RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – Ready or not, it’s almost time to “fall back in time”—and no, that’s not a new Netflix series. Daylight Saving Time officially ends this Sunday morning, November 2, 2025, at 2:00 a.m. Central Time. But unless you’re planning to wake up in the wee hours to honor the occasion, most folks will be setting their clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night. That means if it’s 10:00 p.m., go ahead and move your clock back to 9:00 p.m. You’ll thank yourself when you show up to church on time and not an hour early, wondering why the choir looks so confused.

This twice-a-year ritual of clock fiddling has a surprisingly dramatic origin story. It all started with a 1907 brochure titled “The Waste of Daylight,” penned by Englishman William Willett, who was apparently very passionate about sunlight and punctuality. Parliament didn’t bite, and poor Willett passed away before his idea ever saw the light of day—pun intended.

The U.S. gave it a whirl in 1918, repealed it in 1919, and then watched cities like New York and Chicago do their own thing anyway. By 1963, Time Magazine dubbed the whole ordeal “Chaos of Clocks,” which sounds like a rejected Harry Potter title. Finally, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966, giving us the standardized system we now love to grumble about.

So, whether you’re a fan of extra morning light or just enjoy the thrill of resetting your microwave clock, don’t forget to fall back this Saturday night. It’s tradition, it’s history, and it’s mildly annoying—but at least you get an extra hour of sleep. Probably.