We've all been through the groggy mornings after a daylight savings switch, and we're full of grousing about the change.
So much so that the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a plan for making daylight savings permanent. The move made a lot of news, but the House of Representatives probably won't take action on it for some time. The Senate proposed making a move permanent by next year.
The timing coincided with the latest switch of springing forward — you know, the one where we lose an hour of sleep.
Polling on daylight savings time found that 71% of Americans approved making later sunsets a permanent thing.
However, what does that look like for Kerrville and Kerr County?
In November, December, January and parts of February, sunrises wouldn't be until 8:15 a.m. or later. In January, sunrise would be at 8:30 a.m. — that means kids starting school in the dark.
Here's a look at the latest sunrises and sunsets by month under the proposed plan using 2023 dates:
January
- Sunrise — 8:33 a.m., Jan. 4-16
- Sunset — 7:12 p.m., Jan. 31
February
- Sunrise — 8:26 a.m., Feb. 1-2
- Sunset — 7:34 p.m., Feb. 27-28
March
(Daylight savings begins March 12, 2022)
- Sunrise — 8:02 a.m., March 1
- Sunset — 7:54 p.m., March 30-31
April
- Sunrise — 7:26 a.m., April 1
- Sunset — 8:13 p.m., April 30
May
- Sunrise — 6:53 a.m., May 1
- Sunset — 8:32 a.m., May 30-31
June
- Sunrise — 6:38 a.m., June 29-30
- Sunset — 8:41 p.m., June 22-30
July
- Sunrise —‚ 6:54 a.m., July 30-31
- Sunset — 8:41 p.m., July 1-8
August
- Sunrise — 7:12 a.m., Aug. 30-31
- Sunset — 8:29 p.m., Aug. 1-2
September
- Sunrise — 7:29 a.m., Sept. 30
- Sunset — 7:59 a.m., Sept. 1
October
- Sunrise — 7:49 a.m., Oct. 31
- Sunset — 7:22 p.m., Oct. 1
November
(Daylight savings time falls back)
- Sunrise — 8:13 a.m., Nov. 29-30
- Sunset — 6:49 p.m. Nov. 1
December
- Sunrise — 8:32 a.m., Dec. 31
- Sunset — 6:46 p.m., Dec. 31
