Overview
- Most of the United States will return to standard time when clocks 'fall back' one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, with Hawaii, most of Arizona and several territories exempt.
- The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July to make daylight saving time permanent but the bill stalled in the Senate and has not become law, so the November clock change proceeds under current federal rules.
- University of Washington researchers published a Current Biology study on Oct. 29 that estimates permanent daylight saving time would add hundreds of millions of dark-morning school commutes and finds higher odds of pedestrian involvement in fatal morning crashes for children.
- Several Canadian provinces have recently moved to end twice-yearly clock changes and many chose permanent daylight time, creating a patchwork that researchers say offers a real-world comparison of health, safety and schooling effects.
- Sleep experts and medical groups continue to favor permanent standard time because morning light better aligns circadian rhythms, and they urge simple steps—gradual sleep shifts and morning light exposure—to ease the Nov. 1 transition while policymakers weigh next steps.