Clocks are about to 'fall back' an hour to mark the end of daylight saving time, but when exactly will the shift happen?
Daylight saving time is a changing of the clocks that typically begins in spring and ends in fall in what is often referred to as"spring forward" and"fall back."
Some people like to credit Benjamin Franklin as the inventor of daylight saving time when he wrote in a 1784 essay about saving candles and saying,"Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." But that was meant more as satire than a serious consideration. On Feb. 9, 1942, Franklin Roosevelt instituted a year-round daylight saving time, which he called"wartime." This lasted until Sept. 30, 1945.
Days will continue to get shorter in the weeks ahead, with sunset scheduled for 4:40 p.m. when daylight saving time ends on Nov. 5. But, according to the Department of Transportation, daylight saving time has a number of benefits. TheIt saves energy. During Daylight Saving Time, the sun sets one hour later in the evenings, so the need to use electricity for household lighting and appliances is reduced. People tend to spend more time outside in the evenings during Daylight Saving Time, which reduces the need to use electricity in the home.