Can set any date except 28-03-2004 02:00:00

Question

It seems I cannot set the datetime to 28/03/2005 02:00:00 (the problem is the hour).
I have the following pieces code:
1.
Date d0 = new Date("03/28/2004 02:00:00");
System.out.println(d0);
prints out Sun Mar 28 03:00:00 CEST 2004: the hour is 3 instead of 2
2.
Calendar startCal = GregorianCalendar.getInstance(Locale.ITALY);
startCal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 28);
startCal.set(Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.MARCH);
startCal.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2004);
startCal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
startCal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
startCal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
startCal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
Date start = startCal.getTime();
Calendar endCal = GregorianCalendar.getInstance();
endCal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 28);
endCal.set(Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.MARCH);
endCal.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2004);
endCal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 5);
endCal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
endCal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
endCal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
Date end = endCal.getTime();
while(!startCal.getTime().after(end)){
startCal.add(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 1);
System.out.println(startCal.getTime());
It prints out
Sun Mar 28 01:00:00 CET 2004
Sun Mar 28 03:00:00 CEST 2004
Sun Mar 28 04:00:00 CEST 2004
Sun Mar 28 05:00:00 CEST 2004
Sun Mar 28 06:00:00 CEST 2004
and it skips Sun Mar 28 03:00:00 CEST 2004
3.
Calendar cal = GregorianCalendar.getInstance(Locale.ITALY);
cal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 28);
cal.set(Calendar.MONTH, Calendar.MARCH);
cal.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2004);
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 2);
cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
Date d = cal.getTime();
System.out.println(d);
it prints out Sun Mar 28 03:00:00 CEST 2004 !!!!
It seems I am unable to set hour to 2 am for the 28th March 2004. The same for 27th 2005.
Where I am wrong ? Is it a bug ? For the other days it works correctly.
thanks for your help

Answer 1

Hi
Your problem is due to Daylight Saving Time. The dates you are using are the dates seheduled for the switch between GMT+1 and GMT+2
See: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/italy/