Daylight savings

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Daylight savings ends overnight (Newshub)

Clocks roll back an hour overnight this weekend as the winter months approach. Daylight saving starts each year at 2am on the last Sunday in September, and ends ...

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When does daylight savings end in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and ... (The Guardian)

Daylight saving comes to an end on Sunday, as much of Australia's south-east coast enjoys a well-deserved sleep in.

Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory do not observe daylight saving. People may find it easier to fall asleep earlier in the evening and wake up at a more appropriate time,” he said. “When we wind the clock back as we are about to do, there is the opportunity to get more sleep.

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Daylight saving ends: Turn your clocks back an hour tonight (Te Ao Māori News)

Daylight saving ends this Sunday, at 3am. Clocks go back an hour, which means an extra hour's sleep for some lucky whānau. For those already counting down.

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What the end of daylight saving could mean for your sleeping habits (SBS)

Daylight saving will end on Sunday, giving people in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, and the ACT an extra hour to snooze.

Western Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory do not observe daylight saving. People may find it easier to fall asleep earlier in the evening and wake up at a more appropriate time," he told AAP. - Daylight saving will return on the first Sunday of October.

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Daylight saving ends in NZ for another year (RNZ)

It is almost time for daylight saving to come to an end, which means you could be getting an extra hour's sleep tomorrow morning.

This should mean your phone will automatically reflect the time depending on which state or territory you're in. The purpose of daylight saving is to make the most of the hours of daylight we are given by the changing seasons. Android: Go into the clock app, tap more and then go into settings.

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Daylight saving: Time to turn clocks back (New Zealand Herald)

It's an extra hour's sleep on Sunday, as daylight saving finishes and 3am becomes 2am. People may find it helpful to put their clocks back by one hour ...

The current times have been fixed since 2007 and are governed by two pieces of legislation. (The modern iteration was made official in 1974/5). In 1895, entomologist George Hudson presented the idea to the Wellington Philosophical Society.

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