When is Daylight Saving Time? Here's when we will spring ahead.
Calling all landscapers, gardeners, and green thumbs. The time has come to take a trip to the local florist to get your garden tools and soil ready. Well, almost.
It's time to change our clocks to observe Daylight Saving Time and begin to settle into the spring season, something this winter's warmth has been teasing.
When is Daylight Saving Time?
This year, Daylight Saving Time (DST) commences at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. The clocks are turned back an hour to standard time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 5, as Daylight Saving Time ends.
Do we gain or lose an hour?
We will lose an hour. Remember we are springing ahead to gain that extra sunlight for those eventful summer days, making the day just 23 hours.
In November, we gain an hour when the clocks fall back.
Who oversees time in the U.S.?
The official timekeepers of the United States is the Department of Transportation, who also govern the nation's time zones. According to the department website, this decision was made because time standards are important for many modes of transportation.
When did it start?
Daylight Saving Time started 57 years ago with the Uniform Time Act of 1966 establishing a system of uniform throughout the country.
Are there efforts to end changing the clocks twice a year?
Yes, there are. Last year the US Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill making Daylight Saving Time permanent. But in order for this to stick the bill needs to be approved by the House of Representatives and signed into law by the President.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Daylight Saving Time: When do the clocks spring forward?
