Ah the ending of Daylight saving (not savings) time is here! The official US Daylight Savings Time Schedule for 2009 is the 1st of November at 2:00 am. It use to end the last Sunday in October but two years ago it was to the first Sunday in November.

Good news for this year is most folks will get to get an extra hour of sleep after enjoying some Halloween festivities. Just remember to turn your clocks back an hour before retiring on October 31st.

The clocks will stay at this setting until the March 14, 2010 – as Daylight Saving time begins the second Sunday in March.

And while you are running around your house setting all the clocks back an hour don’t forget to check your smoke detectors. Fire departments encourage everyone to check their smoke detectors and change the batteries if needed when they change their clocks. Working smoke detectors can double a family’s chance in a fire.

Not all U.S. states and territories observe Daylight Saving Time including Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Earlier this year Alaska passed a bill to stop following it as well.