When is Daylight Saving Time in 2009 - time to Fall back

October 24, 10:57 PMSeattle Parenting ExaminerKristy Stevens-Young

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Ah the ending of Daylight saving (not savings) time is here! The official US Daylight Saving Time Schedule for 2009 is the 1^st of November at 2:00 am. 

The good news for this year is we will get an extra hour of sleep after staying out late on Halloween, Just remember to turn your clocks back an hour before retiring on October 31^st so they will be correct when you awake on Novemeber 1.

The clocks will stay at this setting until the March 14, 2010 – as Daylight Saving time begins the second Sunday in March.

And while you are running around your house setting all the clocks back an hour don’t forget to check your smoke detectors. Fire departments encourage everyone to check their smoke detectors and change the batteries if needed when they change their clocks. Working smoke detectors can double a family’s chance in a fire.

Not all U.S. states and territories observe Daylight Saving Time including Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Earlier this year Alaska passed a bill to stop following it as well.