Our evenings will soon get brighter, with the clocks going forwards tonight.
The clocks change twice a year in the UK, 'springing' forward in March and 'falling' backwards in winter. It means that we will lose an hour of sleep tonight, but it also means there will be more daylight in the evenings - and less in the mornings.
The change also marks the transition from Greenwich Mean Time to British Summer Time, which is sometimes called Daylight Saving Time. Anyone with a smartphone shouldn't need to worry about manually changing the time.
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As long as your phone is connected to the internet via data or WiFi then the time will change on them automatically. But don't forget to change the clocks or analogue watches in your house.
The clocks always change on the last weekend of March each year in the UK. This year, it falls on Sunday, March 26. At 1am tonight, the clocks will leap forward by one hour.
Changing clocks throughout spring and autumn has been something that's been going on for centuries now. Initially, the idea was to get people out of their homes and outside to enjoy the daylight hours.
Benjamin Franklin first campaigned to change the clocks during his time in Paris in 1784. His belief was that if people got out of bed earlier, they would be able to enjoy the extra daylight. However, the idea was opposed by seniors for years.
That was until 1916 - when the idea was formally implemented in the UK with the first Daylight Saving Bill.
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