India, Sept. 28 -- Millions of Americans are preparing for the biannual ritual of adjusting their timepieces as Daylight Saving Time officially concludes for the year. Following a summer of extended evening daylight, standard time is scheduled to resume in the early hours of Sunday, November 1.

The impending transition will grant residents an extra hour of sleep over the weekend but will abruptly usher in much darker late-afternoon commutes as the Northern Hemisphere tilts further away from the sun. The impending time change rekindles ongoing national debates regarding the utility, health impacts, and potential legislative overhaul of the longstanding temporal practice.

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