Many countries around the world observe Daylight Saving Time in summer, which transfers an hour of morning daylight to the evening. This is accomplished by setting clocks ahead one hour in the spring and turning the clocks back one hour in fall. The dates of this observance are set by the government of the country or locality and are subject to change. The exact dates of when the country begins and ends this observance are determined by the following rules. For corrections or to have a new country added, e-mail me at the Contact Page.

Region		DST Begins		DST Ends
North America		2006 and earlier -- First Sunday in April		2006 and earlier -- Last Sunday in October
		2007 and later -- Second Sunday in March		2007 and later -- First Sunday in November
Europe		Last Sunday in March		Last Sunday in October
Australia		Last Sunday in October For the 2000 Olympics Australia started DST on August 27.		Last Sunday in March
New Zealand		First Sunday in October		Third Sunday in March
Brazil		First Sunday in October		First Sunday in February with day greater than or equal to 11
Chile		First Sunday in October with day greater than or equal to 9		First Sunday in March with day greater than or equal to 9
Egypt		Last Friday in April		Last Friday in September
Israel		Daylight Saving Time for Israel is determined by the government on a yearly basis. The following algorithm is a guess based on the usual dates.
		1999 and earlier -- Third Friday in March		1999 and earlier -- First Sunday in September
		2000 and later -- Second Friday in March		2000 and later -- Fourth Sunday in October

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