It`s that time of the year again.
Early this Sunday — at 2 a.m. to be precise — it’s time to set the clocks back one hour as part of the twice-yearly Daylight Saving Time ritual.
According to Wikipedia, the modern idea of daylight saving was first proposed in 1895 to maximize the use of daylight hours. It was originally implemented by Germany and Austria-Hungary, starting on April 30, 1916.
Much of the United States and Canada began using DST in the 1950s and 1960s, and DST use spread following the 1970s energy crisis. The practice has been in wide use in North America and Europe since then.
In the spring, the clocks are said to “spring ahead,” and in the fall, they “fall behind.”
If you want to mark your calendar now so that you don’t get caught off-guard by the next time change, here’s the schedule through 2019:
2014: Spring forward Sunday, March 9 at 2 a.m. Fall back Sunday, Nov. 2 at 2 a.m.
2015: Spring forward Sunday, March 8 at 2 a.m. Fall back Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 a.m.
2016: Spring forward Sunday, March 13 at 2 a.m. Fall back Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 a.m.
2017: Spring forward Sunday, March 12 at 2 a.m. Fall back Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 a.m.
2018: Spring forward Sunday, March 11 at 2 a.m. Fall back Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 a.m.
2019: Spring forward Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. Fall back Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 a.m.