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In 1996 the European Union (EU) standardized an EU-wide Summertime, or Daylight Savings Time (DST).

The EU's version of Daylight Saving Time runs from 3:00 am on the last Sunday in March (when the clocks go forward by an hour) through to 3:00 am on the last Sunday in October (when they go back by an hour).

In 2008 clocks forward by one hour on the night of 29-30 March
They go back again on the night of 25-26 October

If dealing with other countries, it can be helpful to know how the different varieties of DST (for those countries that use the system) map on to each other.

Reference map and chart of zone and changes: WorldTimeZone.com
The time right now: TimeAndDate.com

The following data comes from WebExhibits.org.

Note that practically all countries adjust their clocks at some time between midnight and 3:00 am.

Continent	Country	Beginning and ending days
Africa	Egypt	Start: Last Friday in April End: Last Thursday in September
	Namibia	Start: First Sunday in September End: First Sunday in April
Asia	Most states of Europe, and the former USSR.	Start: Last Sunday in March End: Last Sunday in October
	Iraq	Start: April 1 End: October 1
	Israel	(Estimate, Israel decides the dates every year) Start: First Friday in April End: First Friday in September
	Lebanon, Kirgizstan	Start: Last Sunday in March End: Last Sunday in October
	Mongolia	Start: Last Sunday in March End: Last Sunday in September
	Palestine: West Bank & Gaza	(Estimate) Start: First Friday on or after 5 April End: First Friday on or after 5 October
	Syria	Start: April 1 End: October 1
	Iran	Start: the first day of spring (Farvardin) End: the first day of autumn (Mehr)
Australasia	Australia - South Australia, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Lord Howe Island	Start: Last Sunday in October End: Last Sunday in March
	Australia - Tasmania	Start: First Sunday in October End: Last Sunday in March
	Fiji	Start: First Sunday in November End: Last Sunday in February
	New Zealand, Chatham	Start: Last Sunday in September End: First Sunday in April
	Tonga	Start: First Saturday in October End: First Saturday on or after 15 April
Europe	European Union, Russia	Start: Last Sunday in March End: Last Sunday in October
	Greenland	Start: First Sunday in April End: Last Sunday in October
North America	United States, Canada, Bahamas (new times 2007)	Start: 02:00 second Sunday in March End: 02:00 first Sunday in November
	Mexico, St- Johns, Turks and Caicos	Start: First Sunday in April End: Last Sunday in October
	Cuba	Start: April 1 End: Last Sunday in October
South America	Brazil (part)	Start: First Sunday in October End: Last Sunday in February
	Chile	Start: First Sunday on or after 9 October End: First Sunday on or after 9 March
	Falklands	Start: First Sunday on or after 8 September End: First Sunday on or after 6 April
	Paraguay	Start: First Sunday in October End: Last Saturday in February
Antarctica	Antarctica	(same as Chile)

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