daylight saving time
noun
: time usually one hour ahead of standard time
called also daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, daylight time
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Phoenix is seven hours behind UTC on Mountain Standard Time (Arizona does not observe daylight savings time), so the new moon there is at 11:06 p.m. Aug. 22.
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Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The opposite happened in the 2023 Texas legislative session, in which Zaffirini and Rep. Will Metcalf, R-Conroe, proposed the state's permanent shift to daylight saving time.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Senate surprised many by unanimously passing a switch to permanent daylight savings time in 2022, but the bill died in the House of Representatives.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The hours for when the lunar eclipse will be visible vary by time zone, but the weekend's start of daylight saving time means the Sun rises later.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The opposite happened in the 2023 Texas legislative session, in which Zaffirini and Rep. Will Metcalf, R-Conroe, proposed the state's permanent shift to daylight saving time.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Senate surprised many by unanimously passing a switch to permanent daylight savings time in 2022, but the bill died in the House of Representatives.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The hours for when the lunar eclipse will be visible vary by time zone, but the weekend's start of daylight saving time means the Sun rises later.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Daylight saving time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20saving%20time. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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