Minnesotans Now Set To Lose An Hour Of Sleep

The semi-annual rite of passage is on the way which means Minnesotans will likely soon be tired and groggy after losing an hour of sleep.

The good news is that while it may only be early March, it won't be long until we'll be able to enjoy way more sunshine each day here in Minnesota. The bad news, though, is that we might not be awake to take advantage of it.

While we haven't seen too much snow again this winter throughout much of the Land of 10,000 Lakes, we certainly have had our share of sub zero temperatures and even colder wind chills. Many of us are trudging through these early days of March by clinging to thoughts of warmer weather and longer days filled with sunshine.

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And, as it turns out, it won't be that long until we have longer days here in the Bold North. You might have noticed that the sun is already setting later in the afternoon than it did just a few weeks ago. According to MPR Meteorologist Paul Huttner, as of mid to late January, the Gopher State had already gained nearly 32 minutes of daylight each day since December 21st.

And, the crew over at Time And Date reports that by this time of year, we're adding a *lot* more minutes of sunlight each day. To be exact, the Bold North has enjoyed an extra just under 2 hours and 30 minutes, or 150 minutes, of additional daylight since December 21st. But things really change when Daylight Saving Time kicks in. So just when is that set to happen in Minnesota in 2025?

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You might have heard about a proposal that would have made Daylight Saving Time, where we move our clocks ahead one hour in the spring and then back again in the fall, permanent. USA Today says the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill (the Sunshine Protection Act) that would have done just that in 2022.

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But that act didn't pass the U.S. House of Representatives and wasn't signed into law. Meanwhile, President Trump has said he favored eliminating Daylight Saving Time and has said it's something he'll work on. However, it doesn't appear that was included in the avalanche of executive orders he's already signed since taking office in January-- at least not yet, anyway.

It's possible the Republican-controlled Congress could reintroduce a new act to make the switch to daylight saving time permanent. However, that would need to pass both the House and Senate before the president could sign it into law.

So for right now, we're still set to 'spring ahead' this weekend (and lose an hour of sleep) and 'fall back' again this November (when we get that hour back), just as we have every year since 1918 when Congress first adopted the Standard Time Act which created Daylight Saving Time. Time And Date has this year's details:

Daylight Saving Time officially begins in Minnesota at 2:00:00 am on this Sunday, March 9, 2025, when clocks move ahead one hour. Sunrise and sunset will then be about one hour later on March 9, 2025 than the day before.

We'll remain on Daylight Saving Time until Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 2:00:00 am, when clocks are turned backward one hour and we revert to Daylight Standard Time, which will complete the 107th year we've made such a change. Now, speaking of changes, keep scrolling to see how some familiar corporate logos have changed over the years, as well!