Daylight Saving Time Begins

Daylight Saving Time (“DST”) is the practice of moving the clocks forward one hour from Standard Time during the summer months and changing them back again in the fall. The general idea is that this allows us all to use natural daylight better: moving the clocks forward one hour in the spring grants us more daylight during summer evenings, while moving clocks back one hour in the fall grants us more daylight during winter mornings. However, DST has many detractors—and rightfully so! (Read more about this below.)

Daylight Saving Time 2024: When Does the Time Change?

Daylight Saving Time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.