Did you spring forward? Daylight saving time started at 2 a.m.

Love it or hate it, daylight saving time has arrived.

The annual springing forward on the clock officially started at 2 a.m. today. And while it might mean a lost hour of sleep, the switch Mountain Daylight Time does mean being able to soak in an extra hour of sun in the afternoons. 

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Nov. 7, when clocks are set back an hour.  

The twice-annual changing of the clocks has its share of detractors, including a bipartisan group of senators who have introduced legislation to eliminate the practice. "The Sunshine Protection Act, proposed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, calls for not "falling back" in November and instead enjoying (daylight saving time) year-round. It would not change the country's current time zones or the number of hours of sunlight," CNN reported on Thursday. 

"The bill was already passed in Rubio's home state of Florida in 2018 — but in order to go into effect, it requires a change at the federal level. Fifteen other states — including California, which voted to make daylight saving time permanent in 2018, and Washington, which did the same in 2019 — have passed similar legislation," according to CNN.