Clocks officially fall back at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023.
Most computer generated clocks will adjust automatically….
But house clocks and some other clocks will have to be adjusted….
The biannual changing of the clocks takes place this Sunday as we “fall back” to standard time after nearly eight months in daylight saving time.
Why it matters: The twice-yearly clock changes likely won’t stop anytime soon with efforts in Congress to make daylight saving time permanent stalled since March.
- Health experts and lawmakers agree that switching the clock back and forth should end but haven’t reached a consensus on whether permanent daylight saving time or year-round standard time is best.
Flashback: In the 1970s, the last time Congress made daylight saving time permanent, the decision was reversed in less than a year after the early morning darkness proved dangerous for school children and public sentiment changed.
When does the time change
Details: Sunday morning at 2 am is considered the official time to set clocks to standard time but many will change the time on their devices before going to bed on Saturday.
- Daylight saving time is scheduled to return Sunday, March 10.
- DST used to run from April to October but the Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended DST by approximately four weeks from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
Gain an hour with “fall back”
Be smart: The “fall back” is the less-hated clock change when we “gain” an hour versus “lose” an hour in March.
- Sunrise and sunset will be about an hour earlier Sunday and there will be more light in the morning, per Almanac.com….
image…AP