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Clock Changes in Orcadas, Antarctica (Orcadas Base) 2008

Last change: 2009
Mar
15
1 hour Back

Mar 15, 2009, 12:00 midnight

End DST: Saturday, March 15, 2008 — 1 hour backward
Start DST: Sunday, October 19, 2008 — 1 hour forward
Location of OrcadasLocation

Mar 16

Back 1 hour

Mar 16, 2008 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, March 16, 2008, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, March 15, 2008, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Mar 16, 2008 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Oct 19

Forward 1 hour

Oct 19, 2008 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 19, 2008, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 19, 2008, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 19, 2008 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.

More info:
Argentina Confirms Latest Daylight Saving Schedule

Other years: 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

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)
2000Sunday, March 5, 12:00 midnightNo DST Start
2001 — 2006DST not observed
2007No DST EndSunday, December 30, 12:00 midnight
2008Sunday, March 16, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 19, 12:00 midnight
2009Sunday, March 15, 12:00 midnightNo DST Start
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