00:00Sunsets before 5 p.m. are about to return across much of the United States.
00:05Daylight saving time ends on Sunday-November warrant, as clocks fall back one hour.
00:09That is the earliest possible date for the change.
00:12On the first night of November, the sun sets before 5 p.m. in five major cities.
00:18They include New York City, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
00:23In Caribou, Maine, sunset arrives at 4.16 p.m., among the earliest in the contiguous U.S.
00:29Farther south, Houston sees sunset at 5.34 p.m. and Miami at 5.39 p.m.
00:35Hawaii and most of Arizona skip the change, though the Navajo Nation observes it.
00:40Falling back does not change how long a day actually lasts.
00:44But days keep shrinking until the winter solstice on December 24th.
00:48Seattle will lose more than 70 minutes of daylight during November.
00:51Many Gulf Coast communities will lose around 30 minutes.
00:54Disclosure, this video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.