Saving Daylight?: Daylight Saving Time will begin at 2 a.m. on Sunday in most areas of the U.S. At this time, we officially consider ourselves “saving daylight hours,” so, in your time zone, you’ll be on “Daylight Time” (EDT, CDT, MDT, or PDT).

The Farmers’ Almanac shares the following information on the time change, noting that most of us dread this time change because it feels like we are losing an hour of sleep. If you set your alarm for 6 am, you’ll have to rise at what was 5 am even though the clock face says 6 am. We return to Standard Time the first Sunday in November (Nov. 1, 2020).

According to U.S. law, states can choose whether or not to observe DST. At present, Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation) and Hawaii, plus a few other U.S. territories, are the only places in the U.S. that do not observe DST and stay on standard time all year long.

Indiana did not vote to observe DST until April of 2006. Prior to that, some counties in the state observed it while others didn’t, which caused a lot of confusion, particularly since Indiana is split into two time zones already.

At least 40 countries worldwide observe Daylight Saving Time, including most of Canada, though the majority of Saskatchewan and parts of northeastern British Columbia don’t participate. For obvious reasons, most countries near the equator don’t deviate from standard time.

The correct phrasing is “Daylight Saving Time” (not “savings” with an s), meaning: a time for saving daylight!

How you feel about Daylight Saving Time probably depends on whether you are an early riser or a night owl. Obviously, changing the number on a clock doesn’t actually add any time to our days. However, adding an hour of daylight onto the end of the day, after most of us have gotten out of work, can feel like a gift after a long winter of dark evenings. As the warmer spring weather arrives, nothing could be nicer than having more time in the evening to enjoy it.

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