What is the purpose of daylight saving time?

Answer 1

There is daylight savings time because it is to preserve as much energy as possible. The theory is that when it's daylight longer we will use less electricity. There have been studies and it has been reported to save a little energy.

Answer 2

Daylight Saving Time gives us the opportunity to enjoy sunny summer evenings by moving our clocks an hour forward in the spring.

Yet, the implementation of Daylight Saving Time has been fraught with controversy since Benjamin Franklin conceived of the idea. Even today, regions and countries routinely change their approaches to Daylight Saving Time.

Answer 3

The mean of daylight saving time is during the four years till a Leap Year. (Febuary 31.)

It means you get to set your hour back for a day meaning you have another hour till you sleep/wake up.

Answer 4

Daylight Saving Time (DST)-also 'summer time' in British English and European official terminology - is the practice of temporarily advancing clocks during the summertime so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn. Modern DST was first proposed in 1895 by George Vernon Hudson. Many countries have used it since then; details vary by location and change occasionally.

Answer 5

To save energy, and get a last hour of daylight. it was developed in the early 1800s.