(WWJ) This weekend will be one hour longer than usual... and we're not complaining.
Many Americans will take advantage of some extra time to sleep when Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend and we revert back to standard time at 2 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Sunday, Nov. 7 — setting the clocks back one hour.
By "falling back," we’ll see more daylight in the morning, but that also means it will get darker earlier.
Something else to consider: While you're resetting your clocks, authorities suggest testing the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home, and changing the batteries if needed, to make sure they're always in working order.
Why do we change our clocks, anyway? Daylight Saving Time was instituted in the U.S. during World War I in order to save energy for war production by taking advantage of the later hours of daylight between April and October. The passage of the Energy Policy Act in 2005 extended Daylight Saving Time by four weeks – from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.
Only two states, Hawaii and Arizona, do not participate in Daylight Saving Time.
The concept of Daylight Saving Time has become controversial, with many asserting that the whole thing is outdated and unnecessary. Several bills have been drafted in Michigan in recent years, seekin to exclude our state from the twice-a-year time changes.
So far, however, Michigan legislators have not taken steps to change the law.
Daylight Saving Time will start again on Sunday March 13, 2022, when we will set our clocks ahead one hour.
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