# @(#)africa8.9

# @(#)africa8.10

# <pre>

# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,

# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:]

# http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm

# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53

# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-09-04): The official information...:

# http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Miscellaneous/000002/0207000000000000001580.htm

RuleEgypt2007only-SepThu>=123:00s0-

# From Abdelrahman Hassan (2007-09-06):

# Due to the Hijri (lunar Islamic calendar) year being 11 days shorter

# than the year of the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan shifts earlier each

# year. This year it will be observed September 13 (September is quite

# hot in Egypt), and the idea is to make fasting easier for workers by

# shifting business hours one hour out of daytime heat. Consequently,

# unless discontinued, next DST may end Thursday 28 August 2008.

# From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17):

# For lack of better info, assume the new rule isfirst Thursday.

RuleEgypt2007max-SepThu>=123:00s0-

# For lack of better info, assume the new rule islast Thursday in August.

RuleEgypt2008max-AuglastThu23:00s0-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAfrica/Cairo2:05:00 -LMT1900 Oct

# @(#)asia8.11

# @(#)asia8.12

# <pre>

# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,

# Reingold's/Dershowitz' calculator gives correctly the Gregorian date

# 2058-03-21 for 1 Farvardin 1437 (astronomical).

#

# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):

# The above comments about post-2006 transitions may become relevant again,

# if Iran ever resuscitates DST, so we'll leave the comments in.

#

# From Steffen Thorsen (2006-03-22):

# Several of my users have reported that Iran will not observe DST anymore:

# http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-17/0603193812164948.htm

#

# From Reuters (2007-09-16), with a heads-up from Jesper Norgaard Welen:

# ... the Guardian Council ... approved a law on Sunday to re-introduce

# daylight saving time ...

# http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKBLA65048420070916

#

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

RuleIran19781980-Mar210:001:00D

RuleIran1978only-Oct210:000S

RuleIran2004only-Sep210:000S

RuleIran2005only-Mar220:001:00D

RuleIran2005only-Sep220:000S

RuleIran2008only-Mar210:001:00D

RuleIran2008only-Sep210:000S

RuleIran20092011-Mar220:001:00D

RuleIran20092011-Sep220:000S

RuleIran2012only-Mar210:001:00D

RuleIran2012only-Sep210:000S

RuleIran20132015-Mar220:001:00D

RuleIran20132015-Sep220:000S

RuleIran2016only-Mar210:001:00D

RuleIran2016only-Sep210:000S

RuleIran20172019-Mar220:001:00D

RuleIran20172019-Sep220:000S

RuleIran2020only-Mar210:001:00D

RuleIran2020only-Sep210:000S

RuleIran20212023-Mar220:001:00D

RuleIran20212023-Sep220:000S

RuleIran2024only-Mar210:001:00D

RuleIran2024only-Sep210:000S

RuleIran20252027-Mar220:001:00D

RuleIran20252027-Sep220:000S

RuleIran20282029-Mar210:001:00D

RuleIran20282029-Sep210:000S

RuleIran20302031-Mar220:001:00D

RuleIran20302031-Sep220:000S

RuleIran20322033-Mar210:001:00D

RuleIran20322033-Sep210:000S

RuleIran20342035-Mar220:001:00D

RuleIran20342035-Sep220:000S

RuleIran20362037-Mar210:001:00D

RuleIran20362037-Sep210:000S

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Tehran3:25:44-LMT1916

3:25:44-TMT1946# Tehran Mean Time

# I guess it is likely that next year's date will be moved as well,

# because of the Ramadan.

# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-09-18):

# According to Steffen Thorsen's web site the Gaza Strip and the rest of the

# Palestinian territories left DST early on 13.th. of September at 2:00.

# From Paul Eggert (2007-09-20):

# My understanding is that Gaza and the West Bank disagree even over when

# the weekend is (Thursday+Friday versus Friday+Saturday), so I'd be a bit

# surprised if they agreed about DST. But for now, assume they agree.

# For lack of better information, predict that future changes will be

# the 2nd Thursday of September at 02:00.

# The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

Rule EgyptAsia1957only-May100:001:00S

Rule Palestine2005only-Oct 42:000-

Rule Palestine2006max-Apr 10:001:00S

Rule Palestine2006only-Sep220:000-

Rule Palestine2007max-OctFri>=150:000-

Rule Palestine2007max-SepThu>=82:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Gaza2:17:52-LMT1900 Oct

# @(#)southamerica8.11

# @(#)southamerica8.12

# <pre>

# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,

# modern Brazilian eletronic voting machines which, apparently, can't deal

# with a time change between the first and the second rounds of the elections.

# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-09-20):

# Brazil will start DST on 2007-10-14 00:00 and end on 2008-02-17 00:00:

# http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do;jsessionid=BBA06811AFCAAC28F0285210913513DA?newsId=13975

# From Paul Eggert (2002-10-10):

# The official decrees referenced below are mostly taken from

# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html">

# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5539.gif">5,539</a> (2005-09-19),

# adopted by the same states as before.

RuleBrazil2005only-Oct16 0:001:00S

# Decree <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2006/Decreto/D5920.htm">5,920</a>

# (2006-10-03), adopted by the same states as before.

RuleBrazil2006max-NovSun>=1 0:001:00S

RuleBrazil2007max-FeblastSun 0:000-

# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5920.gif">5,920</a> (2006-10-03),

# adopted by the same states as before.

RuleBrazil2006only-Nov 5 0:001:00S

RuleBrazil2007only-Feb25 0:000-

# (Decree number not yet known)

# http://www.brasil.gov.br/noticias/ultimas_noticias/horario_verao070920/

# (2007-09-20) after a heads-up from Steffen Thorsen:

RuleBrazil2007max-OctSun>=8 0:001:00S

RuleBrazil2008max-FebSun>=15 0:000-

# The latest ruleset listed above says that the following states observe DST:

# DF, ES, GO, MG, MS, MT, PR, RJ, RS, SC, SP.

# For dates after mid-2007, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses

# For dates after mid-2008, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses

# and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.

-3:00UruguayUY%sT

# Venezuela

#

# From Kiraz Janicke (2007-09-25), in

# http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2645:

# The proposal ... involves turning the clock back half an hour from

# +4.00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), to +4.30GMT, the time zone

# Venezuela had until December 31, 1964, when the current time zone

# was adopted. The change was due to take place on September 17 and

# then on September 24, but has since been postponed until December

# 31, to allow for compliance with international organizations, such

# as the International Office of Weights and Measures.

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAmerica/Caracas-4:27:44 -LMT1890

-4:27:40 -CMT1912 Feb 12 # Caracas Mean Time?

-4:30-VET1965 # Venezuela Time

-4:00-VET

-4:00-VET2008

-4:30-VET