Mornings Get Brighter and Evenings Darker as Clocks ‘fall Back’
It’s time again for our twice annual clock-changing ritual, as daylight saving time comes to an end. At 2 a.m. Sunday, as Halloween celebrations come to an end, let your clocks fall back one hour to return to standard time.
The clock shift means we enjoy an extra hour of sleep on Sunday morning (especially for the late-night Halloween revelers). Early risers will awaken to brighter mornings, and school kids won’t be waiting at the bus stop in the dark. On the flip side, the sun will set an hour earlier, so get ready for a dark commute home from work and candles on the dinner table.
Change in sunset time before and after DST ends Nov. 1. (Justin Grieser; data from timeanddate.com)
Unless you live at the western edge of a time zone or in the South, most places will see sunset around 5 p.m. or earlier. In D.C., Sunday’s sunrise and sunset move back to 6:35 a.m. and 5:08 p.m., respectively, compared to a 7:34 a.m. sunrise and 6:09 p.m. sunset on Saturday.
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