On Sunday, November 5, the schedule change for the arrival of winter in the United States. Find out the details of this event and how it came about.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) applies each year in the United States and 70 other countries, depending on where in the country hemisphere are. The changes are made due to the arrival of summer, when the clocks move forward one hour; and the arrival of winter, when they go back an hour.
Daylight saving time and winter time apply uniformly throughout the United States, with the exception of Arizona and Hawaii. The territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands also do not adhere to the measure.
WHAT TIME WILL WINTER TIME APPLY IN THE UNITED STATES?
The time change will take place on Sunday, November 5 at 2:00 am, when the clocks will be turned back in most states of the United States, due to the time change due to the arrival of winter. . In this way, daylight saving time will be set aside and the clocks will have to be set back one hour, automatically or manually.
DO I NEED TO CHANGE THE TIME OR IS IT ADJUSTED AUTOMATICALLY?
Although the Winter time forces people to change the time on their watches, there are several ways to do it:
- Analog watches: They are characterized by having needles either hands And they had a 12 hour format. In this case the person will have to do it manually the time change (turn it back one hour).
- Digital watches: they have a 24 hour format and mark the time automatically. Here people will have to press the buttons that mark the hours and update it on the night of November 4.
- On cell phones and Smartwatches: In this case the time will show automatically without having to manipulate the watch.
WHY IS THE TIME CHANGE MADE ON NOVEMBER 5?
The time change in the United States or Daylight Saving Time (DST) was established by law since 1966 in order to benefit the planet, although in 1918 daylight saving time was implemented for the first time during the First War. World with the interest of adding more hours of natural light to conserve energy resources, but it was not maintained continuously.
The change will be made on January 5 because that is the date on which winter time begins in the US. By setting clocks forward one hour during the warmer months, people can make better use of natural daylight.
HOW LONG DOES THE WINTER 2023 SCHEDULE LAST?
The winter time period comes into effect from Sunday, November 5 until March 10, 2024.