As the November time change approaches, it’s time to “go backwards” again. If switching for such a long time is confusing your head, you’re not alone. This is your twice-yearly reminder of what it all means and what to do.
As the weather gets colder, the shorter days mean that daylight saving time (DST) is coming to an end, and when we set our clocks back one hour, it’s almost time to switch back to standard time. Yes, it’s a change of clocks and you get an extra hour of sleep instead of an hour less like in the spring.
When clocks change for daylight saving time, and why we do it
When will daylight saving time end in 2024?
Technically, DST will end at Sunday, November 3, 2024 2 a.m. local time (if applicable in your region). Your smartphone will most likely change on its own, but if you have a big old desk clock at home and you want to experience the time change, wait until 2am and then set the clock back to 1am — yes, the repeat just happened of an hour.
Or, just set your grandfather clock back one hour before going to bed on Saturday night, November 2.
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What does time change actually mean?
During the warmer months, the daylight that is “saved” is the daylight that is transferred from around dawn to the evening, meaning that when we turn the clocks back, mornings will feel brighter, but darkness will suddenly appear much earlier. You’ll get an extra hour of sleep on Saturday night, which may help you rest better on Sunday. On your first night, you may feel like a night owl, eating dinner under the stars instead of at dusk.
Am I in an area where temporal changes are observed?
If you are in the United States, you may have to take DST, but if you live in:
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hawaiisouthern latitudes make the concept of “daylight saving time” less useful
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united states island territories Examples include Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (such as Saipan). Residents of these islands do not adjust their clocks for basically the same reasons as Hawaii
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Arizona, excluding the Navajo Nationthere is no time change, just because
Why should we change the clock?
“Daylight Saving Time” is an attempt to take advantage of “extra” daylight in the evenings during the warmer months. Changing the clocks in the summer means the already longer days feel significantly longer, as most people’s wake times are readjusted to occur around sunrise, rather than when most people fall asleep to receive the first burst of precious summer sunshine. an hour.
During the colder months, when there is no “extra” daylight to conserve, we fall back to standard time, which realigns most of our waking hours with sunrise and temporarily restores the accuracy of the term “noon,” Because the sun is directly overhead again.
