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08-03-2025
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Daylight saving time is almost here: When to 'spring forward' and why we do it
Most Americans should consider going to bed early Saturday night, because they are about to lose an hour of sleep. Daylight saving time is imminent, meaning that on Sunday, 2 a.m. will become 3 a.m. in the matter of a seconds. On the bright side, the "spring forward" will delay when day becomes night leading to sunnier drives home from work for many. The new time schedule will go until November, when standard time returns ahead of the holiday season. Here's what to know about "spring forward" this weekend, including when the process began, which two states are exempt from it and efforts to end time changes permanently. Cancel daylight saving time? Elon Musk stirs debate. Daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 9 at 2 a.m. local time. Daylight saving time is the time between March and November when most Americans adjust their clocks ahead by one hour. We lose an hour in March (as opposed to gaining an hour in the fall) to make for more daylight in the summer evenings. In the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal, or spring equinox, is on March 20, marking the start of the spring season. Daylight saving time ends for the year on Sunday, Nov. 2. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time. Because of its desert climate, Arizona doesn't follow daylight saving time (with the exception of the Navajo Nation). After most of the U.S. adopted the Uniform Time Act, the state figured that there wasn't a good reason to adjust clocks to make sunset occur an hour later during the hottest months of the year. The Standard Time Act of 1918 was the first law to implement standard and daylight saving times at the federal level. "Federal oversight of time zones began in 1918 with the enactment of the Standard Time Act, which vested the Interstate Commerce Commission with the responsibility for establishing boundaries between the standard time zones in the U.S.," according to The U.S. Department of Transportation. "This responsibility was transferred from the Interstate Commerce Commission to DOT when Congress created DOT in 1966." The DOT oversees the observance of daylight saving time, as well as U.S. time zones, according to the federal agency. The DOT cited energy reduction and reduced crime as reasons for having both standard and daylight saving time. Recent bills that would make daylight saving time the national year-round standard have languished in committee after being introduced in January. Officials have vowed to put an end to the procedure, including President Donald Trump, who said in a Truth Social post in December that "the Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate daylight saving time." However, since resuming office for his second term in January, the president has not issued any executive orders on the issue. Congress, which has a narrow GOP majority, has also not shown a major push on the issue. More: City workers try to get falls flowing again More: Guest viewpoint: What to know about the Nymphea Solar Project | Opinion Contributing: Alexis Simmerman, Jana Hayes, The Oklahoman, James Powel, Emily DeLetter, Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY Network. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Daylight saving time 2025: When we 'spring forward' for time change
USA Today
08-03-2025
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Daylight saving time 2025: When to 'spring forward' for time change and why we do it
Daylight saving time 2025: When to 'spring forward' for time change and why we do it Show Caption Hide Caption Will Trump end Daylight Saving Time? In less than a month, Americans will lose an hour of sleep when daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 9, 2025. unbranded - Newsworthy Most Americans should consider going to bed early Saturday night, because they are about to lose an hour of sleep. Daylight saving time is imminent, meaning that on Sunday, 2 a.m. will become 3 a.m. in the matter of a seconds. On the bright side, the "spring forward" will delay when day becomes night leading to sunnier drives home from work for many. The new time schedule will go until November, when standard time returns ahead of the holiday season. Here's what to know about "spring forward" this weekend, including when the process began, which two states are exempt from it and efforts to end time changes permanently. Cancel daylight saving time? Elon Musk stirs debate. When does daylight saving time start? Daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 9 at 2 a.m. local time. What is daylight saving time? Daylight saving time is the time between March and November when most Americans adjust their clocks ahead by one hour. We lose an hour in March (as opposed to gaining an hour in the fall) to make for more daylight in the summer evenings. In the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal, or spring equinox, is on March 20, marking the start of the spring season. When does daylight saving time end? Daylight saving time ends for the year on Sunday, Nov. 2. Which states don't observe daylight saving time? Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time. Because of its desert climate, Arizona doesn't follow daylight saving time (with the exception of the Navajo Nation). After most of the U.S. adopted the Uniform Time Act, the state figured that there wasn't a good reason to adjust clocks to make sunset occur an hour later during the hottest months of the year. When did federal time changes start? The Standard Time Act of 1918 was the first law to implement standard and daylight saving times at the federal level. "Federal oversight of time zones began in 1918 with the enactment of the Standard Time Act, which vested the Interstate Commerce Commission with the responsibility for establishing boundaries between the standard time zones in the U.S.," according to The U.S. Department of Transportation. "This responsibility was transferred from the Interstate Commerce Commission to DOT when Congress created DOT in 1966." Who is in charge of daylight saving time? The DOT oversees the observance of daylight saving time, as well as U.S. time zones, according to the federal agency. The DOT cited energy reduction and reduced crime as reasons for having both standard and daylight saving time. Is daylight saving time ending? Recent bills that would make daylight saving time the national year-round standard have languished in committee after being introduced in January. Officials have vowed to put an end to the procedure, including President Donald Trump, who said in a Truth Social post in December that "the Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate daylight saving time." However, since resuming office for his second term in January, the president has not issued any executive orders on the issue. Congress, which has a narrow GOP majority, has also not shown a major push on the issue. Contributing: Alexis Simmerman, Jana Hayes, The Oklahoman, James Powel, Emily DeLetter, Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY Network.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
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Daylight saving time 2025: When to 'spring forward' for time change and why we do it
Most Americans should consider going to bed early Saturday night, because they are about to lose an hour of sleep. Daylight saving time is imminent, meaning that on Sunday, 2 a.m. will become 3 a.m. in the matter of a seconds. On the bright side, the "spring forward" will delay when day becomes night leading to sunnier drives home from work for many. The new time schedule will go until November, when standard time returns ahead of the holiday season. Here's what to know about "spring forward" this weekend, including when the process began, which two states are exempt from it and efforts to end time changes permanently. Cancel daylight saving time? Elon Musk stirs debate. Daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 9 at 2 a.m. local time. Daylight saving time is the time between March and November when most Americans adjust their clocks ahead by one hour. We lose an hour in March (as opposed to gaining an hour in the fall) to make for more daylight in the summer evenings. In the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal, or spring equinox, is on March 20, marking the start of the spring season. Daylight saving time ends for the year on Sunday, Nov. 2. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time. Because of its desert climate, Arizona doesn't follow daylight saving time (with the exception of the Navajo Nation). After most of the U.S. adopted the Uniform Time Act, the state figured that there wasn't a good reason to adjust clocks to make sunset occur an hour later during the hottest months of the year. The Standard Time Act of 1918 was the first law to implement standard and daylight saving times at the federal level. "Federal oversight of time zones began in 1918 with the enactment of the Standard Time Act, which vested the Interstate Commerce Commission with the responsibility for establishing boundaries between the standard time zones in the U.S.," according to The U.S. Department of Transportation. "This responsibility was transferred from the Interstate Commerce Commission to DOT when Congress created DOT in 1966." The DOT oversees the observance of daylight saving time, as well as U.S. time zones, according to the federal agency. The DOT cited energy reduction and reduced crime as reasons for having both standard and daylight saving time. Recent bills that would make daylight saving time the national year-round standard have languished in committee after being introduced in January. Officials have vowed to put an end to the procedure, including President Donald Trump, who said in a Truth Social post in December that "the Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate daylight saving time." However, since resuming office for his second term in January, the president has not issued any executive orders on the issue. Congress, which has a narrow GOP majority, has also not shown a major push on the issue. Contributing: Alexis Simmerman, Jana Hayes, The Oklahoman, James Powel, Emily DeLetter, Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY Network. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Daylight saving time 2025: When we 'spring forward' for time change
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25-02-2025
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Daylight saving 2025: When do we spring forward?
