The Brief

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, when clocks fall back one hour across most of the U.S.

The practice, first adopted in 1918 to conserve fuel, shifts clocks forward each spring to extend evening daylight.

Only Hawaii, most of Arizona, and several U.S. territories don’t observe daylight saving time; it returns March 8, 2026.

Across much of the U.S., the clocks change twice a year. In spring, they move forward an hour to mark the start of daylight saving time , and in fall, they shift back an hour as it ends.

This gives early risers an extra hour of sleep before their alarms, but it also means the sun will set earlier – often before many workers finish their day.

Daylight saving time refers to the period between spring and fall when clocks are s

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