[tz] Extending winter time in Palestine

[brian.inglis at systematicsw.ab.ca]

On 2024-01-25 13:46, Paul Eggert via tz wrote:
> Thanks for letting us know. This means TZDB will need to change for the 
> spring-forward transitions in 2024 and 2025. 

Given that Ramadan is a lunar month, occurring in any season and spring only 25% 
of the time, and that Shawwal is the next month, a better phrase for the 
resumption of an alternate time might be "Shawwal forward", which is somewhat 
homonymic with "shuffle" in English.

There should be some better sources available of accurate astronomical moon 
sighting calculations which can provide better predictions of global high 
probability dates and dates for specific locations years into the future, 
similar to those used in Europe.

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

La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer     but when there is no more to cut
                                 -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry