Time change: the imminent summer time… and it’s not over! – Linternaute.com

2022 SUMMER TIME CHANGE. The summer time change takes place this weekend of March 26 and 27. Like every year at the same time, this transition to summer time makes us jump in time… and lose an hour of sleep… Contents The change of summer time, which takes place this weekend will mark the beginning of a new period of the year. The day will indeed rise one hour later and will also set one hour later following the transition to summer time, with variations depending on the region since the sun rises with nearly an hour difference between Brest and Strasbourg, showing the end of its rays earlier in the east than in the west. When it comes to getting back to the right time after the time change, classic watches have to be set manually, as are the hours of household appliances such as microwaves or ovens. To do this, consult our paper dedicated to the exact time. The time change, how does it work? To pass the course serenely, a simple rule to remember: the time change takes place on the night of Saturday March 26 to Sunday March 27, 2022. At 2 a.m., we will automatically switch to 3 a.m. It is therefore the image of the moving hands that must be remembered, with the first very concrete consequences from Sunday March 27: we artificially “lose” an hour of sleep that night, but gain an hour of natural light. at the end of the day from Sunday evening. FAQ: all the answers to your questions Receive our live alerts! Switching to summer time: do you move your watch forward or backward? This is not to confuse them! Unlike the transition to winter time, the transition to summer time requires you to advance your watch by one hour. As a reminder, the official time in France then goes from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., and this, instantly. Why does the EU want the end of the time change?The time change was introduced in France in 1975, in the midst of the oil crisis, it was generalized in the EU in 1998. However, it was established that the energy gains were very low and mainly made on lighting, according to Ademe. The savings made are all the more negligible as the technological advances in the design of bulbs (LED, energy-saving bulbs, etc.) have been spectacular in recent years. It is on this observation that the main authorities of the European Union wish to repeal the device. Parliament voted for the end of the time change, as did the Commission, which organized a consultation. The 4.6 million Europeans who responded were mostly in favor of abandoning the measure (84%). However, the EU has slowed down the procedure by giving States time to determine whether they want to keep summer time or winter time. Summer time: around what time will sunrises and sunsets? From Sunday March 27, the first day following the change to summer time, night will fall around 8 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. In the morning, the sun will rise around 7 a.m. instead of 6 a.m. previously. Which countries want to switch to what time in Europe? The Irish, the Poles and the French, consulted in their respective countries, have all chosen summer time rather than winter time. On the other hand, several countries in northern Europe would like to keep winter time all year round. This is the case of Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands. The Portuguese, Greeks, Cypriots and Maltese, happy with the system, would like to keep the time change. What would permanent winter time look like? After voting to stop the time change in 2018, Europeans are still waiting for the time change to be permanently abolished. But there is still a question to be resolved: should we stay in winter time or summer time? By definitively adopting winter time, it is the spring and summer days that would be affected above all. At the end of June, the period during which sunshine is the strongest of the year, sunrise would occur around 5 a.m. (instead of 6 a.m.) and sunset would take place around 9 p.m. 10 p.m. in Paris. What is the risk with insufficient sleep? Sophrologist sleep specialist Gwénaëlle Grimoin describes the consequences of insufficient or poor quality sleep for Ouest France: “The first symptom during the day is the difficulty in managing emotions. For adults, the adrenaline felt in times of stress has difficulty in coming down. For children, it will mainly be crises. Immune defenses are weakened and it is easier to fall ill. Scientific studies have proven that a sleep of only six hours over seven years can lead, in the most serious cases, to illnesses or even cancer.”Why do we always change the time in the night from a Saturday to a Sunday? Sciences explains in an article why The time change only takes place on weekends. Imagine the situation if the time change took place on a weekday, in the middle of the day: staggered trains, upset office hours… The site details: “The time change takes place at the time of more weak economic activities, that is, in our weekly rhythmic societies (why, by the way?), in the heart of the night from Saturday to Sunday. When the time it is does not matter much. “Others countries than those in the EU getting ready to abandon the seasonal time change? The time change is not threatened only in Europe. The United States in particular is heading towards the end of the winter time change. The Senate voted there on March 15, 2022 to abandon winter time. The House of Representatives will have to confirm this decision, which will then have to be validated by President Joe Biden. As in Europe, some health associations point