When Does Daylight Saving Time Start?
It's almost time to 'spring forward.' What day do we change clocks?
By now, most people have noticed that daylight is beginning a little earlier each morning.
That means that spring—and Daylight Saving Time—is near. In 2013, the big shift happens on Sunday, March 10.
On that date, most of the United States will set clocks forward at 2 a.m., meaning, yes, that you'll lose an hour of sleep. But you'll get an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day.
The time change will last until November 3, 2013, when clocks will fall back an hour.
The change affects all of the U.S., except states Arizona and Hawaii; and territories: American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
American
10:37 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013
Why do we have Daylight Savings time. It does not make sense in this day and age.
Observer
12:32 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
Sure it makes sense. Unless of course you're a curmudgeon.
Let's say that you have children, or even a pet that you call your child. By adjusting the clock you can enjoy extra daylight in the evening hours after you come home from work that you can spend with the kids outside or taking your dog for a walk so that he can crap on other peoples lawns.