Notes on Daylight Saving
Information about daylight saving time changes, dates, and time zone adjustments worldwide.
Notes on Daylight Saving
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Historical DST Information
The table below shows historical daylight saving time patterns by country.Note: This information is for reference only. Our timezone converter automatically handles current and future DST transitions based on official timezone rules.
| Continent | Country | Beginning and ending days |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | Egypt | Start: Last Friday in April End: Last Thursday in September |
| Namibia | Start: First Sunday in September End: First Sunday in April | |
| Asia/Mid East | Japan | Not observed |
| Iraq | Start: April 1 End: October 1 | |
| Israel | Start: April 1 End: The Saturday between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur | |
| Lebanon, Kirgizstan | Start: Last Sunday in March End: Last Sunday in October | |
| Mongolia | Stopped in 2002 | |
| Syria | Start: April 1 End: October 1 | |
| Iran | Start: the first day of Farvardin End: the first day of Mehr | |
| Australasia | Australia - South Australia, Victoria, ACT, New South Wales, Lord Howe Island | Start: Last Sunday in October End: Last Sunday in March |
| Australia - Tasmania | Start: First Sunday in October End: Last Sunday in March | |
| Fiji | Stopped in 2000 | |
| New Zealand, Chatham | Start: First Sunday in October End: Third Sunday in March | |
| Tonga | Start: First Sunday in November End: Last Sunday in January | |
| Europe | European Union, UK, Greenland | Start: Last Sunday in March at 1 am UTC End: Last Sunday in October at 1 am UTC |
| Russia/Ukraine | Russian/Ukraine - Most states of the former USSR | Start: Last Sunday in March End: Last Sunday in October |
| North America | United States, Canada, Mexico, St. Johns, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos | Start: First Sunday in April End: Last Sunday in October |
| Cuba | Start: April 1 End: Last Sunday in October | |
| South America | Brazil (rules vary quite a bit from year to year). Also, equatorial Brazil does not observe DST | Start: First Sunday in November End: Third Sunday in February |
| Chile | Start: Second Saturday of October - at midnight End: Second Saturday of March - at midnight | |
| Falklands | Start: First Sunday on or after 8 September End: First Sunday on or after 6 April | |
| Paraguay | Start: First Sunday in September End: First Sunday in April |
About Notes on Daylight Saving Conversions
Information about daylight saving time changes, dates, and time zone adjustments worldwide.