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March 6, 2026
Daylight Saving Time 2026 Starts Soon. Here's When the Time Changes and More Key Details.
Daylight saving time, the yearly time change colloquially known as daylight savings, is set to start for 2026, meaning most Americans will lose an hour of sleep when they "spring forward" this weekend. For nearly 20 years, the annual ritual of moving clocks an hour ahead has taken place on the second Sunday of March.
TL;DR
- Daylight saving time 2026 starts on Sunday, March 8, at 2 a.m. local time.
- Clocks will move forward one hour, resulting in less morning daylight and more evening daylight.
- The end date for daylight saving time is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks will fall back.
- The practice was first adopted in the U.S. in 1918 to conserve fuel during World War I and was also used during World War II.
- Studies have indicated minimal benefits for energy conservation and traffic safety, and potential negative health effects.
- Hawaii and Arizona (except the Navajo Nation) are the only states that do not observe daylight saving time.
- American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands also do not change their clocks.
- Most modern phones and devices will update automatically if set to do so.
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