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Clock Changes in Chatham Islands, New Zealand 1999

Next change:
Apr
7
1 hour Back

Apr 7, 2024, 3:45 am

End DST: Sunday, March 21, 1999 — 1 hour backward
Start DST: Sunday, October 3, 1999 — 1 hour forward
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Mar 21

Back 1 hour

Mar 21, 1999 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, March 21, 1999, 3:45:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 21, 1999, 2:45:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Mar 21, 1999 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
Australia & New Zealand Start DST

Oct 3

Forward 1 hour

Oct 3, 1999 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 3, 1999, 2:45:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 3, 1999, 3:45:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 3, 1999 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.

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

More info:
Australia & New Zealand Start DST

Other years: 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002

When Does DST Start and End on the Chatham Islands?

During Daylight Saving Time (DST) the clocks on the Chatham Islands are set forward 1 hour from UTC+12:45 to UTC+13:45. DST starts on the last Sunday of September and ends the first Sunday of April, the same as mainland New Zealand.

DST History of the Chatham Islands

Chatham Islands started observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) in 1974 at the same time as DST was introduced in New Zealand with the Time Act 1974.