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Time Change 1940 in China

Last change: 1991
Sep
15
1 hour Back

Sep 15, 1991, 2:00 am

In some areas of China

Country: China
Long Name: People's Republic of China
Abbreviations: CN, CHN
Capital: Beijing
Time Zones: 1 (Main Country)
Total Time Zones: 2 (with dependencies)
Dial Code: +86

Note: Only some parts of China used DST in 1940.

Jun 1

Forward 1 hour

Jun 1, 1940 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Saturday, June 1, 1940, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Saturday, June 1, 1940, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Jun 1, 1940 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Oct 13

Back 1 hour

Oct 13, 1940 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 13, 1940, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, October 12, 1940, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 13, 1940 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 2024

Which Autonomous Regions use Daylight Saving Time in 1940

Areas in China using DST in 1940
Areas in China on standard time all of 1940

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in China in 1940 (99 Locations)

AnshanNo DSTHotanNo DSTShenyangJun 1 – Oct 13
BaodingJun 1 – Oct 13HuaibeiJun 1 – Oct 13ShenzhenJun 1 – Oct 13
BaotouJun 1 – Oct 13HuainanJun 1 – Oct 13ShigatseNo DST
BayiNo DSTHulunbuirJun 1 – Oct 13ShijiazhuangJun 1 – Oct 13
BeijingJun 1 – Oct 13JiamusiNo DSTSuzhouJun 1 – Oct 13
BenxiNo DSTJilinNo DSTTaiyuanJun 1 – Oct 13
ChamdoNo DSTJinanJun 1 – Oct 13TangshanJun 1 – Oct 13
ChangchunNo DSTJinzhouNo DSTTianjinJun 1 – Oct 13
ChangdeJun 1 – Oct 13KashgarNo DSTTianshuiJun 1 – Oct 13
ChangshaJun 1 – Oct 13KorlaNo DSTTurpanNo DST
ChangzhouJun 1 – Oct 13KunmingNo DSTÜrümqiNo DST
ChengduNo DSTLanchowNo DSTWeihaiJun 1 – Oct 13
ChongqingNo DSTLangfangJun 1 – Oct 13WuhanJun 1 – Oct 13
DalianNo DSTLeshanNo DSTWuhuJun 1 – Oct 13
DandongNo DSTLhasaNo DSTXainzaNo DST
DaqingNo DSTLuoyangJun 1 – Oct 13Xi'anJun 1 – Oct 13
DatongJun 1 – Oct 13MudanjiangNo DSTXiamenJun 1 – Oct 13
DunhuangJun 1 – Oct 13Nagqu TownNo DSTXianyangNo DST
FoochowJun 1 – Oct 13NanchangJun 1 – Oct 13XilinhotJun 1 – Oct 13
FoshanJun 1 – Oct 13NanjingJun 1 – Oct 13XilinjiJun 1 – Oct 13
FushunNo DSTNanningJun 1 – Oct 13XiningJun 1 – Oct 13
GêrzêNo DSTNantongJun 1 – Oct 13XinmiJun 1 – Oct 13
GolmudJun 1 – Oct 13NingboJun 1 – Oct 13XinyangJun 1 – Oct 13
GuangzhouJun 1 – Oct 13PudongJun 1 – Oct 13XuzhouJun 1 – Oct 13
GuilinNo DSTQiemoNo DSTYanjiNo DST
GuiyangNo DSTQingdaoJun 1 – Oct 13YinchuanJun 1 – Oct 13
HaikouJun 1 – Oct 13QinhuangdaoNo DSTYumenJun 1 – Oct 13
HamiNo DSTQiqiharNo DSTZhangjiajieJun 1 – Oct 13
HandanJun 1 – Oct 13SagaNo DSTZhangjiakouJun 1 – Oct 13
HangzhouJun 1 – Oct 13SanyaJun 1 – Oct 13ZhanjiangJun 1 – Oct 13
HarbinNo DSTShanghaiJun 1 – Oct 13ZhengzhouJun 1 – Oct 13
HefeiJun 1 – Oct 13ShantouJun 1 – Oct 13ZhuhaiJun 1 – Oct 13
HohhotJun 1 – Oct 13ShaoxingJun 1 – Oct 13ZiboJun 1 – Oct 13

Daylight Saving Time in Dependencies of China

DependencyTypeDaylight Saving Time Period
Hong KongSpecial Administrative RegionNo Daylight Saving Time
MacauSpecial Administrative RegionNo Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time History in China

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