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Daylight Savings Time 2026: When does it start and end? Which states don’t change their clocks?

Daylight Saving Time, the annual change in time known colloquially as Daylight Saving Time, is about to begin in 2026. As a result, most Americans will lose an hour of sleep this weekend when they “go ahead.” For nearly 20 years, a ceremony to set the clocks forward one hour has been held every year on the second Sunday in March.

Daylight Savings Time 2026: When does it start and end? Which states don’t change their clocks? (Daylight Saving Time)

When does daylight saving time start in March 2026?

This year Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 8. Since 2007, the start date has been the second Sunday in March, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, the Department of Defense’s official time source.

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Much of the United States will lose an hour to the clock change on Sunday, as the 2 a.m. time jumps to 3 a.m. us”move forward“Before the true spring arrives, the vernal equinox on March 20th.

When does Daylight Saving Time end in 2026?

Most Americans will “fall back” to standard time at 2 a.m. local time on the first Sunday in November. This year it’s November 1st. After the autumnal equinox on September 22, the country will be nearly six weeks into fall.

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, daylight saving time will last 238 days.

Which US states don’t change their clocks?

The U.S. Department of Transportation pointed out that as of July 25, 2022, only parts of Hawaii and Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time. The only exception is Arizona It’s the Navajo Nation.

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At the same time, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico The Virgin Islands are not participating either.

The website notes that under the Revised Uniform Time Act, states are exempt from observing daylight saving time under state law.

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