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Since , daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November. Previously, it had started on the last Sunday of April and ended on the last Sunday of October.

It was not started to help America's farmers out. According to timeanddate. But Germany popularized daylight saving time after it first set the clocks forward on April 30, , to save coal during World War I. Daylight saving time became a national standard in when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act, which was established as a way to continue to conserve energy. The thinking was if it's light out longer, that's less time you'll need to use the lights in your house. Presently, Hawaii and Arizona are the only two U.

Neither do the U. In the past four years, 19 states have passed legislation or resolutions seeking to make Daylight Saving Time the standard time in their states, if Congress takes action, according to the National Conference of State Legislators. It would be contingent on a repeal of the federal law, and would only take effect if neighboring states went year-round, too. Daylight Saving Time is now used in over 70 countries worldwide and affects over one billion people every year.

The next day the sun comes up at a. So while millions of people will now travel home from work mostly or entirely in the dark, their morning commute will include more daylight.

We next turn the clocks ahead on March 13, — days after turning them back. Daylight Saving Time in will end on Nov. Daylight Saving Time is used for more of the year than standard time. The concept dates back more than a century when English architect William Willett proposed the idea to change the clocks in in The Waste of Daylight. The suggestion of using daylight more efficiently can be traced to Benjamin Franklin. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe Daylight Saving Time.

The time change is also not observed in U. Virgin Islands. Those changes, however, require federal approval. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.

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