Five DST Options: Evaluating Morning Impact on Health and School Children Safety
When DSTs are long, they often have adverse impact. To compare a short Memorial Day DST to the currently practiced Daylight Saving Time,
move the cursor to various points on this interactive map.
For these two DSTs you will see percent of days having sunrises later than 7:00 AM. The higher the percentage, the more adverse the impact.
Pulaski, VA
Population:34 k
Solar Delay in minutes:23
With DST, Delay in minutes:83
#1 No DST
% Sunrises after 7:00 AM:28%
Latest Sunrise:7:35
#2 Memorial Day DST
% Sunrises after 7:00 AM:28%
Latest Sunrise:7:35
#3 1966-2006 DST
% Sunrises after 7:00 AM:42%
Latest Sunrise:7:45
#4 2007 Current DST
% Sunrises after 7:00 AM:51%
Latest Sunrise:7:50
#5 Permanent DST
% Sunrises after 7:00 AM:58%
Latest Sunrise:8:35