This Halloween will be the last time most U.S. kids yell "trick-or-treat" in the dark, as next years extension of daylight saving time promises to shed more light on traditional candy-gathering activities.
This year clocks will be turned back one hour on Sunday, October 29, bringing a close to daylight saving time and an earlier nightfall just before Halloween, which comes October 31.
However, the U.S. Congress tucked a provision into last years massive energy bill that will tack four extra weeks onto daylight saving time in a bid to save energy.
Under the new law, clocks will be moved forward an hour to begin daylight saving time next year on the second Sunday in March, instead of the first Sunday in April. It will end on the first Sunday in November, not the last Sunday in October.
That means that instead of the sun setting around 5:30 p.m. in most U.S. locations on Halloween, the sun will still be above the horizon next year when many kids start knocking on neighbors doors asking for candy.
