TIME-ZONE CHANGES BY DATE SUNDAY, MARCH 26 ALBANIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- ANDORRA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- ARMENIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+5. ----------------------------- AUSTRALIA: Clocks go back one hour to 10 hours ahead of GMT in the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania and in the Australian Capital Territory. Queensland remains 10 hours ahead of GMT. South Australia: clocks go back one hour to 9-1/2 hours ahead of GMT. Northern Territory remains 9-1/2 hours ahead of GMT. Western Australia remains eight hours ahead of GMT. ----------------------------- AUSTRIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- AZERBAIJAN: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+5. ----------------------------- BELARUS: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- BELGIUM: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- BOSNIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- BULGARIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- CROATIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- CYPRUS: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- CZECH REPUBLIC: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- DENMARK: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- FINLAND: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- FRANCE: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- GERMANY: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- GREECE: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- HUNGARY: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- IRELAND: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+1. ----------------------------- ITALY: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- KAZAKHSTAN: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+7 around Almaty in the east but GMT+6 and GMT+5 in the central and western zones. ----------------------------- KYRGYZSTAN: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+6. ----------------------------- LEBANON: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- LIECHTENSTEIN: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- LUXEMBOURG: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- MACEDONIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- MALTA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- MOLDOVA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- MONACO: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- NETHERLANDS: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- NORWAY: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- POLAND: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- PORTUGAL: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+1. ----------------------------- ROMANIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- RUSSIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+4 in the European part of Russia including Moscow and St Petersburg. Kaliningrad in the west moves forward one hour to GMT+3, while the most easterly zone moves forward one hour to GMT+13. ----------------------------- SAN MARINO: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- SLOVAKIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- SLOVENIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- SPAIN: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- SWEDEN: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- SWITZERLAND: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- TURKEY: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- UKRAINE: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- UNITED KINGDOM: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+1. ----------------------------- YUGOSLAVIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+2. ----------------------------- SATURDAY, APRIL 1 SYRIA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- IRAQ: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+4. ----------------------------- SUNDAY, APRIL 2 BAHAMAS: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT-4. ----------------------------- BERMUDA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT-3. ----------------------------- CANADA: Most of Canada puts clocks forward one hour. Newfoundland and part of Labrador (Newfoundland time) return to GMT-2-1/2 hours. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and part of Labrador (Atlantic time) return to GMT-3. Most of Ontario and Quebec (Eastern time) return to GMT-4 hours, while Eastern Quebec stays at GMT-4. Manitoba and part of Northwest Territories (Central time) return to GMT-5, while Western Ontario stays at GMT-5. Saskatchewan stays at GMT-6. Alberta and part of Northwest Territories (Mountain time) return to GMT-6. All of Yukon, part of Northwest Territories and most of British Columbia (Pacific time) return to GMT-7. ----------------------------- CUBA: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT-4. ----------------------------- MEXICO: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT-5. ----------------------------- NAMIBIA: Clocks go back one hour, new time becomes GMT+1. ----------------------------- UNITED STATES: Clocks go forward one hour, new time in the eastern zone is GMT-4, central zone GMT-5, mountain zone GMT-6, Pacific zone GMT-7, Alaska GMT-8 and Aleutian Islands GMT-9. Hawaii remains at GMT-10. ----------------------------- FRIDAY, APRIL 14 ISRAEL: (AMENDED) Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT+3. ----------------------------- FRIDAY, APRIL 28 EGYPT: Clocks go forward one hour, new time becomes GMT +3. ----------------------------- COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE ALREADY MADE TIME CHANGES SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 BRAZIL: Clocks went back by one hour, new time became GMT-3 hours for area including Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Time zones elsewhere continue to range from GMT-2 to GMT-5. ----------------------------- PARAGUAY: Clocks went back by one hour, new time GMT-4. ----------------------------- SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 FIJI: Clocks went back by one hour, new time GMT+12. ----------------------------- SATURDAY, MARCH 11 CHILE: Clocks went back by one hour, new time GMT-4. ----------------------------- SUNDAY, MARCH 19 NEW ZEALAND: Clocks went back by one hour, new time GMT+12. ----------------------------- TUESDAY, MARCH 21 IRAN: Clocks went forward one hour, new time GMT+4-1/2. ----------------------------- COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES WHICH DO NOT HAVE TIME CHANGES AFRICA: Most countries in Central, East, South and West Africa do not change their clocks. ----------------------------- AFGHANISTAN: Local time is GMT+4-1/2 hours ----------------------------- ALGERIA: Local time is GMT+1 hours. ----------------------------- ARGENTINA: Local time is GMT-3 hours. ----------------------------- BAHRAIN: Local time is GMT+3 hours. ----------------------------- BANGLADESH: Local time is GMT+6 hours. ----------------------------- BARBADOS: Local time is GMT-4 hours. ----------------------------- BELIZE: Local time is GMT-6 hours ----------------------------- BOLIVIA: Local time is GMT-4 hours. ----------------------------- BRUNEI: Local time is GMT+8 hours. ----------------------------- CAMBODIA: Local time is GMT+7 hours. ----------------------------- CAYMAN ISLANDS: Local time is GMT-5 hours. ----------------------------- CHINA: Local time is GMT+8 hours. ----------------------------- COLOMBIA: Local time is GMT-5 hours. ----------------------------- COMOROS: Local time is GMT+3 hours. ----------------------------- COSTA RICA: Local time is GMT-6 hours. ----------------------------- DOMINICAN REP: Local time is GMT-4 hours. ----------------------------- ECUADOR: Local time is GMT-5 hours. ----------------------------- EL SALVADOR: Local time is GMT-6 hours. ----------------------------- ESTONIA: Local time is GMT+2 hours. ----------------------------- GEORGIA: Local time is GMT+4 hours. ----------------------------- GUATEMALA: Local time is GMT-6 hours. ----------------------------- GUYANA: Local time is GMT-4 hours. ----------------------------- HAITI: Local time is GMT-5 hours. ----------------------------- HONDURAS: Local time is GMT-6 hours. ----------------------------- HONG KONG: Local time is GMT+8 hours. ----------------------------- ICELAND: Local time is same as GMT. ----------------------------- INDIA: Local time is GMT+5-1/2 hours. ----------------------------- INDONESIA: Local time ranges from GMT+7 for the western zone including Sumatra and Java through GMT+8 for the central zone to GMT+9 for the eastern zone. ----------------------------- JAMAICA: Local time is GMT-5 hours. ----------------------------- JAPAN: Local time is GMT+9 hours. ----------------------------- JORDAN: Local time is GMT+3 hours. ----------------------------- KUWAIT: Local time is GMT+3 hours. ----------------------------- LAOS: Local time is GMT+7 hours. ----------------------------- LATVIA: Local time is GMT+2 hours. ----------------------------- LIBYA: Local time is GMT+2 hours. ----------------------------- LITHUANIA: Local time is GMT+2 hours. ----------------------------- MALAYSIA: Local time is GMT+8 hours. ----------------------------- MALDIVES: Local time is GMT+5 hours. ----------------------------- MONGOLIA: Local time is GMT+7 hours. ----------------------------- MOROCCO: Local time is same as GMT. ----------------------------- MYANMAR: Local time is GMT+6-1/2 hours. ----------------------------- NEPAL: Local time is GMT+5-3/4 hours. ----------------------------- NICARAGUA: Local time is GMT-6 hours. ----------------------------- NORTH KOREA: Local time is GMT+9 hours. ----------------------------- OMAN: Local time is GMT+4 hours. ----------------------------- PAKISTAN: Local time is GMT+5 hours. ----------------------------- PANAMA: Local time is GMT-5 hours. ----------------------------- PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Local time is GMT+10 hours. ----------------------------- PERU: Local time is GMT-5 hours. ----------------------------- PHILIPPINES: Local time is GMT+8 hours. ----------------------------- QATAR: Local time is GMT+3 hours. ----------------------------- SAUDI ARABIA: Local time is GMT+3 hours. ----------------------------- SEYCHELLES: Local time is GMT+4 hours. ----------------------------- SINGAPORE: Local time is GMT+8 hours. ----------------------------- SOUTH AFRICA: Local time is GMT+2 hours. ----------------------------- SOUTH KOREA: Local time is GMT+9 hours. ----------------------------- SRI LANKA: Local time is GMT+6 hours. ----------------------------- SURINAM: Local time is GMT-3 hours. ----------------------------- TAIWAN: Local time is GMT+8 hours. ----------------------------- TAJIKISTAN: Local time is GMT+5 hours. ----------------------------- THAILAND: Local time is GMT+7 hours. ----------------------------- TRINIDAD/TOBAGO: Local time is GMT-4 hours. ----------------------------- TUNISIA: Local time is GMT+1 hour. ----------------------------- TURKMENISTAN: Local time is GMT+5 hours. ----------------------------- UAE: Local time is GMT+4 hours. ----------------------------- URUGUAY: Local time is GMT-3 hours. ----------------------------- UZBEKISTAN: Local time is GMT+5 hours. ----------------------------- VENEZUELA: Local time is GMT-4 hours. ----------------------------- VIETNAM: Local time is GMT+7 hours. ----------------------------- YEMEN: Local time is GMT+3 hours. ----------------------------- ZAMBIA: Local time is GMT+2 hours. ----------------------------- ZIMBABWE: Local time is GMT+2 hours. ----------------------------- /ENDS Source: Reuters