Spring is quickly approaching, Spartans! Every year, that means daylight savings time, or DST, begins on the second Sunday of March and ends in November. This year, daylight savings time will begin at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2025, when clocks will jump forward one hour, and it will end on November 2. This means that we will all lose one hour of sleep, but allows us to have more daylight during the evening. But not all U.S. states and countries observe daylight savings time. So where and when did this begin?

Daylight savings time first began in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, in 1908, and in 1916 Germany was the first country to adopt it to save energy during World War I. The U.S. adopted it two years later, and today, around a third of the world’s countries recognize it, mainly in Europe, North America, and parts of Africa and Asia. Even in the U.S., Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight savings time because of Hawaii’s proximity to the equator and Arizona’s desert climate.

Daylight savings time is a controversial topic for many people around the world. Although it can improve peoples’ moods due to more sunlight and improve the economy as people have more time to spend money when it’s still bright outside, others believe it is inconvenient and wastes money as people and businesses spend time changing clocks. In the U.S., most farmers oppose daylight savings time while retail, sports, and tourism industries support it. President Trump has also voiced his opposition to daylight savings time and wants to get rid of it. However, for now, it looks like daylight savings time is here to stay for Americans.