Daylight Savings Time ends the first Sunday in November. This year clocks move back one hour at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 3rd. While we realize most people won’t stay up until 2 a.m., or wake at that time to change their clocks, there are good reasons for choosing that time to make the change.
Daylight Savings Time ends the first Sunday in November. This year clocks move back one hour at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 3rd. While we realize most people won’t stay up until 2 a.m., or wake at that time to change their clocks, there are good reasons for choosing that time to make the change.Here are a few commonly known reasons for choosing the 2 a.m. hour for the time change:
1) It prevents switching to the previous date if the change was made at another time, like at midnight.
2) The time change is late enough that most people would already be at home.
3) The time change is early enough to have little impact on early shift workers, like medical professionals and emergency responders, and early churchgoers.
A few more fun facts:
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Did you know that most of North America, Europe and some of the Middle East observe daylight savings time while most of South America, Asia and Africa do not?
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The idea of Daylight Savings was adopted by the United States in 1918, but was originally founded in Germany and Austria in 1916.
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Many changes to the “law” of Daylight Savings have occurred between then and now, but one thing is certain, Daylight Savings is observed to this day for the reason of conserving energy.
Thankfully, modern technology like tablets, smart phones and computers are likely to be automatically programmed to reflect the time change. But if you rely on traditional wall clocks, the most important thing is that you do not forget to make the change. Lastly, if you do not work night shift, enjoy that extra hour of sleep on Sunday, November 3rd!
How does Daylight Savings Time effect your health? Your sleep?
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