{"id":41847,"date":"2026-10-14T12:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/blog\/?p=41847"},"modified":"2026-10-15T04:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T04:42:52","slug":"when-does-daylight-saving-time-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepanelstation.com\/blog\/when-does-daylight-saving-time-end\/","title":{"rendered":"When Does Daylight Saving Time End in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 a.m. local time. At that moment, clocks fall back one hour to 1:00 a.m., which gives most people an extra hour of sleep that night. Mornings get lighter, and evenings get dark about an hour earlier.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

If you remember one thing: before bed on Saturday, October 31, set any clocks that don\u2019t update on their own back by one hour. This guide covers the key dates, which parts of the US skip the change, where the debate over permanent daylight saving time stands, and how to adjust to the shift.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Daylight saving time 2026: key dates<\/strong>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Under federal law, daylight saving time in the US runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. The change happens at 2:00 a.m. local time in each time zone.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>

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What happens<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Daylight saving time started<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Sunday, March 8, 2026<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Clocks sprang forward from 2:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Daylight saving time ends<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Sunday, November 1, 2026<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Clocks fall back from 2:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Daylight saving time starts again<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Sunday, March 14, 2027<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Clocks spring forward one hour<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Daylight saving time ends<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Sunday, November 7, 2027<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td>

Clocks fall back one hour<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The <\/span>easy way<\/span> to remember the direction: spring forward, fall back.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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What happens when daylight saving time ends<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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At 2:00 a.m. on November 1, local time returns to 1:00 a.m. That means the hour from 1:00 to 1:59 a.m. happens twice. The country moves from daylight time (EDT, CDT, MDT, PDT) back to standard time (EST, CST, MST, PST) until March.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The practical effect is a shift in daylight, not more of it. Sunrise and sunset both come about an hour earlier by the clock, so commutes home will often be in the dark.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Smartphones, computers, smartwatches and most internet-connected devices update automatically, as long as their time zone setting is on automatic. Clocks you will usually need to change by hand include:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n