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Tag: Spring Ahead

  • Daylight Savings Time Started Today. Here’s the Forgotten Guy You Have to Blame (or Maybe Thank)

    Daylight Savings Time Started Today. Here’s the Forgotten Guy You Have to Blame (or Maybe Thank)

    Did you know the U.S. already made daylight saving time permanent once? It didn’t stick.

    EXPERT OPINION BY BILL MURPHY JR., FOUNDER OF UNDERSTANDABLY AND CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, INC. @BILLMURPHYJR

    Tell me if this story sounds familiar: A New York City real estate developer ran for office as a Republican, got elected, and did things that profoundly affect every American today. Only his name wasn’t Donald Trump.

    But, here we are, fully 107 years later, and despite some starts and stops we’re still following Calder’s clock rules, and despite that a majority of Americans think we should just pick one system – permanent daylight savings time seems to be the most popular idea – and stick with it.

    Instead, I’m talking about William M. Calder. To be fair, Trump does come into this story eventually, but not until much later.

    Calder starts it out, because it was he who represented New York state in the U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1923, and who championed the idea of adopting daylight savings time in the U.S.

    The latest installment of our twice-a-year ritual – spring ahead, fall back – is today. Clocks moved ahead from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m.

    Read on at Inc.com

  • Spring ahead Dawling

    Spring ahead Dawling

    Loveland, Ohio – When local standard time is about to reach Sunday, March 12, 2:00:00 AM clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 12, 3:00:00 AM local daylight time instead.

    Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Mar 12, than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.

  • Spring ahead Dawling

    Spring ahead Dawling

    Loveland, Ohio – Here are some useful dates for Loveland area residents:

    Daylight Saving Time 2021

    • begins Sunday, March 14
    • set your clocks AHEAD 1 hour to Spring Ahead

    When local standard time is about to reach Sunday, March 14, 2 AM clocks are turned forward 1 hour to 3 AM local daylight time instead.

    Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Mar 14, 2021 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.

    Spring 2021

    • begins Saturday, March 20 (in 13 days)

    From the Old Farmer’s Almanac

    THE MARCH EQUINOX

    In the Northern Hemisphere, the March equinox (aka spring equinox or vernal equinox) occurs when the Sun crosses the equator line, heading north in the sky. This event marks the start of spring in the northern half of the globe. After this date, the Northern Hemisphere begins to be tilted more toward the Sun, resulting in increasing daylight hours and warming temperatures. (In the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the opposite: the March equinox marks the start of autumn, as the Southern Hemisphere begins to be tilted away from the Sun.)

    Spring Break for Loveland Schools

    Begins Monday, March 29 through Friday, April 2

    Last Day of school before break is March 26

    First day of school after break is April 5