IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT BREAK FAST TIMES:
The new files online and email reminders use the Gcal 11 calendar official GBC software which automatically indicates daylight savings
On the calendar reminders and files you will find reference to (LT) or (DST).
In short – you will NOT need to make adjustment of the times show.
FYI:
DST – Time is in ‘Daylight Saving Time’
LT – Time is in ‘Local Time’
Daylight Savings
“Break fast 06:18 – 10:03 (Daylight-savings not considered)”
Many people write me asking about Daylight Savings – below is some information that will help you determine what times to break fast after observing ekadasi.
Info below
Info from the official GBC Calendar website
Info from Jaya Tirtha Caran prabhu’s website
Map of daylight savings zones around the world
Summary
Further info
GBC Calendar website
The following text is from the official GBC calendar website at http://www.vcal.iskcongbc.org and was originally distributed along with the old dos vcal program.
http://vcal.iskcongbc.org/VcalExplanation.txt
“Break fast 05:18 – 09:34” and “Daylight-savings not considered”
To complete the proper observance of Ekadasi, the next morning
one should end the fast after the first time given in the
calendar and before the second time. The calendar gives these
times according to the standard time of the place for which the
calendar is made.
During the summer, many locations do not follow standard time,
but instead move their clocks an hour ahead (or sometimes more)
to make more use of the hours of daylight. So, for example, 5
o’clock in the morning becomes 6 o’clock instead. The Vedic
Calendar program does not take such daylight-saving time into
account. So for days when your location uses daylight-saving
time, you must adjust the times given by the calendar.
Generally, this means that when daylight-saving time is in
effect you should add an hour to the times given.
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Countries Observing DST Clock Change Events 2020
|
|
Country
|
Regions/States |
DST Start Date |
DST End Date |
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Afghanistan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Åland Islands
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Albania
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Algeria
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
American
Samoa
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Andorra
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Angola
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Anguilla
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Antarctica
|
Most locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Some locations
|
Sunday, 27 September
|
Sunday, 5 April
|
|
Palmer Station
|
DST all year in 2020
|
|
Troll Station
|
Sunday, 15 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Antigua
and Barbuda
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Argentina
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Armenia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Aruba
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Australia
|
Most locations
|
Sunday, 4 October
|
Sunday, 5 April
|
|
Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Lord Howe Island
|
Sunday, 4 October
|
Sunday, 5 April
|
|
Austria
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Bahrain
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Bangladesh
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Barbados
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Belarus
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Belgium
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Belize
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Benin
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Bermuda
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 8 March
|
Sunday, 1 November
|
|
Bhutan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Bolivia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Bosnia
and Herzegovina
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Botswana
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Brazil
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
British Indian Ocean
Territory
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
British Virgin Islands
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Brunei
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Bulgaria
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Burkina Faso
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Burundi
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Cabo Verde
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Cambodia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Cameroon
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Canada
|
Most locations
|
Sunday, 8 March
|
Sunday, 1 November
|
|
most of Saskatchewan, some regions of British Columbia, small region of Nunavut, small region of Quebec, small region of Ontario
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Caribbean Netherlands
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Cayman
Islands
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Central African Republic
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Chad
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Chile
|
Most locations
|
Sunday, 6 September
|
Sunday, 5 April
|
|
Some locations
|
DST all year in 2020
|
|
Easter Island
|
Saturday, 5 September
|
Saturday, 4 April
|
|
China
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Christmas Island
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Clipperton Island
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Cocos (Keeling)
Islands
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Colombia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Comoros
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Congo
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Congo
Democratic Republic
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Cook Islands
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Costa Rica
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Cote d’Ivoire
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Croatia
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Cuba
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 8 March
|
Sunday, 1 November
|
|
Curaçao
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Cyprus
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Czechia
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Denmark
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Djibouti
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Dominica
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
East Timor
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Ecuador
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Egypt
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
El Salvador
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Eritrea
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Estonia
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
eSwatini
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Ethiopia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Falkland Islands
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Faroe Islands
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Fiji
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 20 December
|
Sunday, 12 January
|
|
Finland
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
France
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
French Guiana
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
French
Polynesia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
French Southern
Territories
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Gabon
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Gambia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Georgia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Germany
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Ghana
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Gibraltar
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Greece
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Greenland
|
Most locations
|
Saturday, 28 March
|
Saturday, 24 October
|
|
Some locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Ittoqqortoormiit
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Thule Air Base
|
Sunday, 8 March
|
Sunday, 1 November
|
|
Grenada
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Guadeloupe
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Guam
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Guatemala
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Guernsey
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Guinea
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Guyana
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Haiti
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 8 March
|
Sunday, 1 November
|
|
Honduras
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Hong Kong
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Hungary
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Iceland
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
India
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Indonesia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Iran
|
All locations
|
Saturday, 21 March
|
Monday, 21 September
|
|
Iraq
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Ireland
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Isle of Man
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Israel
|
All locations
|
Friday, 27 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Italy
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Jamaica
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Japan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Jersey
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Jordan
|
All locations
|
Friday, 27 March
|
Friday, 30 October
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Kenya
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Kiribati
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Kosovo
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Kuwait
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Laos
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Latvia
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Lebanon
