Eli5 the time change in North America

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I live in Canada. I understand that the days are shorter in winter and longer in summer, and why the time change exists. But my question is: does the sun rise earlier in the summer or winter?

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In the winter the sun both rises later and sets sooner, hence shorter days in the winter. obviously how extreme the variation depends on how far north you are the further north the more the difference.

Daylight saving time was created in 1918 during world war 1 in order to save fuel by shifting time 1 hour ahead in order to have an extra hour of sunlight during the day.

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