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Daylight Saving Time in Other Years
Year | DST End ( Clock Backward ) | DST Start ( Clock Forward ) |
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2021 | Sunday, April 4, 3:00 am | Sunday, October 3, 2:00 am |
2022 | Sunday, April 3, 3:00 am | Sunday, October 2, 2:00 am |
2023 | Sunday, April 2, 3:00 am | Sunday, October 1, 2:00 am |
Today, most Americans spring forward (turn clocks ahead and lose an hour) on the second Sunday in March (at 2:00 A.M.) and fall back (turn clocks back and gain an hour) on the first Sunday in November (at 2:00 A.M.).
At present, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Nov. 1, 2020, and begins again at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2021.
Daylight Saving Time in Other Years
Year | DST Start (Clock Forward) | DST End (Clock Backward) |
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2020 | Sunday, March 8, 2:00 am | Sunday, November 1, 2:00 am |
2021 | Sunday, March 14, 2:00 am | Sunday, November 7, 2:00 am |
2022 | Sunday, March 13, 2:00 am | Sunday, November 6, 2:00 am |
In the USA the clocks go forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November, but not all states change their clocks.
Clock Changes in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sunday, April 4, 2021, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Apr 4, 2021 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.
When does the time change in 2020? The official time for people to turn the clocks back an hour is at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, meaning the time will go back to 1 a.m. You might get an “extra ” hour of sleep that day, but it will also begin to get darker earlier in the day.
The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (called ” Summer Time” in many places in the world) is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening.
All states but Hawaii and Arizona (except for the Navajo Nation) observe DST. The territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands also do not observe DST.
“However, without DST, sunrise that same day would be 8:35 a.m., which means morning services would not finish until 9:15 a.m.” This would make it a challenge for religious Jews and Muslims who work nine to five to attend services and get to work on time.
Congress gives states two options: to either opt out of DST entirely or to switch to DST the second Sunday in March. Some states require legislation while others require executive action such as a governor’s executive order.
Pro: Longer Evenings So, when we spring forward an hour in spring, we add one hour of natural daylight to our afternoon schedule. Proponents of DST argue that longer evenings motivate people to get out of the house. The extra hour of daylight can be used for outdoor recreation like golf, soccer, baseball, running, etc.
In 2020, DST will began on March 8 and ends on Nov. 1 in the U.S., when you’ll set the clock back an hour and the cycle will begin again. Daylight saving time in the U.S. will begin again on March 14, 2021, according to timeanddate.com.
Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2:00 am on the first Sunday in November. In theory, “falling back” means an extra hour of sleep this weekend. In reality, many people don’t, or can’t, take advantage of this weekend’s extra hour of sleep.