Prepare Yourself and Your Sleep for a Bonus Hour: Daylight Saving Time is Ending Soon.
Millions of Americans also will turn their clocks back an hour and gain an extra cupful of zzz’s as standard time returns Sunday. It occurs twice a year, adding an hour of daylight while the weather changes from spring to summer and taking it back as we go from fall to winter.
Why is daylight saving time ending in 2024 — everything you want to know
So When Does Daylight Saving Time End in 2024?
On Sunday, November 3, 2024 — and not a day later or sooner — the clock will reach 2 a.m. local time and we’ll all know for sure that it’s over. When, we “fall back” an hour and enjoy the gift of a longer sleep.
What is Daylight Saving Time?
Daylight saving time is when we set our clocks forward an hour in March and back an hour in November. This shift enables additional daylight throughout the summer months. Clocks go back to standard time in the fall, giving us more daylight hours during the winter mornings.
But when in 2024 Did DST Begin?
In 2024, daylight saving time started on March 10 at 2 a.et. m. local time sooner than this year It was then that the clock had turned forward an hour, following the standard two times every year time change typical for most of our country (excluding Arizona and Hawaii).
TICK TOK: Ending Daylight Saving Time or Not?
In recent years, the movement to abolish changing clocks has picked up steam. Congress in 2022 passed the Sunshine Protection Act to implement year-round daylight saving time so Americans wouldn’t have to turn clocks back in the fall, but it never made it out of the House or into law. But Congress has not acted on the plan, so daylight saving time remains unchanged for now.
Are All The States Keeping Daylight Saving Time?
Daylight saving time is not observed in all states and U.S. territories Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not observe DST. Daylight Savings Time is not observed in Arizona, a state known for its desert climate and sunny skies. However, the Navajo Nation within the state participates in changing their clocks. Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands stay on standard time all year.
The Case for Standard Time according to Research and Experts
Standard time year-round would be better for our health, say many health experts. But the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and others think that changing our clocks can throw off our body’s daily rhythms and do more harm than good: They say DST can cause disrupted sleep, health risks and potentially dangerous changes in mood. One of the reasons is that it complements better to natural sunrise and sunset, helping in maintaining a better sleep health which AASM emphasizes.
How Early Will Sunsets Get?
Sunsets will continue to fall earlier each day as daylight saving time comes to a close. In Chicago, by way of example, the latest 7 p.m. sunset of the season would arrive anytime after September 15, 2024. Starting Sept. 30, the sun will rise at 7:11 a.m., and sunsets — once you get to November — begin around 4:45 p.m. (with actual darkness closer to 6 p.m.)
The states and territories do no not observe daylight saving time.
Hawaii
In Hawaii, due to its location near the equator and less dramatic daylight variation throughout the year, we stayed in standard time.
Arizona (except the Navajo Nation)
Arizona, so hot in the summer they opt out of daylight saving time. Ask your local representative to keep you on standard time and out of the hottest part of the day(with energy conservation in mind). But the Navajo Nation, which reaches into parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, does follow DST.
States & U.S. Territories That Do Not Observe Daylight Saving Time
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and several other U.S. territories meantime stay on standard time all year long. Since these places only have slight differences in daylight hours all year round, they do not need DST.
So, as we prepare to “fall back” and get an extra hour of rest, that tradition remains in place in five U.S. states. The practice is receiving increasing attention as efforts to permanently ban it gain traction, but for now, it continues. Here is what you have to look forward to on November 3, 2024!