From 8e8e07ce2f7870149126e0431da42aa47bc3a13e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wollman Date: Sun, 23 Apr 1995 21:24:54 +0000 Subject: Added parseable comments describing the zone each entry represents. --- share/zoneinfo/northamerica | 100 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 100 insertions(+) (limited to 'share/zoneinfo/northamerica') diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/northamerica b/share/zoneinfo/northamerica index 9cd74b1..5be6e2d 100644 --- a/share/zoneinfo/northamerica +++ b/share/zoneinfo/northamerica @@ -128,10 +128,17 @@ Zone America/Los_Angeles -8:00 US P%sT Zone America/Anchorage -9:00 US AK%sT # AK%sT is the abbreviation per USNO +# ZONE-DESCR America New_York United_States Eastern time (except Indiana and Michigan) +# ZONE-DESCR America Chicago United_States Central time +# ZONE-DESCR America Denver United_States Mountain time (except Arizona) +# ZONE-DESCR America Los_Angeles United_States Pacific time +# ZONE-DESCR America Anchorage United_States Alaska time + # Mainland US areas that are always Standard as of 1986. Zone America/Fort_Wayne -5:00 US E%sT 1946 -5:00 - EST # Always EST as of 1986 + # From Arthur David Olson (October 28, 1991): # An article on page A3 of the Sunday, October 27, 1991 Washington Post # notes that Starke County switched from Central time to Eastern time as of @@ -141,6 +148,11 @@ Zone America/Knox_IN -6:00 US C%sT 1991 Oct 27 2:00 Zone America/Phoenix -7:00 US M%sT 1946 -7:00 - MST # Always MST as of 1986 +# ZONE-DESCR America Fort_Wayne United_States Indiana (except Starke County) +# ZONE-DESCR America Knox_IN United_States Indiana (Starke County) +# ZONE-DESCR America Phoenix United_States Arizona (except Navajo Nation) +# ZONE-DESCR . Navajo United_States Arizona (Navajo Nation) + # From Arthur David Olson (February 13, 1988): # However. . .a writer from the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., # notes in private correspondence dated 12/28/87 that "Presently, only the @@ -157,6 +169,8 @@ Zone America/Detroit -5:00 US E%sT 1968 -5:00 - EST 1973 -5:00 US E%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Detroit United_States Michigan + # Samoa just changes names. No DST, per Naval Observatory. # # Howse writes that in 1879 the King of Samoa decided to change @@ -192,6 +206,12 @@ Zone Pacific/Honolulu -10:30 US H%sT 1933 Apr 30 2:00 -10:30 US H%sT 1947 Jun 8 2:00 -10:00 - HST +# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Samoa United_States American Samoa +# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Samoa Western_Samoa All points +# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Midway United_States Midway Island +# ZONE-DESCR America Atka United_States Aleutian Islands +# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Honolulu United_States Hawaii + # Navassa # no information; probably like US/Eastern @@ -342,6 +362,8 @@ Zone America/St_Johns -3:30:52 - LMT 1884 -3:31 StJohns N%sT 1935 Mar 30 -3:30 StJohns N%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America St_Johns Canada Newfoundland + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Halifax 1902 only - Jun 15 0:00 0 S Rule Halifax 1916 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D @@ -388,6 +410,8 @@ Rule Halifax 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D Zone America/Halifax -4:14:24 - LMT 1902 Jun 15 -4:00 Halifax A%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Halifax Canada Atlantic time + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Mont 1884 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S Rule Mont 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 1:00 D @@ -422,6 +446,8 @@ Rule Mont 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D Zone America/Montreal -4:54:16 - LMT 1884 -5:00 Mont E%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Montreal Canada Eastern time + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Winn 1887 only - Jul 16 0:00 0 S Rule Winn 1916 only - Apr 23 0:00 1:00 D @@ -449,6 +475,8 @@ Rule Winn 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D Zone America/Winnipeg -6:28:36 - LMT 1887 Jul 16 -6:00 Winn C%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Winnipeg Canada Manitoba + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Regina 1905 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S Rule Regina 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D @@ -470,6 +498,8 @@ Zone America/Regina -6:58:36 - LMT 1905 Sep -7:00 Regina M%sT 1966 Apr 15 -6:00 - CST +# ZONE-DESCR America Regina Canada Saskatchewan + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Edm 1906 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S Rule Edm 1918 1919 - Apr Sun>=8 2:00 1:00 D @@ -493,6 +523,8 @@ Rule Edm 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D Zone America/Edmonton -7:33:52 - LMT 1906 Sep -7:00 Edm M%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Edmonton Canada Alberta + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Vanc 1884 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S