What is Daylight Saving Time? | CNBC Explains

The end of March signals the beginning of Daylight Saving Time - the method of moving clocks forward during warmer months so that darkness falls at a later time. It affects more than one billion people but several nations have proposed scrapping it, including the European Union. CNBC's Tom Chitty explains.

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[amandarsmith]

As someone who's lived in various states in the US and now living in Arizona, I would hate to go back to having daylight savings. Not only is it hard on the body when you keep switching your sleep schedule back and forth an hour, it's pretty pointless.

[LuvvSURYA]

It’s really stupid to think that by turning the clock ahead by an hour, people are gonna save the daylight. Sedulously? Like are they thinking they are able to manipulate the actual sunlight? Instead of trying to save the daylight, people should try to update their daily routine according to the season.

[anthonywalker]

It’s when we shift our time for no practical reason. Even the farmers out in Saskatchewan have dropped it.

[bobjoe]

I believe that daylight saving time is a load of bull and should be scrapped.

[irresponse]

The video is wrong about daylight saving here in Brazil.
Thank God we got rid of this annoyance in 2019.

[ammumeme]

Permanent standard time is more aligned with natural sun time. The artificial springing forward has been shown to be associated with increased heart attack, stroke and sleep deprivation. Many people think its just one hour for one day, but medical science says otherwise. The reality is waking up earlier, especially in the darkness, disrupts our circadian rhythm, causing harmful effects on the body, and exposure to light later into the evening delays the brain’s release of melatonin, disrupting sleep time and quality. Research has shown people are much more sleep-deprived during daylight saving time. Natural is better.

[marybabiec]

I like Daylight Saving Time . Mary Babiec

[mikehatzn]

Finally, the end of Daylight Saving Time!🙂

[reymar]

Im living in a tropical country. It is summer here most time of the year. We don’t have daylight saving time.

[ahotdj]

I am all for doing away with daylight saving time. I’m tired of always correcting people on saying “saving” and not “savings.”

[ntphan]

It's idiotic to change clock to "gain" time; it's more like robbing Peter to pay Paul. Let your body gradually adjust to the amount of daylight the way nature intended.

[rahul]

I don't think it affects me at all . I'm close to the equator
But moving the clock ahead would be a loss of an hour is what I feel

[Shystieoo]

I want to get rid of the time change as well. However, I want to keep our time as it is during the U.S. summer. I like the longer daylight in the evenings. I do not care if the sun is directly overhead at noon. I am not using it to tell the time.

[dazzlescutevideos]

As a person supporting UK client, day light savings creates a confusion.

[mahanthigade]

Me who wakes up 10AM everyday to sunrise : My oldest enemy

[jaredgoodman]

Provided employers continue to allow flex scheduling post COVID we should take this opportunity to end this antiquated practice in North America, I used to believe it benefitted the farming industry but this no longer appears to be the case.

[cyberbob]

Daylight savings times should be ended. Now.

[alancoltman]

UK - My vote would be to stick with BST (British Summer Time) all year. Sooner have an extra hour of daylight in the evening ALL year.

[Airsep]

Stop Daylight Saving Time! We all just need to show up to work 1 hour late.
If you want more daylight after work then go to work early and come out early.

[hedgehog_fox]

So we are doing this BS because some dude wanted to catch bugs. Ok.