When Will We “Spring Forward” In 2026?
Daylight Saving Time 2026 begins on the second Sunday in March in most areas of the US. In 2026, we will “spring forward” one hour on Sunday, March 8, 2026. At 2 a.m. on this date, the time will spring forward to become 3 a.m.
When Will We “Fall Back” In 2025?
Daylight Saving Time 2025 ends on the first Sunday in November. We “fall back” one hour and return to Standard Time on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2 a.m. (2 a.m. on this date becomes 1 a.m.) Be sure to set your clocks back one hour before bed Saturday night!
The return of standard time means the Sun will rise a little earlier according to your clock. If you’re an early riser, you’ll enjoy more natural light with your breakfast. You’ll also “gain” one more hour of sleep. The bad news? It will be dark by the time most of us get out of work.
Who Doesn’t Observe Daylight Saving Time 2025?
According to United States law, states can choose whether or not to observe DST. At present, Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Nation) and Hawaii, plus a few other US territories, are the only places in the US that do not observe Daylight Saving Time and stay on standard time all year long.
Indiana did not vote to observe DST until April 2006. Prior to that, some counties in the state observed it while others didn’t, which caused a lot of confusion, particularly since Indiana is split into two time zones already!
At least 40 countries worldwide observe Daylight Saving Time, including most of Canada, though the majority of Saskatchewan and parts of northeastern British Columbia don’t participate. Most countries near the equator don’t deviate from standard time.
Are You Saying it Correctly?
The correct phrasing is “Daylight Saving Time” (not “Daylight Savings Time” with an “s”), meaning a time for saving daylight!
Is There A Benefit to DST?
The idea behind moving the clocks twice a year is to take advantage of the Sun’s natural electricity (or light). When we spring forward, we’re not really “saving” time; we’re just giving up a little Sun in the morning and adding it to the evening.
How you feel about Daylight Saving Time probably depends on whether you are an early riser or a night owl. Obviously, changing the number on a clock doesn’t actually add any time to our days. That point was eloquently made in this old joke:
When told the reason for daylight saving time the old Native American man said,
“Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom, and have a longer blanket.“
However, in the spring, adding an hour of daylight onto the end of the day, after most of us have gotten out of work, can feel like a gift after a long winter of dark evenings. As the warmer spring weather arrives, nothing could be nicer than having more time in the evening to enjoy it!
Daylight Saving Time History And New Developments
Since Daylight Saving Time was introduced, lawmakers have, on occasion, seen fit to fiddle with it. This happened in the 70s, during the oil crisis, and again several years ago. In 2007, Daylight Saving Time became longer, beginning in March and ending in November, instead of April and October, respectively.
The latest: On March 15, 2022, the US Senate passed a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. But the bill does not become law until the House of Representatives votes and the President signs the bill. Discussions have not taken place yet.
If the bill is signed into law, this would mean that this November will be the last time clocks will “fall back.” In March 2025, when we spring forward, the clocks won’t change from year to year.
Read details about your state’s current status via the National Conference of State Legislature.
What would permanent Daylight Saving Time mean for Our health and well-being?
On the bright side, the Sun won’t set so early on winter evenings. But this also means that the Sun will rise later in the morning, (around 8 a.m. for most Northern states during the winter months).
Some people are concerned that dark mornings will make commutes to work and school more difficult—especially for kids being picked up by buses. Others say that a permanent Daylight Saving Time shift may make it harder to fall asleep at night and hinder our ability to function during the day.
What are your thoughts about Daylight Saving Time? Share in the comments!
When the Sun rises, its light activates important hormones in our body that help us be active, calm, and focused. When the Sun sets, darkness releases a different hormone—melatonin—which helps us go to sleep.
Scientist and sleep medicine practitioner Dr. Kin Yuen suggests that permanent Daylight Saving Time may cause increased metabolic issues (diabetes, hypoglycemia, and weight gain) as well as greater fatalities. Learn more from the video below:
Is Benjamin Franklin To Blame For Daylight Saving Time?
Ben Franklin is often credited for inventing the idea of Daylight Saving Time, due to his partially tongue-in-cheek letter to a newspaper in Paris. Read his letter, via The Franklin Institute.
However, Franklin seemed to understand the point of view of the Native American in the joke, above. Rather than changing the clocks, he simply advised us to change our personal schedules to align better with nature.
The *MOST IMPORTANT* factor re: DST vs. Standard Time, is our nation’s *CHILDREN*! Many children have to walk to school, or wait by the roads for a bus, or bike, to school. They absolutely should *NOT* have to do these in the dark! Drivers can’t see them easily in the dark, nor can passers by see if any child is in danger from some freak lurking near them who could kidnap them and worse. Nothing else is as important as CHILDRENS’ SAFETY!
I love DST. I think we should stay on that all year. People can always adjust their bedtime to account for the extra hour of sleep they might need. Long summer evenings are the best!
thrilled that we are getting an extra hour..of sleep..time to do things..not being rushed etcetera! i hate dst..
I agree with the old native American and Vicki.
I do not like daylight saving time. If they want to do anything– move clock 1/2 hour and leave it.
Great compromise!!
Daylight saving is stupid, leave the time alone.
I do not care for daylight saving time. It messes with me spring and fall. As has been said, there are the same amount of hours in the day, the days naturally get shorter in the fall and winter then start to lengthen. I don’t believe it is our place to change time.
I think daylight saving time all the time would be great
Put a permanent end to DST! One should never mess with the time.
I do not see any advantage to DST. Twice a year we do this back and forth routine which takes days to recover from. I say remove it permanently.