Most Americans will push the clock forward one hour to start daylight saving time at 2 a.m. Sunday.
Since 2007, the United States has observed the second Sunday of March as the start of daylight saving time, also known as the time we “spring forward.” The country reverts to standard time, or “falls back,” on the first Sunday in November.
Read about the history of daylight time changes here.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
