diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica index 6ebdcc9..d575467 100644 --- a/northamerica +++ b/northamerica @@ -1,4 +1,9 @@ # %W% +# also includes Central America and the Caribbean + +# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, +# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to +# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). ############################################################################### @@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ Rule US 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D # From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): # ...Alaska (and Hawaii) had the timezone names changed in 1967. -# old new +# old new # Pacific Standard Time(PST) -same- # Yukon Standard Time(YST) -same- # Central Alaska S.T. (CAT) Alaska-Hawaii St[an]dard Time (AHST) @@ -105,25 +110,26 @@ Rule US 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D # can't tell if we should give Yukon time or Alaska-Hawaii time for "old" # times). -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES/SAVE FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone US/Eastern -5:00 US E%sT -Zone US/Central -6:00 US C%sT -Zone US/Mountain -7:00 US M%sT -Zone US/Pacific -8:00 US P%sT -Zone US/Alaska -9:00 US AK%sT # Abbreviation per USNO +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/New_York -5:00 US E%sT +Zone America/Chicago -6:00 US C%sT +Zone America/Denver -7:00 US M%sT +Zone America/Los_Angeles -8:00 US P%sT +Zone America/Anchorage -9:00 US AK%sT + # AK%sT is the abbreviation per USNO # Mainland US areas that are always Standard as of 1986. -Zone US/East-Indiana -5:00 US E%sT 1946 - -5:00 - EST # Always EST as of 1986 +Zone America/Fort_Wayne -5:00 US E%sT 1946 + -5:00 - EST # Always EST as of 1986 # From Arthur David Olson (October 28, 1991): # An article on page A3 of the Sunday, October 27, 1991 Washington Post # notes that Starke County switched from Central time to Eastern time as of # October 27, 1991. -Zone US/Indiana-Starke -6:00 US C%sT 1991 Oct 27 2:00 - -5:00 - EST # Always EST as of 1991 -Zone US/Arizona -7:00 US M%sT 1946 - -7:00 - MST # Always MST as of 1986 +Zone America/Knox_IN -6:00 US C%sT 1991 Oct 27 2:00 + -5:00 - EST # Always EST as of 1991 +Zone America/Phoenix -7:00 US M%sT 1946 + -7:00 - MST # Always MST as of 1986 # From Arthur David Olson (February 13, 1988): # However. . .a writer from the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., @@ -132,25 +138,32 @@ Zone US/Arizona -7:00 US M%sT 1946 # large size and location in three states." (The "only" means that other # tribal nations don't use DST.) -Link US/Mountain Navajo +Link America/Denver Navajo # From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): # Michigan didn't observe DST from 1968 to 1973. -Zone US/Michigan -5:00 US E%sT 1968 - -5:00 - EST 1973 - -5:00 US E%sT +Zone America/Detroit -5:00 US E%sT 1968 + -5:00 - EST 1973 + -5:00 US E%sT # Samoa just changes names. No DST, per Naval Observatory. -Zone US/Samoa -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr 1 # N=Nome - -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering - -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa +Zone Pacific/Samoa -11:22:48 - LMT 1911 + -11:30 - SST 1950 + -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr # N=Nome + -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering + -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa + +Zone Pacific/Midway -11:49:28 - LMT 1901 + -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr # N=Nome + -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering + -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa # Aleutian has a name change. DST, per Naval Observatory. -Zone US/Aleutian -10:00 US AH%sT 1983 Nov 30 - -10:00 US HA%sT +Zone America/Atka -10:00 US AH%sT 1983 Nov 30 + -10:00 US HA%sT # From Arthur David Olson: # And then there's Hawaii. @@ -158,11 +171,25 @@ Zone US/Aleutian -10:00 US AH%sT 1983 Nov 30 # Standard time was change by half an hour in 1947; # it's always standard as of 1986. -Zone US/Hawaii -10:30 US H%sT 1933 Apr 30 2:00 - -10:30 1:00 HDT 1933 May 1 2:00 - -10:30 US H%sT 1947 Jun 8 2:00 +Zone Pacific/Honolulu -10:30 US H%sT 1933 Apr 30 2:00 + -10:30 1:00 HDT 1933 May 1 2:00 + -10:30 US H%sT 1947 Jun 8 2:00 -10:00 - HST +# Navassa +# no information; probably like US/Eastern + + +# These links are for backward compatibility with the old naming convention. +Link America/Atka US/Aleutian +Link America/Denver US/Mountain +Link America/Detroit US/Michigan +Link America/Knox_IN US/Indiana-Starke +Link America/Los_Angeles US/Pacific +Link America/Phoenix US/Arizona +Link Pacific/Honolulu US/Hawaii +Link Pacific/Samoa US/Samoa + # Old names, for S5 users # Link LINK-FROM LINK-TO @@ -176,6 +203,20 @@ Zone US/Hawaii -10:30 US H%sT 1933 Apr 30 2:00 ################################################################################ + +# From Paul Eggert (November 18, 