Daylight saving time starts soon: When to spring forward in Kansas & Missouri
If you’re tired of dark evenings in Kansas City, you won’t have to deal with them for much longer. But you’ll have to lose an hour of sleep.
Starting Sunday, March 8, Missouri and Kansas residents will spend more time in the daylight later in the day after clocks “spring forward.”
Here is what you should know about the start of daylight saving time in Kansas City.
When does daylight saving time start?
Don’t forget to change your clocks Sunday, March 8, when daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m.
That day, the sun will rise at 7:40 a.m. and set at 7:18 p.m.
The days will continue to get longer until the 2026 summer solstice June 21, and daylight saving time ends Nov. 1.
Did the government get rid of daylight saving time?
If you hate the twice-annual back and forth of daylight saving time and standard time, you’re not alone. Nineteen states have passed bills opting to adopt daylight saving time as the permanent standard time.
However, the laws can’t go into effect until the federal government enacts similar legislation, and the 2023 version of the bill fizzled out in a congressional committee.
Why is there more daylight in the summer?
As the Earth orbits around the sun, our planet is tilted at a 23.5-degree angle. When North America is tilted toward the sun during the summer, we experience both warmer weather and more daylight.
