When will the clock change to daylight saving time in 2022? Time change today
Just one more sleep: The time change and the beginning of “summer time 2022” are imminent. But when exactly does the clock change? Do you put the clock forward or backward? Can you sleep longer or is the night getting shorter? On which devices do I have to change the clocks and how does it work on my cell phone? GIGA gives a quick answer to these questions.
The days would be longer and warmer. As every year, at the start of summer, the question arises as to when the clock will change. The clocks will tonight switched. More precisely, the next time change is on the night of Saturday March 26th on Sunday March 27th. The clock is put forward from 02:00 to 03:00. Then the summer time is heralded. It is officially referred to as “Central European Summer Time” (“CEST”). The clock will then advance one hour. That means there is Sunday night an hour less sleep. This hour will be “given back” again on Sunday, October 30, 2022, when the clocks will then revert back to “standard time.”
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Contents
- 1 Time change – start of daylight saving time: Date 2022
- 2 Is the clock changed? Not many like that
- 3 Time change: List of all clocks and devices that need to be set
- 4 Time change on the cell phone and on the computer
- 5 Polls: This is what Germans think about the time change
- 6 Time change: what is it good for?
- 7 EU: Time change should (actually) be abolished
- 8 when are the clocks adjusted? Sayings to remember – forward or backward?
Time change – start of daylight saving time: Date 2022
- The time change from winter to the Summer time 2022 takes place on the night of Saturday March 26 to Sunday March 27, 2022.
- Then the clock from 2 o’clock brought forward to 3 o’clock.
- When changing from “winter time” to “summer time”, the night is increased by one hour shortened.
This graphic explains it very simply: When changing to summer time, the clock is put forward (yellow), when changing to winter time, it is put back again (blue):
Is the clock changed? Not many like that
The majority of users on the web have little good to say or write about the time change. But some take it with humor:
Time change: List of all clocks and devices that need to be set
With most modern watches, you no longer have to do anything yourself. The time change is usually automatic on a smartphone, PC or smartwatch if you have not changed the default setting. Here is an overview of clocks or technical devices with an integrated clock that may have to be changed manually when the time changes. You can either open this article on your mobile phone and work through all the points, or you can use this checklist as a Download PDF file here and print it out.
Normally, every radio clock should change over automatically. Or?
living room
- TV
- receivers
- Blu-ray/DVD player
- weather station
- wall clock
kitchen
- oven
- microwave
- fully automatic coffee machine
- wall clock
Electronic devices, Miscellaneous
- Wristwatch / pocket watch
- MP3 player
- radio
- stereo system
- Answering machine
- home phone
- fax
- alarm clock
- digital camera
- camcorder
- Fitness tracker, heart rate monitor
- Medical devices (e.g. blood pressure monitor)
House technic
- thermostat
- heating
- timer
- alarm system
- motion detector
- Lighting (timed systems)
- Garden irrigation (timed systems)
mobility
- car radio
- motorcycle (clock)
- navigation systems
- bike computer
- Fitness tracker, heart rate monitor
Time change on the cell phone and on the computer
Smartphone and PC users don’t have to worry about the time change: The digital clocks of Android, iOS and Windows usually change automatically – provided you have chosen the right setting.
Polls: This is what Germans think about the time change
According to our GIGA survey, around 80 percentthat the time change is pointless, unnecessary or even harmful to health. Only 20% see advantages in the changeover. Many complain about restlessness and sleep problems, are even irritated after the time change. Statista also paints a similar picture of the (non-)sense of the time change. What do you think about that?
The ZDF Politbarometer asked the following question in a survey: “If the time change is abolished, would you like summer time all year round or winter time all year round?” The answers show that the majority of those surveyed are in favor of keeping summer time permanently – should the time change be abolished will.
Time change: what is it good for?
The colloquial “winter time” is actually the “normal time”. In March, the clock is switched to Central European Summer Time to save on energy costs. Nowadays, the time change is criticized in many places as unnecessary. The goal when introducing the time change was to make better use of the bright daylight in order to save on energy costs and resources for the production of artificial light. In addition, it is easier to sleep in the additional hour in the dark. The main reasons for the time change were the oil crises of 1973 and 1979/1980.
The first time the clock was changed was during the First World War on April 30, 1916 in the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and Great Britain. This should increase the period of usable daylight. After the end of the First World War, however, the first phase of the time change was suspended. It wasn’t until 1975 that most of the countries of the European Union followed suit and introduced daylight saving time. The plans were implemented in 1977. Better use of energy was also a priority here. Since 1996 the clock in the EU has been changed uniformly. Germany is one of over 60 countries that put the clock forward or backward. However, the time change is often criticized and perceived as nonsensical. Many no longer see the time change as an opportunity to save energy and see the time change as a historical relic.
EU: Time change should (actually) be abolished
After a 2018 conducted EU-wide survey on time change the abolition in the EU was under scrutiny. Indeed the European Parliament then voted in favor of abolishing the time change from 2021. So far, however, there are no implementation plans. The member states of the EU can decide for themselves whether they want to live permanently in summer or winter time if the time change is abolished. According to the latest information, there is a problem with the “agreements between the member countries”. Ultimately, the aim is to prevent a patchwork of different time zones in Europe.
when are the clocks adjusted? Sayings to remember – forward or backward?
If you are faced with the question “When does the clock change?” every six months, there are a few mnemonics and mnemonics that you can use to remember whether an hour is going forward or backward:
- In summer the clock is put forward (both with an “o”), in winter behind.
- In summer, cafés put tables “in front” of the door. In winter you put them “back” in the shop.
- In winter there are minus temperatures, so the clock is turned back. In summer, when the temperature is above zero, the time is put forward.
- In summer you can take a step forward outside as it is warmer. In winter you take a step back into the home as it gets colder again.
