Fall Back - Daylight Saving Time Ends

Let's see, it's spring forward, fall back, right? Since I get confused with this every time, here's the official party line, brought to us by the U. S. Naval Observatory, official time keeper in the United States: "Starting in 2007, daylight time begins in the United States on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. On the second Sunday in March, clocks are set ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m. local standard time, which becomes 3:00 a.m. local daylight time. On the first Sunday in November, clocks are set back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local daylight time, which becomes 1:00 a.m. local standard time. These dates were established by Congress in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. no. 109-58, 119 Stat 594 (2005)." The fall date for 2010 is November 7. This also marks the beginning of the dark time of year as the sun continues to set earlier every day until the Winter Solstice on December 21.

Unless you plan on being awake at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, set your clocks back one hour before retiring on Saturday night. You'll then be on time for Sunday activities, all refreshed with an extra hour of sleep. On Monday morning, you won't show up for work an hour early and wonder where everyone is.

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