When do the clocks go forward in 2023? UK's British Summer Time, explained

?When do the clocks go forwad

On Sunday, March 26 at one in the morning, the clocks in the UK advance by one hour. The start of British Summer Time is no

Due to the adjustment, sunset in the UK will now happen one hour later, at 7:23pm (London times). Moreover, the Sun will rise one hour later, from 5:50 to 6:50. (London times again).

Solar noon will move one hour later from roughly 12pm to 1pm, when the Sun is at its highest in the sky.

The length of the days will increase until the summer solstice, which will occur on June 21, 2023. The clocks will then advance one hour on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 2am.

The majority of your internet-connected gadgets, including your laptop and phone, ought to update themselves automatically. But, you will need to change the majority of oven clocks, battery-operated wall clocks, and automobile clocks by hand (hope you remembered where you left the manual).

On Sunday, March 12, at two in the morning, the clocks in the US went forward a little.

?Why do the clocks change

Simply put, it's to maximise the usage of natural light. With British Summer Time, we are effectively relocating an hour of sunlight from the morning to the evening, which lowers nighttime energy use and, of course, gives you more time to go outside after work.The advantages of adjusting the time, however, have long been disputed (more on that below)

 ?When was the first British Summer Time
Only in 1916 was changing the clocks made official in the UK in an effort to reduce energy consumption during the First World War. In 1918, the US did the same thing.

Benjamin Franklin, a US polymath, and Chris Martin's ancestor—yes, the Coldplay singer—both proposed the modification.

Franklin first suggested adjusting clocks to reflect daylight in 1784, claiming that doing so would help people save money on candles.