Hi,
Following up on the earlier request to wait for the official decree before
finalizing this change: the decree has now been published in the Moroccan
Official Gazette (Bulletin Officiel), so there is now an authoritative
primary source beyond the press reports.
Reference:
- Décret n° 2.26.530 of 9 Muharram 1448 (25 June 2026), concerning legal
time ("l'heure légale").
- Published in Bulletin Officiel n° 7521, page 3768.
- Direct link (Arabic):
https://www.sgg.gov.ma/BO/AR/3111/2026/BO_7521_Ar.pdf
Unofficial translation of the operative articles:
- Article 1: At 02:00 on Sunday, 20 September 2026, Morocco returns to
legal time based on GMT (per Royal Decree 455.67 of 2 June 1967), by
setting the clocks back 60 minutes.
- Article 2: Decree 2.18.855 of 26 October 2018 (which had added the
permanent +1 hour) is repealed, effective the same date.
This confirms the proposed transition to +00 on 2026-09-20 at 02:00. Per
Article 1, the change applies throughout the national territory of the
Kingdom, consistent with the single legal time in force across the country.
I'm happy to help translate any specific wording from the decree if useful.
Regards,
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