Daylight Saving vs New Year's: A Tale of Two Clocks
As Halloween approaches, daylight saving time is set to end, but unlike New Year's Eve, it's not a beloved holiday.
The bi-annual clock change, whether it's "fall back" or "spring forward," makes daylight saving time an unpopular topic. In contrast, New Year's Eve, which also involves a clock, is widely celebrated.
- People in states observing daylight saving time will turn their clocks back by one hour at 2 a.m.
- Daylight saving time will begin again in March 2026, when clocks will be set forward by one hour.
Bring it up in conversation, and you’re sure to find some people who like daylight saving time and others who loathe it.
The practice of changing clocks twice a year disrupts sleep schedules and has made daylight saving time a contentious issue.
Author's summary: Daylight saving time is unpopular due to its disruption of sleep schedules.