Darkness before again
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday
Daylight saving time ends next Sunday: clocks will reset between 3 a.m. and 2 a.m. The so-called ordinary time applies for the next five months. The reform of the transition period has been debated for a long time.
Clocks will be set back one hour on Sunday night. The so-called standard time applies for five months. (archive image)
In relation to the time change in the fall, it is often said that clocks are switched from summer time to winter time at the end of October. According to the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS), there is only standard time and summer time. Standard time in Switzerland has been Central European Time for 125 years.
Summer has been in effect in Switzerland since 1981. Since 1996, people in all EU countries have set their clocks forward one hour on the last Sunday in March and one hour on the last Sunday in October. On Sunday, March 26, 2023, time will switch back to daylight saving time.
The time change is controversial
The transition between standard time and summer time is controversial in this country and in the European Union. In March 2019, the EU Parliament called for the time change to be canceled in 2021. However, to date, not all necessary decisions have been taken at EU level by all individual countries.
According to Metas, Switzerland follows developments in neighboring countries and carefully examines whether any adjustment to the time regulation makes sense and is in Switzerland’s interest. For now, the existing timing rule will apply, he said.
A federal popular effort to abolish the time change two years ago failed. The idea of the group around Lucerne SVP National Councilor Yvette Estermann is that in the future Central European Time will apply all year round in Switzerland.
With the introduction of Central European Time and the introduction of time change, the Federal Council and Parliament decided on the time regulation of neighboring countries primarily for economic reasons. If regulations diverge from those of neighboring countries, Switzerland will become an island of time – with associated consequences, especially for business transactions, transport, tourism and communication. (SDA)
Tips for surviving the transition
On October 30th it’s that time again: winter time starts at 3 a.m. and the clocks are set back one hour. So tonight’s an hour longer than usual – cheers to all morning crouches.
On October 30th it’s that time again: winter time starts at 3 a.m. and the clocks are set back one hour. So tonight’s an hour longer than usual – cheers to all morning crouches.
7 Memorial Bridges, Remember that times change
- In the spring you put garden furniture in front of the door. They are put back in the shed in the fall.
- One is very lightly dressed in spring. In autumn, it decreases again and people wear more clothes again.
- 2-3-2 rule (based on RS-232 computer interface): In spring, the time is changed from 2 to 3 o’clock. 3 am to 2 am in autumn.
- In winter the temperatures are in minus range and in summer they are again in plus range.
- In the spring, when it warms up again, time lengthens – the clock is put forward. In autumn, when it cools down again, time shrinks – the clocks are turned back.
- To all English speakers: Spring Forward, Fall Back!
- And the most stupid: the clock will be offered in the summer – both with “o”.
Remember that time changes more easily with reminders.
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- In the spring you put garden furniture in front of the door. They are put back in the shed in the fall.
- One is very lightly dressed in spring. In autumn, it decreases again and people wear more clothes again.
- 2-3-2 rule (based on RS-232 computer interface): In spring, the time is changed from 2 to 3 o’clock. 3 am to 2 am in autumn.
- In winter the temperatures are in minus range and in summer they are again in plus range.
- In the spring, when it warms up again, time lengthens – the clock is put forward. In autumn, when it cools down again, time shrinks – the clocks are turned back.
- To all English speakers: Spring Forward, Fall Back!
- And the most stupid: the clock will be offered in the summer – both with “o”.
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