I’m certain you have all set your clocks forward one hour to the time we’ll be on until early November, correctly called “Daylight Saving Time” with no “s” at the end of “Saving.” Of course “all” does not include most Arizonans and all Hawaiians.
Most Arizonans includes everyone not living on “the big Rez” as the Navajo Nation is called. The AZ refusal to reset clocks twice a year is pure contrary cussedness.
On the other hand, Hawaii avoids DST because it makes no sense as you get closer to the equator. DST likewise is not observed in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the American Virgin Islands.
Daylight length varies little season to season near the equator, whereas the seasonal variation grows much greater the farther from the equator you are located. Near the poles there are (summer) times of the year when the sun never truly sets, and other (winter) times when it doesn’t rise above the horizon.
The DrsC have experienced both extremes. I was able to read a newspaper outdoors by natural light at 1 a.m. in Fairbanks, AK, in late June. And we’ve experienced the “white nights” of St. Petersburg in summer.
We also watched from our balcony as the sun appeared to drop into the Philippine Sea off the coast of Guam at times that varied little year-round. The other DrC actually saw a rare “green flash” sunset off Tumon Bay, though sadly I missed it.
People whine and complain about DST, I’ve never found it a problem. There is a bit of dislocation for 2-3 days and then the new normal takes over. In nice weather having long twilight evenings is excellent.
