Summer has come and gone and as autumn deepens, Father Time reminds us it’s nearly time to “fall back” to standard time and put daylight saving time to rest for the year.

In just a few weeks, clocks will “fall back” one hour at 2 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 2 — a day earlier than in 2024 .

But the reason for the earlier end isn’t because of any major policy shift , but instead, simply because of how the calendar aligns.

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Under current U.S. federal law , DST begins the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November every year.

This year, the first Sunday falls on Nov. 2 and is one of the earliest dates for the time change to possibly happen.

In 2026, DST will come even earlier, fa

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