Because it was Sunday, I planned to take a short nap in the afternoon. I slept for what felt like a good 2 hours, but when I woke up, I glanced at the wall clock and saw that it showed only 1 hour passed. I later found out that another family member had changed the time on the clock back by 1 hour while I was napping. This kind of situation is common for many Americans on the second Sunday of March because it marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. Overall 62% of Americans don’t want to change the clock and they having the same question – When Does Daylight Savings Time End Permanently in USA?
Daylight saving time started in United states on Sun, Mar 10, 2024 and it will end on Sun, Nov 3, 2024.
Daylight Saving means ?
Daylight saving time means spend more time out in summer and spend less in artificial lights. Its also means changing your clock forward by 1 hour in summer and back by 1 hour in winter.
Many countries do this yearly. Most countries have laws for it. Countries near the Equator don’t use it.
Many people believe that Daylight Saving Time is for the farmer but many studies proved that its nowhere related to the farmers.
Is Daylight Saving followed in entire USA and Canada?
The United States has 6 time zones: Alaska, Central, Eastern, Hawaii-Aleutian, Mountain, and Pacific. Canada shares 4 of these zones. 2 states and 5 U.S. territories don’t observe daylight saving time.
- Arizona
- Hawaii
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands
Below mentioned is the list of the places where Daylight saving time not followed in Canada.
- Yukon
- Most of Saskatchewan
- Some areas in Québec east of 63° westerly longitude
- Southampton Island
- Some areas in British Columbia
- Fort St. John, Charlie Lake, Taylor, and Dawson Creek in British Columbia
- Creston in the East Kootenays
- Nunavut
- Ontario
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History of Daylight Saving Time
Many people believe Benjamin Franklin started daylight saving time, but he only suggested it as a way to save money on candles by using daylight more efficiently.
New Zealand entomologist George Hudson first suggested modern daylight saving time, proposing a 2-hour time shift. His shift work allowed him extra daylight for insect collecting.
It was during World War I that daylight saving time was first practically used by Germany by shifting clock 1 hour ahead to use less power for lighting and to save fuel for the war effort
In 1966, the U.S. Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, allowing states to choose whether to adopt daylight saving time statewide. DST started in the U.S. on March 31, 1918.
Will Daylight Saving time end ?
We are coming back to the same question again when does Daylight Savings Time End Permanently in USA? The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act in 2022 to make daylight saving time permanent. The bill was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2023. Scott stated in a release on Friday that the bill has support from both lawmakers and Americans.
A majority of Americans, 62%, support ending the time change. Let’s see how the government and law look at this situation in coming days.