Daylight Saving Time–First Half of 1998
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 1998.
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 1998 or the overview over start and end times for 1998 sorted by country.
Date | Country | Local Time Change |
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Mar 1 Sun | 12:00 am → 11:00 pm (Back) | |
Mar 14 Sat |
| 10:00 pm → 9:00 pm (Back) |
Mar 15 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 11:00 pm (Back) |
Mar 15 Sun |
| 3:00 am → 2:00 am (Back) |
Mar 15 Sun |
| 3:45 am → 2:45 am (Back) |
Mar 20 Fri |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 22 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 28 Sat |
| 10:00 pm → 11:00 pm (Forward) |
Mar 29 Sun | 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) | |
Mar 29 Sun |
| 1:00 am → 2:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 29 Sun | 2:00 am → 1:30 am (Back) | |
Mar 29 Sun |
| 2:00 am → 3:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 29 Sun |
| 2:30 am → 3:30 am (Forward) |
Mar 29 Sun |
| 3:00 am → 2:00 am (Back) |
Mar 29 Sun |
| 3:00 am → 3:00 am (No Change) |
Mar 29 Sun | 3:00 am → 4:00 am (Forward) | |
Mar 29 Sun |
| 4:00 am → 5:00 am (Forward) |
Mar 30 Mon |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 1 Wed |
| 3:00 am → 4:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 3 Fri | 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) | |
Apr 5 Sun |
| 12:01 am → 1:01 am (Forward) |
Apr 5 Sun |
| 2:00 am → 1:00 am (Back) |
Apr 5 Sun |
| 2:00 am → 3:00 am (Forward) |
Apr 5 Sun |
| 3:00 am → 3:00 am (No Change) |
Apr 19 Sun |
| 12:00 am → 11:00 pm (Back) |
Apr 24 Fri |
| 12:00 am → 1:00 am (Forward) |
Daylight Saving Time for other years | ||
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Yearly Overview | January–June | July–December |
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 |
1999 | first half of 1999 | second half of 1999 |
2000 | first half of 2000 | second half of 2000 |