Time change!!

On Sunday, October 25th , clocks in the EU will be turned back from 3 a.m. to 2 a.m. An extra hour – if that's not a reason to celebrate!

In the US, the time change is delayed until November 1st . Therefore, the time difference to Los Angeles will temporarily shrink from nine to eight hours.

In concrete terms, this means that when it's 9 pm here, it's only 1 pm there . So don't be surprised if your Californian friends are still wide awake while you're already calling it a day! 😉

We have adjusted the start times of our events accordingly.

Why do we change the clocks twice a year?

The same thing happens twice a year: In spring the clocks are moved forward, and in autumn they are turned back. But why?

The idea behind it is to make better use of daylight. In summer, the sun rises early while many people are still asleep. Daylight Saving Time shifts the clocks, so it stays light longer in the evening. This was originally intended to help save energy on lighting.

The idea is not new, however: Germany and other European countries introduced daylight saving time as early as 1916 during the First World War to save coal. It was later abolished and reintroduced several times. The regular time change has been in effect again in Germany since 1980, and since 1996, uniform changeover dates have applied across the EU.

Whether daylight saving time actually saves energy is debatable. The only certainty is that we have to change our clocks twice a year – and debate whether this is really necessary. Abolishing it has been discussed in Europe for years, but it has not yet been implemented.