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Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight saving(s), daylight savings time, daylight time (United States and Canada), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time.
The Ohio Clock in the U.S. Capitol being turned forward for the country's first daylight saving time on March 31, 1918 by the Senate sergeant at arms Charles Higgins.. Most of the United States observes daylight saving time (DST), the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour when there is longer daylight during the day, so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less.
Daylight saving time: 10 interesting facts on why we set clocks one hour ahead of standard time. Gannett. Kimberly Miller, Palm Beach Post. October 30, 2024 at 4:43 PM.
Daylight saving time in the Americas is the arrangement in the Americas by which clocks are advanced by one hour in spring and moved back in autumn, to make the most of seasonal daylight. The practice is widespread in North America, with most of Canada and the United States participating, but much less so in Central and South America.
Pro tip: It’s Daylight Saving Time, with singular use of “saving,” not “savings.” Reasons for Daylight Saving Time The US kept Daylight Saving Time permanent during most of World War II.
Mar. 9—United States Department of Energy shares unique facts about Daylight Saving Time. Daylight Saving Time of 2022 will begin at 2a.m. March 13 and end at 2 a.m. Nov. 6.
Daylight saving time (DST) is the practice of advancing clocks during warmer months so that darkness falls later each day according to the clock.. Proponents of DST generally argue that it saves energy, promotes outdoor leisure activity in the evening (in summer), and therefore is good for physical and psychological health, reduces traffic accidents, reduces crime or is good for business.
Daylight saving (not savings) time starts every year on the second Sunday in March when we "spring forward" an hour. This year, it's on March 12, 2023. This year, it's on March 12, 2023.