Sep 29, 2024, 2:00 am
| End DST: | Sunday, March 2, 1980 — 1 hour backward |
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| Start DST: | Sunday, October 26, 1980 — 1 hour forward |
Mar 2
Back 1 hour
Mar 2, 1980 - Daylight Saving Time Ended
When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, March 2, 1980, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 2, 1980, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Mar 2, 1980 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.
Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.
More info:
Australia & New Zealand Start DST
Oct 26
Forward 1 hour
Oct 26, 1980 - Daylight Saving Time Started
When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 26, 1980, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 26, 1980, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.
Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 26, 1980 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.
Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
More info:
Australia & New Zealand Start DST
Daylight Saving Time in Other Years
DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.
Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Wellington, however, we have earlier time zone history for Auckland available.