Change time
1 hour free – regular time comes on Sunday
At 3 a.m. on Sunday morning, the clocks turn back one hour. Standard time will return to normal time in Switzerland until March 31.
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On Sunday at three o’clock, the clock returns to two o’clock in the afternoon. So you can sleep an hour longer.
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People often refer to this as winter time, although this is incorrect. Officially there are only Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time.
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Although the extra hour on Sunday seems of little significance to most people because of the time change, the annual change between daylight saving time and standard time is unpopular in the spring and fall, regular surveys show.
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There has been debate in the European Union about scrapping the time change for some time. However, the debate has been suspended for the time being.
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On Sunday night the clocks will be reset to standard time.
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Standard time in Switzerland has been Central European time for more than 125 years.
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In Switzerland, the Federal Institute of Metrology (Metas) is responsible for implementing and publishing Swiss Standard Time.
On Sunday, October 29th. Summer time ends For this year: The clock will be set to 2pm at 3am. People often refer to this as winter time, although this is incorrect. Officially there are only Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time. Next year, daylight saving time will run from March 31 to October 27, from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
Standard time in Switzerland has been Central European time for more than 125 years. In Switzerland, the Federal Institute of Metrology (Metas) is responsible for implementing and publishing Swiss Standard Time.
Time changes are unpopular
Although the extra hour on Sunday seems of little significance to most people because of the time change, the annual change between daylight saving time and standard time is unpopular in the spring and fall, regular surveys show.
In addition to health concerns, critics of the time change also argue that it does not serve its original purpose. Originally, the clock was introduced in the spring to help save energy during the sunnier seasons. The idea was that by moving the day forward by an hour, less light and therefore less electricity would be needed. However, analyzes show that actual energy savings cannot be proven.
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The European Union puts the debate on ice
in European Union There has been controversy about abolishing the time change for some time. The EU Commission originally introduced a draft law in 2018 providing for this. The European Parliament even approved the plan, but postponed the planned end-of-time change from 2019 to 2021. These plans were not well received in member states and have been suspended for the time being.
In the discussion, the German Society for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine called for maintaining the standard time. This is because daylight, especially the blue component of sunlight, is the master clock of people’s internal circadian clock and has a significant impact on the wake-sleep rhythm. Experts are convinced that winter offers the best guarantee for this. On the other hand, the shift to daylight saving time can lead to poor sleep, which can manifest in the form of poor concentration and performance as well as increased accidents, according to the argument.
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