Daylight Saving Time Around the World 1973
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is often referred to as “daylight savings” or “summer time.” When DST is not observed, it is called standard time or winter time.
The list below shows an overview of countries and territories with DST in 1973. For more details, see information for the first half of 1973 and the second half of 1973.
Note: This list may not be final. Sometimes countries, states, and territories make changes announced just days or weeks ahead of the time change.
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Countries Observing DST Clock Change Events 1973 | |||
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Country | Regions/States | DST Start Date | DST End Date |
Afghanistan | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Åland Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Albania | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Algeria | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
American Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Andorra | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Angola | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Anguilla | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Antarctica | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Argentina | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Armenia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Aruba | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Australia | Most locations | Sunday, October 28 | Sunday, March 4 |
Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | No DST in 1973 | ||
Austria | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Azerbaijan | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Bahrain | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Bangladesh | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Barbados | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Belarus | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Belgium | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Belize | All locations | Wednesday, December 5 | Does not end this year |
Benin | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Bermuda | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Bhutan | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Bolivia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Botswana | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Brazil | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
British Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Brunei | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Bulgaria | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Burkina Faso | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Burundi | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Cabo Verde | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Cambodia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Cameroon | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Canada | Most locations | Sunday, April 29 | Sunday, October 28 |
Northwest Territories, much of Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Yukon, New Brunswick, small region of British Columbia, small region of Quebec, small region of Ontario | No DST in 1973 | ||
Caribbean Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Cayman Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Central African Republic | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Chad | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Chile | Most locations | Sunday, September 30 | Sunday, March 11 |
Easter Island | Saturday, September 29 | Saturday, March 10 | |
China | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Christmas Island | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Clipperton Island | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Colombia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Comoros | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Congo | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Congo Democratic Republic | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Cook Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Costa Rica | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Cote d'Ivoire | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Croatia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Cuba | All locations | Sunday, April 29 | Monday, October 8 |
Curaçao | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Cyprus | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Czechia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Denmark | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Djibouti | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Dominica | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Dominican Republic | All locations | Sunday, October 28 | Sunday, January 21 |
East Timor | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Ecuador | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Egypt | All locations | Tuesday, May 1 | Monday, October 1 |
El Salvador | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Equatorial Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Eritrea | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Estonia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Eswatini | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Ethiopia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Falkland Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Faroe Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Fiji | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Finland | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
France | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
French Guiana | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
French Polynesia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
French Southern Territories | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Gabon | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Gambia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Georgia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Germany | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Ghana | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Gibraltar | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Greece | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Greenland | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Grenada | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Guadeloupe | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Guam | All locations | Sunday, December 16 | Does not end this year |
Guatemala | All locations | Sunday, November 25 | Does not end this year |
Guernsey | All locations | Sunday, March 18 | Sunday, October 28 |
Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Guinea-Bissau | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Guyana | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Haiti | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Honduras | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Hong Kong | All locations | Sunday, April 22* | Sunday, October 21 |
Hungary | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Iceland | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
India | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Indonesia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Iran | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Iraq | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Ireland | All locations | Sunday, March 18 | Sunday, October 28 |
Isle of Man | All locations | Sunday, March 18 | Sunday, October 28 |
Israel | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Italy | All locations | Sunday, June 3 | Sunday, September 30 |
Jamaica | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Japan | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Jersey | All locations | Sunday, March 18 | Sunday, October 28 |
Jordan | All locations | Wednesday, June 6 | Monday, October 1 |
Kazakhstan | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Kenya | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Kiribati | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Kosovo | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Kuwait | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Kyrgyzstan | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Laos | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Latvia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Lebanon | All locations | Tuesday, May 1 | Monday, October 1 |
Lesotho | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Liberia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Libya | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Liechtenstein | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Lithuania | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Luxembourg | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Macau | All locations | Sunday, April 22* | Sunday, October 21 |
Madagascar | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Malawi | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Malaysia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Maldives | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Mali | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Malta | All locations | Saturday, March 31 | Saturday, September 29 |
Marshall Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Martinique | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Mauritania | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Mauritius | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Mayotte | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Mexico | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Micronesia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Moldova | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Monaco | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Mongolia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Montenegro | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Montserrat | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Morocco | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Mozambique | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Myanmar | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Namibia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Nauru | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Nepal | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Netherlands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
New Caledonia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
New Zealand | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Nicaragua | All locations | Thursday, January 4 | Does not end this year |
Niger | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Nigeria | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Niue | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Norfolk Island | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
North Korea | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
North Macedonia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Northern Mariana Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Norway | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Oman | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Pakistan | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Palau | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Palestine | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Panama | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Papua New Guinea | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Paraguay | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Peru | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Philippines | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Pitcairn Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Poland | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Portugal | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Puerto Rico | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Qatar | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Reunion | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Romania | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Russia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Rwanda | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Saint Helena | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Saint Lucia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Saint Martin | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Samoa | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
San Marino | All locations | Sunday, June 3 | Sunday, September 30 |
Sao Tome and Principe | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Saudi Arabia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Senegal | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Serbia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Seychelles | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Sierra Leone | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Singapore | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Sint Maarten | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Slovakia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Slovenia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Solomon Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Somalia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
South Africa | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
South Korea | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
South Sudan | All locations | Sunday, April 29 | Monday, October 15 |
Spain | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Sri Lanka | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
St. Barts | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Sudan | All locations | Sunday, April 29 | Monday, October 15 |
Suriname | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Sweden | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Switzerland | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Syria | All locations | Tuesday, May 1 | Monday, October 1 |
Taiwan | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Tajikistan | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Tanzania | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Thailand | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
The Bahamas | All locations | Sunday, April 29 | Sunday, October 28 |
Togo | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Tokelau | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Tonga | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Tunisia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Turkey | All locations | Sunday, June 3 | Sunday, November 4 |
Turkmenistan | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Tuvalu | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Uganda | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Ukraine | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
United Arab Emirates | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
United Kingdom | All locations | Sunday, March 18 | Sunday, October 28 |
United States | Most locations | Sunday, April 29 | Sunday, October 28 |
Hawaii, much of Indiana, most of Arizona | No DST in 1973 | ||
Uruguay | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
US Minor Outlying Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
US Virgin Islands | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Uzbekistan | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Vanuatu | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Vatican City (Holy See) | All locations | Sunday, June 3 | Sunday, September 30 |
Venezuela | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Vietnam | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Wallis and Futuna | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Western Sahara | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Yemen | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Zambia | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
Zimbabwe | All locations | No DST in 1973 | |
* Some locations have multiple periods of DST: the start of the first period and end of the last period are listed. |