Daylight saving is coming to an end soon — when to fall back
As the sun begins to set earlier every day and temperatures start to drop, it means it's almost time to say goodbye to daylight saving time for the year.
This year, daylight saving is set to end on Sunday, Nov. 2 at 2 a.m., according to TimeandDate.com . Clocks will be turned back, meaning you'll get an extra hour of sleep that night.
Daylight saving won't begin again until March 8, 2026, when clocks will move forward one hour.
The concept was first introduced in the United States in 1918 during World War I as a way to save fuel, according to Britannica . The concept was repealed in 1919 before becoming a national practice following 1966's Uniform Time act .
Daylight saving remains ever divisive among Americans. In a CBS News poll of 1,612 adults in 2022, 46% said they wanted daylight saving all year, 33% said they wanted standard time all year and 21% wanted to continue switching back and forth.
In 2022, Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. introduced the Sunshine Protection Act which sought to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The bill was passed in the Senate, but was shut down in the House.
In January, a new Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 was introduced by U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. The bill has not received any action since then.
As of now, the clocks will still change on Nov. 2.
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