Just a few months after daylight saving time ended in November, it's time to spring forward!
In the US, daylight saving time begins annually on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.
When daylight saving time begins in March, clocks "spring forward" one hour.
Below are some questions answered about the upcoming time change.
1. When does daylight saving time start in 2025?
- This year, daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 9, with clocks rolling forward one hour at 2 a.m.
- With the change, it will stay lighter later in the evening across the United States. The first day of spring this year occurs March 20.
2. Do we gain or lose an hour of sleep when we 'spring forward'?
- When clocks "spring forward" to start daylight saving time, people lose one hour of sleep. On the eve of daylight saving time, falling asleep at 10 p.m. will really be like falling asleep at 11 p.m., once clocks roll forward one hour at 2 a.m.
3. How long does daylight saving time last?
- Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 2, when clocks again fall back one hour.
4. What is Daylight Saving Time and when did it start?
- Daylight saving time became law in the U.S. in 1918 with the passage of the Standard Time Act. It was implemented as a way to maximize daylight hours to save on energy consumption during World War I.
- Over the next several decades, there were unsuccessful attempts to get rid of daylight saving nationally, and some states and cities went to non-daylight saving time hours.
- In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act. This established a uniform daylight saving time throughout the U.S. This Act states that observe daylight saving time must follow the federally-mandated start and end dates.
- States can "exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time by state law."
5. Is the U.S. going to permanently end daylight saving time?
- In 2022, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a measure, the Sunshine Protection Act, that would have made daylight saving time permanent across the U.S., however, the legislation was never brought to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
6. What states do not follow daylight saving time changes?
- Hawaii and Arizona -- with the exception of the Navajo Nation -- are the only two states in the nation that do not participate in daylight saving time, according to the DOT.
7. What are the health risks to us as cats, and how do we adjust?
- Some health experts say that humans are disrupted, as it disturbs the body's natural day-to-night rhythms. For us pets, it means that our food comes at a different time and we are disturbed by that--so we bug the Peeps!
Do you have any other questions or answers about Daylight Savings Time? Make sure you add them to the comments! We want your opinion.
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteIt's a daft and out of date thing, isn't it. But governements are not in the least interested in changing this one. Here in the UK, our clocks dont' change until the end of the month. Hey ho... hugs and whiskeries YAM-aunty xxx
I purrsonally like this time change, as Lynn still gits up at 5AM and in the new/old time that is 4 this morn! So I got an early start on breakfast, mol. Lynn was back to driving in da dark to da grocery this morn but no other customers had woken up yet and she and the clerks were alone! I hadda sun puddle yesterday and will today it looks. Maybe a bit of a thaw too. We just had some snows on Wed. Thurs and Fri. They melted! BFF Jo Jo, has your giant snows gone away? Lynn and I hope so. Purrs.
ReplyDeleteWe don't read clocks, so we just expect our meals to come at the same time as yesterday. Our parents usually give in, but in a week, we are back on schedule according to the clock.
ReplyDeleteAll We know is, putting clocks forward means it is (or should be) breakfast time one hour sooner the following day (mol). But the clocks here in Israel don't go forward till the end of March.
ReplyDeleteOur clocks don't change until the end of the month, then again the end of October. It doesn't make much difference to me, I just get up when I am ready. I do like the lighter evenings though.
ReplyDeleteWould prefer to NOT have to change the clocks twice a year, says anyone who has pets!
ReplyDeleteI don’t like this springing forward stuff!
ReplyDeleteWe hate daylight savings. Lady has been so enjoying driving to work in the light and it will be dark again soon . . . . . sigh! Lee and Phod
ReplyDeleteI hope if it ever ends, they do it when we have our hour back. XO
ReplyDeleteWe are not fans for springing forward, that's for sure!
ReplyDeleteIf there were anything else going on this bad for our health, the government would certainly step in to stop it, but here they won't do anything to stop the annual foolishness of changing the clocks. It's shameful.
ReplyDeleteI hope you all get well rested in spite of the changes.
today I am going to skip my after lunch short nap, by not reading in bed. this is the one that changes against my body clock and the one I hate the most.. the one in november I adjust in a few days, this one will take a few weeks
ReplyDeleteCharlee: "We could tell it was Daylight Savings Time week here because Dada has been putting away even more coffee than usual!"
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