Millions of Aussies in for darker nights as daylight saving ends

Millions of Australians will soon be in for darker evenings as daylight saving nears its end, with summer now well and truly over.

Clocks are set to be turned back across NSW, Victoria, the ACT, SA and Norfolk Island on April 6.

Aussies in those states will get in some extra sleep as clocks are wound back from 3am to 2am.

Smartphones typically adjust automatically, but those going old-school with analog clocks and watches will need to make the change manually.

Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland, WA, the NT or Christmas Island.

The change bodes well for Aussies keen on their morning walks and runs, though it will mean darker evenings until daylight saving kicks back in on October 5.

Daylight saving was first brought in to conserve fuel and light during World War I, and was brought back again in World War II.

Tasmania decided to keep daylight saving in 1968, with Victoria, NSW, the ACT and SA making the same call a few years later in 1971.