While a lot of people do not relish the thought of moving their clocks an hour back, daylight saving time comes with several advantages everyone can enjoy, writes Anthony R. Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Most important, the day the clocks are turned back is the longest day of the year, as it lasts for 25 hours. Since this occurs on a Sunday, most people get to enjoy a longer day off.

The clock rollback also brings dawn an hour sooner, making it easier for those who have to be at work early to navigate their mornings.

And while darkness comes much sooner in the evenings, the change is good for our inner clocks and sleep patterns.

Some sleep specialists, however, believe the springtime change causes individuals to suffer “social jet lag,” whose symptoms include insomnia and fatigue.

Meanwhile, the clock rollback reduces the amount of daily sunlight lost each day.

This Oct., it is as much as 2 minutes and 38 seconds; in Nov., it trims to just over two minutes.

Finally, as the leaves change color and drop, more sunlight filters through as their less-full boughs, heightening the annual display of their autumnal color palette.

The ten-item list of reasons to enjoy “fall-back” clock reset — which for 2022 occurs at 2 a.m., Sun., Nov. 6 — is at The Philadelphia Inquirer.