Daylight Saving Time vs New Year's: A Tale of Two Clocks
As Halloween approaches, daylight saving time is set to end, and people will "fall back" by turning their clocks back one hour at 2 a.m.
In contrast, New Year's Eve, which also involves a clock, is a beloved holiday.
The bi-annual practice of changing clocks, disrupting sleep schedules, has made daylight saving time an unpopular topic.
- Twice a year, people must adjust to a new sleep schedule.
- The time change affects people in states that observe daylight saving time.
Bring it up in conversation, and you’re sure to find some people who like daylight saving time and others who loathe it.
Daylight saving time will begin again in March 2026, when clocks will "spring forward" by one hour.
Author's summary: Daylight saving time remains a contentious issue.