We would all love to live in an endless summer, but the month of October is coming and brings with it the return to winter time.

The time we have adopted on the second Sunday in March ends on the first Sunday in November and brings with it winter time.

Why is the time change?

The purpose of the two time changes that are implemented every year is to make optimal use of the daylight hours and thus benefit the economy. In the United States, most states have signed on to this change.

Where in the United States time doesn’t change

However, five territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico) and two states (Arizona and Hawaii) decided not to adhere to this change if any of them wanted to adhere to this time change at some point keep. At that point, they will have to adhere to schedules imposed by the federal government and start and end on the required dates

When will time change

Daylight saving time remains fixed every year (it starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November). This year it took place on March 10 and ends on Sunday, November 3. At 2 a.m., residents of the member states must set their clocks back one hour so that they are back to 1 o’clock.

Do clocks go backwards or forwards?

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) explains that the ‘Standard Time Law’ (1918) was established to maximize daylight and save energy.

This schedule was established by the Uniform Time Act of 1966, motivated primarily to improve public transportation.

Will Daylight Saving Time End in the US?

According to the Council of State Governments (a nonpartisan nonprofit organization), as of 2022, 19 states have passed or enacted laws allowing year-round observance of daylight saving time, and if Congress or states in the region allow it, they would too implement the change.

The states were Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

On the other hand, California residents voted in favor of a ballot measure that would make daylight saving time permanent, but the legislature has so far taken no action.

Which time is better: winter or summer?

The arguments against changing the tense, or against one or the other, are varied. Among those in favor of extending daylight saving time are shops and various businesses, as well as companies involved in “green” activities such as horticulture, grass sports clubs such as golf, baseball and tennis, as they would benefit greatly from the extra time. hours of sunlight.

Opponents of daylight saving time, on the other hand, point to the potential negative health consequences, as it is estimated that strokes, heart attacks and sleep deprivation could increase.

The Council of State Government stated that in 2020, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) advocated for the implementation of standard daylight saving time year-round.

What is clear to us is that for the time being we will have to get used to turning the clock forward and back in May and November, unless we live in one of the areas that have not signed this proposal. , especially on the first day, so as not to be late for scheduled appointments.

Fortunately, we will probably save ourselves from having to change the time on our smartphones, and they will change themselves!

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