diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/asia b/share/zoneinfo/asia index cc30cdb27fdc..be12736f614b 100644 --- a/share/zoneinfo/asia +++ b/share/zoneinfo/asia @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)asia 8.26 +# @(#)asia 8.29 #
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -1049,6 +1049,40 @@ Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:18:59 - LMT 1887 Dec 31 15:00u # http://www.petranews.gov.jo/nepras/2006/Sep/05/4000.htm # "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27". # + +# From Phil Pizzey (2009-04-02): +# ...I think I may have spotted an error in the timezone data for +# Jordan. +# The current (2009d) asia file shows Jordan going to daylight +# saving +# time on the last Thursday in March. +# +# Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S +# +# However timeanddate.com, which I usually find reliable, shows Jordan +# going to daylight saving time on the last Friday in March since 2002. +# Please see +# +# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=11 +# + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-04-02): +# This single one might be good enough, (2009-03-24, Arabic): +# +# http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279 +# +# +# Google's translation: +# +# > The Council of Ministers decided in 2002 to adopt the principle of timely +# > submission of the summer at 60 minutes as of midnight on the last Thursday +# > of the month of March of each year. +# +# So - this means the midnight between Thursday and Friday since 2002. + +# From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-06): +# We still have Jordan switching to DST on Thursdays in 2000 and 2001. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - @@ -1071,8 +1105,9 @@ Rule Jordan 1993 1998 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1994 only - Sep Fri>=15 0:00 0 - Rule Jordan 1995 1998 - Sep Fri>=15 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 1999 only - Jul 1 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastThu 0:00s 0 - -Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S +Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 - +Rule Jordan 2000 2001 - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S +Rule Jordan 2002 max - Mar lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S Rule Jordan 2003 only - Oct 24 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 2004 only - Oct 15 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 2005 only - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 - @@ -1695,6 +1730,22 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html # +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-26): +# According to the Palestine News Network (arabic.pnn.ps), Palestinian +# government decided to start Daylight Time on Thursday night March +# 26 and continue until the night of 27 September 2009. +# +# (in Arabic) +# +# http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850 +# +# +# or +# (English translation) +# +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html +# + # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S @@ -1708,10 +1759,12 @@ Rule Palestine 1999 2005 - Apr Fri>=15 0:00 1:00 S Rule Palestine 1999 2003 - Oct Fri>=15 0:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2004 only - Oct 1 1:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - -Rule Palestine 2006 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Palestine 2006 2008 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 - -Rule Palestine 2008 max - Aug lastThu 2:00 0 - +Rule Palestine 2008 only - Aug lastFri 2:00 0 - +Rule Palestine 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Palestine 2009 max - Sep lastMon 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct