Daylight Saving Time (DST) will begin on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 2 a.m. with clocks moving forward one hour. This means more daylight in the evening and less in the morning. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 established the current DST schedule, which runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. DST was first used in the U.S. during World War I and WWII as an energy-saving measure.
Updated: Feb. 03, 2025, 1:08 p.m.Getty ImagesFebruary is here and, before you know it, it will be March and springtime.
Daylight saving time will officially start Sunday, March 9 when we “spring forward” at 2 a.m., moving the clock ahead by one hour and putting more daylight into the evening hours and less in the morning. Modern technology makes changing clocks obsolete on most devices but for those that require a human touch, it’s customary to change clocks before going to bed Saturday night.
DST starts the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November, a schedule first instituted in 2007 after the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The origins of DST in America date back to World War I as an effort to conserve energy needed for the war effort. Year-round DST, known as “War Time,” resurfaced during WWII, though local jurisdictions were free to choose if they wanted to follow the time change act.
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