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Clock Changes in South Pole, Antarctica (Amundsen-Scott station) 2000

Next change:
Sep
29
1 hour Forward

Sep 29, 2024, 2:00 am

End DST: Sunday, March 19, 2000 — 1 hour backward
Start DST: Sunday, October 1, 2000 — 1 hour forward
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Mar 19

Back 1 hour

Mar 19, 2000 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, March 19, 2000, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 19, 2000, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Mar 19, 2000 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Oct 1

Forward 1 hour

Oct 1, 2000 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 1, 2000, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 1, 2000, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

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

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings 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 19, 3:00 amSunday, October 1, 2:00 am
2001Sunday, March 18, 3:00 amSunday, October 7, 2:00 am
2002Sunday, March 17, 3:00 amSunday, October 6, 2:00 am
2003Sunday, March 16, 3:00 amSunday, October 5, 2:00 am
2004Sunday, March 21, 3:00 amSunday, October 3, 2:00 am
2005Sunday, March 20, 3:00 amSunday, October 2, 2:00 am
2006Sunday, March 19, 3:00 amSunday, October 1, 2:00 am
2007Sunday, March 18, 3:00 amSunday, September 30, 2:00 am
2008Sunday, April 6, 3:00 amSunday, September 28, 2:00 am
2009Sunday, April 5, 3:00 amSunday, September 27, 2:00 am
All times are local for South Pole.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for South Pole, however, we have earlier time zone history for McMurdo available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in South Pole