From d5c1b97cd1eb0af1711af415bbd677b0510c718b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Parenti Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 17:52:53 -0400 Subject: Fiji observes DST from 2020-12-20 to 2021-01-17 * australasia (Fiji): Guess that the later-than-usual start date is a one-time departure from the recent pattern. * NEWS: Mention this. --- NEWS | 13 +++++++++++++ australasia | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index c77f76d..298ad4d 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,5 +1,18 @@ News for the tz database +Unreleased, experimental changes + + Briefly: + Fiji starts DST later than usual, on 2020-12-20. + + Changes to future timestamps + Fiji will start DST on 2020-12-20, instead of 2020-11-08 as + previously predicted. DST will still end on 2021-01-17. + (Thanks to Raymond Kumar and Alan Mintz.) Assume for now that + the later-than-usual start date is a one-time departure from the + recent pattern. + + Release 2020b - 2020-10-06 18:35:04 -0700 Briefly: diff --git a/australasia b/australasia index a8886ff..aa7ab7f 100644 --- a/australasia +++ b/australasia @@ -381,6 +381,19 @@ Zone Indian/Cocos 6:27:40 - LMT 1900 # From Michael Deckers (2019-08-06): # https://www.laws.gov.fj/LawsAsMade/downloadfile/848 +# From Raymond Kumar (2020-10-08): +# [DST in Fiji] is from December 20th 2020, till 17th January 2021. +# From Alan Mintz (2020-10-08): +# https://www.laws.gov.fj/LawsAsMade/GetFile/1071 +# From Tim Parenti (2020-10-08): +# https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Daylight-saving-from-Dec-20th-this-year-to-Jan-17th-2021-8rf4x5/ +# "Minister for Employment, Parveen Bala says they had never thought of +# stopping daylight saving. He says it was just to decide on when it should +# start and end. Bala says it is a short period..." +# Since the end date is still in line with our ongoing predictions, assume for +# now that the later-than-usual start date is a one-time departure from the +# recent second Sunday in November pattern. + # Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Fiji 1998 1999 - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 - Rule Fiji 1999 2000 - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 - @@ -392,7 +405,9 @@ Rule Fiji 2012 2013 - Jan Sun>=18 3:00 0 - Rule Fiji 2014 only - Jan Sun>=18 2:00 0 - Rule Fiji 2014 2018 - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 - Rule Fiji 2015 max - Jan Sun>=12 3:00 0 - -Rule Fiji 2019 max - Nov Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 - +Rule Fiji 2019 only - Nov Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 - +Rule Fiji 2020 only - Dec 20 2:00 1:00 - +Rule Fiji 2021 max - Nov Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 - # Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Pacific/Fiji 11:55:44 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva 12:00 Fiji +12/+13 -- 2.15.1