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Solar time returns, today the clocks went 60 minutes behind

2025-10-26 08:14:25Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Solar time returns, today the clocks went 60 minutes behind
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Daylight saving time is back. Today, at 03:00, the clocks went back one hour. This change is called daylight saving time and will last until March 29, 2026, when daylight saving time returns. The time change allows us to sleep an hour more in the mornings, but it gets dark faster in the afternoons. 

The main goal of this change is to make better use of natural daylight hours during the afternoon and evening, reducing the need for artificial lighting and promoting energy savings.

How does it work?

In autumn (on the last Sunday of October), daylight saving time is restored: the clocks are turned back one hour. As a result, people sleep an hour longer and the hours of daylight are concentrated more in the morning. Every year, it is emphasized that keeping daylight saving time all year round would avoid the 'change stress' associated with light, the main natural synchronizer of all body processes, which appears in people with fatigue, insomnia, irritability, headaches, mood swings, difficulty concentrating and maintaining high attention. Therefore, many experts support the idea of ​​keeping daylight saving time all year round.

The clock change and the debate over its removal

Seasonal time changes were first introduced in Europe to save energy during World War I. The idea was later revived during World War II and again in the 1970s during the oil crisis. An EU directive on the matter came into force in 2001, formalising the change of time every two years, in March and October, in all member states. Since then, the change of time according to the seasons has become increasingly controversial.

The double time change during the year, from summer time to winter time, can have consequences on the sleep-wake cycle and has long been a topic of debate in the European Union. At the heart of the debate is the difficulty of balancing economic austerity with the social and personal habits of each of us.

In 2018, the European Commission led by Jean-Claude Juncker presented a proposal to stop the six-monthly clock change, based on the overwhelming results of a public consultation, in which 4.6 million citizens participated, 84% of whom were in favor of abolishing the six-monthly clock change.

The Commission also presented studies on the damage that the time change causes to psycho-physical health and stressed that summer time does not currently bring significant energy savings. However, the proposal was not adopted, as it requires the green light from both the Council and the European Parliament to be implemented and no final decision has been taken to date.


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