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Clock Changes in Orcadas, Antarctica (Orcadas Base) 1991

Last change: 2009
Mar
15
1 hour Back

Mar 15, 2009, 12:00 midnight

End DST: Saturday, March 2, 1991 — 1 hour backward
Start DST: Sunday, October 20, 1991 — 1 hour forward
Location of OrcadasLocation

Mar 3

Back 1 hour

Mar 3, 1991 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, March 3, 1991, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, March 2, 1991, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Mar 3, 1991 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Oct 20

Forward 1 hour

Oct 20, 1991 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 20, 1991, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 20, 1991, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 20, 1991 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.

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

Other years: 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

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

YearDST End (Clock Backward)DST Start (Clock Forward)
1990Sunday, March 4, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 21, 12:00 midnight
1991Sunday, March 3, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 20, 12:00 midnight
1992Sunday, March 1, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 18, 12:00 midnight
1993Sunday, March 7, 12:00 midnightNo DST Start
1994 — 1998DST not observed
1999No DST EndSunday, October 3, 12:00 midnight
All times are local for Orcadas.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Orcadas, however, we have earlier time zone history for Buenos Aires available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Orcadas