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Bolton, CT
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Daylight Saving Time Earlier End Coming: When To 'Fall Back'
Evening darkness will arrive a little sooner this fall. The annual time change is set, and there are a few things to know before the clocks move. Daylight Saving Time in the US ends Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. At 2 a.m. local time, clocks turn back to 1 a.m., which effectively adds an extra hour of sleep and shifts more light to the morning. This year’s end date is a day earlier than last year, which ended on Nov. 3, 2024. Not every place changes. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe Daylight Saving Time, although the Navajo Nation does. Since 2007, most of the country has followed a …
Amherst, MA
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Why We Have Daylight Savings Time (It's Not Because Of Farmers)
As we’ve all set our clocks back an hour, many people are left wondering - Why are we still doing Daylight Savings Time? Daylight Savings Time, or DTS, ended on Nov. 1. Clocks were officially set back an hour at 2 a.m. that day. On March 8, Daylight Savings Time will begin again and we’ll set our clocks an hour forward. BUT WHY? To save money - that's the idea anyway. DST began in the U.S. in 1918, according to TimeandDate, a time-tracking site. Some credit Benjamin Franklin with the idea of changing clocks to take better advantage of an extended summer evening light by starting the…
Darien, CT
Lifestyle
'Fall Back' As Clocks Change For Daylight Saving Time
There's a nice perk for the weekend after Halloween. It comes with an extra hour. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 when clocks should be turned back one hour. Firefighters recommend changing the batteries in both your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Here are a few facts you may not know courtesy of al.com. Two U.S. states, Hawaii and Arizona, do not abide by daylight savings time. Daylight Saving Time is the brainchild of Benjamin Franklin, who figured using daylight more efficiently would safe candles. The current timetable for daylight savings time was set on Au…
Hackensack, NJ
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Worth Losing Sleep Over: Spring Forward This Weekend
We'll be springing forward this weekend (QUICK: Which two U.S. states don't follow Daylight Saving Time?). Unless you still have a flip, your cellphone will take care of the change from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. this Sunday. The same for most digital devices. We'll have to take care of traditional clocks and those in older-model vehicles, stoves, microwaves, etc. So long, seasonal affective disorder! ****** If you're having trouble getting to sleep, consider: It's "Daylight Saving," not "Savings"; Benjamin Franklin came up with the idea 235 years ago (1784); When it was established in the U.S.…
Darien, CT
Lifestyle
'Fall Back' Sunday As Clocks Change For Daylight Saving Time
Here's a nice perk for the weekend after Halloween. It comes with an extra hour. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 when clocks should be turned back one hour. Firefighters recommend changing the batteries in both your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Here are a few facts you may not know courtesy of al.com. Two U.S. states, Hawaii and Arizona, do not abide by daylight savings time. Daylight Saving Time is the brainchild of Benjamin Franklin, who figured using daylight more efficiently would safe candles. The current timetable for daylight savings time was set on Aug…
