Clock changes
When does daylight saving time end in 2026?
The countdown runs on your own clock and time zone: it shows the time left until 2 a.m. on the Sunday the clocks go back.
Clocks fall back at 2 a.m. on
Sunday, November 1, 2026
in 4 days
2:00 a.m. daylight time becomes 1:00 a.m. standard time: one more hour of sleep, and 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. happens twice.
Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 1, 2026. At that moment clocks go back one hour to 1:00 a.m. standard time, so the night of Saturday to Sunday is 25 hours long and the hour from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. happens twice. The date comes from federal law: 15 U.S.C. 260a sets daylight time from 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March to 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November, a rule in force since 2007. Each time zone changes at its own 2 a.m., so the switch moves across the country over several hours, starting in the East. Hawaii and most of Arizona stay on standard time all year, as do Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa, so their clocks do not move. Phones and computers change on their own; wall clocks, ovens and car clocks need a hand. In 2027 the clocks fall back on Sunday, November 7, 2027, and they spring forward next on Sunday, March 14, 2027.
Hours worked across a clock change
Hours actually worked
9.0
| Shift on the clock | 8.0 |
| Change | one extra hour |
For a shift on duty across 2 a.m. The Department of Labor counts the hours actually worked.
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Clock change dates, 2026 to 2030
The rule is simple to compute: second Sunday of March, first Sunday of November. The table applies it year by year, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology publishes the same rule with its own list of dates.
| Year | Clocks spring forward | Clocks fall back |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday, March 8, 2026 | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
| 2027 | Sunday, March 14, 2027 | Sunday, November 7, 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, March 12, 2028 | Sunday, November 5, 2028 |
| 2029 | Sunday, March 11, 2029 | Sunday, November 4, 2029 |
| 2030 | Sunday, March 10, 2030 | Sunday, November 3, 2030 |
Where the clocks do not change
A state may exempt itself from daylight saving time by law, the whole state at once, under the same section of the U.S. Code. Hawaii and Arizona have done so. The Navajo Nation, which reaches into Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, keeps daylight time across its territory, so in summer it runs one hour ahead of the rest of Arizona. The territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific stay on standard time too. The countdown above reads the time zone of your device and tells you whether it changes; if it does not, it still shows the date when the rest of the country does, which shifts your time difference with other states by one hour.
What changes at work and on payday
For most people the change is a longer Sunday night. For people on duty at 2 a.m., it is an extra hour of work. The Department of Labor’s Hours Worked Advisor says that the hours actually worked must be counted: a shift scheduled from 11 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. with a 30-minute break is eight hours most nights and nine on the night the clocks fall back. That hour is paid, and it can push the week over 40 hours, which turns it into overtime for workers who are not exempt. The mini tool below gives the hours worked for any shift length; the night shift page adds the week and the pay.
Hours worked across a clock change
Hours actually worked
9.0
| Shift on the clock | 8.0 |
| Change | one extra hour |
For a shift on duty across 2 a.m. The Department of Labor counts the hours actually worked.
Will the clocks stop changing?
Congress has debated permanent daylight time for years. In 2026 the House of Representatives passed H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act, by 308 votes to 117, the roll call of July 14, 2026 shows. The bill went to the Senate, where it was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 15, 2026. It is not law, and federal law still sets the clock change dates above. Even if it passes, it would take effect on a date fixed in the bill, and the dates on this page would then change. This site reads the status again when the bill moves and updates the countdown.
Until then, every November brings the same routine: the clock change page counts down to the next switch in either direction, and the 2027 page gives next year’s dates.