Winter time begins

Daylight saving time ended last night at three o'clock in the morning, when the clock hands had to be moved back one hour, from three to two o'clock in the morning, reports Patria.

Daylight saving time begins in the last week of March and ends in the last week of October.

Official time around the world is moved forward in late winter or early spring, and back in autumn, most often by one hour, but the exact number of hours and dates of changes are determined at the local level and are subject to change. Moving the clock hands in Western Europe was introduced in the early 1970s, with the explanation that it "extends" the day, allows for savings in electricity consumption, increases productivity, improves human adaptation, and makes the working day more efficient.

The date of moving the clock hands varies from country to country, so in the Northern Hemisphere, daylight saving time begins in the last week of March or the first week of April.