Every year we change the clock twice: in the spring we move it forward and in the autumn we move it back. In theory, the goal is to make economic activity fit with the hours of sunlight and thus save energy. In practice, however, many sectors question this change, arguing that the savings would be non-existent or negligible and, conversely, periodically modifying our biological clock could entail health risks. In any case, this 2026, the second time change will be the night of Saturday, October 24th to Sunday, October 25th, and it will mean we sleep one hour more: when it is 3 AM, the clock must be set back one hour (if it does not do so automatically) so that it returns to 2 AM.

With this dramatic plea – "Don't take away our hours of sunshine!" – many people have expressed themselves on social media after learning that the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has proposed to the European Union to abolish daylight saving time that occur twice a year (we just had the one corresponding to autumn) and leave only one stable schedule throughout the year.

On the night of March 29th to 30th, at 2:00 a.m., daylight saving time will begin; therefore, the clocks will have to be moved forward one hour, to 3:00 a.m. The new schedule will make the daylight hours longer and make it darker later, changes that, while they can affect adults' moods, are even more so for children.