Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks in most of the United States fall back one hour to 1 a.m., returning the country to standard time for the winter. Below is a live countdown to that moment, followed by exactly what's changing, who it doesn't apply to, and where a bill to end the twice-yearly switch permanently actually stands in Congress.
When do the clocks change in 2026
Under the federal Uniform Time Act, daylight saving time ends on the first Sunday in November — November 1 in 2026 — and begins again on the second Sunday in March, which falls on March 8, 2026. Clocks move backward in November ("fall back") and forward in March ("spring forward"). Hawaii and most of Arizona are exempt and stay on standard time year-round, so the change doesn't apply there.
Could this be the last time change?
On July 14, 2026, the House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, in a 308-117 vote. The bill now sits with the Senate, where a nearly identical measure stalled in 2022 after Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas objected to fast-tracking it, citing concerns about parts of the country not seeing sunrise until after 9 a.m. under permanent DST. President Trump has publicly pushed for the change. As written, the bill sets no future effective date — if the Senate passes it and it's signed into law, permanent daylight saving time would begin immediately, meaning November 1, 2026 could turn out to be the last time American clocks fall back at all. As of this writing, the Senate has not acted, and that outcome is not guaranteed.
Track it across time zones
The countdown above uses your device's local time. If you need the exact moment for a different city or time zone — for a call, a flight, or just curiosity — our time zone calculator converts it directly, and our date calculator can work out any other date relative to the change.
Sources: exact dates and mechanics via the Uniform Time Act and timeanddate.com; House vote and Sunshine Protection Act status via NBC News and PBS NewsHour; effective-date and exemption details via timeanddate.com's legislative tracker.
