Daylight savings time began at 2 a.m. on Sunday as clocks were moved forward one hour after most Americans lost an hour of sleep the night before. Before the clocks changed, sunrise in Boston was at 6:09 a.m. and sunset at 5:41 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. On Sunday, after the clocks change, the sun rises at 7:08 am and sets at 6:42 pm. Since 2007, Daylight Saving Time begins on the second Sunday of March each year. Daylight Saving Time 2026 will end after 238 days at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November, which is November 1 this year.
what is daylight saving time? What happens from this?
Daylight saving time is the practice of moving clocks forward one hour to get more daylight. This practice was first adopted in the US in 1918 to conserve fuel during World War I. It was also used during World War II. Hawaii and Arizona do not have daylight saving time. The territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands do the same. This decades-old practice is the source of much debate, as many experts believe it does more harm than good, as it disrupts sleep and creates confusion when the clock changes frequently. President Donald Trump has previously said he would end Daylight Saving Time, saying it is inconvenient and too costly for the country. But then he said that opinion is divided on this issue. “It’s something I can do, but a lot of people like it one way, a lot of people like it another way,” he later said. Much of Canada and Mexico near the U.S. border participate in daylight savings. British Columbia Premier David Abbey said the province is switching to permanent daylight time. BC’s new time zone will be called “Pacific Time”. While most of Africa and Asia do not participate, Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus and Egypt do. In South America, only Chile and Paraguay currently observe Daylight Saving Time, and in Central America, no countries do.