1993): +# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is +# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), +# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991). +# Except where otherwise noted, it is the source for the data below. +# +# I invented the abbreviation SPST for St Pierre Standard Time; SPDT likewise. +# Corrections are welcome! +# +# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions. + + + # Canada # Canada is reportedly lots easier than the US--leastways since 1951. @@ -212,20 +253,19 @@ Zone US/Hawaii -10:30 US H%sT 1933 Apr 30 2:00 # From Arthur David Olson (January 21, 1989): # April 3 fell on a Sunday in 1988; October 29 fell on a Sunday in 1989. Ahem. # Note claim that there's double DST in Newfoundland and that Yukon should -# be same as Pacific. Stick with rules posted in 1988 until more authoritative -# information is available. +# be same as Pacific. # From W. Jones (jones@skdad.usask.ca) (November 6, 1992): # The. . .below is based on information I got from our law library, the # provincial archives, and the provincial Community Services department. # A precise history would require digging through newspaper archives, and # since you didn't say what you wanted, I didn't bother. -# +# # Saskatchewan is split by a time zone meridian (105W) and over the years # the boundary became pretty ragged as communities near it reevaluated # their affiliations in one direction or the other. In 1965 a provincial # referendum favoured legislating common time practices. -# +# # On 15 April 1966 the Time Act (c. T-14, Revised Statutes of # Saskatchewan 1978) was proclaimed, and established that the eastern # part of Saskatchewan would use CST year round, that districts in @@ -233,14 +273,14 @@ Zone US/Hawaii -10:30 US H%sT 1933 Apr 30 2:00 # follow Mountain Time rules (thus 1 hour difference in the winter and # zero in the summer), and that districts in southwest Saskatchewan would # by default follow MT but could opt to follow CST. -# +# # It took a few years for the dust to settle (I know one story of a town # on one time zone having its school in another, such that a mom had to # serve her family lunch in two shifts), but presently it seems that only # a few towns on the border with Alberta (e.g. Lloydminster) follow MT # rules any more; all other districts appear to have used CST year round # since sometime in the 1960s. -# +# # Here's how I would summarize things. Establish a "Saskatchewan" CST # time zone, and note that it officially exists as of 15 April 1966. Any # current exceptions can put themselves in the "Mountain" zone, since @@ -251,22 +291,228 @@ Zone US/Hawaii -10:30 US H%sT 1933 Apr 30 2:00 # East-Saskatchewan kept to avoid problems for folks using that zone by name; # plain Saskatchewan added. -# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Canada 1969 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S -Rule Canada 1969 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D -Rule Canada 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES/SAVE FORMAT [UNTIL] -# Bob Devine says that DST *is* observed in Newfoundland -Zone Canada/Newfoundland -3:30 Canada N%sT -Zone Canada/Atlantic -4:00 Canada A%sT -Zone Canada/Eastern -5:00 Canada E%sT -Zone Canada/Central -6:00 Canada C%sT -Zone Canada/East-Saskatchewan -6:00 - CST # see above -Zone Canada/Saskatchewan -6:00 - CST # see above -Zone Canada/Mountain -7:00 Canada M%sT -Zone Canada/Pacific -8:00 Canada P%sT -Zone Canada/Yukon -9:00 Canada Y%sT +# From Shanks (1991): +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule StJohns 1884 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S +Rule StJohns 1917 1918 - Apr Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D +Rule StJohns 1917 only - Sep 17 2:00 0 S +Rule StJohns 1918 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 S +Rule StJohns 1919 only - May 5 23:00 1:00 D +Rule StJohns 1919 only - Aug 12 23:00 0 S +Rule StJohns 1920 1935 - May Sun>=1 23:00 1:00 D +Rule StJohns 1920 1935 - Oct lastSun 23:00 0 S +Rule StJohns 1936 1942 - May Mon>=9 0:00 1:00 D +Rule StJohns 1936 1941 - Oct Mon>=1 0:00 0 S +Rule StJohns 1945 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 S +Rule StJohns 1946 1950 - May Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D +Rule StJohns 1946 1950 - Oct Sun>=2 2:00 0 S +Rule StJohns 1951 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule StJohns 1951 1959 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule StJohns 1960 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule StJohns 1987 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +Rule StJohns 1988 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 2:00 D +Rule StJohns 1989 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +# St John's has an apostrophe, but Posix file names can't have apostrophes. +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/St_Johns -3:30:52 - LMT 1884 + -3:31 StJohns N%sT 1935 Mar 30 + -3:30 StJohns