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Get ready for a little gift from the night sky, Cyprus. In the wee hours of tomorrow morning, Sunday, October 25, clocks will take a gentle step backward. At 4:00 AM local time they will roll back one full hour to 3:00 AM. Just like that, the island returns to standard Eastern European Time (EET, UTC+2).
That extra hour is pure magic. You get a bonus stretch of sleep, soft and quiet. Mornings will greet you with more sunshine, making the start of the day feel brighter and kinder. Sunsets, on the other hand, will arrive an hour sooner, wrapping evenings in an earlier golden glow.
Most smartphones, computers, and other connected gadgets will handle the change all by themselves. Old-fashioned wall clocks, kitchen appliances, and anything that needs a human touch will ask for a quick manual tweak. A few turns of the hands and everything stays in perfect harmony.
This soft landing into standard time lasts until the last Sunday of March 2027, when summer time returns for another season of long, light evenings.
So tonight, set your intentions for rest. Tomorrow you wake up with a little more time to savor the soft light and the simple joy of an extra hour that belongs only to you. Sweet dreams, Cyprus.
