ASHEVILLE – In March, Western North Carolina will see its clocks “spring forward,” and people will lose an hour of sleep as daylight saving time begins for the year.
The time shift, also referred to as “spring forward, fall back,” will happen at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10. For most people, this means setting clocks ahead before going to bed Saturday night. For the majority of states, including North Carolina, autumn ushers in a return to standard time, when clocks are set back one hour.
The time adjustment affects the daily lives of hundreds of millions of Americans, prompting clock changes, contributing to less sleep in the days following and, of course, later sunsets, says USA TODAY reporting.
What is daylight saving time?
Daylight saving time occurs between March and November when most Americans adjust their clocks by one hour.
Western North Carolinians lose an hour in March (as opposed to gaining an hour in the fall) to accommodate for more daylight in the summer evenings. When we “fall back” in November, it’s to add more daylight in the mornings.