#daylight time

Since most people in the United States just changed their clocks again, it seems like a good time to ask: should we keep doing that? Or should we just pick a time and stick with it?

"Solar noon" is the time when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, halfway between sunrise and sunset. During Standard Time, solar noon happens at approximately 12:00 (clock noon). During Daylight Saving Time, solar noon happens at approximately 1:00.

(I say "approximately" because the exact time depends how far east or west you are in your time zone.)

Hawaiʻi and (most of) Arizona have already switched to permanent Standard Time. Should the entire country do the same, or switch to permanent Daylight Saving Time, or continue switching between them two times per year?

Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who has introduced the Sunshine Protection Act of 2023, says the ritual of changing our clocks twice a year "makes no sense," and is "stupid." He's joined by a bipartisan group of senators including Ron Wyden (D-Ore) and Edward Markey (D-Mass).

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Many doctors and scientists agree it's time to stop the twice a year time change, but they oppose legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent. Instead, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Medical Association both favor permanent standard time, which preserves morning light.

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"The Senate has it backwards," says Dr. Pedram Navab a neurologist and sleep medicine specialist in Los Angeles. "The natural daily cycle of light and darkness," he says, "is really the most powerful timing cue that we have to synchronize our body clock."

The US is moving toward Permanent Daylight Time. This means school start times should be pushed later to protect student safety & improve student performance.

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I’ve said it before: I wish we would just choose one or the other and just stay with it! I do look forward to gaining that extra hour of sleep in the fall, but is it worth it? I changed the time on my clock last night, checked to make sure my alarm was set properly. Apparently, though, I was already halfway asleep. This morning, I woke up at 5:20, happily closed my eyes for another 40 minutes of…