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DEFINITION:
Rules that determine the date on which daylight savings time begins. Clocks are moved forward on this date.
| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Albania | Last Sunday March |
| Andorra | Last Sunday March |
| Australia | First Sunday October |
| Austria | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Azerbaijan | Last Sunday March |
| Belgium | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Last Sunday March |
| Brazil | Third Sunday October |
| Bulgaria | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Canada | Second Sunday March |
| Chile | Second Sunday September |
| Croatia | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Cuba | Second Sunday March |
| Cyprus | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Czech Republic | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Denmark | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Egypt | 23:59, last Thursday in April |
| Estonia | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Fiji | Last Sunday October |
| Finland | Last Sunday March |
| France | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Germany | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Greece | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Greenland | 22:00 local time on Saturday before last Sunday March |
| Haiti | Second Sunday March |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | Last Sunday March |
| Hungary | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Iran | March 21–22 |
| Ireland | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Israel | Friday before last Sunday March |
| Italy | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Jordan | Last Friday March |
| Kosovo | Last Sunday March |
| Latvia | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Lebanon | Last Sunday March |
| Liechtenstein | Last Sunday March |
| Lithuania | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Luxembourg | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Malta | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Mexico | First Sunday April |
| Moldova | Last Sunday March |
| Monaco | Last Sunday March |
| Montenegro | Last Sunday March |
| Morocco | Last Sunday March |
| Namibia | First Sunday September |
| Netherlands | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| New Zealand | Last Sunday September |
| Norway | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Palestine | Last Friday March |
| Paraguay | First Sunday October |
| Poland | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Portugal | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Republic of Macedonia | Last Sunday March |
| Romania | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Samoa | Last Sunday September |
| San Marino | Last Sunday March |
| Serbia | Last Sunday March |
| Slovakia | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Slovenia | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Spain | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Sweden | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Switzerland | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Syria | Last Friday March |
| The Bahamas | Second Sunday March |
| Turkey | 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March |
| Ukraine | Last Sunday March |
| United Kingdom | 01:00 GMT on last Sunday March |
| United States | Second Sunday March |
| Uruguay | First Sunday October |
| Western Sahara | Last Sunday March |
