 | Daylight Saving Time in Brazil |
In 2008 Brazil standardised Daylight Saving Time (DST) and implemented a DST
schedule that is implemented annually from October 2008. Most Southern States
in Brazil observe DST, these include: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Matto Grosso, Matto Grosso do Sul, Distrito Federal. Equatorial
Brazil does not observe Daylight
Saving Time (DST).
Due to its geographic size there are four time zones in Brazil.
- Clocks go back by one hour at midnight on the third Sunday of February
- They go forward at midnight on the the third Sunday of October
When dealing with other countries, it can be helpful to know the different
varieties of DST (for those countries that use the system) and how they map on to each other. Most countries adjust their clocks at some time between
midnight and 03:00.
Note: Many countries and territories change days of transitions to DST from year to year
and some do not employ it every year.
| Continent | Country | Beginning and ending days |
|---|
| Europe
| European Union and rest of Europe (except Iceland) | Start:
02:00 last Sunday in March
End: 02:00 last Sunday in October |
| Russia | Start:
02:00 first Sunday in April
End: 02:00 last Sunday in October |
| Greenland | Start:
22:00 last Saturday in March
End: 22:00 last Saturday in
October |
| North & Central America
| United States (except
Arizona), Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda, St-Pierre, Miquelon, Turks and
Caicos | Start:
02:00 second Sunday in March
End: 02:00 first Sunday in November |
| Mexico (except Sonora) | Start:
02:00 first Sunday in April
End:
02:00 last Sunday in October |
| Cuba (subject to change) | Start:
00:00 on 8 March 2009
End: 01:00 on 25 October 2009 |
| South America | Brazil
(some states): Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goias, Matto Grosso, Matto Grosso do Sul, Distrito Federal | Start:
00:00 on third Sunday in October
End: 00:00 on third Sunday in February |
| Chile | Start:
00:00 first Sunday on or after 9 October
End: 00:00 first Sunday on or after 9 March |
| Falkland Islands | Start:
02:00 first Sunday in September
End: 02:00 third
Sunday in April |
| Paraguay, Uruguay | Start:
00:00 third Sunday in October
End: 00:00 second Sunday in March |
| Argentina (regional; changes annually) | Start: 00:00 third Sunday in
October
End: 00:00 Sunday in mid-March |
| Africa | Egypt | Start:
Last Thursday in April 2009
End: Second last Thursday in August 2009
(Note: dates vary slightly from year to year) |
|---|
| Mauritius | Start: Last
Sunday in October
End: Last Sunday in March |
Morocco
UTC +1 hour | Start: 1 June
2009
End: 20 August 2009
(Note: dates vary slightly from year to year) |
| Namibia | Start:
02:00 first Sunday in September
End: 02:00 first Sunday in April |
| Tunisia
(changes annually; DST may not be observed) | DST
not observed in 2009 |
| Algeria,
South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe and most other African countries | DST
is not be observed |
| Asia
| Pakistan (changes annually) | Start: 00:00 on 1 June
2008
End: 00:00 on 31 October 2008 |
|---|
| Israel
(changes annually) | End: 02:00 on
the Sunday between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Start: 02:00 on the Friday before 2 April |
| Lebanon | Start: Last Sunday in March
End:
Last Sunday in October |
| Syria
(may change annually) | Start:
00:00 first Friday in March
End: 00:00 1 November |
| Australasia
| Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Victoria,
Tasmania,
South Australia, Victoria, Lord Howe Island,
New Zealand,
Chatham Island | End: 03:00 first Sunday in April
Start: 03:00 last Sunday in September |
|---|
Western
Australia
UST +9 hours | End: 03:00
last Sunday in March
Start: 03:00 first Sunday in October |
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