Did the time change last night? Here’s what’s happening in Daylight Savings Time 2026

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, when clocks are set forward one hour because most Americans lost an hour of sleep last night. Before the clock change, sunrise in Boston was 6:09 a.m. and sunset was 5:41 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. On Sunday, after the clocks change, the sun rises at 7:08 a.m. and sets at 6:42 p.m. Since 2007, daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March every year. Daylight saving time in 2026 will end at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November, which is November 1 this year, lasting 238 days.

What is daylight saving time? What does it do?

Daylight Saving Time is the practice of moving clocks forward one hour to get more sunlight. This practice was first adopted in the United States in 1918 to save fuel during World War I. This practice was also used during World War II. Hawaii and Arizona do not have daylight saving time. The same goes for the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This decades-old practice has sparked a major debate because many experts believe it does more harm than good because it disrupts sleep and creates confusion among people who frequently change their clocks. President Donald Trump earlier said he would cancel daylight saving time, which would be inconvenient and costly to the country. But he later said opinions were divided on the issue. “It’s something I can do, but a lot of people like it one way and a lot of people like the other way,” he said later. Most of Canada and parts of Mexico near the U.S. border participate in Daylight Saving Time. British Columbia Premier David Ibe says the province is moving to permanent daylight saving time. British Columbia’s new time zone will be called Pacific Time. While most African and Asian countries did not participate, Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus and Egypt did. In South America, only Chile and Paraguay currently observe daylight saving time, while in Central America, no country observes daylight saving time.