It is one of the most beautiful days of autumn.
The Sunday when we return to standard time means something different for everyone.
Whether it’s the extra hour before the bars close, the extra hour of sleep you get in the morning, the knowledge that you’ll be early for church on Sunday or the excitement of a shorter wait for a table at brunch, the extra hour is a nice time. are present.
When will we return to standard time?
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. This year the fallback date is Sunday, November 3.
What should you do before you fall back on November 3?
Before you go to bed on Saturday, November 2, change the clocks in your house and set them back an hour. It is also a good time to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors.
What would it be like if we didn’t backslide?
It’s hard to wake up in the morning on a sunny day; Imagine not seeing the sun. During the shorter winter days the sun did not rise until after 8am
In December, sunrise occurs between 7:04 a.m. on December 1 and 7:23 a.m. on December 31. Now imagine waking up for work and not seeing the sunrise until between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM
On the plus side we would have more daylight at the back as the sun sets between 5:37pm and 5:47pm
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Why don’t certain states observe daylight saving time?
Several people have already slept that extra hour. Not all states and U.S. territories participate in daylight saving time.
Hawaii and Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation) do not observe daylight saving time, nor do the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Here’s why the two states don’t observe daylight saving time:
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Arizona does not observe daylight saving time because the state decided there was no good reason for sunset to occur an hour later during the hottest months of the year. The only parts of Arizona that observe daylight saving time are those within the Navajo Nation.
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Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time due to its location near the equator. Because it is so close, the amount of sunlight during the day does not vary much throughout the year.
Is Congress Trying to End Daylight Saving Time?
In 2022, the US Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act. However, according to The Hill, the bill was not a priority in the House of Representatives and there was disagreement over whether daylight saving time or standard time should be the law of the land.
Ultimately, the sun set on the legislation, which never reached President Joe Biden’s desk.
This article originally appeared in Delaware News Journal: When does time change 2024: What you need to know about relapse
