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Daylight Saving Time Worldwide
Spring forward, Fall back
During DST, clocks are turned forward an hour, effectively moving
an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening.
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| Year | DST Begins at 2am |
DST Ends at 2am |
Summertime period begins at 1am UT | Summertime period ends at 1am UT |
| 2001 | April 1 | October 28 | March 25 | October 28 |
| 2002 | April 7 | October 27 | March 31 | October 27 |
| 2003 | April 6 | October 26 | March 30 | October 26 |
| 2004 | April 4 | October 31 | March 28 | October 31 |
| 2005 | April 3 | October 30 | March 27 | October 30 |
| 2006 | April 2 | October 29 | March 26 | October 29 |
| 2007 | April 1 | October 28 | March 25 | October 28 |
| 2008 | April 6 | October 26 | March 30 | October 26 |
| 2009 | April 5 | October 25 | March 29 | October 25 |
| 2010 | April 4 | October 31 | March 28 | October 31 |
Most countries that observe daylight saving time are listed in the table below.
They all save one hour in the summer and change their clocks some time between
midnight and 3 am.
| Continent | Country | Beginning and ending days |
| Africa | Egypt | Start: Last Friday in April End: Last Thursday in September |
| Namibia | Start: First Sunday in September End: First Sunday in April |
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| Asia | Most states of the former USSR | Start: Last Sunday in March End: Last Sunday in October |
| Iraq | Start: April 1 End: October 1 |
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| Israel | Start: April 1 End: The Saturday between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur |
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| Lebanon, Kirgizstan | Start: Last Sunday in March End: Last Sunday in October |
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| Palestine | Start: First Friday on or after 15 April End: First Friday on or after 15 October |
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| Syria | Start: April 1 End: October 1 |
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| Iran | Start: the first day of Farvardin End: the first day of Mehr |
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| Australasia | Australia - South Australia, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Lord Howe Island | Start: Last Sunday in October End: Last Sunday in March |
| Australia - Tasmania | Start: First Sunday in October End: Last Sunday in March |
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| New Zealand, Chatham | Start: First Sunday in October End: Third Sunday in March |
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| Tonga | Start: First Sunday in November End: Last Sunday in January |
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| Europe | European Union United Kingdom |
Start: Last Sunday in March at 1 am UTC End: Last Sunday in October at 1 am UTC |
| Russia | Start: Last Sunday in March at 2 am local time End: Last Sunday in October at 2 am local time |
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| North America | United States, Canada, Mexico, St. Johns, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos | Start: First Sunday in April End: Last Sunday in October |
| Cuba | Start: April 1 End: Last Sunday in October |
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| Greenland | Same as EU |
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| South America | Brazil | Start: First Sunday in November End: Third Sunday in February |
| Chile | Start: Second Saturday of October - at midnight End: Second Saturday of March - at midnight |
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| Falklands | Start: First Sunday on or after 8 September End: First Sunday on or after 6 April |
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| Paraguay | Start: First Sunday in September End: First Sunday in April |
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| Antarctica | Antarctica | varies |