America
Time to Stop Changing Clocks
70% want to end the twice-yearly ritual. But what’s the alternative?
A BY ANNA SPIEWAK
s if the nation isn’t already divided, the annu- al debate over whether to set the clock back one
hour is about to erupt again. Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends
Nov. 2 and already politicians from both parties are arguing over wheth- er the practice should end. Most Americans agree that switching the clock biannually (first Sunday in November and the second Sunday in March) is a nuisance, dis- ruptive to sleep patterns, and bad for your overall health — not to mention a costly ordeal for the country, as President Donald Trump posted on social media. But what they can’t agree on is the alternative — year-round DST or 12 months of Standard Time (ST). At issue is kids in northern states
going to school in the dark (year-round DST), or glorious summer sunsets an hour earlier (year-round ST). “Americans are sick and tired of
changing their clocks twice a year — it’s an unnecessary, decades-old practice that’s more of an annoyance to families than a benefit to them,” said Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., during a U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing in April called “If I Could Turn Back Time: Should We Lock the Clock?” Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del.,
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Darker Mornings or Darker Evenings? Americans Face Three Options
OPTION 1 Leave Things as They Are Daylight Saving Time begins the second Sunday in March, when clocks “spring forward” one hour, and ends the first Sunday in November.
OPTION 2 Year-Round Daylight Saving Time Clocks would switch forward one hour — and remain there permanently. Sunrise and sunset would be an hour later in fall and winter.
Latest sunrise and earliest sunset with year-round Daylight Saving Time
LOCATION Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver
Houston
Indianapolis Los Angeles Miami
Minneapolis New York
San Francisco Seattle
SUNRISE SUNSET 8:43 AM 8:13 AM 8:18 AM 8:21 AM 8:17 AM 9:06 AM 7:59 AM
6:28 PM 5:11 PM 5:19 PM 5:35 PM 6:21 PM 6:19 PM 5:43 PM
8:09 AM 6:29 PM 8:51 AM 8:20 AM 8:25 AM 8:57 AM
Washington, D.C. 8:27 AM
5:31 PM 5:28 PM 5:50 PM 5:17 PM 5:45 PM
OPTION 3 Year-Round Standard Time Clocks would not change in November. They would remain on “winter” time year-round. Sunrise and sunset would be an hour earlier in spring and summer.
Earliest sunrise and latest sunset in mid-summer with year-round Standard Time. (Currently, sunrise and sunset are one hour later.)
LOCATION Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver
Houston
Indianapolis Los Angeles Miami
Minneapolis New York
San Francisco Seattle
Washington, D.C.
SUNRISE SUNSET 6:27 AM 4:07 AM 4:14 AM 4:31 AM 5:20 AM 5:16 AM 4:41 AM 5:29 AM 6:43 AM 4:24 AM 4:47 AM 4:11 AM 4:42 AM
7:51 PM 7:24 PM 7:27 PM 7:32 PM 7:26 PM 8:16 PM 7:08 PM 7:16 PM 8:45 PM 7:31 PM 7:35 PM 8:11 PM 7:37 PM
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