UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – Saturday, October 31 is more than just the first Halloween in a very long time to get a full moon, it’s the night to set your clocks back one hour for the end of Daylight Saving Time.
The National Sleep Foundation‘s tips for coping include shifting your regular bedtime back by 15 minutes for the next three nights, spending as much time outside as possible, and napping in moderation, 20 minutes or less, and practicing good sleep hygiene by setting regular times for getting in and out of bed.
Scientific American magazine is reporting the around the world, government officials are talking of ditching the twice-a-year-time change because, while almost everyone loves that extra hour of sleep, we pay when switching back to Standard Time the following spring, by missing an hour of shut-eye — and suffer from a higher number of traffic fatalities and harmful medical errors for days after that.
The U.S. date for falling back shifted to November in 2006, as part of 2005 legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) and Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.). The goal is to provide longer hours of daylight and help consumers reduce peak-hour electricity use.
Technically speaking, the time change is set for 2:00 a.m. Sunday, November 1.
