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    If you’re feeling more rested this week, it might be because you slept an extra hour Saturday night. Conversely, if you’re feeling weird and having trouble adjusting your sleep schedule this week, it’s because the time changed Saturday night.

    Sunday, November 3 at 2 a.m. EST, the clocks went back an hourbringing an earlier sunrise and sunset and an extra hour of sleep for the first time since last November.

    Daylight saving time and the question of whether to extend daylight hours throughout the year are ongoing tensions between those who want more daylight hours and those who prefer longer nights and an earlier sunrise.

    But despite constant debates and attempts by Florida lawmakers to maintain daylight saving time year-round, Florida continues to move forward and backward.

    Just before this weekend’s time change, a Texas-based power company Payless Power has released the results of a survey which asked 1,000 Americans what they thought about the time change and three out of four respondents said they would prefer to eliminate DST altogether.

    Here’s what the survey says, when we’ll move forward and backward in 2025, plus a brief recap of some Florida lawmakers’ attempts to keep daylight saving time year-round.

    Did we go back an hour? When will the next time change take place? When Daylight Saving Time Starts and Ends in 2025

    Daylight saving time for 2024 began at 2 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 10 for spring and ended, or returned to standard time, at 2 a.m. EST on Sunday, November 3.

    The next time change will occur when we switch to daylight saving time in March 2025.

    Daylight saving time for 2025 will begin at 2 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 9, 2025, and will fall again at 2 a.m. EST on Sunday, November 2, 2025.

    Does anyone like daylight saving time? Here are the results of the Payless Power survey

    The push to maintain daylight saving time year-round comes down to the benefits of having more hours of sunlight during the day, which many sports or outdoor activity enthusiasts prefer after work or school.

    Payless Power’s survey results also revealed that 13% of respondents believe a setback every November increases their electricity bills.

    Here are some of the key findings from Payless Power’s investigation:

    • 17% of respondents said they liked standard time as much as daylight saving time.
    • 26% of respondents said they don’t like standard time as much as daylight saving time.
    • 25% of those surveyed say they prefer to step back and gain an hour in the morning, but lose an hour of daylight in the evening.
    • 32% of respondents said they would rather move forward and lose an hour in the morning, but gain an hour of light in the evening.
    • 13% of respondents estimate that the downturn increases their electricity bills by 7%
    • Three in four respondents said they would support a national or global movement to standardize time and eliminate daylight saving time.

    Yes, the sun rises and sets later during daylight saving time, which ended when we fell back over the weekend.

    When Daylight Saving Time ended on Sunday and we returned to Standard Time, the sunrise and sunset times also moved back. Now there is less daylight and the sun rises earlier, meaning it was brighter in the morning at 7 a.m. EST on Sunday, November 3 than it was at 7 a.m. EDT on Saturday, November 2.

    On Sunday, November 3, the sun rose around 6:45 a.m. EST instead of around 7:45 a.m. EDT, and set around 5:30 p.m. EST instead of around 6:30 p.m. EDT. The exact minute the sun rises or sets it depends on where you are in the state.

    Is Florida eliminating daylight saving time?

    Florida lawmakers introduced a bill in 2021 that would extend daylight saving time from eight months a year to year-round.

    The sun protection law, which is a federal bill, has not obtained the approval of the United States House of Representatives or the President, but has been proposed in several sessions of Congress over the past several years and was approved by the U.S. Senate in 2023.

    Despite chatter from state lawmakers, Florida fell back again this year.

    Less than a week before the time change, Florida Senator Marco Rubio expressed his disgust at the idea of ​​going backwards again, issuing a statement saying it was time to “lock the clock.”

    “This is not the first time Rubio has pushed for daylight saving time,” USA TODAY reported after Rubio’s statement last week. “In March 2023, Rubio reintroduced the Sun Protection Act for the 118th Congress to attempt a nationwide end to the routine practice of changing clocks twice a year.

    Will the United States get rid of daylight saving time in 2024?

    Arizona and Hawaii do not recognize daylight saving time. Residents of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands also do not change their time.

    Here is a list of other states that have considered or are considering legislation this year to change the observation of daylight saving time, according to the NCSL:

    • Alaska
    • Arkansas
    • Connecticut
    • Idaho
    • Illinois
    • Iowa
    • Kentucky
    • Maine
    • Maryland
    • Massachusetts
    • Michigan
    • Minnesota
    • Missouri
    • Montana
    • Nebraska
    • New Jersey
    • New Mexico
    • new York
    • North Carolina
    • Ohio
    • Oklahoma
    • Oregon
    • Pennsylvania
    • South Carolina
    • Tennessee
    • Texas
    • Vermont
    • Virginia
    • Wyoming

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