N%sT + +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Halifax 1902 only - Jun 15 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1916 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1916 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1918 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1920 only - May 9 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1920 only - Aug 29 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1921 only - May 6 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1921 1922 - Sep 5 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1922 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1923 1925 - May Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1923 only - Sep 4 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1924 only - Sep 15 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1925 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1926 only - May 16 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1926 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1927 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1927 only - Sep 26 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1928 1931 - May Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1928 only - Sep 9 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1929 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1930 only - Sep 15 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1931 1932 - Sep Mon>=24 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1933 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1933 only - Oct 2 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1934 only - May 20 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1934 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1935 only - Jun 2 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1935 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1936 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1936 only - Sep 14 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1937 1938 - May Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1937 1941 - Sep Mon>=24 0:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1939 only - May 28 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1940 1941 - May Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1942 only - Feb 9 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1945 1959 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1946 1959 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1962 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Halifax 1962 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Halifax 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Halifax -4:14:24 - LMT 1902 Jun 15 + -4:00 Halifax A%sT + +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Mont 1884 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1917 only - Apr 24 0:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1918 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1919 only - Mar 31 2:30 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1919 only - Oct 25 2:30 0 S +Rule Mont 1920 only - May 2 2:30 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1920 only - Oct 3 2:30 0 S +Rule Mont 1921 only - May 1 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1921 only - Oct 2 2:30 0 S +Rule Mont 1922 only - Apr 30 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1922 only - Oct 1 2:30 0 S +Rule Mont 1924 only - May 17 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1924 1926 - Sep lastSun 2:30 0 S +Rule Mont 1925 1926 - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1927 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1927 1932 - Sep Sun>=25 0:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1928 1931 - Apr Sun>=25 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1932 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1933 1940 - Apr Sun>=24 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1933 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1934 1939 - Sep Sun>=24 0:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1945 1948 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1946 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Mont 1949 1950 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1951 1956 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1957 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Mont 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Montreal -4:54:16 - LMT 1884 + -5:00 Mont E%sT + +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Winn 1887 only - Jul 16 0:00 0 S +Rule Winn 1916 only - Apr 23 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Winn 1916 only - Sep 17 0:00 0 S +Rule Winn 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Winn 1918 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 S +Rule Winn 1937 only - May 16 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Winn 1937 only - Sep 23 2:00 