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Clock Changes in South Pole, Antarctica (Amundsen-Scott station) 1976

Next change:
Sep
28
1 hour Forward

Sep 28, 2025, 2:00 am

End DST: Sunday, March 7, 1976 — 1 hour backward
Start DST: Sunday, October 31, 1976 — 1 hour forward

Mar 7

Back 1 hour

Mar 7, 1976 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, March 7, 1976, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 7, 1976, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Mar 7, 1976 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Oct 31

Forward 1 hour

Oct 31, 1976 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, October 31, 1976, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 31, 1976, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Oct 31, 1976 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.

Other years: 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

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

Year DST End (Clock Backward) DST Start (Clock Forward)
1970 — 1973 DST not observed
1974 No DST End Sunday, November 3, 2:00 am
1975 Sunday, February 23, 3:00 am Sunday, October 26, 2:00 am
1976 Sunday, March 7, 3:00 am Sunday, October 31, 2:00 am
1977 Sunday, March 6, 3:00 am Sunday, October 30, 2:00 am
1978 Sunday, March 5, 3:00 am Sunday, October 29, 2:00 am
1979 Sunday, March 4, 3:00 am Sunday, October 28, 2:00 am
All times are local for South Pole.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for South Pole, however, we have earlier time zone history for McMurdo available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in South Pole