History ❯ Timekeeping

Daylight Saving Time

Legislation Origins World War I Historical Figures Historical Context Germany William Willett William Willet Historical Proposals Benjamin Franklin

House to Vote on Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

Approval would lock the nation into year‑round daylight saving time with a state option to stay on standard time.

Germany Shifts to Summer Time as Clocks Jump One Hour

UK Clocks Spring Forward to British Summer Time Tonight

UK Households Advised To Start 15-Minute Bedtime Shift Before March 29 BST Switch

Europe to Advance Clocks on March 29 as Daylight Saving Debate Stalls

Spain to Move Clocks Forward Overnight March 28–29 After BOE Sets Summer Time Start

North America Moves to Summer Time as EU Readies Late-March Clock Change

Clocks Spring Forward at 2 A.M. Sunday as Daylight Saving Time Begins

U.S. Switches to Daylight Saving Time Sunday, With U.K. to Follow March 29

U.S. Springs Forward Sunday as British Columbia Makes Daylight Saving Time Permanent

Germany Sets Clocks Forward to Summer Time on March 29, 2026

Clocks ‘Spring Forward’ March 8 as Daylight Saving Time Arrives on Earliest Possible Date

Daylight Saving Time Begins March 8 Across Most of the U.S.

Daylight Saving Time Starts March 8, Ends November 1, 2026

U.S. Daylight Saving Time 2026: Clocks Move Forward March 8, Back November 1

UK Clocks Will Spring Forward March 29 as British Summer Time Begins

U.S. Returns to Standard Time as Clocks Fall Back

U.S. Returns to Standard Time as Select Mexican Border Cities Also Set Clocks Back

Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday at 2 A.M. as Clocks Fall Back One Hour

UK Returns to GMT as Clocks Go Back One Hour