Autumn in Ontario brings many changes. Trees are alive with
colour, the weather turns cooler, and we begin to see mornings with
frost. The days are also getting shorter and soon we will have to
deal with the change from Daylight Saving Time (DST) to Standard
Time.
On Sunday, November 5th at 2 a.m., the clocks go back one hour
and stay that way until March 10, 2024. This change from DST to
Standard time is usually considered a "bonus" to most, as
it means we get an extra hour of sleep on Sunday.
When this change is made, the sun will rise and set one hour
earlier. Days do not get shorter, of course, it just gets darker
earlier each day for the next month and a half until the winter
solstice, which occurs in Toronto at 10:27 p.m. on Dec. 21 this
year. On that day, there will be about six and half hours less
daylight than we saw on June 21.