out, however, that it would be preferable to keep winter time because it is closer to solar time and therefore more faithful to our circadian clock. Change of summer time: how to get your body used to the new luminosity? If the time change sometimes causes so much harm, it is mainly because of the disruption of our biological clock. And one of the foundations of this internal clock is that the activity of the body begins in the morning when the light rises and stops in the evening when darkness sets in. By managing our exposure to light, we can help our bodies get used to the new time. After the change of summer time, it is therefore advisable to expose yourself more to the sun in the morning to wake up the body properly. Is there a trick to feeling less tired when you wake up after the night of the change time? The time change is not without consequences for sleep. In many people, fatigue is felt, especially during the change to summer time. This Saturday evening, there is still time to apply some tips to wake up less tired tomorrow morning: “On Saturday evening, put your clocks forward one hour at the start of the evening. Then go to bed at your usual time.” advises the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.READ MORE The end of the time change announced, but postponed The days will continue to lengthen in luminosity until the summer solstice, on June 21st. As for the end of the time change, already voted by the European Parliament on March 26, 2019 but delayed by the Covid health crisis, it will not take place for several more years for reasons of coordination between the Member States. The change of time is indeed until now harmonized within the EU. Each EU Member State will have to decide on the time zone chosen and a final opinion will have to be given by the Parliament and the European Commission. There is therefore little chance that this change of summer time 2022 will be the last. And several years of time changes still await us: the project to abolish the seasonal time change has indeed been “stuck” in the pipeline for several years, and has been delayed. In September 2018, the Transport Committee of the European Union envisaged the end of this measure for 2019. However, it was not until 2019 that the European Parliament adopted the project by majority, with one year of abolition of the time change. then set at 2021. Then the Covid-19 health crisis went through there, but also the political crisis that followed Brexit in 2020. Enough to put the time change on hold within the European institutions. For the end of the seasonal time change to take effect, it will also be necessary for the choice to remain in winter time or summer time to be recorded in the payees concerned. On what date and at what time was the 2022 summer time change scheduled? The daylight saving time change always takes place on the last (full) weekend of March, at 2 a.m., on the night of Saturday to Sunday. The 2022 summer time change was therefore scheduled for the night of Saturday March 26 to Sunday March 27, 2022, with a jump in the hands from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. When and how does daylight saving time take place? During the summer time change, at 2 am, you always have to advance the hands of your old watch or your ancestral clock by one hour. At 2 o’clock, France goes instantly to 3 o’clock. In more technical terms, the Hexagon “switches” from GMT+1 (winter time) to GMT+2 (summer time). If an hour of sleep is thus “lost”, night falls, on the other hand, one hour later in the evening. The maneuver therefore artificially loses an hour of sleep, but also artificially gains an hour of natural light at the end of the day, in addition to the natural and progressive lengthening of the days as the summer solstice approaches in June. Of course, smartphones like all connected devices switch to summer time automatically, without any intervention being necessary. Will the time change end soon? In February 2018, the European Parliament polled EU citizens on the subject of the time change. Among the 4.6 million Europeans who responded, 84% said they were in favor of the removal of the measure (a citizen consultation carried out in France, with 2.1 million participants via the site of the National Assembly, also gave a clear preference of 83.71% for the end of the time change and even to stay permanently on summer time). But it took another year for the European Parliament to adopt a project by majority in March 2019 to end it. A deadline had even been set to put the time change in the closet: October 2021. The health crisis and the hesitations of European leaders will have finally given a few more years to the alternation between winter time and summer time. . Is the March 2022 time change the last? Not only is the summer time change of March 2022 not the last, but several other time changes are yet to follow. According to the European Commission, quoted by Le Figaro.fr, the abolition of the time change will probably not take place in 2022. Apart from the delay caused by the Covid health crisis, what is blocking is harmonization between the Member States . The European Union indeed knows three time zones today, and an EU directive suggests letting each State choose whether or not to abolish the time change, and then switch to either winter time or permanent summer time. The said European Union directive was validated by the European Parliament in March 2019, but it must also be validated by the Council of Ministers (which unites the representatives of the different EU Member States). This is where negotiations stall.