Despite proposals for permanent daylight saving time, clocks will shift back an hour this fall in many states.
Currently, Illinois and several states across the U.S. are in daylight saving time, which began in spring. But that will soon come to an end as clocks"fall back" this season, giving residents a coveted extra hour of sleep.
U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, also do not observe daylight saving time.Sleep experts have long questioned the health of daylight saving time. has pushed for a switch to permanent standard time for several years. It also mirrors similar takes from other organizations, including the National Sleep Foundation, which said"seasonal time-changes are disruptive to sleep health and should be eliminated."You may have noticed: the days are getting shorter, and the sun is setting earlier. Already,In the lead-up to daylight saving time, sunsets will slowly inch earlier, with the sun eventually setting at 4:41 p.m. as DST wraps up.
. That means the sun’s warmth and light fall unequally on the northern and southern halves of the planet.
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