Daylight saving time schedule
The gist
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, turning clocks back one hour.
The House-passed bill to make it permanent still awaits Senate action.
How it unfolded
- 1918Daylight saving time began in the United States.
- 1966Congress standardized daylight saving time with the Uniform Time Act, establishing a nationwide framework.
- 2007The current schedule — beginning the second Sunday in March and ending the first Sunday in November — took effect.