DETROIT (FOX 2) – It’s back and no, we’re not talking about that Halloween costume in the basement bag. Fortunately, we’re not talking about elections either – at least not in this story.

We’re talking about the other thing that happens at the end of October/beginning of November: the end of daylight saving time.

This weekend we’re going back for an hour. Say goodbye to daylight when you leave work. We won’t see that again until March when we start daylight saving time again. But say hello to that extra hour of rest!

Will Daylight Saving Time Ever End?

It’s unlikely.

The Sunshine Protection Act was unanimously approved by the US Senate a year ago – a rarity in politics – and would have ended daylight saving time in the country.

But it went to the House of Representatives, languished and never reached President Joe Biden’s desk.

When will the time change this fall?

Daylight Savings Time 2024 began on March 10, 2024, when the clocks jumped from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m.It lasts until Sunday November 3, 2024when 2am becomes 1am

Which states do not observe daylight saving time?

The list of states and territories that will not change their clocks on November 3 includes:

• Hawaii
• Arizona
• Areas of American Samoa
• Guam
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Puerto Rico
• US Virgin Islands

Is daylight saving time observed outside the US?

Yes. There are other countries that observe daylight saving time.

Almost all of Europe, with the exception of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Iceland, Russia and Turkey, observes daylight saving time.

Additionally, parts of Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean and Australia observe it. Egypt is the only country on the African continent where daylight saving time is observed.

What would permanent daylight saving time look like?

Since daylight saving time takes place from March to November, such a permanent version would mainly affect the winter months. For over four months (October 28 – March 5, to be precise), the sun didn’t rise until after 8 a.m.

For 17 days (December 26 – January 11) the sun did not rise until AFTER 9am

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Those with a 9-5 work schedule would find that even the sun would be up when they returned from work, so their entire day at home would not be spent in darkness. But children also boarded the school bus in the dark for much of the winter.