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It’s daylight saving time again. This time of year, we struggle to remember what the clocks are going to do. The saying, ‘Spring forward, fall back’ is supposed to help us remember; the problem is, it’s just as easy to say ‘fall forward, spring back.’ But here’s the real deal: next weekend you need to set your clock one hour earlier on Saturday night before you head to bed. Smartphones should do their own updating; click here to doublecheck. But for those analog devices (microwave, oven, car, nice looking grandfather clock, old school wristwatch), you’ll have to do a little manual twisting.
When is daylight saving time in the US?
It starts each year on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.
What is the ‘fall back’ date this year?
We fall back on Sunday, November 6, 2022.
When is daylight saving time 2022?
We already started daylight saving time on March 13. And now, we end it on Nov. 6 at the very convenient hour of 2 a.m. People typically set the clock back the night before, since often we are sound asleep by 2 a.m. on a Sunday.
Why do we set the clocks back?
Just as the name says, to ‘save daylight.’ After Germany and Britain adopted the practice, the US joined in in March 1918—with the idea that the extra hour of daylight would help home gardeners increase the Allies wartime food supply, according to almanac.com. Yet farmers bristled at the change, and it was withdrawn in 1920. It came back in 1941—again a war year—to save fuel and energy.
Do all American states observe daylight saving time?
No, Hawaii and Arizona (and some counties in Indiana, until 2005) opt out.
Will we gain or lose an hour of sleep in November?
Friends, we will gain an hour.
Will daylight saving time be eliminated in 2022?
To the contrary, it’s ‘standard time’ that may be eliminated in favor of making daylight saving time permanent. This ‘Sunshine Protection Act’ passed the Senate in March and was passed to the House the same month, where it still sits. If it passes, it won’t be effective until November 2023.
What’s the right way to say it?
It’s daylight saving (singular) time. Don’t worry; we’ve all been saying it wrong, too.
Want to know more about the idea of eliminating daylight saving time? Click here.