

Hudson wanted more daylight hours after work to collect bugs, and Daylight Saving Time was his solution.
#When change clocks free#
What is the history of Daylight Saving Time?ĭaylight Saving Time was first suggested in 1895 by George Hudson, a New Zealand entomologist who collected insects in his free time. New Zealand ends the third Sunday in March. However, in Tasmania, DST starts the first Sunday in October, along with New Zealand, and ends the last Sunday in March.

It's colloquially known as spring forward, fall back. In most American states, clocks are set forward one hour on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November however, Arizona (except in Navajo Nation) and Hawaii do not observe Daylight Saving Time. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Japan, India and China. It's important to note that Daylight Saving Time varies somewhat from country to country, and some countries do not observe Daylight Saving Time as part of their time zone.Įxamples include American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. The months when the clock is set ahead and back differ between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The goal of Daylight Saving Time is to make better use of daylight by prolonging the amount of time we can spend outside during daylight hours. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of turning the clock ahead as warmer weather approaches and back as it becomes colder again.
