Daylight Saving Time 2026: When Do the Clocks Fall Back?

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[Morgana]

Quick Reference: Daylight Saving Time 2026

* DST 2026 status: In effect right now. Clocks sprang forward Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

* Next time change (Fall Back): Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 a.m. (2:00 a.m. becomes 1:00 a.m.)

* Congress: The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act (H.R. 139) on July 14, 2026, 308 to 117. It is with the Senate Commerce Committee and is not law. Clocks fall back on November 1 unless that changes.

* Spring Forward 2027: Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 a.m.

* US rule: Second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November

* Set by: Uniform Time Act of 1966, as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005

* Not observed in: Arizona (except the Navajo Nation), Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands

* Correct spelling: Daylight Saving Time (no “s”)

[Theophilus]

the idiotic, lying, time change rituals are little jabs of what can be, unburdened by what has been from our ever benevolent overlords.

[Recompennation]

Your take: Instead of my “normal” time of 4:30 am, it’s 3:30 Sunday

How does one know the time except by the sun 3:30 /4:30?

DST is/was an ill contrived scheme to award those not inclined to get up with the sun or to do so in some similance so as to take advantage of what God granted us season wise on this marvelous world we occupy.
Bankers would do well to adjust their summer hours to accommodate those of us that do not like to wait around till mid morning to get in the bank . There’s that their extra hour, geee
Politicians should worry about more important stuff

[Psalm 73]

Yes, in my northeastern latitude it is always dark at 0430 hours.

And when I turn in at 2130 hours. So no matter.

[EVO X]

Only reason I hate the time change is because I have a Casio wrist watch that is a major pain in the 🍑 to try to figure out how to change the time.

Double ditto on that one...

[quantim]

“Thanks John Thune.”

Should the GOPe get pureed this Tuesday this Head RINO will be the one responsible, the worthless Congress is bad enough. He’s despicable and why people don’t come out to vote. The days of voting for the lesser of evils is long over.

[Don W]

LOL, my phone changed time, but my computer didn’t...

[Blue Highway]

And yet Trump still praises this RINO. He should have campaigned for Jim Jordan or someone less of a RINO.

[tired&retired]

Trivia

All 92 counties in Indiana observe Daylight Saving Time (DST), following the national schedule.

Current Time Zone Breakdown

• Eastern Time Zone: 80 counties (including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and South Bend)

• Central Time Zone: 12 counties divided into two groups:
• Northwest: Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Jasper, Newton, and Starke (near Chicago)

• Southwest: Gibson, Perry, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick (near Evansville)

[oldtech]

Wishing they would get this crazy idea of time change out of their heads once & for all. For me (and others, I’m sure)it causes nothing but problems & I see no necessity for it at all. So why is there an insistence for continuing it? There must be some reason whether it has any thought behind it or not.

[Sacajaweau]

They can make Standard Time permanent as soon as both houses are in session.

Damn...get it done....There is absolutely no need for discussion. Standard Time is God's Time".

[ducttape45]

We can thank Mitch Daniels for putting Indiana on DST. 😡😡😡 It was his admin that got 80 counties you mentioned to make the switch. Until then, they all stayed on Standard Time.

[ducttape45]

All long as our congress critters are taking money from the golf, retail and entertainment lobbies, it’ll never happen. My critter in Indiana, Rudy Yakym, voted for the Sunshine Protection Act and I told him he lost my vote. I voted Independent this year.

[xp38]

I did most of my clocks and watches last night before bed. The rest this morning.

[Flaming Conservative]

Great. Instead of my “normal” time of 4:30 am, it’s 3:30 Sunday morning and I’m wide awake.

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I hear you. Have you tried taking magnesium glycinate? Knocks me out, and works very fast. I take 200mg, which is not a too high dose, so if I wake up at 4 a.m. to use the bathroom, I can take another one if I need to. Another trick I found out by accident the other night -— is a heavy blanket. I got a little chilly and decided I wanted another blanket. The only extra blanket in our room was a 4 1/2 lb cotton thermal blanket. I folded it in half so it wouldn’t cover up my husband, and I went right back to sleep. I was shocked, because usually, if I wake up early like that, I can’t get back to sleep at all. I’ve heard of weighted blankets, but I haven’t bought one. They’re supposed to help you sleep.

[DeplorableTrumpSupporter]

Happy FallBack Day...

[hoosierham]

Yep,the”extra” hour of daylight is soley to benefit the business interests.

[Flaming Conservative]

Lol! One of our cats can tell time. Except she’s always in fallback time. It’s as if she thinks, “I don’t care what the clock says, it’s 5 o’clock and time to eat!”

[hoosierham]

I use weighted fur blankets.

They self-adjust for comfort..

Required care is petting and feeding.

Meow!

[GMThrust]

You’re the only one that has noticed and commented on the bigger picture other that the “hassles” of changing the clocks. This has been with Thune since July. Think of it. It’s been four months-how many “recesses” does it take to take a vote? Useless...

[quantim]

“congress critters are taking money from the golf, retail and entertainment lobbies,”

Said another way, these Congressional scumbags might be taking bribes and payoffs that absolutely have nothing to do with DST but other topics that benefit these scoundrels? Figures.

A golf club can move their tee off time once and countless millions of us Americans have to do it twice year, you cannot hate these scumbags enough. And the Uniparty constantly rants about voting “turnout” that might have something to do with it.