4 things to know about daylight saving time this Sunday, March 12

I would say that it takes me at least 3 to 4 days to catch up with the real world after the time change.

Historically, the tradition began during the summer months and ended in winter.

DST was first instituted during more agrarian-based times but has since been used to account for shifting daylight.

Usually it takes me at least a week to feel fully acclimated to having “sprung forward” or “fallen back” – time-wise, that is – as the clocks are changed each spring and fall. It first began during World War I to help the war effort by conserving energy. In the USA, the tradition started in 1918.

This Daylight Saving Time will last until Sunday, Nov. 5, when we finally get that beloved hour back!

The agency boasts people tend to spend more time outside during Daylight Saving Time, meaning they tend to run household appliances and lights less during the almost 8-month period. It is in the Spring, we move forward an hour. Also, it prevents traffic incidents because people are driving around more during the light hours.

Go to Settings – General – Date & Time to make sure your iPhone is configured to automatically show the right time. The ascendant sign of a person is the sign located at the Eastern part of the sky during the time of birth.

A one percent increase in energy use doesn’t sound like a lot, but across the nation, if the study holds true, that’s an increase of 105,000 kilowatt hours per day. Or, lawmakers could vote to get rid of DST altogether and keep the state in the Pacific time zone all year-round.

DST was implemented roughly 100 years ago, but conceived much earlier than that.

Aside from the horoscope, the DST can also have an effect on a person’s health. Do you really need to lose any more sleep? That might not seem like a big deal, but researchers have found it can be unsafe to mess with sleep schedules. This allows their bodies to have several days to adjust to the new time without it being a shock to the system or throw them off schedule. That’s because your circadian rhythm isn’t going to instantly change – it’s going to operate as usual.

BST came into existence with the Summer Time Act, passed by Parliament in 1916. A minute before their actual wake up time, West says parents should dramatically re-enter their child’s room, say “Good morning”, and open the curtains or turn on the lights.