Daylight saving time ends on November 5th, and California will set its clocks back one hour before going to sleep this Saturday. Starting at 2:00 a.m. this Sunday, the West Coast will wake up under standard time.
Starting at 2:00 a.m. on November 5, all smart devices will be automatically updated at 1:00 a.m., while analog devices will have to be changed manually.
Daylight saving time changes are implemented to make the most of sunlight and reduce energy consumption.
Thus, in the summer months, when there is more sunlight, you can set the clock forward and take advantage of its benefits. However, in winter it is necessary to return to “standard time” in order to have the greatest amount of sunlight in the mornings.
Currently, the U.S. maintains a system in which clocks are changed twice a year, in March, when “daylight saving time” begins, and in November, when it returns to “standard time.”
Many people welcome the change to standard time, as it will allow them to sleep an extra hour.
The current March-November system in the United States began in 2007, although on March 15, 2022, the United States Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2023, with the goal of maintaining daylight saving time year-round.
The bill must be approved by the House of Representatives and promulgated by the president, a situation that has not yet occurred.
It is worth noting that Hawaii and most of Arizona are among the states where this change does not apply, since they have their own enactment.
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and American Samoa, meanwhile, argued that they had also refrained from changing their time zones for commercial and geographic reasons.
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