When Does Daylight Saving Time End
As of August 31, 2026, clocks in most of the US next fall back an hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 a.m. local time.
Every zone that observes it
| Zone | Right now | Next change |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Time | Daylight saving | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
| Central Time | Daylight saving | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
| Mountain Time | Daylight saving | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
| Pacific Time | Daylight saving | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
| Alaska Time | Daylight saving | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
Places that never change their clocks
Most of Arizona and Hawaii stay on standard time all year — no spring-forward, no fall-back. Puerto Rico and the other US territories do the same. That is also why the gap between these places and the rest of the country is not fixed: it changes by an hour twice a year, even though the place itself never moves its own clock.
- Arizona Time
- Hawaii Time
- Puerto Rico
See how this affects a specific comparison
Every comparison page on TimeGap shows whether daylight saving changes the gap between those two places, and by how much.
Frequently asked questions
When does daylight saving time end this year?
Clocks in most of the US fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 a.m. local time in each zone. This page is generated automatically from the current date, so the date above always reflects the next real transition — no need to check back next year for an update.
Which US states or territories do not observe daylight saving time?
Most of Arizona (the Navajo Nation within Arizona is the exception) and Hawaii stay on standard time all year. Among US territories, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands do not observe it either.
Why does the US have daylight saving time at all?
The idea is to shift daylight into the evening during the months when there is more of it to shift, so clocks read closer to when people are actually awake. It has been federal policy in some form since the Uniform Time Act of 1966, though individual states can opt out of the daylight-saving portion — which is exactly what Arizona and Hawaii have done.
Does the whole US change its clocks on the same day?
Yes. Every zone that observes daylight saving time — Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific and Alaska — changes on the same two Sundays each year, at 2:00 a.m. in its own local time. The zones simply stay offset from each other by the same gap they always are.