Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 2. Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour! Before you go to bed on Saturday, reset your clocks. And you get an extra hour of sleep!
Daylight Saving Time starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. Any state can pass a state law to opt out of Daylight Saving Time, but most states participate.
Benjamin Franklin is credited with creating the idea. The purpose is to better use the daylight. In the summer, an hour of daylight is moved from the morning to the evening to extend the amount of after-work daylight hours and create long summer evenings.
In 1975, the U.S. Department of Transportation conducted a study that showed Daylight Saving Time saves energy in all seasons, but particularly the spring and summer. In the summer, people are home less time due to the “longer” days, saving energy by not turning on lights and appliances. This study helped sway Indiana to join Daylight Saving Time in 2005 (only parts of the state had before).
If you need a little help adjusting to the time change, you can find tips on Health.com.
Did you know?
- Hawaii and Arizona are the only two states that don’t currently participate.
- But wait! Part of Arizona does participate! The Navajo Nation, which is in parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, observes Daylight Saving Time. (However, the Hopi Nation within the Navajo Nation does not observe Daylight Saving Time.)
- Utah is considering no longer observing Daylight Saving Time. Lawmakers haven’t reached a final decision yet.
- 70 countries around the world, including Australia, Brazil and Russia, participate in Daylight Saving Time.
