Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday

Clocks across much of the United States will fall back Sunday as daylight saving time concludes for the year. The change occurs at 2 a.m., with clocks jumping from 1:59 a.m. to 1 a.m.

The sun will begin setting earlier as the country transitions into late fall and winter. While some areas may adjust bar closing times to the new hour, California requires bars to stop serving alcohol two hours past midnight regardless of the clock change.

Standard time will remain in effect until March 14, when daylight saving time resumes. The standardized start and end dates for daylight saving time have been consistent since 2007, with the practice beginning the second Sunday in March and ending the first Sunday in November.

Daylight saving time was established by the Standard Time Act in 1918 to extend daylight hours during summer. It was later repealed in 1919 and re-enacted during World War II. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 standardized the dates but allowed local exemptions.

Efforts to end the practice have been ongoing, with 19 states passing legislation to implement year-round standard or daylight saving time in the last seven years. However, federal law prevents states from making the change without congressional approval.

The Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022 to make daylight saving time permanent, but the bill did not advance in the House. A House version introduced in January 2025 stalled in the Senate later that year.