6 Interesting Things To Know About Falling Back An Hour This Weekend

We have quite a strange trifecta happening this week. Halloween falls on Friday night, general deer hunting season starts on Saturday, and it's time for our 'Fall Back' time change early Sunday morning.

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Here are 6 interesting things you should know about this weekend's time change.

1. Did Benjamin Franklin 'Invent' Daylight Savings Time?

Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to champion the idea of switching times as a means to conserve energy (longer sunlight = less candle and lamp oil consumption). However, the notion never caught on. So, no, we're not changing clocks twice a year as a direct result of Mr. Franklin's influence.

2. Germany Leads The Way

During World War I, Germany saw the benefits of energy savings by switching clocks to make for longer sunlit days, and other countries, including the US, followed suit. After that war ended, public outcry, mainly from farmers, wanted the return to regular time, so the Standard Time Act was repealed. That's the way it stayed until the next world war, and the US once again adopted time changes. When that war ended, Americans became comfortable with the clock changes, and Daylight Saving Time became widely accepted.

There have been some adjustments through the decades, but currently, almost every state conforms to springing forward one hour on the second Sunday of March and falling back one hour on the first Sunday of November. Arizona and Hawaii are the only two states that do not implement any seasonal clock changes.

3. Darkness During Your Afternoon Commute

The official sunset time for East Texas on Sunday, November 2, is 5:28 p.m. Your drive home from work on Monday afternoon will look a lot different. If your vehicle has an automatic sunlight sensor, your headlights will probably stay on as soon as you start your car or truck.

4. Deer Stand Differences

If you plan on doing some early morning deer hunting this Saturday and Sunday, you could be in for quite a different experience depending on what time you get to the deer stand. The sun rises on Saturday morning at 7:34, but at 6:35 on Sunday.

5. The Amount Of Daylight Will Get Shorter Until...

Right now, we are getting about 10 hours and 55 minutes of daylight. That number will continue to shrink until we hit the Winter Solstice. On December 21, we will get 10 hours, six minutes, and 39 seconds of daylight. The sun will rise that day at 7:13 and set at 5:20.

6. Will You Be Late or Early If You Forget To Fall Back?

Most smart devices will automatically fall back an hour at 2 a.m. this Sunday. However, if you still keep time using technology from a generation ago, what happens if you don't manually change your clocks? Will you be early or late for church on Sunday morning?

You will be an hour early. Example: Your clock will show it's 10:30, when it's really 9:30. You'll be showing up to church an hour before the service starts. In case that happens, spend an extra hour talking to God in the church, I'm sure He would welcome it.