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Time change dates in 2012

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2012 SummaryDaylight Saving Time ended on Sunday, April 1 and resumed again on Sunday, October 7.

Daylight Saving Time ended

Apr 1
Image showing the time change

Back 1 hour

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 3:00:00 AM clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 2:00:00 AM local standard time instead

Sunrise and sunset will both be about 1 hour earlier on Apr 1, 2012 than the day before: More daylight in the morning

Seconds before and after the time change backward
Local DateLocal TimeDSTUTC
Offset
Time
Zone
Sunday, April 1, 20122:59:57 AM+1hUTC+11hAEDT
2:59:58 AM+1hUTC+11hAEDT
2:59:59 AM+1hUTC+11hAEDT
3:00:00 AM → 2:00:00 AMNoUTC+10hAEST
2:00:01 AMNoUTC+10hAEST
2:00:02 AMNoUTC+10hAEST

Background info: Time Zone change in Antarctica
Australia and NZ's daylight saving ends April 1

Daylight Saving Time started

Oct 7
Image showing the time change

Forward 1 hour

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 2:00:00 AM clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 3:00:00 AM local daylight time instead

Sunrise and sunset will both be about 1 hour later on Oct 7, 2012 than the day before: More daylight in the evening

Seconds before and after the time change forward
Local DateLocal TimeDSTUTC
Offset
Time
Zone
Sunday, October 7, 20121:59:57 AMNoUTC+10hAEST
1:59:58 AMNoUTC+10hAEST
1:59:59 AMNoUTC+10hAEST
2:00:00 AM → 3:00:00 AM+1hUTC+11hAEDT
3:00:01 AM+1hUTC+11hAEDT
3:00:02 AM+1hUTC+11hAEDT

Background info: Australia and New Zealand Daylight Saving Time 2012

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