Daylight savings time, when does it start in the U.S in 2007?

Question

What date will Daylight Savings time start here in the U.S. in 2007?

Thanks for the answers! Whew, I thought I was going to be late tomorrow, but DST is still a week away (as of the date of this question).

Answer 1

March 11, like others have said. Except in Arizona and Hawaii, which do not observe DST.

Answer 2

March 11, at 2:00 AM
However, here in Hawaii we don't recognize day light savings time.

Answer 3

March 11, 2007, Sunday. Turn your clocks ahead 1 hour at 2 AM.

They changed it this year!

Answer 4

no longer certain, yet i understand it used to commence the merely accurate saturday of April and time-honored time began the merely accurate Saturday of October. between the excuses they replaced this become because in October even as they went decrease back to conventional time, it become darkish outdoors via 5:30. via postponing till November, it wasn't darkish till 6:30, this gave trick or treaters a touch extra time for trick or treating earlier it were given darkish.

Answer 5

3/11 2:00 AM. Don't forget to set your clock ;)

Answer 6

2:00 a.m. on Mar. 11th


Although President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act in 2005, most U.S. citizens will experience its intent for the first time in approximately two weeks when Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins on March 11. Since 1986 until this year, DST has been observed from the first Sunday in April through the last Sunday of October.

With an eye toward energy conservation, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended DST in the U.S. beginning in 2007 and set its beginning at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March (March 11) and ends it at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of November. Congress retained the right to revert to the 1986 law should the change prove unpopular or if energy savings are not significant.

Although many people will welcome the extra hour of light in the evening, the change also has many people wondering if there computers and other electronic gadgets will recognize the change and automatically change their internal clocks.

The original main purpose of Daylight Saving Time was to allow for more hours of daylight for farmers to do their work and a secondary reason was that polls showed that most people liked to enjoy long summer evenings. Clocks are changed during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening

However, it was soon learned that a side effect of DST has been to conserve energy while making better use of daylight. Studies done by the U.S. Department of Transportation show that Daylight Saving Time trims the entire country’s electricity usage by a small but significant amount, about 1 percent each day, because less electricity is used for lighting and appliances.

Energy use and the demand for electricity for lighting homes is directly related to the times when people go to bed at night and rise in the morning. In the average home, 25 percent of electricity is used for lighting and small appliances, such as TVs, computers, VCRs and stereos. A good percentage of energy consumed by lighting and appliances occurs in the evening when families are home. By moving the clock ahead one hour, the amount of electricity consumed each day decreases.

In addition, less electricity is used because people are home fewer hours during the “longer” days of spring and summer. Most people plan outdoor activities in the extra daylight hours. When people are not at home, they don’t turn on the appliances and lights.

There is a public health benefit to Daylight Saving Time, as it decreases traffic accidents. Several studies in the U.S. and Great Britain have found that the DST daylight shift reduces net traffic accidents and fatalities by close to 1 percent. An increase in accidents in the dark mornings is more than offset by the evening decrease in accidents, according to published reports.

Although the concept of DST was first contemplated in the mid 1800s in Europe, it did not begin in the United States until World War I. After the war ended, the law proved to be unpopular, was repealed and became only a local option.

During World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt instituted a year-round DST and that ended in 1945, again with the end of the war. DST then became a hodgepodge of local laws with some states observing it while other states, counties or municipalities did not. In 1966, the Uniform Time Act was passed to establish a system of uniform (within each time zone) Daylight Saving Time throughout the U.S. and its possessions, exempting only those states in which the legislatures voted to keep the entire state on standard time. Finally under legislation enacted in 1986, Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. began at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of April and ended at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of October.

That law remained in effect until the Energy Policy Act was enacted in 2005 setting a starting date for the DST for 2007.

The change in time has many wondering if their computers will recognize the change and automatically change their internal clocks or if Y2K-like issues will rear their ugly heads again.

According to Microsoft’s Web site, home computer users will not have to make any changes to their computers if they have automatic updates turned on (a function which automatically updates your computer with the patch or patches needed to make the change) or if users are running the Windows Vista operating system. The Web site also offers download patches for home users who do not use Vista or automatic updates.

For office users, the Web site also provides information for IT professionals and managers to update office systems.

For Apple computer users, the Apple Web site also offers tips on how to fix the problem with a software update.

In the meantime, all are also advised to change the batteries in smoke detectors when “springing forward” at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 11, 2007.

Answer 7

march 11 at 2:00 am it totally copy the dude was below!!haha!

Answer 8

all right "curt"

now you damn well you did not write ALLTHAT for this question


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