When do the clocks fall back 2026

On 1 November 2026, residents across most of the United States are preparing for the official end of Daylight Saving Time. In accordance with the Uniform Time Act, clocks are scheduled to "fall back" one hour at 2:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, 1 November 2026. This transition marks the return to Standard Time, effectively shifting an hour of daylight from the evening to the morning hours. While the majority of the country participates in this biannual adjustment, certain regions remain exempt from the practice. Specifically, Hawaii and most of Arizona, including the Navajo Nation, do not observe Daylight Saving Time and will not change their clocks. Additionally, U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands maintain Standard Time year-round. As the nation prepares for the shift, public health officials and transportation authorities remind citizens to adjust their analog timepieces and prepare for earlier sunsets, which will persist until the return of Daylight Saving Time in the spring of 2027.