STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Daylight Saving Time will come to an end one day earlier than it has in past years, bringing longer nights and shorter days.

That’s because it always ends on the first Sunday in November, which this year is Nov. 2, 2025. Next year, we’ll have the shortest Daylight Saving Time of all, when the transition will occur on Nov. 1, 2026.

As we get deeper into fall, darkness has been taking over sunlight a bit earlier each day in New York, anyway.

That’s due to the tilt of the Earth’s axis as it orbits around the sun, according to sciencing.com , a website that addresses questions about science, engineering and mathematics.

During summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, so the sun’s rays hit the northern part of the Earth directly, wh

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