Proposed change to time zone northamerica file: deferred Cuban DST

Arthur David Olson olsona at lecserver.nci.nih.gov
Mon Mar 10 19:38:12 UTC 2008


Since this affects current time stamps, it's probably best to get a best
guess out the door rather than wait for documentation. Here's a proposed
change to the time zone package "northamerica" file to reflect the deferred
start of DST in Cuba.

				--ado

------- northamerica -------
*** /tmp/geta1868	Mon Mar 10 15:35:07 2008
--- /tmp/getb1868	Mon Mar 10 15:35:07 2008
***************
*** 1,4 ****
! # @(#)northamerica	8.20
  # <pre>
  
  # also includes Central America and the Caribbean
--- 1,4 ----
! # @(#)northamerica	8.21
  # <pre>
  
  # also includes Central America and the Caribbean
***************
*** 2205,2210 ****
--- 2205,2229 ----
  # 
  # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba03.html
  
+ # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-09):
+ # I'm in Maryland which is now observing United States Eastern Daylight
+ # Time. At 9:44 local time I used RealPlayer to listen to
+ # <a href="http://media.enet.cu/radioreloj">
+ # http://media.enet.cu/radioreloj
+ # </a>, a Cuban information station, and heard
+ # the time announced as "ocho cuarenta y cuatro" ("eight forty-four"),
+ # indicating that Cuba is still on standard time.
+ 
+ # From Dirk Losch (2008-03-05):
+ # I've been informed that the DST in Cuba will begin at 30th of 
+ # March 2008. The information is based on IATA.
+ 
+ # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-10):
+ # The above matches what's found at the unofficial site
+ # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/results.html?query=havana">
+ # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/results.html?query=havana
+ # </a>. Assume lastSun from 2008 forward.
+ 
  # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
  Rule	Cuba	1928	only	-	Jun	10	0:00	1:00	D
  Rule	Cuba	1928	only	-	Oct	10	0:00	0	S
***************
*** 2236,2242 ****
  Rule	Cuba	1998	2003	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
  Rule	Cuba	2000	2006	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:00s	1:00	D
  Rule	Cuba	2006	max	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
! Rule	Cuba	2007	max	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00s	1:00	D
  
  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  Zone	America/Havana	-5:29:28 -	LMT	1890
--- 2255,2262 ----
  Rule	Cuba	1998	2003	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
  Rule	Cuba	2000	2006	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:00s	1:00	D
  Rule	Cuba	2006	max	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
! Rule	Cuba	2007	only	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00s	1:00	D
! Rule	Cuba	2008	max	-	Mar	lastSun	0:00s	1:00	D
  
  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  Zone	America/Havana	-5:29:28 -	LMT	1890



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