JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It's that time of year again. Daylight saving time officially ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, giving everyone an extra hour of sleep but also bringing noticeably earlier sunsets.

Here in Jacksonville, the sun will set at 6:38 p.m. on Saturday, but after the time change, sunset on Sunday drops to 5:38 p.m. While early risers will enjoy brighter mornings, those who prefer long evenings will have to wait a while: our next 6 p.m. sunset won’t arrive until Jan. 29, well after the winter solstice.

Aside from our artificial change in sunset, daylight also is quickly slipping away. On average, the South loses about 30 minutes of daylight over the course of November. In the far northern states — such as North Dakota and Montana — the drop is even more dramatic, with more tha

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