Daylight Saving Time–First Half of 1996
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 1996.
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 1996 or the overview over start and end times for 1996 sorted by country.
Date | Country | Local Time Change |
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Feb 11 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 11:00 pm (Back) |
Mar 1 Fri |
| 12:00 am → 11:00 pm (Back) |
Mar 9 Sat |
| 10:00 pm → 9:00 pm (Back) |
Mar 10 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 11:00 pm (Back) |
Mar 15 Fri |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 17 Sun |
| 3:00 am → 2:00 am (Back) |
Mar 17 Sun |
| 3:45 am → 2:45 am (Back) |
Mar 21 Thu |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 30 Sat |
| 10:00 pm → 11:00 pm (Forward) |
Mar 31 Sun | 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) | |
Mar 31 Sun |
| 1:00 am → 2:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 31 Sun | 2:00 am → 1:30 am (Back) | |
Mar 31 Sun |
| 2:00 am → 2:00 am (No Change) |
Mar 31 Sun |
| 2:00 am → 3:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 31 Sun |
| 3:00 am → 2:00 am (Back) |
Mar 31 Sun |
| 3:00 am → 4:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 31 Sun |
| 5:00 am → 6:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 1 Mon |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 1 Mon |
| 3:00 am → 4:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 5 Fri | 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) | |
Apr 7 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 7 Sun |
| 12:01 am → 1:01 am (Forward) |
Apr 7 Sun |
| 1:00 am → 2:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 7 Sun |
| 2:00 am → 1:00 am (Back) |
Apr 7 Sun |
| 2:00 am → 3:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 21 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 11:00 pm (Back) |
Apr 26 Fri |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Daylight Saving Time for other years | ||
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Yearly Overview | January–June | July–December |
1994 | first half of 1994 | second half of 1994 |
1995 | first half of 1995 | second half of 1995 |
1996 | first half of 1996 | second half of 1996 |
1997 | first half of 1997 | second half of 1997 |
1998 | first half of 1998 | second half of 1998 |