Daylight saving time: When to change your clocks

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

We're talking about the other thing that occurs in late October/early November: the end of daylight saving time.

This weekend we're falling an hour behind. Say goodbye to daylight when you leave work. We won't see this again until March when we change to daylight saving time. But welcome that extra hour of peace!

Will Daylight Saving Time Ever End?

It's unlikely.

The Sunshine Protection Act passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate a year ago — a rarity in politics — and would have eliminated daylight saving time for the country.

But it went to the House of Representatives, got stuck there and never made it to President Joe Biden's desk.

When will the time change this fall?

Daylight Saving Time 2024 began on March 10, 2024, when clocks changed from 2 a.m. to 3 a.mIt lasts until early Sunday, November 3, 2024when 2 a.m. turns into 1 a.m

Which states don't observe daylight saving time?

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

• Hawaii
• Arizona
• Territories in American Samoa
• Guam
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Puerto Rico
• US Virgin Islands

Is Daylight Saving Time Outside the USA?

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

Almost all of Europe, except Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Iceland, Russia and Turkey, participates in daylight saving time.

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

What would a permanent daylight saving time change look like?

Since summer time applies from March to November, such a permanent change would primarily affect the winter months. For more than four months (from October 28 to March 5, to be precise), the sun didn't rise until after 8 a.m

For 17 days (December 26th – January 11th) the sun only rose AFTER 9 a.m

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Those who work 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. would find that even the sun would rise when they returned from work, so they wouldn't spend the whole day at home in the dark. However, for most of the winter the children got on the school bus in the dark.