Morocco's DST change for Ramadan 2 days earlier
The government of Morocco has decided to switch to standard time for Ramadan two days earlier than planned in the spring: on Sunday 7 July 2013 at 03:00, when the clocks go back one hour.[1]
Under the earlier plan, the clocks would have changed on the day Ramadan starts and changed back the day after it ends.
Daylight saving time returns two days after the end of Ramadan, on Saturday 10 August 2013 at 02:00, when the clocks go forward one hour.[1]
Update, 26 October 2026: Morocco kept a clock change for Ramadan every year. Until 2018 it paused its summer time; from 28 October 2018 it kept UTC+1 all year and went back to UTC+0 only during Ramadan.[1][2] Since 20 September 2026 Morocco keeps UTC+0 all year, so there are no Ramadan clock changes any more.[3] See also: Morocco extends DST to last a month longer.
References
- Time zone database: Africa, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), accessed 26 October 2026.
- Time Zone Database Release 2018g, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), 26 October 2018.
- Confirmed: Morocco to Restore GMT on September 20, Ending Eight-Year GMT+1 Saga, Morocco World News, 25 June 2026.
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