The holidays are over. The darkness is heavy. Basically, winter makes everything pretty monotonous right now.
So when it comes to finding things to look forward to, the clocks will be “moving forward” on Daylight Saving Time this year.
According to TimeAndDate.com, Daylight Saving Time will begin at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2026, and sure, we’ll lose an hour of sleep, but at least the days will stay brighter for longer.
While many would argue that the adverse health effects of this biennial practice are not worth it, Time magazine took an in-depth look at how daylight saving time disrupts our body clocks, leading to sleep deprivation and a host of other negative consequences, in an article titled “The Dark Side of Daylight Savings Time.”
For example, public health researchers have found that this lack of sleep leads to more car accidents. Time adds that it can also increase your risk of heart attack, increased blood pressure and even diabetes.
A statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) simply reads: “These seasonal time changes should be abolished.”
As a result, there is a push at both the federal and state levels to implement either permanent daylight saving time (which would allow people to adhere to a daylight schedule as much as possible) or standard time to better align with the body’s circadian rhythms. Politico reported in October how one such measure proposed by President Donald Trump against the former was blocked.
Currently, as of this writing. Daylight saving time remains unchanged. So remember: things will “move forward” on March 8th.
If you really look into the future, Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1st.
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Read the original article at pennlive.com.
