When do the clocks change?
Forward on the second Sunday in March. Back on the first Sunday in November. Both at 2 AM local time.
In the United States, daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March, when clocks jump from 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM and you lose an hour of sleep. It ends on the first Sunday in November, when clocks fall back from 2:00 AM to 1:00 AM and you gain one. Those dates were set by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and haven't changed since.
Upcoming dates
| Year | Spring forward (lose an hour) | Fall back (gain an hour) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | March 8, 2026 | November 1, 2026 |
| 2027 | March 14, 2027 | November 7, 2027 |
| 2028 | March 12, 2028 | November 5, 2028 |
| 2029 | March 11, 2029 | November 4, 2029 |
| 2030 | March 10, 2030 | November 3, 2030 |
| 2031 | March 9, 2031 | November 2, 2031 |
Who doesn't change
Most of Arizona and all of Hawaii stay on standard time year-round, along with several US territories. They opted out under the Uniform Time Act, which is the one choice federal law gives a state.
What the bill would change
The Sunshine Protection Act would delete the November entry from this table permanently. The March change would happen one final time, and after that the clocks would simply stay put — no more spring forward, no more fall back.
Nothing would change until the first November after enactment. That fall, the clocks just wouldn't roll back.
What that would look like where you are
The main tool shows your sunrise and sunset under both laws, for any day of the year.
Dates follow the rule set by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and assume it remains unchanged. The Sunshine Protection Act has passed the House only — it is not law.