MIAMI (CBSMiami) — On Sunday, March 13th, 2022, clocks will jump one hour ahead at 2:00 am marking the beginning of Daylight Saving Time.
That’s right, this coming Sunday is Spring Forward time!
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So make sure to set your alarm clock one hour ahead before you fall asleep on Saturday night, unless you use a smart clock or a smartphone, which then the time automatically adjusts.
Spring forward also means we lose one hour of sleep unless you go to sleep one hour before you usually do on a Saturday night. The reason for Springing forward one hour is to give us more daylight during summer evenings.
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The sunrises and sunsets will occur at a later time starting this Sunday.
In South Florida, the sunrise happens at 7:32 am and the sunset occurs at 7:29 pm on Sunday, March 13th. From then on through mid-summer, the sunsets will happen later and later in the evening.
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Spring Forward is happening one week before the Spring Equinox which marks the beginning of the astronomical spring season in the northern hemisphere. Spring Equinox occurs on March 20th, 2022.
