Daylight saving time

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Daylight saving time is the local time adopted by many countries during Summer. Daylight saving time involves changing the local time. Typically, the clocks are adjusted by moving the time forward by one hour during spring. When the Daylight saving ends in autumn, the clocks are adjusted back to their the normal time.

Daylight saving time was introduced in many countries to make use of the extra day light available during Summer. In Europe, the Daylight saving time is called "Summer time".

Many governments support the Daylight saving time as it reduces energy usage. However, many people oppose the Daylight saving time. Some of these are farm workers, who wake up very early in the morning.

Some of the countries which have Daylight saving time are the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada. Iceland is the only country in Europe without a Daylight saving time.