Overview
- The switch happens at 2:00 a.m. local time, jumping to 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, and reverting to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation administers Daylight Saving Time under the Uniform Time Act, so all participating states follow the same dates.
- Florida, Texas, California and Illinois will observe the change statewide, affecting major hubs such as Miami, Houston, Los Angeles and Chicago.
- No change applies in Hawaii, most of Arizona except the Navajo Nation, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Authorities urge travelers and workers to confirm schedules, check devices that do not auto-update and ease sleep routines around the transition.