Daylight Saving Time 2026: When is daylight savings and when do clocks fall back?

Daylight saving time 2026: If you keep forgetting when the clocks change, you are not alone. Daylight saving time will end in November 2026, which means most Americans will soon get an extra hour of sleep. The change happens every year, but this time there is also a bigger question hanging over it, as per a report by Cleveland and The Enquirer.

Congress is considering a bill that could make daylight saving time permanent. If that happens, the twice-a-year clock change could come to an end.

For now, though, nothing has changed. Under the current law, most people in the U.S. still need to turn their clocks back this fall.

When is daylight saving time in 2026?

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026.

That is when clocks will move back one hour. The change means an extra hour of sleep for many people, at least if they do not stay up to watch the clock change.

The reason for the November change is to bring more daylight into the morning. Back in March, clocks moved forward to give people more daylight during the evening hours.

The correct name is daylight saving time, not “daylight savings time.” The second version is commonly used in everyday conversation, but “daylight saving time” is the official term.

Daylight saving time has been used in the United States for more than a century. It was introduced in 1918 through the Standard Time Act. The law was meant to help lower fuel costs during World War I. It also created standard time and allowed the federal government to establish five time zones.

Congress could change the clock rules

There is a chance the usual November clock change could eventually disappear.

The House of Representatives voted in July to approve the Sunshine Protection Act. The bill would make daylight saving time permanent across the country, meaning clocks would no longer move forward and back twice a year.

The House passed the measure by a bipartisan vote of 308-117 and sent it to the Senate.

But the Senate has not voted on it yet. That means the law has not changed. For now, most Americans should still expect to turn their clocks back on Nov. 1.

Not every part of the country follows daylight saving time. Hawaii does not observe it, and most of Arizona does not either. The Navajo Nation, which covers parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, does observe the time change.

Several U.S. territories also do not use daylight saving time, including American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

If Congress does not change the law, daylight saving time will return in 2027. The next spring change is scheduled for Sunday, March 14, 2027, when clocks will move forward one hour.

For now, Nov. 1 remains the important date to remember. And yes, that means it is almost time to set those clocks back.