The days of mid-afternoon sunsets are almost upon us as winter draws nearer. A few days after Halloween, most of the US will be moving the clocks backward one hour. Daylight saving time ends on Nov. 2, with the time officially changing at 2 a.m.

The time shift is notorious for disrupting sleep patterns and schedules . Some politicians are pushing to abolish time changes and remain in daylight saving time, or DST, forever. If you, too, dislike how early it's about to get dark each day, just remember that brighter evenings will be back after four months.

When does daylight saving time end?

Daylight saving time in the US ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, Nov. 2, and runs until 2 a.m. local time Sunday, March 8.

The end of DST has the motto "fall back," whereas in March, we'

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