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Lesotho
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Liberia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Libya
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Lithuania
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Luxembourg
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Macau
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Madagascar
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Malawi
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Malaysia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Maldives
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Mali
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Malta
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Marshall
Islands
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Martinique
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Mauritania
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Mauritius
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Mayotte
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Mexico
|
Most locations
|
Sunday, 5 April
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Baja California, much of Chihuahua, much of Tamaulipas, much of Nuevo León
|
Sunday, 8 March
|
Sunday, 1 November
|
|
Sonora, Quintana Roo
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Micronesia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Moldova
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Monaco
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Mongolia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Montenegro
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Montserrat
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Morocco
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 31 May
|
Sunday, 19 April
|
|
Mozambique
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Myanmar
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Namibia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Nauru
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Nepal
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Netherlands
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
New Caledonia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
New Zealand
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 27 September
|
Sunday, 5 April
|
|
Nicaragua
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Niger
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Nigeria
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Niue
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Norfolk Island
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 4 October
|
Sunday, 5 April
|
|
North Korea
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
North Macedonia
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Norway
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Oman
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Pakistan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Palau
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Palestinian Territories
|
All locations
|
Friday, 27 March
|
Saturday, 31 October
|
|
Panama
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Paraguay
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 4 October
|
Sunday, 22 March
|
|
Peru
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Philippines
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Poland
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Portugal
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Qatar
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Reunion
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Romania
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Russia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Rwanda
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Saint Helena
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Saint Martin
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 8 March
|
Sunday, 1 November
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Samoa
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 27 September
|
Sunday, 5 April
|
|
San Marino
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Senegal
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Serbia
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Seychelles
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Singapore
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Sint Maarten
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Slovakia
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Slovenia
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Somalia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
South Africa
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
South Korea
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
South Sudan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Spain
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
St. Barts
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Sudan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Suriname
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Sweden
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Switzerland
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Syria
|
All locations
|
Friday, 27 March
|
Friday, 30 October
|
|
Taiwan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Tajikistan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Tanzania
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Thailand
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
The Bahamas
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 8 March
|
Sunday, 1 November
|
|
Togo
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Tokelau
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Tonga
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Tunisia
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Turkey
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 8 March
|
Sunday, 1 November
|
|
Tuvalu
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Uganda
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Ukraine
|
Most locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
Auton. Republic of Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
All locations
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
United Kingdom
|
All locations
|
Sunday, 29 March
|
Sunday, 25 October
|
|
United States
|
Most locations
|
Sunday, 8 March
|
Sunday, 1 November
|
|
Hawaii, most of Arizona
|
No DST in 2020
|
|
Uruguay
|
All locations
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No DST in 2020
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US Minor Outlying Islands
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No DST in 2020
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US Virgin Islands
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No DST in 2020
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Uzbekistan
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No DST in 2020
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Vanuatu
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No DST in 2020
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Vatican City (Holy See)
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Sunday, 29 March
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Sunday, 25 October
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Venezuela
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No DST in 2020
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Vietnam
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No DST in 2020
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Wallis and Futuna
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No DST in 2020
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Western Sahara
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Sunday, 31 May
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Sunday, 19 April
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Yemen
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No DST in 2020
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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No DST in 2020
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Jaya Tirtha Caran prabhu’s website
The following info originally appears on the pages of.
Daylight Savings:
Many countries around the world observe Daylight Savings Time – DLS or DST – Summer Time.
Generally this means that in the summertime the government orders that the clocks be turned backwards so that is it less light in the morning, and stays light up until later in the evening.
In the winter time the clocks are again returned to normal so that with the shorter day people can get maximum daylight.
Some countries do not adjust their time – so where it says Break fast 08:30 – 10:30 Daylight savings not taken into consideration – any adding or subtracting that may be needed is only applicable to countries that change their time – DST.
Some countries add one hour, some add two hours, some countries like Australia only some States observe Day light savings, while Queensland doesn’t. Check locally.
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Map of daylight savings zones around the world
██ DST used
██ DST no longer used
██ DST never used
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Summary
First find out if your country / location uses daylight savings and then make a note of what dates it is implemented.
During the times where daylight savings is not used then the fast times on the calendar are to be followed.
During times where daylight savings are used then ADD the number of hours to the times stated on the calendar, for example:
On a UK calendar between the dates starting on the last Sunday in March and ending on the last Sunday in October the following calendar info:
“Break fast 05:18 – 09:34”
would then become
“Break fast 06:18 – 10:34”
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Further Info
On Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_around_the_world
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
Day light – Summertime Saving Times around the world – who observes:
http://www.worldtimezone.com/daylight.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/daylight1.html?link=tmplnav
More than you’d ever need to know about DLS all over the world:
http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm