Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] STDOFF -4:56:16.4
America/Bogota
Time zone identifier: America/Bogota
Current civil offset: -05:00 (-05)
Current DST state: Observing Standard Time
First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1884-03-13
Local Mean Time (LMT): -04:56:16 based on geographic meridian
Total recorded transitions: 4 transitions across 3 distinct offsets
Associated countries: CO
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Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)
Text summary: America/Bogota shifted between 3 distinct offsets from 1884-03-13 through the modern era.
Complete Transition History (4 Transitions)
| UTC Instant | Local Wall Time | Shift | Abbreviation | DST | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1884-03-13T04:56:16Z | 1884-03-13 00:00:00 | -04:56:16 → -04:56:16 | BMT | No | offset-only |
1914-11-23T04:56:16Z | 1914-11-22 23:56:16 | -04:56:16 → -05:00 | -05 | No | overlap |
1992-05-02T05:00:00Z | 1992-05-02 01:00:00 | -05:00 → -04:00 | -04 | Yes | gap |
1993-02-07T04:00:00Z | 1993-02-06 23:00:00 | -04:00 → -05:00 | -05 | No | overlap |
Notes from the Maintainers
Years on Record
Methodology Note: The 1970 Rule
tzdb guarantees accuracy for timestamps from 1970 onwards. Transitions prior to 1970 represent best-effort historical reconstructions.
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