Southern Hemisphere daylight saving times
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Southern Hemisphere daylight saving times are the seasonal clock changes used in countries south of the equator, typically shifting clocks forward during their summer months to extend evening daylight.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
daylight saving time system
ⓘ
timekeeping practice ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
energy policy considerations
ⓘ
public opinion ⓘ referendums and political decisions ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Northern Hemisphere daylight saving time ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
disruption of sleep patterns
ⓘ
limited or uncertain energy savings ⓘ |
| effect | shifts one hour of daylight from morning to evening ⓘ |
| endSeason | autumn in the Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| governedBy | IANA time zone database rules for each region ⓘ |
| impact |
daily schedules
ⓘ
international business coordination ⓘ transport timetables ⓘ |
| legalBasis | national or subnational legislation ⓘ |
| notObservedIn |
Northern Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Argentina (historically)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian Capital Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazil (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiji (intermittently) ⓘ Namibia (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Samoa (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | extend evening daylight during summer months ⓘ |
| requires | clock adjustments twice a year in participating regions ⓘ |
| season | austral summer ⓘ |
| startSeason | spring in the Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| supportedFor | providing more usable evening daylight ⓘ |
| timeOffsetPattern | DST months are roughly opposite to those in the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| timeRelation |
is out of phase with Northern Hemisphere daylight saving time
ⓘ
overlaps with Northern Hemisphere winter ⓘ |
| typicalEndMonth |
April
ⓘ
March ⓘ |
| typicalShift | UTC+1 relative to standard time ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth |
October
ⓘ
September ⓘ |
| usesClockChange | advancing clocks by one hour ⓘ |
| variesBy |
country
ⓘ
subnational jurisdiction ⓘ |
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