diff --git a/asia b/asia index 1bf737a..ac660fe 100644 --- a/asia +++ b/asia @@ -1049,6 +1049,37 @@ Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:18:59 - LMT 1887 Dec 31 15:00u # http://www.petranews.gov.jo/nepras/2006/Sep/05/4000.htm # "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27". # + +# From Phil Pizzey (2009-04-02): +# ...I think I may have spotted an error in the timezone data for +# Jordan. +# The current (2009d) asia file shows Jordan going to daylight +# saving +# time on the last Thursday in March. +# +# Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S +# +# However timeanddate.com, which I usually find reliable, shows Jordan +# going to daylight saving time on the last Friday in March since 2002. +# Please see +# +# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=11 +# + +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-04-02): +# This single one might be good enough, (2009-03-24, Arabic): +# +# http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279 +# +# +# Google's translation: +# +# > The Council of Ministers decided in 2002 to adopt the principle of timely +# > submission of the summer at 60 minutes as of midnight on the last Thursday +# > of the month of March of each year. +# +# So - this means the midnight between Thursday and Friday since 2002. + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - @@ -1071,8 +1102,8 @@ Rule Jordan 1993 1998 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Jordan 1994 only - Sep Fri>=15 0:00 0 - Rule Jordan 1995 1998 - Sep Fri>=15 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 1999 only - Jul 1 0:00s 1:00 S -Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastThu 0:00s 0 - -Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S +Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 - +Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastFri 0:00s 1:00 S Rule Jordan 2003 only - Oct 24 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 2004 only - Oct 15 0:00s 0 - Rule Jordan 2005 only - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 - @@ -1727,8 +1758,8 @@ Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2006 2008 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 - -Rule Palestine 2008 only - Aug lastThu 2:00 0 - -Rule Palestine 2009 max - Mar lastThu 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Palestine 2008 only - Aug lastFri 2:00 0 - +Rule Palestine 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S Rule Palestine 2009 max - Sep lastSun 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]