Overview
- Clocks move ahead at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 8, 2026, the earliest possible start under federal law.
- Most of the United States observes the change, with exceptions including Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Most Canadians also advance clocks on March 8, though Yukon, much of Saskatchewan and communities like Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson in British Columbia stay on standard time year-round.
- Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 1, when clocks return to standard time and sunrise arrives earlier.
- Congress has not enacted reforms to end the biannual switch, with the Senate-passed 2022 Sunshine Protection Act stalled, Texas’ year-round DST law awaiting federal approval and a new Daylight Act of 2026 proposing a permanent 30‑minute advance; studies note short-term rises in crashes and some cardiac events after the spring shift, prompting advice to shift bedtimes gradually and seek morning light.