Sen Wyden: "Like losing an hour of sleep? Neither do I." Co-sponsoring bill to ditch DST

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21. Which way do you want it? Year-round 1) Standard Time or 2) Daylight Savings?

Personally, I would much prefer Option 2, daylight savings year round.

For example, in Seattle, under year-round daylight savings, on Jan 3 (middle of current standard time), dawn would begin at 7:05 and dusk would end at 7:22 (See below for details).

If we ditched daylight savings, subtract an hour. (See below for details or visit this site)

January 3

Note: Civil twilight = Enough light for ordinary outdoor occupations.

Option 1: If we ditch daylight savings, here's what we have in Seattle on January 3 (middle of standard time)

Morning
Dawn (astronomical twilight begins): 6:05
Civil twilight begins 7:21 am
Full daylight 7:57

Evening
Full daylight ends 4:30 pm
Civil twilight ends 5:05 pm
Dusk ends (astronomical twilight ends-- it's dark out): 6:22

Option 2: If we ditch standard time, and keep daylight savings year round, here is what we have:

Add an hour to the times above

I'd rather be getting up and getting ready for work in the dark (light enough for normal outdoor occupations at 8:21 am) and have a bit of light after I get home (light enough for normal outdoor occupations until 6:05).