How often the sun would rise after 8 a.m. under permanent daylight saving time

(NEXSTAR) – The U.S. is on the verge of observing permanent daylight saving time again following the passage of the Sunshine Protection Act in the House earlier this month.

Should the Senate pass the bill and President Trump sign it into law, winters could feel different.

Under the Sunshine Protection Act, states that do not exempt themselves would observe daylight saving time year-round. That means our clocks would not fall back in November as they currently do.

Generally speaking, that also means we would have later sunrises and sunsets than we have experienced between early November and early March. It’s the later sunrises in winter that didn’t sit well with some when the U.S. last observed permanent daylight saving time.

Winter sunsets in much of the U.S. would occur after 5 p.m., a huge improvement for those who experience sunsets during the 4 o’clock hour now. Sunrises, though, would largely happen after 8 a.m. – and in some areas, after 9 a.m. In Juneau, Alaska, the sun wouldn’t rise until after 11 a.m. during part of the year.

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