Trump wants to end Daylight Saving Time
Donald Trump wants to end Daylight Saving Time, the President-elect wrote in a post on Truth Social.
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In approximately two months, Californians will Spring Forward, a phrase that describes the annual time when many people nationwide set their clocks an hour ahead as part of daylight saving time.
It’s a practice that President-elect Donald Trump vows to “eliminate,” describing it as “inconvenient” and “very costly” to America in a social media post on Truth Social in December.
America is currently operating in standard time, which began last November. Daylight saving time is scheduled to start on March 9, a practice first adopted by the nation over a century ago to conserve energy during World War I, according to the Library of Congress.
While daylight saving time has allowed Americans to maximize the amount of daylight they get with more sunlight in the evening, some critics of the practice cite health concerns over changing the time.
If Trump follows through on his promise to eliminate daylight saving time, what does that mean for Californians?
The Desert Sun used Time and Date, a website that provides information about time based on location, to find sunrise and sunset times for two California cities to see how standard time all year would affect when the sun rises and sets. We selected San Diego and Redding to illustrate that the time the sun rises and sets can vary depending on where you are located in the state.
See what year-round standard time would mean for California
Daylight saving time will start on March 9, meaning clocks will jump one hour ahead in California. In San Diego, that means the sun will rise just a few minutes after 7 a.m. on March 9, according to Time and Date.
Under daylight saving time, the sun will set around 7 p.m. in San Diego throughout the end of March. Ending daylight saving time means that the sun would set around 6 p.m., leaving Californians with darkening skies sooner than they’re used to during their commute home from work.
In Redding, the sun will rise at 7:30 a.m. on March 9 if nothing is changed.
However, eliminating daylight saving time would mean the sun would rise at 6:30 a.m. instead, and as the month ends, as early as 5:54 a.m., according to Time and Date. The sun, which will set at 7:10 p.m. in Redding on March 9 under daylight saving time, would set at 6:10 p.m. Under daylight saving time in March, the sun can set as late as a few minutes after 7:30 p.m. That means the sun would only set as late as around 6:30 p.m. in March under a year-round standard time.
Daylight saving time is still in effect in June. In San Diego, the sun will rise early at around 5:40 a.m. throughout the month. Under a year-round standard time, the sun would rise around 4:40 a.m. This might feel like the day is starting too soon for non-early birds. Under daylight saving time, the sun will set around 8 p.m. in San Diego throughout the end of June. It’d fall back an hour under an end to daylight saving time.
While Redding sees similar sunrise times in June, the sun sets around 8:40 p.m. throughout the month. People who like to go to bed early may appreciate an earlier sunset under a permanent standard time.
October is the last full month of daylight saving time, ending on Nov. 2.
Throughout the month under daylight saving time, the sun will rise increasingly later, from as early as 6:43 a.m. to as late as 7:05 a.m. in San Diego. The sun sets earlier as November nears, around 6 p.m. in the Southern California city. Eliminating daylight saving time means San Diegans can expect trick-or-treaters on Halloween to knock at their door for candy sooner than they previously would because it’s darker earlier in the day. Meanwhile, Redding will experience numerous sunrises later than San Diego at around 7:30 a.m. in October — which would fall back to 6:30 a.m. if daylight saving time ends.
What would a permanent daylight saving time mean for California?
While Trump’s December social media post indicates he’s in favor of eliminating daylight saving time, he has previously supported a permanent daylight saving time, USA TODAY reported, meaning standard time would be eliminated instead.
That means Californians would experience a later sunrise during the winter. For example, San Diegans saw a sunrise closer to 7 a.m., which was under standard time for several days in December, according to Time and Date. A permanent daylight saving time would mean the sun would rise closer to 8 a.m., despite many Californians already headed to work or school by then.
Paris Barraza is a trending reporter covering California news at The Desert Sun. Reach her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @ParisBarraza.
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