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Daylight Saving Time


Most countries that observe daylight saving time (DST) are listed in the table below. During DST, time is one hour ahead of standard time. Time changes between midnight and 3 am.
     
Europe Start End To top
European Union, Eastern Europe and the former USSR Last Sunday in March Last Sunday in October
Greenland Last Sunday in March Last Sunday in October
     
North America & Caribbean Start End To top
USA, Canada, Mexico, Bahamas First Sunday in April Last Sunday in October
Cuba
April 1 Last Sunday in October
     
South America & Antarctica Start End To top
Brazil First Sunday in November Third Sunday in Februrary
Chile and Antarctica Second Saturday of October Second Saturday of March
Falklands First Sunday on or after 8 September First Sunday on or after 6 April
Paraguay First Sunday in September Fist Sunday in April
     
Asia Start End To top
Iraq April 1 October 1
Israel (Estimate, Israel decides the dates every year)
First Friday in April First Friday in September
Lebanon, Kirgizstan Last Sunday in March Last Sunday in October
Mongolia Stopped in 2002
Palestine First Friday on or after 5 April First Friday on or after 5 October
Syria April 1 October 1
Iran* The first day of Farvardin The first day of Mehr
     
Africa Start End To top
Egypt Last Friday in April Last Thursday in September
Namibia First Sunday in September First Sunday in April
     
Oceania Start End To top
Australia Last Sunday in October Last Sunday in March
Australia - Tasmania First Sunday in October Last Sunday in March
Fiji Stopped in 2002
New Zealand First Sunday in October Third Sunday in 5 March
Tonga First Sunday in November Last Sunday in January

(*) Iran uses the Persian Calendar. The exact correspondence between this calendar and the Western calendar changes every year. The month of Farvardin starts around 21-22 March, and Mehr starts around 23-24 September.