WEST MICHIGAN — It’s that time of year in West Michigan to change the clocks.

Luckily, the end of Daylight Saving Time means we shave an hour off our day by repeating the 2 a.m. time when the clocks go back.

An “extra” hour of sleep would be nice, but studies show that it still disrupts people’s sleep routines, largely due to the shift in sunrise and sunset times.

On November 2, sunrise time is 8:18 a.m. and sunset time is 6:32 p.m. November 3 will be shifted by one hour because sunrise and sunset are earlier.

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In Grand Rapids, the time change means early sunsets throughout the winter, with a slight relief for sunrise times.

What if we didn’t have the time change? This would mean sunrises in December would occur after 9 a.m. and sunsets just after 6 p.m.

On the other hand, Michigan summers wouldn’t have sunsets after 9 p.m. if we didn’t change the clocks in March!

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So, which would you prefer? Sunrises at 9 a.m. or sunsets at 5 p.m. in winter?

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