![]() ![]() This year, the first Sunday in November falls on Nov. Dont forget to change your clocks Daylight saving time ends in 2022 for most of the United States on Sunday, November 6. While states can opt out of Daylight Saving Time, they must adhere to Standard Time, but legislators are looking to change that. Under current federal law, daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March, and ends on the first Sunday in November. Meanwhile, daylight saving time used to run from April to October but the Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended DST by approximately four weeks from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. Intended to conserve energy by increasing daylight hours, it requires states that participate to change their clocks twice a year. Daylight saving time is scheduled to return Sunday, March 12 even if legislation is approved. Since Daylight Saving Time was created by Congress, there's some debate as to whether it's necessary. Beginning on Thursday, the amount of daylight will start to wane and the nights will seem longer until the winter solstice in December, the shortest daylight period in the Northern Hemisphere, when daylight starts to increase. On Wednesday, when the autumnal equinox occurs, the sun will be exactly above the Earth's equator and there will be about equal hours of day and night. While Daylight Saving Time is an artificial creation, the start of the fall season is based on astronomy. ![]() So, there's no need to change your clocks before you go to bed on Tuesday, and think twice before staying up extra late because you also won't be getting an extra hour of sleep on Wednesday. Daylight Saving Time always ends on the first Sunday in November and this year, that will occur on November 7 at 2:00 a.m. Then, on the first Sunday in November, we set our clocks back 1 hour, signaling the end of Daylight Saving Time and a return to Standard Time. ![]() Each year, the majority of the United States moves their clocks back one hour in March to. On the second Sunday in March, we set our clocks forward 1 hour, beginning Daylight Saving Time. Most Canadians will turn their clocks back an hour, giving adults an extra hour of sleep and making the next couple of weeks a. Wednesday marks the start of the fall season and while our clocks "fall back, '' as the popular expression goes, in autumn, it doesn't happen until November. Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, meaning the majority of Americans will get an extra hour of sleep. Daylight saving time ends this coming Sunday, Nov. The first day of fall is tomorrow, but the change of seasons doesn't mean it's time to change the clocks. ![]()
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