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DEFINITION:
Rules that determine the date on which daylight savings time begins. Clocks are moved forward on this date.
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AlbaniaAlbania | Last Sunday March |
| AndorraAndorra | Last Sunday March |
| AustraliaAustralia | First Sunday October |
| AustriaAustria | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Last Sunday March |
| BelgiumBelgium | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | Last Sunday March |
| BrazilBrazil | Third Sunday October |
| BulgariaBulgaria | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| CanadaCanada | Second Sunday March |
| ChileChile | Second Sunday September |
| CroatiaCroatia | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| CubaCuba | Second Sunday March |
| CyprusCyprus | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| DenmarkDenmark | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| EgyptEgypt | 23:59, last Thursday in April |
| EstoniaEstonia | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| FijiFiji | Last Sunday October |
| FinlandFinland | Last Sunday March |
| FranceFrance | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| GermanyGermany | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| GreeceGreece | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| GreenlandGreenland | 22:00 local time on Saturday before last Sunday March |
| HaitiHaiti | Second Sunday March |
| Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City | Last Sunday March |
| HungaryHungary | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| IranIran | March 21–22 |
| IrelandIreland | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| IsraelIsrael | Friday before last Sunday March |
| ItalyItaly | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| JordanJordan | Last Friday March |
| KosovoKosovo | Last Sunday March |
| LatviaLatvia | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| LebanonLebanon | Last Sunday March |
| LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | Last Sunday March |
| LithuaniaLithuania | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| MaltaMalta | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| MexicoMexico | First Sunday April |
| MoldovaMoldova | Last Sunday March |
| MonacoMonaco | Last Sunday March |
| MontenegroMontenegro | Last Sunday March |
| MoroccoMorocco | Last Sunday March |
| NamibiaNamibia | First Sunday September |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | Last Sunday September |
| NorwayNorway | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| PalestinePalestine | Last Friday March |
| ParaguayParaguay | First Sunday October |
| PolandPoland | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| PortugalPortugal | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | Last Sunday March |
| RomaniaRomania | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| SamoaSamoa | Last Sunday September |
| San MarinoSan Marino | Last Sunday March |
| SerbiaSerbia | Last Sunday March |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| SloveniaSlovenia | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| SpainSpain | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| SwedenSweden | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| SyriaSyria | Last Friday March |
| The BahamasThe Bahamas | Second Sunday March |
| TurkeyTurkey | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| UkraineUkraine | Last Sunday March |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 01:00 GMT on last Sunday March |
| United StatesUnited States | Second Sunday March |
| UruguayUruguay | First Sunday October |
| Western SaharaWestern Sahara | Last Sunday March |
