Mr Ontario
07-03-2009, 09:34 PM
Get ready to tinker with time.
Daylight time officially begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, when clocks are cranked ahead one hour to 3 a.m.
Known as the time of year most parts of the world "spring ahead," the change means an hour of lost sleep but more daylight into the evening.
Saskatchewan is the only Canadian province that doesn't move its clocks. South of the international border, just two U.S. states — Arizona and Hawaii — and three U.S. territories — American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands — do not participate.
Daylight time continues until the first Sunday in November, when it will be time again to fall back one hour.
Traditionally, the clocks changed on the first Sunday in April, but in 2007 legislation in the United States moved the start of daylight time three weeks earlier in the spring and the return to standard time a week later in the fall.
The change, which was followed by Canada and most other jurisdictions in the world, was aimed at trying to help save energy, since people aren't expected to need their lights on as early in the evening.
Daylight time officially begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, when clocks are cranked ahead one hour to 3 a.m.
Known as the time of year most parts of the world "spring ahead," the change means an hour of lost sleep but more daylight into the evening.
Saskatchewan is the only Canadian province that doesn't move its clocks. South of the international border, just two U.S. states — Arizona and Hawaii — and three U.S. territories — American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands — do not participate.
Daylight time continues until the first Sunday in November, when it will be time again to fall back one hour.
Traditionally, the clocks changed on the first Sunday in April, but in 2007 legislation in the United States moved the start of daylight time three weeks earlier in the spring and the return to standard time a week later in the fall.
The change, which was followed by Canada and most other jurisdictions in the world, was aimed at trying to help save energy, since people aren't expected to need their lights on as early in the evening.