Eastern Standard Time returns as we turn back the clocks 1 hour

“You may have only a fraction of a minute to respond and get out safely”, said Jefferson. The dates for changing clock however varies for many countries.

Daylight Saving Time ended at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 1.

The effect depends on a person’s age and work, eating and sleep schedules, according to David Earnest, a professor of neuroscience and experimental therapeutics at Texas A&M University.

“We could easily avoid [the problems] by moving to year-round DST – that is, permanently shifting that hour of daylight to the evening, and then leaving our clocks alone”. Many people make it a point to change the batteries in their fire and smoke detectors. The key is fighting the urge to take advantage of the extra hour.

And all of this trauma just so it can get dark an hour earlier.

Enjoy the lighter mornings and the extra hour of sleep tonight.

Daylight Saving Time was instituted in World Wars One and Two and called War Time in an attempt to save energy in war industries. Lawmakers in Washington, Arizona, and Hawaii have introduced legislation that would eliminate the bi-annual event altogether.

It’s only five months until Daylight Saving Time starts again March 13th. Time adjustments like Daylight Saving Time tends to mess up this internal clock and make us grumpy and confused for a spell. Equatorial and tropical countries do not observe daylight saving time either – likely as the sun rises and sets the same time each day all year the closer to the equator you are.

1966 – The Uniform Time Act of 1966 establishes the system of uniform Daylight Saving Time throughout the United States.

Does the iPhone automatically adjust to Daylight Saving Time?

One of the most commonly offered rationales for Daylight Saving Time (yes, it’s “Saving”, not “Savings”) is the presumption that by extending summer daylight later into the evening, Americans would use less energy. Risk of heart attack was also higher on the first weekday following the transition out of daylight saving time in the fall.

The twice a year time adjustments to either DST or Standard Time often cause confusing incidents and hassles for a few common events.