
Even though this problem has been completely overcome technologically – all our devices change the time automatically – the subject of the time change still comes up in almost every conversation as the fatal date approaches. It’s almost a social event that unites us even as a species – especially when we discuss the reasons for it. And about the exact date of the change.
When exactly?
Let’s be clear: the time change for the start of winter time takes place in the early hours of Saturday, October 30 to Sunday, October 31. In this case, the clock is set back and 3:00 am becomes 02:00 am.
This small step back will turn back the night so that we can sleep, dance – or whatever you have planned – one hour longer. Also, with this time change, dawn and dusk will start earlier. Good news for all those who get up early!
The reason for this seemingly nonsensical complexity

It’s actually quite simple: the time of day and solar time change seasonally due to the tilt of the Earth’s axis, resulting in longer days in summer and shorter days in winter. This difference has proven to be a problem for industrialized societies, which use a schedule for their daily activities that does not change throughout the year. However, people are usually happier when they work during daylight hours, and they can also save more energy as a result.
Therefore, many governments have decided to introduce a system that provides an extra hour of daylight after the working day in summer. This is known as daylight saving time. In winter, the synchronous resetting of all clocks would allow people to gain back the extra hour of daylight in the morning.
The origin of daylight saving time
The idea of adjusting waking times to daylight hours was first proposed in 1784 by American inventor Benjamin Franklin to save on candles. However, it took until 1908 for the idea to be introduced: The pioneer was the city of Port Arthur in Canada. At a national level, the German Empire and Austria-Hungary were the first and organized the first nationwide introduction on 30 April 1916. Here, too, the aim was to save energy.