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Time change dates in 2016

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2016 SummaryDaylight Saving Time starts on Monday, March 21 and ends on Tuesday, September 20.

Daylight Saving Time starts

Mar 21
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Forward 1 hour

When local standard time is about to reach
Monday, March 21, 2016 at 12:00:00 Midnight clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Monday, March 21, 2016 at 1:00:00 AM local daylight time instead

Sunrise and sunset will both be about 1 hour later on Mar 21, 2016 than the day before: More daylight in the evening

Seconds before and after the time change forward
Local DateLocal TimeDSTUTC
Offset
Time
Zone
Sunday, March 20, 201611:59:57 PMNoUTC+3:30hIRST
11:59:58 PMNoUTC+3:30hIRST
11:59:59 PMNoUTC+3:30hIRST
Monday, March 21, 201612:00:00 Midnight → 1:00:00 AM+1hUTC+4:30hIRDT
1:00:01 AM+1hUTC+4:30hIRDT
1:00:02 AM+1hUTC+4:30hIRDT

Please note that dates might change in the future

Daylight Saving Time ends

Sep 20
Image showing the time change

Back 1 hour

When local daylight time is about to reach
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 12:00:00 Midnight clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 11:00:00 PM local standard time instead

Sunrise and sunset will both be about 1 hour earlier on Sep 20, 2016 than the day before: More daylight in the morning

Seconds before and after the time change backward
Local DateLocal TimeDSTUTC
Offset
Time
Zone
Tuesday, September 20, 201611:59:57 PM+1hUTC+4:30hIRDT
11:59:58 PM+1hUTC+4:30hIRDT
11:59:59 PM+1hUTC+4:30hIRDT
12:00:00 Midnight → 11:00:00 PMNoUTC+3:30hIRST
11:00:01 PMNoUTC+3:30hIRST
11:00:02 PMNoUTC+3:30hIRST

Please note that dates might change in the future

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