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Daylight-Saving Time will Change in the United States

Feb 21, 2007

Starting spring, 2007, the start and end dates for daylight-saving time will change in the United States.

This change is part of the United States Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Traditional daylight-saving time start date:
New daylight-saving time start date beginning 2007
Traditional daylight-saving time end date:
New daylight-saving time end date beginning 2007

First Sunday of April
Second Sunday of March
Last Sunday of October
First Sunday of November

Would have been: April 1, 2007
Will now be:
March 11, 2007
Would have been: October 28, 2007
Will now be: November 4, 2007

Note: DST is NOT observed in Hawaii , American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Arizona.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME AND COMPUTER GLITCHES
Some people may forget to change their clocks for daylight saving time. But computers and other gadgets are usually programmed to change automatically.

But this year, you could run into some hiccups. Why? Daylight saving time starts three weeks earlier and ends a week later. Programs that adjust automatically for daylight saving time may need patches.

So start planning, especially if you own a business. Vista won't require a patch, although XP will. Microsoft plans to make the patch available in early March. For other programs and gadgets, check the manufacturers' sites.