Episode 2 of 2

Execution of the Calendar Shift

Name: Execution of the Calendar Shift
Start: 1844-12-30
End: 1845-01-01
Location: Philippines

When: December 30, 1844 – January 1, 1845
Where: Philippines
Part of: Philippines skips 31 December 1844 to align its calendar

Monday, December 30, 1844, was followed by Wednesday, January 1, 1845, adding a day to local time.

The decree resulted in Monday, December 30, 1844, being immediately followed by Wednesday, January 1, 1845. This shift added one day to the local time, aligning the Philippines with the UTC+08:00 time zone and correcting the historical date offset.

Sources

Philippine Standard Time Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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