Clocks ‘spring forward’ for daylight saving time very soon
- Daylight saving time 2026 begins this Sunday, March 8, at 2 a.m., affecting most of the United States.
March has arrived. Temperatures are freezing. The days remain brighter for longer.
You know what that means — that daylight saving time is nigh.
According to TimeAndDate.com , daylight saving time 2026 begins this Sunday, March 8, at 2 a.m. Yes, this does mean we’ll miss out on an hour of sleep but, hey, we get more light during the day at least!
However, not everyone will have to do this bi-annual practice: According to the U.S. Department of Transportation , daylight saving time isn’t observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and most of Arizona.
Although much of the rest of the country might follow in these places’ footsteps given the adverse health affects associated with daylight saving time : In an article entitled “ The Dark Side of Daylight Saving Time ,” Time Magazine dives deep into how daylight saving messes with our internal clocks, too, leading to sleep deprivation and a whole host of other negative consequences .
Public health researchers, for example, found that such sleep deprivation can cause more car accidents. Time adds that it also contributes to an increased risk of heart attacks, higher blood pressure, and even heightens the risk of diabetes.
“These seasonal time changes should be abolished,” simply reads a statement from The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
As such, there’s a push at both the federal and state level to implement a permanent daylight saving time — which would keep people on a schedule with as much daylight as possible — or a standard time, which better aligns with the body’s circadian rhythms. Politico reported back in October how one such measure put forward by President Donald Trump regarding the former was blocked.
For now, as of the writing of this article, daylight saving time stays. So remember: Things “spring forward” this sunday.
And if you’re really looking ahead, daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 1.
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