Get ready: it’s time to “spring forward.”
Daylight Saving Time Starts March 9th
Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 9, which means you will need to turn your clocks ahead an hour before you go to bed Saturday night. The annual tradition signals the official start of longer days and, on March 9, sunrise will be at 7:44 AM and sunset will be around 7:30 PM CDT.
Daylight on March 9 will be 11 hours, 46 minutes, and 14 seconds and the days will be light longer going forward. By March 31st, total daylight will be 12 hours, 30 minutes, and 51 seconds. Daily light will continue to increase until June 20, when there will be 14 hours, 18 minutes, and 46 seconds, and then the days will start to have less light.
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