Daylight Saving Time Ends as Clocks Fall Back on 1 November

Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, 1 November 2026, at 2 a.m. local time, when clocks in most of the United States moved back one hour to 1 a.m. and standard time returned. The change gave most Americans an extra hour overnight, and sunrise and sunset each arrived about an hour earlier by the clock from that day on, bringing more light in the morning and less in the evening. Many digital devices, including phones, televisions, tablets and computers, adjusted automatically, while analogue clocks, ovens, car clocks and some household clocks needed to be set back by hand. The date fell the morning after Halloween, which had been a Saturday, so the extra hour came at the end of a long holiday weekend.

The twice-yearly change is set by federal law, which places the end of daylight saving time on the first Sunday in November. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe the change and stayed on standard time all year, while the Navajo Nation does observe daylight saving time. The National Institute of Standards and Technology keeps the official time for the United States and publishes the rules for each time zone, and the Department of Transportation regulates time zones. For the one-hour change, the local calendar day lasts 25 hours, because the hour from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. happens twice, first in daylight time and then in standard time. In New York, for example, 1:59 a.m. daylight time was followed by 1 a.m. standard time.

Daylight saving time ends until March 2027

Standard time will now remain in effect until daylight saving time begins again on Sunday, 14 March 2027, when clocks move forward one hour at 2 a.m. The autumn change often prompts reminders about sleep, road safety and home checks. Sleep experts suggest keeping a steady wake time in the days after the change, getting morning light and avoiding late caffeine, because even a one-hour shift can leave people feeling groggy for a few days. Fire services often use the clock change as a prompt to check smoke alarm batteries, and drivers are reminded that evening commutes will now be darker, so extra care is needed around pedestrians and school crossings.

Source: Detroit Free Press