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The time is coming to move the hands of the clock. In fact, on March 28, daylight saving time returns and, even if many times technology alone changes what appears on our smartphones, laptops and tablets, many will have to manually change the time of analog devices. But how should it be changed and when?
Summer time: how to move the hands
Daylight saving time is designed to ensure a little more light per day. The hands go, then, move forward 60 minutes: in this way it will seem to have longer days. Furthermore, moving the clock forward allows significant energy savings.
Summer time: when to change the time
Summer time this year kicks off at 2 am on Sunday 28 March. This means that, starting from that time, you will have to move the hand forward until 3 o’clock. The days will thus apparently be longer and you will be able to enjoy an hour of more light per day, which can be used to enjoy a some time outdoors or for yourself.
The effects of summer time
The effects of daylight saving time though they are not exclusively positive. The change of schedule could cause disruptions to the body, which will have to get used to changing habits, leading to fatigue, slight concentration problems and sleep disturbances.
Furthermore, on the day of the timetable change you will sleep an hour less. And that’s why, daylight saving time generally starts on Sunday. In this way, you can in fact get used to it with less difficulty.
Summer time: because it could be the last time
Summer time is a convention that is adopted in Europe in order to guarantee an extra hour of daylight during the day. A choice also designed to obtain energy, environmental and economic benefits. However, the next time change it could be the last.
In fact, there has been discussion for some time on the abolition of the transition from solar time to summer time. The European Union, to date, has left some countries free not to keep summer time and, therefore, to permanently delete it.
However, a single choice has not yet been made. At the moment, Italy has decided to confirm the passage from summer time to winter time and vice versa. Will it be the last time or will we continue to exploit the advantages, while also accepting the disadvantages, of the time change?
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