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Observed DST in 1941–1942 and since 1981. Follows European Union practice, although not a member. Syria: 2022: Observed DST in 1920–1923, 1962–1978, 1983–1984, and 1986–2022. In 2022 switched to UTC+03:00, equivalent to permanent DST. Taiwan: 1979: Observed DST in 1945–1962, 1974, 1975, and 1979. Tajikistan: 1991: Observed DST in ...
Pale colours: Standard time observed all year Dark colours: Summer time observed Summer time in Europe is the variation of standard clock time that is applied in most European countries (apart from Iceland, Belarus, Turkey, Ukraine and Russia) in the period between spring and autumn, during which clocks are advanced by one hour from the time observed in the rest of the year, with a view to ...
Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight saving(s), daylight savings time, daylight time (United States and Canada), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time.
In 1916, Germany was the first country to enact daylight saving time to save money on energy costs during WWI; the United States and much of Europe followed suit. Then, comes a slightly chaotic ...
It's that time of year again — daylight saving time begins March 13, prompting everyone to move their clocks forward an hour.
Portugal moved to Central European Time and Central European Summer Time in 1992, but reverted to Western European Time in 1996 after concluding that energy savings were small, it had a disturbing effect on children's sleeping habits as it would not get dark until 22:00 or 22:30 in summer evenings, during winter mornings the sun was still ...
A 2022 YouGov poll revealed two-thirds of Americans want to end time changes, though a majority of those surveyed said they wanted to make daylight saving time permanent and end the change to ...
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia use UTC+04:00 without daylight saving time. Kazakhstan and Ural regions of Russia (in European part) both use UTC+05:00 without daylight saving time. The overseas territories of Denmark, France, and Netherlands are mostly located outside Europe and use other time zones.