In 2024, we jumped ahead an hour on March 10 and fell back on November 3. The first week of November saw the ending of Daylight Savings. But what is Daylight Savings? You must have come across the term on social media platforms, with conversations intensifying over Daylight Savings. It was on November 3 at 2:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time), and the clocks fell back an hour, bringing an earlier sunrise and sunset and an extra hour of sleep since last November. Debates around Daylight Saving Time and whether to keep longer daylight hours year-round are a constant push and pull between those who want daylight hours and those who prefer longer nights. But before indulging in the long-known debate, you must know what Daylight Savings is. When will it happen next? What does ‘Fall Back’ mean in Daylight Savings Time? Ahead of Daylight Savings 2025, here is all you should know about the annual time change.

What Is Daylight Savings?

Daylight Saving Time (DST), also known as Daylight Savings, Daylight Time (United States and Canada) or Summer Time (United Kingdom, European Union and others), is the practice of advancing clocks. This is done to better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time. The typical implementation of DST is to set clocks forward by one hour in spring or late winter and to set clocks back by one hour to standard in the autumn. When Is the First Day of Fall 2024? Know Autumnal Equinox Date, Significance and Other Details To Welcome Autumn.

What Does ‘Fall Back’ Mean in DST?

The implementation of Daylight Savings Time causes the clocks to move forward and then backwards by one hour. During the spring or late winter, in March, the clocks are forwarded one hour, and it ends in the autumn when the clocks ‘fall back’ by one hour to standard time.

Which Countries Follow Daylight Savings?

Most countries in Europe and North America observe daylight savings time, though not all follow the exact same schedule. Japan, India, and China are the only major industrialised countries that do not observe some form of daylight saving time.

When Will It Happen Next?

Daylight Saving Time will return on March 9, 2025, and will fall back on November 2, 2025.

It must be noted that Daylight Savings Time in the UK and the European Union ended on October 29. The practice is an effort to extend the daylight hours we have in the summertime by pushing off sunset by an extra hour.

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