Rule Vanc 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D @@ -508,6 +540,8 @@ Rule Vanc 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D Zone America/Vancouver -8:12:28 - LMT 1884 -8:00 Vanc P%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Vancouver Canada British Columbia + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Yukon 1900 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S Rule Yukon 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D @@ -526,6 +560,8 @@ Zone America/Whitehorse -9:00:12 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 -8:00 Yukon P%sT # Parts of Yukon (e.g. Dawson) didn't switch to -8:00 until 1973 Oct 28. +# ZONE-DESCR America Whitehorse Canada Yukon Territory + ############################################################################### # Mexico @@ -603,6 +639,7 @@ Zone America/Mexico_City -6:36:36 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:23:24 -6:00 - CST 1931 Oct -7:00 - MST 1932 Mar 30 23:00 -6:00 Mexico C%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Mexico_City Mexico Mexico City Zone America/Mazatlan -7:05:40 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:54:20 -7:00 - MST 1927 Jun 10 23:00 -6:00 - CST 1930 Nov 15 @@ -613,6 +650,7 @@ Zone America/Mazatlan -7:05:40 - LMT 1921 Dec 31 23:54:20 -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14 -8:00 - PST 1970 -7:00 - MST +# ZONE-DESCR America Mazatlan Mexico Mazatlan Zone America/Tijuana -7:48:04 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:11:56 -8:00 - PST 1927 Jun 10 23:00 -7:00 - MST 1930 Nov 16 @@ -620,12 +658,15 @@ Zone America/Tijuana -7:48:04 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:11:56 -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14 -8:00 BajaN P%sT 1967 Apr lastSun 2:00 -8:00 US P%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Tijuana Mexico Baja California Norte Zone America/Ensenada -7:46:28 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:13:32 -8:00 - PST 1927 Jun 10 23:00 -7:00 - MST 1930 Nov 16 -8:00 - PST 1942 Apr -7:00 - MST 1949 Jan 14 -8:00 - PST +# ZONE-DESCR America Ensenada Mexico Ensenada + # # Revillagigedo Is # no information @@ -637,12 +678,16 @@ Zone America/Ensenada -7:46:28 - LMT 1922 Jan 1 0:13:32 Zone America/Anguilla -4:12:16 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America Anguilla Anguilla All points + # Antigua and Barbuda # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Antigua -4:07:12 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 -5:00 - EST 1951 -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America Antigua Antigua All points + # Bahamas # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Bahamas 1912 only - Mar 2 0:00 0 S @@ -653,6 +698,8 @@ Rule Bahamas 1987 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D Zone America/Nassau -5:09:24 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 -5:00 Bahamas E%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Nassau Bahamas All points + # Barbados # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Barb 1932 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S @@ -666,6 +713,8 @@ Zone America/Barbados -3:58:28 - LMT 1924 # Bridgetown -3:58 - BMT 1932 # Bridgetown Mean Time -4:00 Barb A%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Barbados Barbados All points + # Belize # Whitman entirely disagrees with Shanks; go with Shanks. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S @@ -680,18 +729,24 @@ Rule Belize 1983 only - Feb 12 0:00 0 S Zone America/Belize -5:52:48 - LMT 1912 Apr -6:00 Belize C%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Belize Belize All points + # Bermuda # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Atlantic/Bermuda -4:19:04 - LMT 1930 Jan 1 2:00 # Hamilton -4:00 - AST 1974 Apr 28 2:00 -4:00 Bahamas A%sT +# ZONE-DESCR Atlantic Bermuda Bermuda All points + # Cayman Is # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Cayman -5:25:32 - LMT 1890 # Georgetown -5:07 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time -5:00 - EST +# ZONE-DESCR America Cayman Cayman_Islands All points + # Clipperton # no information @@ -709,6 +764,8 @@ Rule CR 1991 only - Jul 1 0:00 0 S Zone America/Costa_Rica -5:36:20 - LMT 1890 # San Jose -5:36 - SJMT 1921 Jan 15 # San Jose Mean Time -6:00 CR C%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Costa_Rica Costa_Rica All points + # Coco # no information; probably like America/Costa_Rica @@ -757,11 +814,15 @@ Zone America/Havana -5:29:28 - LMT 1890 -5:30 - HMT 1925 Jul 19 12:00 # Havana MT -5:00 Cuba C%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Havana Cuba All points + # Dominica # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Dominica -4:05:36 - LMT 1911 Jul 1 0:01 # Roseau -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America Dominica Dominica All points + # Dominican Republic # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule DR 1933 only - Apr 1 12:00 0 S @@ -777,6 +838,8 @@ Zone America/Santo_Domingo -4:39:36 - LMT 1890 -5:00 DR E%sT 1974 Oct 27 -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America Santo_Domingo Dominican_Republic All points + # El Salvador # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Salv 1921 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S @@ -787,16 +850,22 @@ Rule Salv 1987 1988 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 S Zone America/El_Salvador -5:56:48 - LMT 1921 # San Salvador -6:00 Salv C%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America El_Salvador El_Salvador All points + # Grenada # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Grenada -4:07:00 - LMT 1911 Jul -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America Grenada Grenada All points + # Guadeloupe # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Guadeloupe -4:06:08 - LMT 1911 Jun 8 # Pointe a Pitre -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America Guadeloupe Guadeloupe All points + # Guatemala # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Guat 1918 only - Oct 5 0:00 0 S @@ -808,6 +877,8 @@ Rule Guat 1983 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 S Zone America/Guatemala -6:02:04 - LMT 1918 Oct 5 -6:00 Guat C%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Guatemala Guatemala All points + # Haiti # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Haiti 1917 only - Jan 24 12:00 0 S @@ -821,12 +892,16 @@ Zone America/Port-au-Prince -4:49:20 - LMT 1890 -4:49 - PPMT 1917 Jan 24 12:00 # P-a-P MT -5:00 Haiti E%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Port-au-Prince Haiti All points + # Honduras # Shanks says 1921 Jan 1; go with Whitman's more precise Apr 1. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Tegucigalpa -5:48:52 - LMT 1921 Apr -6:00 Salv C%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Tegucigalpa Honduras All points + # Jamaica # From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): @@ -842,6 +917,8 @@ Zone America/Jamaica -5:07:12 - LMT 1890 # Kingston -5:00 - EST 1974 Jan 6 2:00 -5:00 US E%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Jamaica Jamaica All points + # Martinique # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Martinique -4:04:20 - LMT 1890 # Fort-de-France @@ -850,11 +927,15 @@ Zone America/Martinique -4:04:20 - LMT 1890 # Fort-de-France -4:00 1:00 ADT 1980 Sep 28 -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America Martinique Martinique All points + # Montserrat # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Montserrat -4:08:52 - LMT 1911 Jul 1 0:01 # Plymouth -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America Montserrat Montserrat All points + # Nicaragua # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Nic 1975 only - Feb 16 0:00 0 S @@ -867,12 +948,16 @@ Zone America/Managua -5:45:08 - LMT 1890 -5:00 - EST 1975 Feb 16 -6:00 Nic C%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Managua Nicaragua All points + # Panama # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Panama -5:18:08 - LMT 1890 -5:20 - PMT 1908 Apr 22 # Panama Mean Time -5:00 - EST +# ZONE-DESCR America Panama Panama All points + # Puerto Rico # There are too many San Juans elsewhere, so we'll use `Puerto_Rico'. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -881,17 +966,23 @@ Zone America/Puerto_Rico -4:24:28 - LMT 1899 Mar 28 12:00 # San Juan -4:00 1:00 ADT 1945 Sep 30 2:00 -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America Puerto_Rico United_States Puerto Rico + # St Kitts-Nevis # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/St_Kitts -4:10:52 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 # Basseterre -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America St_Kitts St_Kitts_and_Nevis All points + # St Lucia # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/St_Lucia -4:04:00 - LMT 1890 # Castries -4:04 - CMT 1912 # Castries Mean Time -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America St_Lucia St_Lucia All points + # St Pierre and Miquelon # There are too many St Pierres elsewhere, so we'll use `Miquelon'. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -899,12 +990,16 @@ Zone America/Miquelon -3:44:40 - LMT 1911 May 15 # St Pierre -4:00 - AST 1980 May -3:00 Mont SP%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Miquelon France St. Pierre and Miquelon + # St Vincent and the Grenadines # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/St_Vincent -4:04:56 - LMT 1890 # Kingstown -4:05 - KMT 1912 # Kingstown Mean Time -4:00 - AST +# ZONE-DESCR America St_Vincent St_Vincent All points + # Turks and Caicos # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Grand_Turk -4:44:32 - LMT 1890 @@ -912,7 +1007,12 @@ Zone America/Grand_Turk -4:44:32 - LMT 1890 -5:00 - EST 1979 Apr 29 2:00 -5:00 US E%sT +# ZONE-DESCR America Grand_Turk Turks_and_Caicos All points + # Virgin Is (British and US) # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone America/Virgin -4:19:44 - LMT 1911 Jul # Charlotte Amalie -4:00 - AST + +# ZONE-DESCR America Virgin United_States US Virgin Islands +# ZONE-DESCR America virgin United_Kingdom British Virgin Islands -- cgit v1.1