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)southamerica 8.46 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 1171,1176 **** --- 1171,1189 ---- # From Arthur David Olson (2011-03-02): # The emol.com article mentions a water shortage as the cause of the # postponement, which may mean that it's not a permanent change. + + # From Glenn Eychaner (2011-03-28): + # The article: + # <a href="http://diario.elmercurio.com/2011/03/28/_portada/_portada/noticias/7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E.htm?id=3D{7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E}"> + # http://diario.elmercurio.com/2011/03/28/_portada/_portada/noticias/7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E.htm?id=3D{7565897A-CA86-49E6-9E03-660B21A4883E} + # </a> + # + # In English: + # Chile's clocks will go back an hour this year on the 7th of May instead + # of this Saturday. They will go forward again the 3rd Saturday in + # August, just as before 1968. This is a pilot plan which will be + # reevaluated in 2012. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Chile 1927 1932 - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Chile 1928 1932 - Apr 1 0:00 0 - *************** *** 1200,1212 **** Rule Chile 1998 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - Rule Chile 1998 only - Sep 27 4:00u 1:00 S Rule Chile 1999 only - Apr 4 3:00u 0 - ! Rule Chile 1999 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S Rule Chile 2000 2007 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - # N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time, # which is used below in specifying the transition. Rule Chile 2008 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 - Rule Chile 2009 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - ! Rule Chile 2010 2011 - Apr Sun>=1 3:00u 0 - Rule Chile 2012 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14; # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these. --- 1213,1228 ---- Rule Chile 1998 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - Rule Chile 1998 only - Sep 27 4:00u 1:00 S Rule Chile 1999 only - Apr 4 3:00u 0 - ! Rule Chile 1999 2010 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S ! Rule Chile 2011 only - Aug Sun>=16 4:00u 1:00 S ! Rule Chile 2012 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S Rule Chile 2000 2007 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - # N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time, # which is used below in specifying the transition. Rule Chile 2008 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 - Rule Chile 2009 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - ! Rule Chile 2010 only - Apr Sun>=1 3:00u 0 - ! Rule Chile 2011 only - May Sun>=2 3:00u 0 - Rule Chile 2012 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 - # IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14; # (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these. diff -r -c old/tz-link.htm new/tz-link.htm *** old/tz-link.htm Wed Jan 12 10:40:27 2011 --- new/tz-link.htm Wed Mar 30 09:52:14 2011 *************** *** 18,24 **** <body> <h1>Sources for Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data</h1> <address> ! @(#)tz-link.htm 8.31 </address> <p> This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of --- 18,24 ---- <body> <h1>Sources for Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data</h1> <address> ! @(#)tz-link.htm 8.32 </address> <p> This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of *************** *** 318,323 **** --- 318,334 ---- lets users "see the time in up to 25 locations in the world at once." (From Hans Nieuwenhuis, 2009-11-02.) </li> + <li> + <a href="http://www.relativedata.com/time-zone-master"> + Time Zone Master Basic + </a> "allows people to display multiple desktop clocks, and to + research current and historical time information, as well as times of + astronomical events (sunrise/transit/set, moonrise/transit/set, phases, + season starts) for user-selected dates in the past and future. It can + automatically download, compile and use the tzdata**.gz database files + as they are released to keep the data up to date. The software is + free." (Davie Patte) + </li> </ul> <h2>Other time zone databases</h2> <ul> diff -r -c old/zone.tab new/zone.tab *** old/zone.tab Wed Feb 9 14:00:33 2011 --- new/zone.tab Wed Mar 30 09:38:23 2011 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)zone.tab 8.41 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. # --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)zone.tab 8.42 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. # *************** *** 337,343 **** RU +5502+08255 Asia/Novosibirsk Moscow+03 - Novosibirsk RU +5345+08707 Asia/Novokuznetsk Moscow+03 - Novokuznetsk RU +5601+09250 Asia/Krasnoyarsk Moscow+04 - Yenisei River ! RU +5216+10420 Asia/Irkutsk Moscow+05 - Lake Baikal RU +6200+12940 Asia/Yakutsk Moscow+06 - Lena River RU +4310+13156 Asia/Vladivostok Moscow+07 - Amur River RU +4658+14242 Asia/Sakhalin Moscow+07 - Sakhalin Island --- 337,344 ---- RU +5502+08255 Asia/Novosibirsk Moscow+03 - Novosibirsk RU +5345+08707 Asia/Novokuznetsk Moscow+03 - Novokuznetsk RU +5601+09250 Asia/Krasnoyarsk Moscow+04 - Yenisei River ! RU +5216+10420 Asia/Irkutsk Moscow+04 - Lake Baikal ! RU +5150+10736 Asia/Ulan_Ude Moscow+05 - Buryatia RU +6200+12940 Asia/Yakutsk Moscow+06 - Lena River RU +4310+13156 Asia/Vladivostok Moscow+07 - Amur River RU +4658+14242 Asia/Sakhalin Moscow+07 - Sakhalin Island