Bleak midwinter, indeed. The darkest part of the year is preceded by the switch to standard time, which sacrifices the evening sun in favor of earlier dawns. The results can feel dismally dim. That — plus the fact that the majority of Americans dislike changing clocks, to begin with — has led to efforts to eliminate standard time … and counterefforts to eliminate daylight saving time. Can either option squeeze more day out of the light we do have? Tap the link in our bio to explore our new interactive and try your hand at optimizing daylight all year long. Illustration by Emily Scherer, maps by Ryan Best and Paroma Soni. -- Note: Sunrise and sunset times were calculated for 2022, based on the geographic center of each county. Sunrise is defined as when the top edge of the sun appears on the horizon; sunset is defined as when the sun disappears below the horizon and evening civil twilight (when the sun's geometric center is 6 degrees below the horizon) starts. Since Arizona does not...