Daylight Saving Time | featured news

Most Americans got an extra hour of sleep this weekend thanks to the annual shift back to standard time. Officially, the change occured at 2 a.m. Sunday, but most people set their clocks back before hitting the sack Saturday night....

At 2 a.m. Sunday, Americans will effectively turn back their clocks one hour -- in essence, allowing them to relive the 1 a.m. hour two times over -- as part of the semi-annual daylight saving routine.

Daylight saving time is here. On Sunday, at 2 a.m., everyone in the United States will set their clocks ahead an hour. Except Hawaii. And Arizona. And the Midway Islands. And, yet again, reporters have to slog through the slew of studies on whether daylight saving is useful at all. So here we go:

Fire officials are urging residents not just to set their clocks ahead one hour this weekend, but also to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

As if you weren't already sleep deprived, you'll get an hour less shuteye Saturday night no matter what time you turn out the lights. Daylight saving time goes into effect at 2 am Sunday.

Remember, it's fall back an hour. Otherwise, you'll be an hour early on Sunday for church, golf or whatever. Residents of Hawaii, most of Arizona and some U.S. territories don't have to change since they did not observe daylight-saving time.

Daylight saving time is supposed to reduce energy use, but data gathered from a state in the US suggests it actually does the opposite.

Don't forget to spring forward to get a little more sunshine in your life. Daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. tomorrow, but most people will probably set their clocks one hour ahead before going to bed tonight.