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Clock Changes in Orcadas, Antarctica (Orcadas Base) 2000

Last change: 2009
Mar
15
1 hour Back

Mar 15, 2009, 12:00 midnight

End DST: Saturday, March 4, 2000 — 1 hour backward
Location of OrcadasLocation

Mar 3

Forward 1 hour

Mar 3, 2000 - Time Zone Change (ARST → ARST) Increased

Double DST – Clocks were turned ahead another hour when DST was already in force (2 hours ahead of standard time).
When local daylight time was about to reach
Friday, March 3, 2000, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Friday, March 3, 2000, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 3, 2000 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.

Mar 5

Back 1 hour

Mar 5, 2000 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, March 5, 2000, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, March 4, 2000, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Mar 5, 2000 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003

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