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When was dst in 1961?

Updated: 10/24/2023
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9y ago

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That depends on the location...

Azores -- Apr 2 @ 2 AM AZOT to Oct 1 @ 3 AM AZOST

Canada --

  • part of NL -- Apr 30 @ 2 AM NST to Oct 29 @ 2 AM NDT
  • New Brunswick -- Apr 30 @ 2 AM AST to Oct 29 @ 2 AM ADT
  • parts of ON & QC -- Apr 30 @ 2 AM EST to Oct 29 @ 2 AM EDT
  • part of SK -- Apr 30 @ 2 AM MST to Sep 24 @ 2 AM MDT
  • part of BC -- Apr 30 @ 2 AM PST to Sep 24 @ 2 AM PDT
  • (There was no DST in AB, MB, NS, NT, NU, PE & YT & parts of BC, NL, ON, QC & SK.)

Egypt -- May 1 @ 1 AM EET to Sep 30 @ 3 AM EEST

Gaza Strip & West Bank -- May 1 @ 1 AM EET to Sep 30 @ 3 AM EEST

Hong Kong -- Mar 19 @ 3:30 AM HKT to Nov 5 @ 3:30 AM HKST

Iceland -- Apr 2 @ 1 AM IST to Oct 22 @ 2 AM ISST

Ireland -- Mar 26 @ 2 AM GMT to Oct 29 @ 3 AM IEST

Lebanon -- May 1 @ 00:00 EET to Oct 1 @ 00:00 EEST

Macau -- Mar 19 @ 3:30 AM MOT to Nov 5 @ 3:30 AM MOST

Madeira Islands -- Apr 2 @ 2 AM MADT to Oct 1 @ 3 AM MADST

Mexico: Baja California only -- Apr 30 @ 2 AM PST to Sep 24 @ 2 AM PDT

Norway -- Mar 19 @ 2 AM CET to Sep 17 @ 3 AM CEST

Poland -- May 28 @ 1 AM CET to Oct 1 @ 2 AM CEST

Portugal -- Apr 2 @ 2 AM WET to Oct 1 @ 3 AM WEST

Sierra Leone -- Jun 1 @ 00:00 GMT to Sep 1 @ 00:00 SLST

Taiwan -- Jun 1 @ 00:00 CNST to Oct 1 @ 00:00 CNDT

United Kingdom -- Mar 26 @ 2 AM GMT to Oct 29 @ 3 AM BST

United States --
  • CT, DE, DC, GA, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, VT, VA & WV & parts of FL, IN, KY & TN -- Apr 30 @ 2 AM EST to Oct 29 @ 2 AM EDT
  • Parts of IN & KY switched from CST to EST on Apr 30 @ 2 AM and stayed there.
  • AL, AR, IL, IA, LA, MN, MS, MO, OK & WI & parts of FL, IN, KS, KY, NE, ND, SD, TN & TX -- Apr 30 @ 2 AM CST to Oct 29 @ 2 AM CDT
  • part of IN -- Apr 30 @ 2 AM CST to Sep 24 @ 2 AM CDT
  • CA & WA, most of NV & OR & part of ID -- Apr 30 @ 2 AM PST to Sep 24 @ 2 AM PDT
  • (There was no DST in the Mountain time zone, in AK, HI & MI or in parts of IN & KY.)


Also, on 10 Aug 1961 South Korea changed its time offset from GMT+8 to GMT+8:30.


Time Zone Abbreviations:
ADT = Atlantic Daylight Saving Time = UTC-3
AST = Atlantic Standard Time = UTC-4
AZOST = Azores Summer Time = UTC-1
AZOT = Azores Time = UTC-2
BST = British Summer Time = UTC+1
CEST = Central European Summer Time = UTC+2
CET = Central European Time = UTC+1
CNDT = China Daylight Saving Time = UTC+9
CNST = China Standard Time = UTC+8
EDT = Eastern Daylight Saving Time = UTC-4
EEST = Eastern European Summer Time = UTC+3
EET = Eastern European Time = UTC+2
EST = Eastern Standard Time = UTC-5
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time = UTC
HKST = Hong Kong Summer Time = UTC+9
HKT = Hong Kong Time = UTC+8
IEST = Irish Summer Time = UTC+1
ISST = Iceland Summer Time = UTC
IST = Iceland Time = UTC-1
MADST = Madeira Summer Time = UTC
MADT = Madeira Time = UTC-1
MDT = Mountain Daylight Saving Time = UTC-6
MOST = Macau Summer Time = UTC+9
MOT = Macau Time = UTC+8
MST = Mountain Standard Time = UTC-7
NDT = Newfoundland Daylight Saving Time = UTC-2:30
NST = Newfoundland Standard Time = UTC-3:30
PDT = Pacific Daylight Saving Time = UTC-7
PST = Pacific Standard Time = UTC-8
SLST = Sierra Leone Summer Time = UTC+1
WEST = Western European Summer Time = UTC+1
WET = Western European Time = UTC
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Daylight Saving Time (DST) in 1961 in the United States started on April 30th and ended on October 29th.

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