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BlindBeard t1_jbvevcq wrote

Reply to comment by bcb1200 in Do not forget to spring your clocks forward this weekend and check your smoke and CO2 (carbon monoxide) detectors. by [deleted]

Why is it an hour later in Michigan? Is it that much further North?

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bcb1200 t1_jbvgmrs wrote

North isn’t the issue. It’s the fact it’s in the western edge of the time zone.

Western Michigan is a 1-2 hour drive from Chicago. Except it’s still in the eastern time zone, and about 800 miles west from here.

Even though we’re in the same time zone the sun rises and sets about an hour later there than it does here. Because it’s so far west in the time zone.

So if we stay in summer hours year round the sun won’t rise there in December until about 9-10 am.

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BlindBeard t1_jbvk6b0 wrote

Oh my b I figured Michigan was on central time for some reason. Thanks

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