Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend

Everyone is going to lose an hour’s sleep but gain an hour’s daylight this Sunday.

That’s because Daylight Saving Time takes effect at 2 a.m., Sunday, March 14.

You will need to set your clocks one hour later, such as from midnight to 1 a.m., before going to bed.

The time change, observed by most but not all U. S. states (Arizona and Hawaii don’t use it), begins the second Sunday in March and will end the first Sunday after Halloween, which is Nov. 7 this year.

It was proposed by Benjamin Franklin but not widely adopted until the early 20^th Century. The time change was used to reduce the need for artificial lighting and to save fuel during World War I and World War II and today is observed in more than 70 counties. It is mostly used as a way to get more activities done during warm weather and to increase tourism but opponents argue that it really doesn’t save energy.

Some people love it and some hate it but, regardless, remember the familiar saying of “spring forward, fall back” concerning how to change your clocks.