The time change is normalcy in different countries. Colombia never does because of its location on the Ecuador lineAs a result, we do not have any clear seasonal changes. Nevertheless; About 70 countries have time changes around these dates, adjusting to summer if they are in the Northern Hemisphere, or winter if they are in the Southern Hemisphere.
Those countries like the United States, Mexico or all of Europe, which are in the In the Northern Hemisphere, they will have to advance their clock one hour around these dates, and when October and November approach, they will have to delay it for the same amount of time.
In the case of countries in the southern hemisphere, such as Paraguay, Chile and Australia, they will return their watch for an hour and at the end of the year, they will return to their current schedule.
Optimization of energy use is the main reason for these measures, although they have been withdrawn in different areas. Every year, around this time, there is a debate as to whether it is practical and functional or not.
Let’s take a look at the changes throughout history on different continents.
U.S
Americans will have to stand guard this year Sunday March 14 except for those inside Hawaii, much of Arizona, or the territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa, that don’t change time.
Daylight saving time will be maintained until Sunday, November 7, 2021. The change in the US was conceived by Benjamin Franklin in 1784 and has undergone changes since that date.
For example, in 1919, this time correction was withdrawn, although it was still recognized in some parts of the country.
In Search of Synchronicity in the Clocks of the World was created, in 1966, the Uniform Hours Law, which set the start of summer on the last Sunday in April and the end on the last Sunday in October, but countries were free to opt out.
During the energy crisis, between 1974 and 1975, Congress extended daylight saving time to conserve energy.
A new adjustment was made to the schedules between 1986 and 2006, when it was determined that the adjustment would take place on the first Sunday in April and end on the last Sunday in October.
However, everything changed with the Energy Policy Act of George W. Bush in 2007. Since that year, in the United States the summer starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.
Mexico
For Mexicans, the time change will take a few more days. DST starts this year on Sunday, April 4, exactly at 2 a.m. This does not include the states in the far north and south of the country: Quintana Roo and Sonora.
In the case of residents of states bordering the United States, their time will change at the same time as in the world power: to be clearer, the second Sunday in March. Summer time in Mexico ends on Sunday, October 31.
South America
Only two countries in this region are implementing the measure. Who lives in Chile and Paraguay they must be late an hour their wait at midnight on Sunday, March 28At that point your winter schedule starts.
Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil have tried historically, but they are no longer the case.
Europe
The European Commission proposed to abolish the time change in 2018, but the measure is still in effect. Therefore, those who are in France or in another country of the European Union will have to set their clock one hour ahead Sunday, March 28 at 2 a.m.
Daylight saving time on this continent continues until Sunday, October 31, after which it is delayed for an hour.
Central America
No country in Central America has this clock adjustment in effect in their territoryThat means that in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica or Panama, they don’t have to adjust their clock.
TIME