While the switching of the clock may earn people an extra hour of sleep, Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins studies have found that daylight saving time can actually have some costly mental health effects.

The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S.

Fun fact: It's not Daylight 'Savings' Time

It’s that time of year, when we turn our clocks one hour ahead (spring forward) before we go to bed on Saturday night. Daylight saving time robs us of that one hour of sleep so that we get more sunlight in the evenings.

Many of us will be moving the clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 10, for daylight saving time, and losing that hour of sleep can be hard to adjust to.

Seasonal affective disorder commonly begins in the late fall, and symptoms include things like feelings of sadness, lack of energy and difficulty sleeping.

With the sun setting earlier in the day, some people experience a mood shift. Health experts refer to this as Seasonal Affective Disorder -- or "SAD."

Daylight Saving Time is coming to an end on November 5, meaning most of us will have to turn our clocks back an hour.

The man who originally introduced the bill, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, reintroduced the bill to Congress last year.

On this first day of November, expect colder, drier air with overnight lows in the mid-50s.

Perfect weather Saturday, followed by potential thunderstorms Sunday

Daylight saving time has been a highly debated topic over the years.

Last March, the U.S. Senate passed what is known as the Sunshine Protection Act, which would end the twice-a-year ritual of changing clocks by making one set time permanent.

Earlier this week, the Senate unanimously approved a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent next year.

Considering we JUST sprang forward, time wise, we had to ask: Has the time change ever ruined your day? Or even your week?

Even though winter doesn’t slip away until next weekend, time has its marching orders. And in the United States, it’s just about time to “spring” forward.

Many electronic devices and appliances with clocks will adjust automatically, but smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms need a few moments–moments that can save lives.

Skipping an hour ahead this spring for daylight saving time, doesn’t just change the time.

It’s that time of year again -- are you ready?

Now that we’ve sprung forward, you may be feeling that lost hour of sleep. It may not seem like much, but losing even an hour, in an already sleep-deprived society, can have health implications. Also, when we’re not commuting to work in the morning, we’re exposed to less light and our bodies need daylight to help regulate our internal clock. Daylight saving time adds to the sleep deprivation we’re already experiencing. She explained, exercise increases your body temperature which helps wake you up and will allow you to function better.

It’s time to adjust the clocks in the kitchen, bedroom, car and wherever else is needed, as another daylight saving time day is upon us this weekend.

Forty percent of countries worldwide use daylight saving to make better use of daylight and to conserve energy. The United States started using Daylight Saving Time in 1966, but to no surprise, Americans want the ritual to stop. Should we or shouldn’t we turn the clocks ahead on March 14? Whether you are for it or against it, there’s no doubt Daylight Saving Time impacts us all. If you’re wondering if any states don’t follow Daylight Saving Time, there are currently two: Arizona and Hawaii.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s two U.S. senators joined others across the country in another attempt to make daylight saving time permanent across the country, reintroducing the Sunshine Protection Act. AdIf the bill passes it would apply to the states who currently participate in daylight saving time, which most states observe for eight months out of the year. “Studies have shown many benefits of a year-round Daylight Saving Time, which is why the Florida legislature voted to make it permanent in 2018. Rubio and Scott introduced legislation last year citing the coronavirus pandemic as one reason why daylight saving time would be beneficial. In March 2019, Rubio re-introduced the Sunshine Protection Act, legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent across the country.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – People in Florida will get to enjoy an extra hour of sleep this weekend as they turn their clocks back, along with (most of) the rest of the country. That’s right -- Florida will still “fall back” when Daylight Saving Time ends in 2020 at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. So don’t forget! Cheers to an extra hour of sleep! Read more here.

It's Daylight Saving Time. There's an age-old myth that Daylight Saving was a practice adopted to give farmers extra time in the sun to work out in the field. But, that's not really why dozens of countries follow it. In the US, states are not required by law to follow DST -- Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe it. Whether or not "saving daylight" is the most energy efficient method for electricity conservation is still up for debate.

Copyright 2019 CNNWASHINGTON, D.C. - It's that time of year when the sun starts setting sooner and we turn our clocks back to standard time. Most smartphone clocks will automatically adjust, if the phone's software is up to date. However, if you went into the settings and changed any of the default settings, you may have to update your clock yourself once daylight saving time ends. If you have an iPhone, make sure it has "Set Automatically" enabled under "Date & Time." If you have an Android system, make sure your settings prompt the phone to use a network-provided time zone.

Time change is an inconvenience for some and scientists say a greater risk to public health. JACKSONVILLE, Fla - Time to get adjusted to a new sleep pattern this weekend as we switch our clocks back one hour Sunday night. We are in Daylight Saving Time, otherwise known as summer time, and we leave it behind this weekend for Standard Time. The time shift is more than a lifestyle inconvenience, public health is at risk: switching twice per year results in more accidents and heart attacks afterwards. Approximately 70 countries utilize Daylight Saving Time but Japan, India, and China are the only major industrialized countries that do not observe some form of daylight saving.

According to Mother Nature Network, there is a ton of data that points to negative effects on our bodies from the time change resulting from daylight saving time. -- we've reached the end of the seasonal practice known as Daylight Saving Time. "When we do go to daylight saving time, sleep is disrupted; it's shortened and it's less efficient," Watson said. Trying to adjust to Daylight Saving Time can throw off this internal response. And if you're thinking to yourself that snoozing for an extra hour or not couldn't possibly make a difference to your health, you're underestimating sleep again.