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Lose hour of sleep, gain hour of evening light for months

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2015, file photo, a lobsterman motors through a channel between islands as he leaves Cape Porpoise Harbor at sunrise in Kennebunkport, Maine. As most Americans brace themselves for losing an hour of sleep, some corners of the country are proposing bold alternatives to daylight saving time. Lawmakers in a dozen states, from Alaska to Florida, want to abolish the practice of changing clocks twice a year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2015, file photo, a lobsterman motors through a channel between islands as he leaves Cape Porpoise Harbor at sunrise in Kennebunkport, Maine. As most Americans brace themselves for losing an hour of sleep, some corners of the country are proposing bold alternatives to daylight saving time. Lawmakers in a dozen states, from Alaska to Florida, want to abolish the practice of changing clocks twice a year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2015, file photo, a lobsterman motors through a channel between islands as he leaves Cape Porpoise Harbor at sunrise in Kennebunkport, Maine. As most Americans brace themselves for losing an hour of sleep, some corners of the country are proposing bold alternatives to daylight saving time. Lawmakers in a dozen states, from Alaska to Florida, want to abolish the practice of changing clocks twice a year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Lose an hour of sleep this weekend, gain an hour of evening light for months ahead: Daylight saving time is back.

Set those clocks 60 minutes ahead before you hit the hay Saturday night. The time change officially starts Sunday at 2 a.m. local time.

Consider putting in new batteries in warning devices such as smoke detectors and radios – and repeat the exercise when standard time returns Nov. 6.

The time change is not observed in Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.

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National Institute of Standards and Technology: http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/dst.cfm