what is the reason we change the clocks forward and backwards?

Answer 1

Benjamin Franklin, when serving as U.S. minister to France, wrote an article recommending earlier opening and closing of shops to save the cost of lighting. In England, William Willett in 1907 began to urge the adoption of daylight saving time. During World War I the plan was adopted in England, Germany, France, and many other countries. In the United States, Robert Garland of Pittsburgh was a leading influence in securing the introduction and passage of a law (signed by President Wilson on Mar. 31, 1918) establishing daylight saving time in the United States. After World War I the law was repealed (1919). In World War II, however, national daylight saving time was reestablished by law on a year-round basis. National year-round daylight saving time was adopted as a fuel-saving measure during the energy crisis of the winter of 1973–74. In late 1974, standard time was reinstituted for the winter period. In 1987 federal legislation fixed the period of daylight saving time in the United States as the first Sunday (previously the last Sunday) in April to the last Sunday in October; it was expanded in 2005 (effective 2007) to extend from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. Arizona and Hawaii do not use daylight saving time.

Answer 2

Actually, many charts do take into account daylight savings time or not. However, there are some that don't and they want you to click a little box that says you were born in daylight savings time. Anyway, I don't think it has too much validity. Except maybe with the houses and asc, and planets in the houses. Nothing changes in the sky. The planets are not going to move back because of daylight savings time. For example, let's say Pisces rising for Sag is normally 12-2 PM, but I was born at 12:30, making me an Aquarius rising. It;s really hard to explain, I'm sorry. But many chart generations do take into account daylight savings time.

Answer 3

During the summer months, the Sun rises very early. Sometimes 4-5 AM depending where you live. Most of us are sleeping so we save this early daylight for later in the evening when we are all awake. Hence the name, Daylight Savings. With DST it stays lit until after 9 PM. That's cool.

Answer 4

I think it's because if we didn't, we would have really short days with nobody being able to do anything because the shops would shut a lot earlier, and the nights would be longer.

Answer 5

Its an anachronism leftover from the days when a bright light was a big candle. Now that we can turn night into day with the flick of a switch its no longer even remotely a good idea but it hangs around because many people are afraid of change.

Answer 6

During the summer we have the clocks one hour later,because to get more daylight hours. winter so it will not be dark as early. I do not like it like that. Wish it would always be the normal time. I know of at least one state that does not change .

Answer 7

have the most daylight during the hours that many of us are up.

Answer 8

Day light savings time....
Is it time for that already ?

Answer 9

i think it is the stupidest thing - I heard just recently that there is a movement to stop this rediculous thing but I don't have much hope for it.

Answer 10

So we Don't have to drive home in the dark. Less accidents