Daylight Savings Time ending: Set your clocks back

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“Fall back” for earlier sunsets. (The Bama Buzz)

This weekend marks the end of Daylight Savings Time—a topic that brings out some passionate opinions from both sides of the argument.

Everyone likes getting an extra hour of sleep Saturday night but that feeling can disappear quickly when you see how dark it is at 5PM Sunday.

But no matter where you fall in the debate, don’t forget to change your clocks! Most of your phones and laptops should automatically make the switch but if you’re like me, there’s still some manual clocks you’ll need to change Sunday morning.

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Time to reset those clocks. (Caleb Turrentine / The Bama Buzz)

Fall Back to start November

The biggest change you will see after the time change is when the sun rises and sets. Both will be earlier in the day, which always takes some time to get used to.

Here are the exact times for Sunday, Nov. 1:

  • Sunrise: 6:06AM
  • Sunset: 4:55PM

If you want to stay up to see the big time change, you may want to take a nap Saturday afternoon before any big Halloween plans. The official end of Daylight Savings Time is Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2AM.

That means you can watch your phone clock go from 1:59AM back to 1AM. It’s just a short trip back in time that you can do something new within that hour. Or you can just stay asleep.

Caleb Turrentine
Caleb Turrentine
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