0 S +Rule Winn 1942 only - Feb 9 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Winn 1945 only - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Winn 1946 only - May 12 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Winn 1946 only - Oct 13 2:00 0 S +Rule Winn 1947 1949 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Winn 1947 1958 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Winn 1948 only - May 1 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Winn 1948 1960 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Winn 1959 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Winn 1960 only - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Winn 1963 only - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Winn 1963 only - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Winn 1966 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Winn 1966 max - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Winn 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Winnipeg -6:28:36 - LMT 1887 Jul 16 + -6:00 Winn C%sT + +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Regina 1905 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Regina 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Regina 1918 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 S +Rule Regina 1930 1934 - May Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Regina 1930 1934 - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 0 S +Rule Regina 1937 1941 - Apr Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Regina 1937 only - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 0 S +Rule Regina 1938 only - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 0 S +Rule Regina 1939 1941 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 0 S +Rule Regina 1942 only - Feb 9 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Regina 1945 only - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Regina 1946 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Regina 1946 only - Oct 13 2:00 0 S +Rule Regina 1947 1960 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Regina 1947 1959 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Regina -6:58:36 - LMT 1905 Sep + -7:00 Regina M%sT 1966 Apr 15 + -6:00 - CST + +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Edm 1906 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Edm 1918 1919 - Apr Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Edm 1918 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 S +Rule Edm 1919 only - May 27 2:00 0 S +Rule Edm 1920 1923 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Edm 1920 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Edm 1921 1923 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Edm 1942 only - Feb 9 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Edm 1945 only - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Edm 1947 only - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Edm 1947 only - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Edm 1967 only - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Edm 1967 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Edm 1969 only - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Edm 1969 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Edm 1972 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Edm 1972 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Edm 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Edmonton -7:33:52 - LMT 1906 Sep + -7:00 Edm M%sT + +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Vanc 1884 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Vanc 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Vanc 1918 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 S +Rule Vanc 1942 only - Feb 9 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Vanc 1945 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 S +Rule Vanc 1946 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Vanc 1946 only - Oct 13 2:00 0 S +Rule Vanc 1947 1961 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Vanc 1962 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Vanc 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Vancouver -8:12:28 - LMT 1884 + -8:00 Vanc P%sT + +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Yukon 1900 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Yukon 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Yukon 1918 only - Oct 27 2:00 0 S +Rule Yukon 1919 only - May 25 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Yukon 1919 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Yukon 1942 only - Feb 9 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Yukon 1965 only - Apr 25 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Yukon 1965 only - Oct 31 2:00 0 S +Rule Yukon 1980 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Yukon 1980 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Yukon 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Whitehorse -9:00:12 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 + -9:00 Yukon Y%sT 1966 Jul + -8:00 Yukon P%sT +# Parts of Yukon (e.g. Dawson) didn't switch to -8:00 until 1973 Oct 28. + +# These links are for backward compatibility with the old naming convention. +Link America/St_Johns Canada/Newfoundland +Link America/Halifax Canada/Atlantic +Link America/Montreal Canada/Eastern +Link America/Winnipeg Canada/Central +Link America/Regina Canada/Saskatchewan +Link America/Regina Canada/East-Saskatchewan # ?? name is too long for Posix +Link America/Edmonton Canada/Mountain +Link America/Vancouver Canada/Pacific +Link America/Whitehorse Canada/Yukon ############################################################################### @@ -318,30 +564,144 @@ Zone Canada/Yukon -9:00 Canada Y%sT # USNO claims there should be four Mexican zones rather than three: # a zone that's GMT-8 with DST; a zone that's always GMT-7; # a zone that's GMT-6 with DST; and a zone that's always GMT-6. -# Wait for more authoritative information before changing. +# From Paul Eggert (November 18, 1993): +# Shanks also says there are four zones, but disagrees about the fourth. +# Instead of GMT-6 with DST, he says there's GMT-8 without DST. + +# From Shanks (1991): # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Mexico 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S -Rule Mexico 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D - -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES/SAVE FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Mexico/BajaNorte -8:00 Mexico P%sT -Zone Mexico/BajaSur -7:00 - MST -Zone Mexico/General -6:00 - CST +Rule Mexico 1922 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Mexico 1939 only - Feb 5 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Mexico 1939 only - Jun 25 0:00 0 S +Rule Mexico 1940 only - Dec 9 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Mexico 1941 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Mexico 1943 only - Dec 16 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Mexico 1944 only - May 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Mexico 1950 only - Feb 12 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Mexico 1950 only - Jul 30 0:00 0 S +Rule BajaN 1950 1966 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule BajaN 1950 1961 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule BajaN 1961 1966 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Mexico_City -6:36:36 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:23:24 + -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00 + -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15 + -7:00 - MST 1931 May 1 23:00 + -6:00 - CST 1931 Oct + -7:00 - MST 1932 Mar 30 23:00 + -6:00 Mexico C%sT +Zone America/Mazatlan -7:05:40 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:54:20 + -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00 + -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15 + -7:00 - MST 1931 May 1 23:00 + -6:00 - CST 1931 Oct + -7:00 - MST 1932 Mar 30 23:00 + -6:00 - CST 1942 Apr + -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14 + -8:00 - PST 1970 + -7:00 - MST +Zone America/Tijuana -7:48:04 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:11:56 + -8:00 - PST 1927 Jun 10 23:00 + -7:00 - MST 1930 Nov 16 + -8:00 - PST 1942 Apr + -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14 + -8:00 BajaN P%sT 1967 Apr lastSun 2:00 + -8:00 US P%sT +Zone America/Ensenada -7:46:28 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:13:32 + -8:00 - PST 1927 Jun 10 23:00 + -7:00 - MST 1930 Nov 16 + -8:00 - PST 1942 Apr + -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14 + -8:00 - PST +# These links are for backward compatibility with the old naming convention. +Link America/Mexico_City Mexico/General +Link America/Mazatlan Mexico/BajaSur +Link America/Tijuana Mexico/BajaNorte +# +# Revillagigedo Is +# no information ############################################################################### -# Jamaica +# Anguilla +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Anguilla -4:12:16 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 + -4:00 - AST -# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): -# Follows US rules. +# Antigua and Barbuda +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Antigua -4:07:12 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 + -5:00 - EST 1951 + -4:00 - AST -# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989): -# JAMAICA 5 H BEHIND UTC +# Bahamas +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Bahamas 1912 max - Mar 2 0:00 0 S +Rule Bahamas 1964 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +Rule Bahamas 1964 1986 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Bahamas 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Nassau -5:09:24 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 + -5:00 Bahamas E%sT -Link US/Eastern Jamaica +# Barbados +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Barb 1932 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Barb 1977 only - Jun 12 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Barb 1977 1978 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 0 S +Rule Barb 1978 1980 - Apr Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Barb 1979 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 S +Rule Barb 1980 only - Sep 25 2:00 0 S +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Barbados -3:58:28 - LMT 1924 # Bridgetown + -3:58 - BMT 1932 # Bridgetown Mean Time + -4:00 Barb A%sT -############################################################################### +# Belize +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Belize 1912 only - Apr 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Belize 1918 1942 - Oct Sun>=2 0:00 0:30 HD +Rule Belize 1919 1943 - Feb Sun>=9 0:00 0 S +Rule Belize 1973 only - Dec 5 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Belize 1974 only - Feb 9 0:00 0 S +Rule Belize 1982 only - Dec 18 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Belize 1983 only - Feb 12 0:00 0 S +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Belize -5:52:48 - LMT 1912 Apr + -6:00 Belize C%sT + +# Bermuda +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone Atlantic/Bermuda -4:19:04 - LMT 1930 Jan 1 2:00 # Hamilton + -4:00 - AST 1974 Apr 28 2:00 + -4:00 Bahamas A%sT + +# Cayman Is +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Cayman -5:25:32 - LMT 1890 # Georgetown + -5:07 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time + -5:00 - EST + +# Clipperton +# no information + +# Costa Rica +# Shanks gives some very odd dates for 1991, and stops there. +# For now, we won't guess further. +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule CR 1921 only - Jan 15 0:00 0 S +Rule CR 1979 1980 - Feb lastSun 0:00 1:00 D +Rule CR 1979 1980 - Jun Sun>=1 0:00 0 S +Rule CR 1991 only - Jan 19 0:00 1:00 D +Rule CR 1991 only - Jul 1 0:00 0 S +# There are too many San Joses elsewhere, so we'll use `Costa Rica'. +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:20 - LMT 1890 # San Jose + -5:36 - SJMT 1921 Jan 15 # San Jose Mean Time + -6:00 CR C%sT +# Coco +# no information; probably like America/Costa_Rica # Cuba @@ -354,11 +714,200 @@ Link US/Eastern Jamaica # CUBA 5 H BEHIND UTC # CUBA 4 H BEHIND UTC MAR 20 - OCT 8 +# From Shanks (1991): # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Cuba 1925 only - Jul 19 12:00 0 S +Rule Cuba 1928 only - Jun 10 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1928 only - Oct 10 0:00 0 S +Rule Cuba 1940 1942 - Jun Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1940 1942 - Sep Sun>=1 0:00 0 S +Rule Cuba 1945 1946 - Jun Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1945 1946 - Sep Sun>=1 0:00 0 S +Rule Cuba 1965 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1965 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S +Rule Cuba 1966 only - May 29 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1966 only - Oct 2 0:00 0 S +Rule Cuba 1967 only - Apr 8 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1967 1968 - Sep Sun>=8 0:00 0 S +Rule Cuba 1968 only - Apr 14 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1969 1977 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1969 1971 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0 S +Rule Cuba 1972 1974 - Oct 8 0:00 0 S +Rule Cuba 1975 1977 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0 S +Rule Cuba 1978 only - May 7 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1978 1980 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 0 S Rule Cuba 1979 1980 - Mar Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Cuba 1979 1980 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 0 S -Rule Cuba 1981 max - May Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1981 1985 - May Sun>=5 0:00 1:00 D Rule Cuba 1981 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 0 S +Rule Cuba 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=14 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1990 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Cuba 1991 max - Mar Sun>=14 0:00 1:00 D -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES/SAVE FORMAT -Zone Cuba -5:00 Cuba C%sT +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890 + -5:30 - HMT 1925 Jul 19 12:00 # Havana MT + -5:00 Cuba C%sT + +# This link is for backward compatibility with the old naming convention. +Link America/Havana Cuba + +# Dominica +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Dominica -4:05:36 - LMT 1911 Jul 1 0:01 # Roseau + -4:00 - AST + +# Dominican Republic +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule DR 1933 only - Apr 1 12:00 0 S +Rule DR 1966 only - Oct 30 0:00 1:00 D +Rule DR 1967 only - Feb 28 0:00 0 S +Rule DR 1969 1973 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HD +Rule DR 1970 only - Feb 21 