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Time change dates in 2010

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2010 SummaryDaylight Saving Time started on Sunday, March 28 and ended on Sunday, October 31.
Clocks not changed
but standard time zone is changed

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 2:00:00 AM
the standard time zone offset is changed from
UTC/GMT +4 hours to
UTC/GMT +3 hours
and at the same time daylight saving time started

Time before and after the time zone change
Local DateLocal TimeDSTUTC
Offset
Time
Zone
Sunday, March 28, 20101:59:57 AMNoUTC+4hSAMT
1:59:58 AMNoUTC+4hSAMT
1:59:59 AMNoUTC+4hSAMT
2:00:00 AM+1hUTC+4hSAMST
2:00:01 AM+1hUTC+4hSAMST
2:00:02 AM+1hUTC+4hSAMST

Background info: Europe Starts Daylight Saving Time March 28, 2010
Russia Reduces Number of Time Zones

Daylight Saving Time ended

Oct 31
Image showing the time change

Back 1 hour

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 3:00:00 AM clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 2:00:00 AM local standard time instead

Sunrise and sunset will both be about 1 hour earlier on Oct 31, 2010 than the day before: More daylight in the morning

Seconds before and after the time change backward
Local DateLocal TimeDSTUTC
Offset
Time
Zone
Sunday, October 31, 20102:59:57 AM+1hUTC+4hSAMST
2:59:58 AM+1hUTC+4hSAMST
2:59:59 AM+1hUTC+4hSAMST
3:00:00 AM → 2:00:00 AMNoUTC+3hSAMT
2:00:01 AMNoUTC+3hSAMT
2:00:02 AMNoUTC+3hSAMT

Background info: Daylight Saving Ends in Europe on October 31, 2010
Russia Proposes International System of Time Zones

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