USA: Daylight Savings 2010 Spring Ahead
posted October 25, 2009 - 1:29amWhen to Set Clocks Ahead, When to Set Clocks Back
Spring ahead March 14, 2010. Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins on the second Sunday in March at 2:00 am local time in the U.S., which in 2010 is March 14. Turn clocks ahead by one hour, ideally at bedtime on
the Saturday night before. Manually adjust any timepieces and timekeeping technological devices that do not automatically adjust.
The purpose of DST— also known as Summer Time— is to extend daylight by an hour in the afternoons during spring, summer, and much of the fall. To learn about the rationale behind this concept, click here.
Fall back November 7, 2010. The return to Standard Time (ST) begins at 2:00 am local time in the U.S. on the first Sunday in November, which in 2010 is November 7. Turn clocks back by one hour, ideally at bedtime on the Saturday night before. Manually adjust any timepieces and timekeeping technological devices that do not automatically adjust.
While Indiana observes DST (since 2006), the state remains divided in telling time— 74 of its 92 counties use Central Time while the other 18 use Eastern.
U.S. States that are on ST year-round are Arizona (except for Navajo Nation) and Hawaii, as are the U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa).
To check the time anywhere in the world, visit Google’s Time Zone or Time and Date’s World Clock.
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DST Inconsistencies
That's when it can get extra confusing— when countries don't change to DST at the same time of the year. The reason that the U.S. states using DST change at the same time is because the federal government stepped in and mandated DST's beginning and end (and also increased its duration). It seems that most of the U.S. population likes DST. Those of us who don't like it are in the minority.
I have a friend in...
I have an online friend that lives in Austalia, and they change their time or did a few years ago when we were talking about it one day. I don't try to keep up with who does or doesn't. we just happened to be talking about the difference in our times. Part of the time they are 17 hours ahead of us in Central time and part of the time 15 hours becasue we didn't change at the same time.
Johnny
Thanks JohnnyYuma1
Yes, I prefer Standard Time year-round. I was born in England where Daylight Savings Time isn't used and it's so pleasant to not deal with time changes twice a year. England and other countries don't have a problem with ST, so why does the U.S.? I'm with you on this matter!
Thanks for the compliment!
I wish the politicians would get smart enough to leave it alone.
Just leave it alone one way or the other, and I don't care if they want to leave it on Savings time year round or Standard time year round. I just hate changing it back and forth. I and my family get used to it being one way, and someone says, "We have to change the clock next week." I sometimes think I want to just keep living my life on my time and let them live theirs on their time. They don't do anything for me anyway that I can see. Wake up early sleep late. That is so ridiculous. I want to do it one way or the other all the time.
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Good job. Should I be doing some of these?
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