0:00 0 S +Rule DR 1971 only - Jan 20 0:00 0 S +Rule DR 1972 1974 - Jan 21 0:00 0 S +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Santo_Domingo -4:39:36 - LMT 1890 + -4:40 - SDMT 1933 Apr 1 12:00 # S. Dom. MT + -5:00 DR E%sT 1974 Oct 27 + -4:00 - AST + +# El Salvador +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Salv 1921 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Salv 1987 1988 - May Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Salv 1987 1988 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 S +# There are too many San Salvadors elsewhere, so we'll use `El Salvador'. +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/El_Salvador -5:56:48 - LMT 1921 # San Salvador + -6:00 Salv C%sT + +# Grenada +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Grenada -4:07:00 - LMT 1911 Jul + -4:00 - AST + +# Guadeloupe +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Guadeloupe -4:06:08 - LMT 1911 Jun 8 # Pointe a Pitre + -4:00 - AST + +# Guatemala +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Guat 1918 only - Oct 5 0:00 0 S +Rule Guat 1973 only - Nov 25 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Guat 1974 only - Feb 24 0:00 0 S +Rule Guat 1983 only - May 21 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Guat 1983 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 S +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Guatemala -6:02:04 - LMT 1918 Oct 5 + -6:00 Guat C%sT + +# Haiti +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Haiti 1917 only - Jan 24 12:00 0 S +Rule Haiti 1983 only - May 8 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Haiti 1984 1987 - Apr lastSun 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Haiti 1983 1987 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0 S +Rule Haiti 1988 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D +Rule Haiti 1988 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Port-au-Prince -4:49:20 - LMT 1890 + -4:49 - PPMT 1917 Jan 24 12:00 # P-a-P MT + -5:00 Haiti E%sT + +# Honduras +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Tegucigalpa -5:48:52 - LMT 1921 + -6:00 Salv C%sT + +# Jamaica + +# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): +# Follows US rules. + +# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989): +# JAMAICA 5 H BEHIND UTC + +# From Shanks (1991): +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Jamaica -5:07:12 - LMT 1890 # Kingston + -5:07 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time + -5:00 - EST 1974 Jan 6 2:00 + -5:00 US E%sT +# This link is for backward compatibility with the old naming convention. +Link America/Jamaica Jamaica + +# Martinique +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Martinique -4:04:20 - LMT 1890 # Fort-de-France + -4:04 - FFMT 1911 May # Fort-de-France MT + -4:00 - AST 1980 Apr 6 + -4:00 1:00 ADT 1980 Sep 28 + -4:00 - AST + +# Montserrat +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Montserrat -4:08:52 - LMT 1911 Jul 1 0:01 # Plymouth + -4:00 - AST + +# Nicaragua +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Nic 1975 only - Feb 16 0:00 0 S +Rule Nic 1979 1980 - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Nic 1979 1980 - Jun Mon>=23 0:00 0 S +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Managua -5:45:08 - LMT 1890 + -5:45 - MMT 1934 Jun 23 # Managua Mean Time + -6:00 - CST 1973 May + -5:00 - EST 1975 Feb 16 + -6:00 Nic C%sT + +# Panama +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Panama -5:18:08 - LMT 1890 + -5:20 - PMT 1908 Apr 22 # Panama Mean Time + -5:00 - EST + +# Puerto Rico +# There are too many San Juans elsewhere, so we'll use `Puerto_Rico'. +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Puerto_Rico -4:24:28 - LMT 1899 Mar 28 12:00 # San Juan + -4:00 - AST 1942 May 3 + -4:00 1:00 ADT 1945 Sep 30 2:00 + -4:00 - AST + +# St Kitts-Nevis +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/St_Kitts -4:10:52 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 # Basseterre + -4:00 - AST + +# St Lucia +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/St_Lucia -4:04:00 - LMT 1890 # Castries + -4:04 - CMT 1912 # Castries Mean Time + -4:00 - AST + +# St Pierre and Miquelon +# There are too many St Pierres elsewhere, so we'll use `Miquelon'. +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Miquelon -3:44:40 - LMT 1911 May 15 # St Pierre + -4:00 - AST 1980 May + -3:00 Mont SP%sT + +# St Vincent and the Grenadines +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/St_Vincent -4:04:56 - LMT 1890 # Kingstown + -4:05 - KMT 1912 # Kingstown Mean Time + -4:00 - AST + +# Turks and Caicos +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Grand_Turk -4:44:32 - LMT 1890 + -5:07 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time + -5:00 - EST 1979 Apr 29 2:00 + -5:00 US E%sT + +# Virgin Is (British and US) +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Virgin -4:19:44 - LMT 1911 Jul # Charlotte Amalie + -4:00 - AST