From 32ef0b17293c83b37ec18aad864130b094a1d0c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Parenti Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 20:16:21 -0400 Subject: Palestine doesn't start DST until 2019-03-30. (Thanks to Even Scharning.) * asia (Palestine): Adjust our prediction by guessing that spring transitions will be between 24 and 30 March, which matches recent practice since 2016. * NEWS: Mention this. --- NEWS | 8 ++++++++ asia | 11 ++++++++++- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 78fd896..b87cc1f 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -3,8 +3,16 @@ News for the tz database Unreleased, experimental changes Briefly: + Palestine "springs forward" on 2019-03-30 instead of 2019-03-23. Metlakatla "falls back" to rejoin Alaska Time on 2019-01-20 at 02:00. + Changes to past and future timestamps + + Palestine will not start DST until 2019-03-30, instead of 2019-03-23 as + previously predicted. Adjust our prediction by guessing that spring + transitions will be between 24 and 30 March, which matches recent practice + since 2016. (Thanks to Even Scharning and Tim Parenti.) + Changes to future timestamps Metlakatla will end its observance of Pacific standard time, rejoining diff --git a/asia b/asia index 8af5e53..702072a 100644 --- a/asia +++ b/asia @@ -3093,6 +3093,15 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 # From Paul Eggert (2018-03-16): # For 2016 on, predict spring transitions on March's fourth Saturday at 01:00. +# From Even Scharning (2019-03-23): +# DST in Palestine will start on 30 March this year, not 23 March as the time +# zone database predicted. +# https://ramallah.news/post/123610/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86 +# +# From Tim Parenti (2019-03-23): +# Combining this with the rules observed since 2016, adjust our spring +# transition guess to Mar Sat>=24. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S Rule EgyptAsia 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - @@ -3122,7 +3131,7 @@ Rule Palestine 2012 only - Sep 21 1:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2013 only - Sep Fri>=21 0:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2014 2015 - Oct Fri>=21 0:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2015 only - Mar lastFri 24:00 1:00 S -Rule Palestine 2016 max - Mar Sat>=22 1:00 1:00 S +Rule Palestine 2016 max - Mar Sat>=24 1:00 1:00 S Rule Palestine 2016 max - Oct lastSat 1:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -- 2.15.1