Daylight Saving Time 2016: When Does It Begin?

Love it or hate it, Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday, March 13.

Officially the time change is at 2 a.m. Sunday, but if you have an analog clock—you know, the ones that don’t automatically change the way your smartphone does—you will want to advance the time by an hour before you go to bed.

“Spring ahead,” get it?

The thought that the practice saves money and energy, the rationale behind Daylight Saving Time, is in doubt by many.

An article on the National Geographic website said a study of Indiana, which up until 2006 had counties that did and did not observe the practice, found that lighting demand did drop when Daylight Saving Time goes into effect but the savings were offset by the use of more air-conditioning.

There have even been studies that say the change in time changes biological rhythms, increasing the risk of heart attacks, the National Geographic reported.

The reality is that sunrise will be later, but so will sunset. Right now, sunrise is around 6:20 a.m. and the sun sets about 5:50 p.m.

On Sunday, the first day of Daylight Saving Time, the sun will rise at 7:10 a.m. and set at 6:59 p.m.

With Daylight Saving Time usually comes the semi-annual reminder to change the batteries in your home’s smoke detectors.

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