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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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Start
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End
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 | Europe |
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European
Union, Eastern Europe and the former USSR |
Last Sunday
in March | Last
Sunday in October | |
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Greenland |
First Sunday
in April | Last
Sunday in October |
| North America & Caribbean |
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USA, Canada,
Mexico, Bahamas |
First Sunday
in April | Last
Sunday in October | |
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Cuba |
April 1 |
Last Sunday
in October |
| South America & Antarctica |
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Brazil |
First Sunday
in October | Last
Sunday in Februrary | |
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Chile and
Antarctica |
First Sunday
on or after 9 October |
First Sunday
on or after 9 March | |
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Falklands |
First Sunday
on or after 8 September |
First Sunday
on or after 6 April | |
|
Paraguay |
First Sunday
in October | Last
Saturday in February |
| Asia |
|
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 | |
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Mongolia |
Last Sunday
in March | Last
Sunday in September (Estimate) | |
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Palestine |
First Friday
on or after 5 April | First
Friday on or after 5 October | |
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Syria |
April 1 |
October
1 | |
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Iran* |
The first
day of Farvardin | The
first day of Mehr |
| Africa |
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Egypt |
Last Friday
in April | Last
Thursday in September | |
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Namibia |
First Sunday
in September | First
Sunday in April |
| Oceania |
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Australia |
Last Sunday
in October | Last
Sunday in March | |
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Australia
- Tasmania | First
Sunday in October | Last
Sunday in March | |
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Fiji |
First Sunday
in November | Last
Sunday in February | |
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New Zealand |
First Sunday
in October | First
Sunday on or after 5 March | |
|
Tonga |
First Sunday
in October | First
Sunday on or after 15 April |
| (*) 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. |
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