時計を1時間逆戻りに

Home  >>  Various lights さまざまな光  >>  時計を1時間逆戻りに

時計を1時間逆戻りに

10月26日、午前4時。EUに加盟する28の国々では、時計の針が1時間前に逆戻りします。

In Europe, the switch has been justified with statistics showing energy savings. During the energy crisis of the 1970s, it was thought that Daylight savings time would reduce the need for lighting, especially in the spring and autumn. The EU passed a directive on the “summer time period” that came into effect in 2002.

EU countries move the clock back one hour tonight.
Image by Yle Uutisgrafiikka from YLE

これは今年の”Daylight saving time”(夏時間制 / サマータイム制)が終わるため。

ヨーロッパでは特に春と秋において照明使用の必要性を抑える効果があるとして、2002年からこの夏時間制が実施されています。この時期には、「あれっ、進めるんだっけ、戻すんだっけ。。。」と少々混乱を招くことも少なからずあるようですが。。。

日照が残っている時間を夏の間は有効に使い、陽の短い冬にはスタートポイントを前倒しにして、僕らがが活動する間は出来るだけ昼光を使おうという考えは理にかなっているし、”たった1時間の調節”で省エネルギーのために貢献があるなら、とても価値があると思います。

ただし決して、
「省エネ=照明を楽しむ時間が少なくなる」
わけではありませんから、ご心配なく!

***

Clocks will be officially moved back in all 28 European Union countries at 4 am October 26.

The switch will affect some public transport routes during the night, so be sure to check the Helsinki Region Transport timetables if you need to be somewhere.

Many people are confused each autumn and spring as to which direction to turn the clock. A good rule of thumb is to remember that the clock is always turned towards summer – i.e., forward one hour in the spring and back one hour in the autumn.

All of the EU countries turn their clocks back to Daylight saving time again next spring on the last Sunday of March. It is also a shared practice that the official switch takes place at 4 am in each respective country.

In Europe, the switch has been justified with statistics showing energy savings. During the energy crisis of the 1970s, it was thought that Daylight savings time would reduce the need for lighting, especially in the spring and autumn. The EU passed a directive on the “summer time period” that came into effect in 2002.

From an article of Yle, “Remember to turn back your clocks one hour!

***



Share

コメントを残す

このサイトはスパムを低減するために Akismet を使っています。コメントデータの処理方法の詳細はこちらをご覧ください