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Clock Changes in Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil 2000

Last change: 2002
Feb
17
1 hour Back

Feb 17, 2002, 12:00 midnight

End DST: Saturday, February 26, 2000 — 1 hour backward
Start DST: Sunday, October 8, 2000 — 1 hour forward
Location of BalsasLocation

Feb 27

Back 1 hour

Feb 27, 2000 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, February 27, 2000, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, February 26, 2000, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Feb 27, 2000 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
Sunday, February 17, 2013: Brazil ends Daylight Saving Time

Oct 8

Forward 1 hour

Oct 8, 2000 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 8, 2000, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 8, 2000, 1:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 8, 2000 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

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

More info:
Sunday, February 17, 2013: Brazil ends Daylight Saving Time

Oct 22

Back 1 hour

Oct 22, 2000 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 22, 2000, 12:00:00 midnight clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Saturday, October 21, 2000, 11:00:00 pm local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 22, 2000 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
Sunday, February 17, 2013: Brazil ends Daylight Saving Time

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

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

YearDST Start (Clock Forward)DST End (Clock Backward)
* 2000Sunday, October 8, 12:00 midnightSunday, October 22, 12:00 midnight
2001Sunday, October 14, 12:00 midnightNo DST End
2002No DST StartSunday, February 17, 12:00 midnight
2003 — 2009DST not observed
All times are local for Balsas.
* All or part of this period was on double DST.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Balsas, however, we have earlier time zone history for Fortaleza available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Balsas