With just three weeks until the election, Election Day and the end of DST for 2024 are fast approaching.
The semi-annual clock change will take place on Sunday, November 3, when the clocks will “go back” one hour, a tradition observed by most, but not all, Americans. The opposite will happen in March, while daylight saving time will begin in 2025 with clocks “moving forward” by one hour.
Despite recent legislative attempts to end the practice of adding more daylight in the morning or evening, daylight saving time is still in effect in almost every U.S. state.
Here’s what you need to know about when DST ends for the year.
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When does daylight saving time end in 2024?
Daylight Saving Time will end for the year at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 3, when we “turn back” and gain an extra hour of sleep.
Next year, it will start again on Sunday March 9, 2025.
What is daylight saving time?
Daylight saving time is the period between March and November when most Americans set their clocks forward one hour.
We gain an hour in November (instead of losing one in spring) to benefit from more natural light on winter mornings. When we “advance” in March, it is to add more daylight in the evening. In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox will occur on Sunday, September 22, marking the start of the fall season.
When did DST start in 2024?
Daylight Saving Time began in 2024 on Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. local time, when our clocks moved forward one hour, as part of the semi-annual time change that affects most Americans, but not all.
Is daylight saving time ending?
The idea of stopping changing clocks was brought to Congress over the past two years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill aimed at making time permanent summer.
Although the Sunshine Protection Act passed the Senate unanimously in 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives did not pass it and President Joe Biden did not sign it.
A 2023 version of the law also sat unused in Congress.
Does every state observe daylight saving time?
Not all U.S. states and territories participate in DST.
Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time. Due to its desert climate, Arizona does not observe daylight saving time (with the exception of the Navajo Nation). After most of the United States passed the Uniform Time Act, the state felt there was no good reason to adjust clocks so that sunset occurred an hour later during hottest months of the year.
There are also five other U.S. territories that do not participate:
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American Samoa
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Guam
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Puerto Rico
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US Virgin Islands
The Navajo Nation, located in parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, observes daylight saving time.
Hawaii is the other state that does not observe daylight saving time. Due to its proximity to the equator, there is not much variation between daylight hours during the year.
This article was originally published on USA TODAY: Daylight Saving Time: When It Ends and Our Clocks ‘Go Back’
