When does Daylight Saving Time 2013 end?

Daylight Saving Time 2013 (a.k.a. “Daylight Savings Time”) in the United States ends Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2am. It is indeed time to “fall back” — set your clocks back one hour — at that time, and begin to experience the increasing darkness as winter approaches (and grab a little extra sleep, if you are so inclined).

When does Daylight Saving Time 2013 end? In most of the United States, Daylight Saving Time 2013 ends at 2am local time on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013.

When Daylight Saving Time 2013 ends, do I gain an hour or lose an hour? When Daylight Saving Time 2013 ends on Nov. 3, you will set your clocks back one hour, thereby gaining an hour (an easy way to remember how to set your clocks is to “Spring Forward” in the spring, and “Fall Back” in the fall).

Once Daylight Saving Time 2013 ends, you will see times in your zone listed with “ST,” meaning “Standard Time.” For example, if you are in the Eastern Time Zone, you would see times in your areas listed as EST, meaning Eastern Standard Time (during Daylight Saving Time, times are listed with “DT,” meaning “Daylight Time”).

When will Daylight Saving Time begin again? Daylight Saving Time in most of the United States will start again Sunday, March 9, 2014.

How will my favorite TV shows be affected by Daylight Saving Time 2013 ending? Your favorite programs will still be airing at their usual times once Daylight Saving Time ends on Nov. 3 (you’ll just likely notice a bit less light outside once some of them begin). If you happen to be up when Daylight Saving Time ends at 2am on Nov. 3, you may notice oddities in your onscreen program guide, but that is just basically an illusion caused by the moving backward of one hour at that moment.

Most DVRs and onscreen guides should automatically account for Daylight Saving Time ending. However, if you still use a VCR that does not automatically change for Daylight Saving Time, make sure you adjust its clock accordingly to ensure you don’t record an extra hour of programming before your favorite show starts!

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  1. I have just received my first Channel Guide. I have two frustrations: by what method do I learn the Channel Numbers; why aren’t Sports Channels included in the listings either as a category or in the alphabetized section. It’s a real distraction to turn to another page to find football games, etc. otherwise we hope to become accustomed to the format. Thank you for listening. Pat Bernstein

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