TOLEDO, Ohio — It's that time of year where the sun is rising later and setting earlier, Daylight Savings Time.
Once the summer solstice occurs, the northern hemisphere starts to lose daylight each day.
In the month of September, the loss of daylight becomes more noticeable as we lose almost three minutes of a daylight a day. By October, the loss of daylight decreases by seconds. However, looking from Sept. 1 with a sunset of 8:06 p.m. and Oct. 31, with a sunset of 6:29 p.m., it becomes more noticeable.
But it has many of us wondering when is the actual sunset?
For us here in Northwest Ohio, our sunset will be around 6:39 p.m. on Oct. 23. By Halloween it will be 6:29 p.m., having lost about ten minutes of daylight.
As we head into November, Daylight Saving Time occurs. The date varies each year, but it is always the first Sunday in November.
We lose an hour of daylight but gain an hour of sleep. On Nov. 3, our sunset will be 5:25 pm for Toledo.
By Thanksgiving, our sunset will be at 5:05 pm.
The winter solstice occurs on Dec. 21, and it considered the darkest day of the year with nine hour, nine minutes and four seconds of daylight.
After the winter solstice, we'll slowly start to see a little more daylight each day, even if it does not feel like it, especially in January and February.
By Christmas, our sunset will be 5:09 p.m. For New Years, it will be 5:13 p.m.
Daylight Saving Time begins on March 9, 2025 at 2 am. This will cause later sunsets. On Mar. 9., the sunset for Toledo will be 7:34 pm.
The vernal equinox or first day of spring will mark the halfway point to longer daylight.
The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year with a sunset at 9:12 pm.
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