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Clock Changes in Béchar, Algeria 1977

Last change: 1980
Oct
31
1 hour Back

Oct 31, 1980, 2:00 am

Start DST: Friday, May 6, 1977 — 1 hour forward
End DST: Friday, October 21, 1977 — No time change due to simultaneous time zone change
Location of BécharLocation

May 6

Forward 1 hour

May 6, 1977 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Friday, May 6, 1977, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Friday, May 6, 1977, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on May 6, 1977 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Oct 21

No change

Oct 21, 1977 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

DST ended on Friday, October 21, 1977, 12:00:00 midnight. However, clocks were not changed because Béchar switched time zones at the same time.

Other years: 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

YearDST Start (Clock Forward)DST End (Clock Backward)
1970DST not observed
1971Sunday, April 25, 11:00 pmMonday, September 27, 12:00 midnight
1972 — 1976DST not observed
1977Friday, May 6, 12:00 midnightFriday, October 21, 12:00 midnight
1978Friday, March 24, 1:00 amFriday, September 22, 3:00 am
1979DST not observed
All times are local for Béchar.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Béchar, however, we have earlier time zone history for Algiers available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Béchar