Spring Forward: Daylight Saving Time Starts Sunday

It’s time to spring forward again! Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 10, at 2 a.m., so don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour today.

A Missouri legislator has proposed a bill to eliminate Daylight Savings Time. According to the Associated Press, the Republican House member wants the state to get rid of daylight saving time, but only if 20 other states agree to do the same. 

No action has been taken on the bill.

Did you know?

• Even though a good majority of people say “Daylight Savings Time,” the correct term is “Daylight Saving Time,” according to TimeandDate.com.
• Two U.S. states, including Arizona and Hawaii, don’t observe Daylight Saving Time. The same goes for American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, all U.S. territories.
• Benjamin Franklin was the first American who advocated for Daylight Saving Time when he realized in 1784 that while people burned more candles at night during the summer, many slept past dawn. His plan would literally “save daylight.”
• Daylight Saving Time was officially proposed in 1895 as a way to cut back on the need for candles and other light artificial lights during the summer months and later implemented during World War I. 
• Though it’s still in effect in most U.S. states, many experts say it’s no longer necessary. National Geographic reported in December that several studies in recent years prove that Daylight Saving Time doesn’t actually save energy—and it might even result in an energy loss in the long run.