[tz] Egypt TZ Update

Brian Inglis Brian.Inglis at systematicsw.ab.ca
Sun Jun 12 21:55:18 UTC 2016


On 2016-06-12 15:50, Brian Inglis wrote:
> On 2016-06-12 13:15, Paul Eggert wrote:
>> Brian Inglis wrote:
>>> and change the line:
>>> Rule    Egypt    2016    only    -    Jul     7    24:00    1:00    S
>>> to:
>>> Rule    Egypt    2016    only    -    Jul     8    24:00    1:00    S
>>
>> Why would that change be necessary? As I understand it, DST is
>> planned to start on July 7 at 24:00, i.e., July 8 at 00:00 (not
>> 24:00).
>
> Sorry got distracted checking sources for the change time and meant to post:
>
> Rule    Egypt    2016    only    -    Jul     8    01:00    1:00    S
>
> as sources (some vague) seem to indicate 01.00 local for the change time.
> Given the quality of information sources, waiting for official confirmation
> seems prudent and necessary in this case.

OTOH it seems I may have misread a source stating 0001 as 01.00 - doh!

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada



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