Daylight Saving Time–First Half of 1978
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is often incorrectly referred to as “daylight savings time”. In some countries, it is also called “summer time”. When DST is not observed, it is called standard time, normal time or winter time.
This list displays a brief (but not complete) overview showing the countries and territories which observed DST during the first half of 1978.
Current country/territory names, rather than historic country names are displayed, so the list could contain countries that did not exist at the time.
Also, please see the page for the second half of 1978 or the overview over start and end times for 1978 sorted by country.
Date | Country | Local Time Change |
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Feb 27 Mon |
| 12:00 am → 11:00 pm (Back) |
Mar 1 Wed |
| 12:00 am → 11:00 pm (Back) |
Mar 5 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 11:00 pm (Back) |
Mar 5 Sun |
| 3:00 am → 2:00 am (Back) |
Mar 5 Sun |
| 3:45 am → 2:45 am (Back) |
Mar 11 Sat |
| 9:00 pm → 8:00 pm (Back) |
Mar 12 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 11:00 pm (Back) |
Mar 19 Sun |
| 2:00 am → 3:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 21 Tue |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 22 Wed |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 24 Fri |
| 1:00 am → 2:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 2 Sun | 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) | |
Apr 2 Sun |
| 1:00 am → 2:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 2 Sun |
| 2:00 am → 3:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 16 Sun | 2:00 am → 3:00 am (Forward) | |
Apr 30 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 30 Sun |
| 2:00 am → 3:00 am (Forward) |
May 1 Mon |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
May 1 Mon |
| 1:00 am → 2:00 am (Forward) |
May 1 Mon |
| 2:00 am → 3:00 am (Forward) |
May 6 Sat |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
May 7 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
May 28 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Jun 1 Thu |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Jun 29 Thu |
| 12:00 am → 12:00 am (No Change) |
Daylight Saving Time for other years | ||
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Yearly Overview | January–June | July–December |
1976 | first half of 1976 | second half of 1976 |
1977 | first half of 1977 | second half of 1977 |
1978 | first half of 1978 | second half of 1978 |
1979 | first half of 1979 | second half of 1979 |
1980 | first half of 1980 | second half of 1980 |