Change the time in New York City: at what time do you have to adjust the clocks and from when

There is less and less left for the residents of New York City say goodbye to summer and return to standard time. He Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a measure that is implemented almost uniformly in the United States, with the aim of saving energy, benefiting the economy and making the most of sunlight.

Due to this rule, Americans must adjust their clocks twice a year. Now it’s the turn of the wintera season in which the clock hands are turned back one hour, to coincide with the regional time zone.

This year, the time change in New York City will begin on Sunday, November 3 at 2 a.m.. From that moment on, New Yorkers will have to turn the hands of their clocks back so that it strikes one again. The change can be automatic or manual, it will depend on the model that the person uses to locate themselves in time.

In electronic devices such as smartwatches or smart cell phones, the change is automatic, adjusting to the time zone where the person resides. For their part, the analog watches and digital ones must update manually following their respective manuals.

In the words of United States Department of Transportation (DOT), “states can opt out of daylight saving time, but that exemption must apply to the entire part of that state that is in a given time zone.” Exempting from the measure, There are four territories and two states that maintain standard time all year round:

The state of HawaiiFor example, He abandoned his participation in 1967 due to its relative proximity to the equator.

The DOT agency, in charge of overseeing time zones, said that daylight saving time became an integral part of the proper functioning of modern American society. This measure was motivated by the improvement of transportation and generalized for economic reasons. However, there are those who criticize this measure and want to revoke it.

In the last three sessions of Congress, a bill was introduced to eliminate the time change officially adopted in 1966, but not yet approved.

The Council of State Governmentsa nonpartisan and nonprofit organization, reported that “19 states have passed or enacted laws allowing year-round observance of DST if Congress allows it and, in some cases, if other states in the region also make the change.”

Those states are: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Likewise, California residents voted for a ballot measure that would make the daylight saving time change permanent, but it has not yet proceeded.