changing times

So next weekend we 'spring forward' with the time changes. March 11 this year. Today in mid michigan, the sunrise and sunset are set for:

Sunrise: 7:10 AM EST

Sunset: 6:29 PM EST


So next weekend, springing forward, and factoring in about 20 more minutes of daylight (a minute at each end a day) we will be at:

Sunrise: 8am
Sunset: 7:40 pm

Maybe this is because my formative years were spent in the eastern end of the timezone... but dark at 8am and light at 8pm? that is just plain weird. I think scott is right when he says that 8am is the new 7am (in mid michigan anyway)!!