{"id":1806583,"date":"2022-03-30T20:27:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T00:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1806583"},"modified":"2022-03-30T20:27:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T00:27:03","slug":"mapping-daylight-saving-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/03\/mapping-daylight-saving-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Daylight Saving Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daylight saving time has been in the news again, with the U.S. Senate voting to make it permanent year-round. So it\u2019s worth looking at maps that explore the impact of standard time and daylight saving time, and time zones in general, on the time of sunrise and sunset. And as far as the United States is concerned, that means looking at some maps by Andy Woodruff, who\u2019s been exploring this question since at least this 2015 blog post<\/a>. Which was supplanted in 2019 by this so-called gripe assistant tool<\/a> to help you quantify your whining about the biannual change.<\/p>\n

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Andy Woodruff, Axis Maps (Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, last week Andy produced the above infographic<\/a> to illustrate your ideal time zone based on when you think your ideal sunrise and sunset is.<\/p>\n

See also CityLab<\/em>\u2019s coverage<\/a> (now subscriber-only), which is pretty Woodruff-heavy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daylight saving time has been in the news again, with the U.S. Senate voting to make it permanent year-round. 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