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The days are getting shorter, darker, and colder, as autumn marches towards winter.
With November just around the corner, the weather is expected to turn, and summer will soon be a distant memory.
However, the clocks are soon to go back to allow Brits to get as much daylight as possible.
But when do the clocks go back and does it happen on the same day every year?
The answer to that second question is no. Although the clocks go back around the same time every winter, it’s not on the same date every time.
So when do the clocks go back? According to the government’s gov.uk website: “In the UK the clocks go forward one hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, and back one hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October.
“The period when the clocks are one hour ahead is called British Summer Time (BST). There’s more daylight in the evenings and less in the mornings (sometimes called Daylight Saving Time).
“When the clocks go back, the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).”
So this year, the clocks will go back by an hour next weekend, on Sunday October 27.
At 1.59am, instead of the clocks ticking over to 2am, they will fall back to 1am, giving Britons an extra hour of sleep.
However, the extra hour may not benefit everyone, as those on night shifts may have an extra hour to work.
But, your contract should state whether this is the case, as well as the rules around payment for extra hours worked.
For those using next weekend for Halloween nightclubbing, the clocks going back could also mean some extra time on the dancefloor.
The clock changes means darkness falls earlier in the day and for some, signals the start of autumn – although others consider the autumn equinox to be the turning point.
This occurs when the sun shines on the equator, illuminating both the northern and southern hemispheres with the same amount of rays.
However, the autumn equinox fell on September 22. The clocks will change again on March 30, 2025, when this time, they will move forward an hour.
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