Daylight Saving Time 2026
When clocks change in the United States, with a live countdown to the next change.
Dates by year
All changes take place at 2:00 AM local time.
| Year | Starts (clocks forward) | Ends (clocks back) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sunday, March 9 | Sunday, November 2 | 237 days |
| 2026 | Sunday, March 8 | Sunday, November 1 | 237 days |
| 2027 | Sunday, March 14 | Sunday, November 7 | 237 days |
| 2028 | Sunday, March 12 | Sunday, November 5 | 237 days |
| 2029 | Sunday, March 11 | Sunday, November 4 | 237 days |
| 2030 | Sunday, March 10 | Sunday, November 3 | 237 days |
| 2031 | Sunday, March 9 | Sunday, November 2 | 237 days |
Places that do not change their clocks
Arizona has stayed on Mountain Standard Time since 1968, apart from the Navajo Nation, which follows daylight saving time. Hawaii opted out in 1967. The five inhabited territories have never observed it.
How the rule works
The current schedule was set by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and has applied since 2007: daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November. Each zone changes at 2:00 AM its own local time, so the change moves across the country from east to west over several hours.
Frequently asked questions
Do clocks go forward or back in March?
Forward. At 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March, clocks jump to 3:00 AM, so the night is one hour shorter. In November they go back from 2:00 AM to 1:00 AM.
Is daylight saving time ending permanently?
Not at present. Bills such as the Sunshine Protection Act have proposed permanent daylight saving time, but none has become law. Under current federal law, states may opt out of daylight saving time but may not adopt it year-round.
Is it "daylight saving" or "daylight savings"?
The official term is "daylight saving time", without the final "s". "Daylight savings time" is a common spoken form.