Indian/Mahe

Time zone identifier: Indian/Mahe

Current civil offset: +04:00 (+04)

Current DST state: Observing Standard Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1906-12-31

Local Mean Time (LMT): +03:41:48 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 1 transitions across 2 distinct offsets

Associated countries: SC

Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)

Text summary: Indian/Mahe shifted between 2 distinct offsets from 1906-12-31 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (1 Transitions)

UTC Instant	Local Wall Time	Shift	Abbreviation	DST	Effect
`1906-12-31T20:18:12Z`	`1907-01-01 00:18:12`	+03:41:48 → +04:00	`+04`	No	gap

Notes from the Maintainers

Source: backzone (Lines 1665 to 1679)

Seychelles

From P Chan (2020-11-27):
Standard Time was adopted on 1907-01-01.

Standard Time Ordinance (Chapter 237)
The Laws of Seychelles in Force on the 31st December, 1971, Vol. 6, p 571
https://books.google.com/books?id=efE-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA571

From Tim Parenti (2020-12-05):
A footnote on https://books.google.com/books?id=DYdDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1689
confirms that Ordinance No. 9 of 1906 "was brought into force on the 1st
January, 1907."

Attributed Statements:

P Chan (2020-11-27):

Standard Time was adopted on 1907-01-01. Standard Time Ordinance (Chapter 237) The Laws of Seychelles in Force on the 31st December, 1971, Vol. 6, p 571 https://books.google.com/books?id=efE-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA571

Tim Parenti (2020-12-05):

A footnote on https://books.google.com/books?id=DYdDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1689 confirms that Ordinance No. 9 of 1906 "was brought into force on the 1st January, 1907."

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.