Daylight Saving Time Begins

Daylight Saving Time Begins Facts

• In 2018, Daylight Savings Time began Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 2:00 a.m. local time.  Clocks shifted forward one hour, making the local time 3:00 a.m. It ends on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 2:00 a.m., when the time will reverse one hour back, which will make the local time 1:00 a.m.
• When Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ending in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Benjamin Franklin first proposed the idea of DST in 1784.  He wrote An Economical Project for the Journal of Paris, wherein he discussed the cost of oil for lamps as well as working while it was dark, and sleeping while it was day.
• Daylight Savings Time changes at 2:00 a.m.  This time is selected in an effort to provide the least amount of inconvenience to businesses and citizens.
• DST always begins on the second Sunday in March, and ends on the first Sunday in November.
• Hawaii and Arizona do not use DST.  Up until 2006, Indiana only used DST in part of the state.

Daylight Saving Time Begins Top Events and Things to Do

• Move your clocks forward 1 hour before bed on Saturday night before the Daylight Saving Time day in March.
• Go to bed an hour earlier Saturday night before the Daylight Saving Time day.
• Get outside and enjoy the extra hour of daylight.
• Replace the batteries in the smoke alarm and carbon dioxide monitors.
• Clean out the medicine cabinet.  Dispose of all medicines properly.

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