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The Summer Time Act came into effect following a campaign by builder William Willett, who proposed that the clocks go forward in spring and go back in winter so that people could save energy and spend more time outdoors during the day.
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The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (called "Summer Time" in many places in the world) is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. Countries have different change dates. ... According to some sources, DST saves energy.
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The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (called "Summer Time" in many places in the world) is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening.
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Daylight Saving Time 2019: When do we set our clocks back one hour? It's nearly time to fall back — daylight saving time ends this weekend, so we'll get an extra hour when we turn our clocks back. The change will happen on Sunday, Nov 3 at 2 a.m., meaning most of us will get an extra hour of sleep this weekend.
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From April 2021, governments opting to make summer time permanent would adjust their clocks for the last time on the last Sunday of March 2021. For those choosing permanent standard time - also called winter time - the final clock change would be on the last Sunday of October 2021.
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The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (called "Summer Time" in many places in the world) is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. Countries have different change dates.
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When do the clocks go forward? In 2019 the clocks go forward at 1.00am on 31 March – it always happens on the last Sunday of the month. It starts the period of British Summer Time (BST), or Daylight Saving Time (DST), which gives us more daylight in the evening.
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The period when the clocks are 1 hour ahead is called British Summer Time (BST). There's more daylight in the evenings and less in the mornings (sometimes called Daylight Saving Time). When the clocks go back, the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Last updated: 21 July 2020.
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The clocks will be going back on Sunday 27 October 2019 at 2am - so you will probably be fast asleep tucked up in bed when it happens! When the clocks change like this, we are moving from what is called British Summer Time (BST) - also known as Daylight Saving Time (DST) or GMT+1 - back to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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At 2:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time (EST), on Sunday, March 8th, 2020, most areas in the United States will switch to Daylight Saving Time (DST). This switch will cause clocks to move forward by one hour. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 AM on Sunday, November 1st, 2020.
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Starting in 2007, DST begins in the United States on the second Sunday in March, when people move their clocks forward an hour at 2 a.m. local standard time (so at 2 a.m. on that day, the clocks will then read 3 a.m. local daylight time).
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The clocks have turned back, as of 2.00am on 27 October 2019 – meaning anyone up in the early hours of Sunday will have experienced the 1am hour twice, while those asleep will have had an extra hour in bed. For future reference, the clock change always takes place on the last Sunday in October.
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Most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November. ... During DST, clocks are turned forward an hour, effectively moving an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening.
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When Do Clocks Change in Europe? Clocks in most European countries are turned back by 1 hour on October 27, 2019 at 01:00 UTC. Since Europe spans several time zones, the switch occurs at different local times (see table below). DST in Europe starts again on Sunday, March 29, 2020.
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When we travel to a different time zone our body clock eventually adjusts to the local time. However this can take up to one day for every hour the clock is shifted, resulting in several days of fatigue and discombobulation.
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Start: First Sunday of October - clocks are moved forward from 02:00 AM to 03:00 AM. End: First Sunday of April - clocks are moved back from 03:00 AM to 02:00 AM.
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Countries that wanted to be permanently on summertime would adjust their clocks for the final time on the last Sunday in March 2021. Those that opt for permanent wintertime would change their clocks for the final time on the last Sunday of October 2021.