If you’ve been itching for more sunlight, you don’t have to wait much longer. That’s because daylight saving time is set to begin again in two months, bringing later sunsets to Wichita.
The Uniform Time Act of 1966 made daylight saving time a legal requirement, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. State governments cannot change time zones or the length of daylight saving time, but are allowed to opt out of the practice entirely.
This year, people will set their clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8 — signifying the beginning of the time change. Here’s a quick guide to daylight saving time in Kansas and how it will affect sunset times in Wichita…