Daylight Saving Time begins in 2021 on Sunday, March 14, when clocks will “spring forward” one hour and we lose an hour of sleep overnight.
Though it’s been staying light out a little later each day since the Winter Solstice on Dec. 21, the big change will occur at 2 a.m. on March 14 with the shift to Daylight Savings Time. The sun will set at around 6:03 p.m in New Jersey on March 13 and the following day sunset is at 7:04 p.m.
Daylight Savings Time in 2021 is 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14. People sometimes referred to it as spring forward to remember it as the day clocks move forward one hour.
The tradeoff is that sunrise will be an an hour later — 7:10 a.m. on March 14 after it was 6:12 a.m. a day earlier.
During winter, each day has roughly two-and-half more minutes of daylight than the previous day, with sunset slightly earlier and sunset slightly later until the summer solstice on June 20. At that point, the sun will begin to set a bit earlier each day.
What is the history of Daylight Saving Time?
The modern idea of Daylight Saving Time was first proposed in 1895 by George Hudson, a New Zealand entomologist (the study of insects) and astronomer.
Some credit William Willett, an English architect, for first proposing the idea in 1907. However, it was Hudson who came up with the idea nearly a decade earlier after becoming annoyed with the little amount of daylight during the summertime, which was interfering with his study of bugs.
He believed that there must be a way to make better use of the day’s light by shifting the clocks by two hours in the summer and then two hours back in the winter.
However, when Hudson presented the idea to the Wellington Philosophical Society, he was ridiculed by many society members. Willett was also disregarded when he proposed a similar idea to Parliament in 1907.
Why do we spring forward during Daylight Saving Time?
Daylight Saving Time is a roughly century-old practice in the U.S. centered around making better use of the day’s light by shifting an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening.
When is the first day of spring? Does it match with Daylight Saving Time?
The first day of spring, otherwise known as the vernal equinox, is Saturday, March 20, 2021.
While Daylight Saving Time is often referred to by its reminder “spring forward” or “spring ahead,” it actually occurs before spring starts each year.
What states in the U.S. don’t observe Daylight Saving Time?
While most states change clocks for Daylight Saving Time, there are some holdouts.
Arizona and Hawaii do not observe Daylight Saving Time. In addition, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands do not participate in Daylight Saving Time.
There is a proposal in Congress, called the Sunshine Protection Act, to make Daylight Saving Time year round. It has not been passed, though.
Meanwhile, Michigan lawmakers are considering abolishing Daylight Saving Time.
What role did Benjamin Franklin play in Daylight Saving Time?
Franklin is credited with coming up with the notion of making better use of the day’s light. While visiting Paris in 1784, Franklin came to believe that sunlight was being wasted during the day. In a joking letter to the editors of a Paris newspaper, Franklin proposed a tax on all Parisians whose windows were closed after sunrise.
He believed that this would “encourage the economy of using sunshine instead of candles,” according to Michael Downing, author of Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time.
What is the origin of modern Daylight Saving Time?
During World War I, the German Empire hatched an idea that most resembles the Daylight Saving Time that we observe today.
Believing that it would conserve fuel during the war, the German Empire in 1916 became the first to switch its clocks to save daylight.
When did the U.S. adopt Daylight Saving Time?
In 1918, the U.S. enacted the first Daylight Saving Time law as a way to conserve fuel. It was reintroduced during World War II.
In 1973, President Nixon signed into law the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act, which made DST permanent in the U.S. This helped reduce confusion throughout the country with some regions of the U.S. participating in the practice and some regions opting out.
Wasn’t Daylight Saving Time created for farmers?
A common misconception is that Daylight Saving Time was implemented as a way to improve farming practices. However, this is a myth.
During the early adoption of the practice in the U.S., farmers were among the biggest opponents of Daylight Saving Time, believing that it would disrupt their farming practices.
Does Daylight Saving Time actually conserve energy?
Not really, even though that was cited in the 2005 Energy Policy Act that extended Daylight Saving Time by a month.
A study three years later by the U.S. Department of Energy determined that the extended daylight throughout the year of 2005 saved a mere .5 percent in electricity use per day and only about .3 percent over the entire year.
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