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Fall back this weekend

Before your head hits the pillow on Saturday night, be sure to turn your clocks back! Daylight Saving Time ends, officially, at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1.

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Before your head hits the pillow on Saturday night, be sure to turn your clocks back! Daylight Saving Time ends, officially, at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1.

While most people will gain an hour to sleep Saturday night, the change brings the dark down earlier in the evening. Look for sunset right after 5 p.m. on Sunday.

The advantage of the time change is a corresponding earlier sunrise. On Monday, as you head back to work and school, the sun will be rising just after 6:30 a.m. in Raleigh.

About Daylight Saving Time

The federal law that established "daylight time" in the United States does not require any area to observe daylight saving time. But if a state chooses to observe DST, it must follow the starting and ending dates set by the law.

In most of the United States, DST is observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.

The change is automatic for most smartphones, computers, tablets and other digital devices. Analog phones and appliances may need to be reset by hand.

On the second Sunday in March, clocks "spring forward" one hour.

A safety reminder

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges consumers to use the semi-annual clock change as a reminder to test and replace batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

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