Don't get too comfortable with standard time because in a few weeks you'll be changing your clocks once again. Daylight saving time will kick off next month, requiring Americans to dreadfully lose an hour of sleep as time shifts ahead by one hour. On the bright side, the time change will delay the moment day becomes night for those hoping to walk their dogs outside before it gets dark. Twice-annual time changes have been practiced since daylight saving time's adoption in 1918. Yet many Americans have expressed frustration with the constant time shifts with the exception of the two states that don't participate in the human-invented phenomenon. Here's what to know about the state of daylight saving time, including the efforts to make it year-round or remove it altogether. Daylight saving time is set to begin on Sunday, March 9. Daylight saving time is the time between March and November when most Americans adjust their clocks ahead by one hour. We lose an hour in March (as opposed to gaining an hour in the fall) to make for more daylight in the summer evenings. In the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal, or spring equinox, is on March 20, marking the start of the spring people have heard the myth that daylight saving time came about to give farmers an extra hour of sunlight in the evening. But in reality, farmers led the opposition to daylight saving time in 1919, a year after it was implemented in the U.S. as a wartime measure. "The sun, not the clock, dictated farmers' schedules, so daylight saving was very disruptive," according to "Farmers had to wait an extra hour for dew to evaporate to harvest hay, hired hands worked less since they still left at the same time for dinner and cows weren't ready to be milked an hour earlier to meet shipping schedules." Nationwide daylight saving time was repealed in 1919, though states and cities still had the option to enact it for themselves, leading to a patchwork of time zones across the country until the Uniform Time Act passed in 1966. Trump has yet to pass any executive legislation to permanently end daylight saving time. The Standard Time Act of 1918 was the first law to implement standard and daylight saving times at the federal level. "Federal oversight of time zones began in 1918 with the enactment of the Standard Time Act, which vested the Interstate Commerce Commission with the responsibility for establishing boundaries between the standard time zones in the U.S.," according to The U.S. Department of Transportation. "This responsibility was transferred from the Interstate Commerce Commission to DOT when Congress created DOT in 1966." The DOT oversees the observance of daylight saving time, as well as U.S. time zones, according to The DOT cited energy reduction and reduced crime are reasons for having both standard and daylight saving time. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time. Because of its desert climate, Arizona doesn't follow daylight saving time (with the exception of the Navajo Nation). After most of the U.S. adopted the Uniform Time Act, the state figured that there wasn't a good reason to adjust clocks to make sunset occur an hour later during the hottest months of the year. Contributing: Alexis Simmerman, Jana Hayes, The Oklahoman, Emily DeLetter, Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY Network. This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Daylight saving time 2025: Here's when you will lose an hour of sleep
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24-02-2025
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Daylight saving time 2025: When do the clocks spring forward?
In less than a month, most Americans will lose an hour of sleep as clocks will shift ahead by one hour. Daylight saving time will begin, delaying the moment day becomes night more than four months after it concluded in November. Though twice-annual time change has been practiced since daylight saving time's adoption in 1918, many Americans have long grown frustrated with the constant time shifts. Lawmakers have made strides to put an end to the clock changes by trying to make daylight saving time permanent, or by promising to remove it all together. In 2022, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act that would make daylight saving time permanent, however the U.S. House of Representatives did not pass it and former President Joe Biden did not sign it. Before taking office, President Donald Trump said in December that he aims to put an end to daylight saving time and make standard time year-round. "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn't!" Trump wrote in a Dec. 13 Truth Social post. "Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation." Here's what to know about the state of daylight saving time. Daylight saving time is set to begin on Sunday, March 9. Daylight saving time is the time between March and November when most Americans adjust their clocks ahead by one hour. We lose an hour in March (as opposed to gaining an hour in the fall) to make for more daylight in the summer evenings. In the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal, or spring equinox is on March 20, marking the start of the spring people have heard the myth that daylight saving time came about to give farmers an extra hour of sunlight in the evening. But in reality, farmers led the opposition to daylight saving time in 1919, a year after it was implemented in the U.S. as a wartime measure. "The sun, not the clock, dictated farmers' schedules, so daylight saving was very disruptive," according to "Farmers had to wait an extra hour for dew to evaporate to harvest hay, hired hands worked less since they still left at the same time for dinner and cows weren't ready to be milked an hour earlier to meet shipping schedules." Nationwide daylight saving time was repealed in 1919, though states and cities still had the option to enact it for themselves, leading to a patchwork of time zones across the country until the Uniform Time Act passed in 1966. The Standard Time Act of 1918 was the first law to implement standard and daylight saving times at the federal level. "Federal oversight of time zones began in 1918 with the enactment of the Standard Time Act, which vested the Interstate Commerce Commission with the responsibility for establishing boundaries between the standard time zones in the U.S.," according to The U.S. Department of Transportation. "This responsibility was transferred from the Interstate Commerce Commission to DOT when Congress created DOT in 1966." The DOT oversees the observance of daylight saving time as well as U.S. time zones, according to The DOT cited energy reduction and reduced crime are reasons for having both standard and daylight saving time. Arizona and Hawaii do not recognize daylight saving time as well as territories Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas. Contributing: Alexis Simmerman, Jana Hayes, The Oklahoman, Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY Network. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Daylight saving time 2025: When do we change the clocks?
