The time for this season is 2 am. on Nov. 5, which means that most residents in states will need to set their clocks back by an hour before going to bed this Saturday.
Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time, and this would remain the case if the bill to make it permanent is passed. Additionally, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands also do not observe daylight saving time and would continue to be exempt under the bill.
A CBS News/YouGov poll conducted last year revealed that nearly 80% of Americans supported changing the current system. Among Americans, 46% favored permanently shifting an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening, while 33% wanted to eliminate daylight saving time altogether.
Having more daylight in the evening allows for increased outdoor activity in the day. However, "springing forward can result in losing an hour of sleep, and some parents prefer to keep the same number of daylight hours in the morning to ensure that their children do not have to go to school in the dark According to a poll conducted by the American Psychiatric Association in September, one in five adults stated that the biannual time change has negatively affected their mental health. Dr. Petros Levounis from the association expressed concern over the significant number of people experiencing depression, discomfort, or uneasiness due to the time change.
In Europe, countries that observe "summer time" change their clocks on the last Sunday of October. However, most countries worldwide do not participate in the biannual time change, as reported by the Pew Research Center.
The ending of daylight saving time on Sunday will be consistent with the twice-a-year time change that has occurred for the past 16 years, until it returns in 2024.
Reference source: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/02/1210212060/daylight-saving-time-states-2023