Daylight saving time ends at 2 am, Sunday, November 2nd

Get ready to turn back the clocks — daylight saving time ends this weekend.

At 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 2, clocks will “fall back” one hour, marking the return to standard time. That means an extra hour of sleep — and darker evenings as we head into winter.

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, daylight saving time starts each year on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. It now lasts for 238 days, or about two-thirds of the year, following changes made by Congress in 2005 under the Energy Policy Act.

Most of the U.S. observes the time change, but there are exceptions — Hawaii, most of Arizona, and U.S. territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands all stay on standard time year-round. The Navajo Nation, however, does observe daylight saving time, even within Arizona.

Daylight saving time has roots dating back to World War I. First established in 1918 as part of the Standard Time Act — then known as “war time” — it was designed to save fuel and energy by extending daylight hours.

So before heading to bed on Saturday night, don’t forget to set those clocks back an hour — and enjoy that extra hour of rest. The next time the clocks ‘spring forward’ will be on Sunday, March 8^th, 2026.