Daylight Saving vs New Year's: A Tale of Two Clocks
As Halloween approaches, daylight saving time is about to end, but unlike New Year's Eve, it's not a beloved holiday.
Changing clocks, whether it's "fall back" or "spring forward", makes daylight saving an unpopular topic. In contrast, New Year's Eve, which also involves a clock, is widely celebrated.
- People in states that observe daylight saving time will turn their clocks back by one hour at 2 a.m.
- Daylight saving time will begin again in March 2026, when clocks will be set forward by one hour.
Bring it up in conversation, and you’re sure to find some people who like daylight saving time and others who loathe it.
The bi-annual time change disrupts sleep schedules and causes adjustments, making it an unpopular topic for years.
Author's summary: Daylight saving time remains a divisive topic.