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

Sleep specialists say a gradual schedule shift reduces body-clock disruption from the lost hour.

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

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

UK Clocks Go Forward at 1am on 29 March to Start British Summer Time

British Summer Time Begins March 29; UK Clocks Move Forward One Hour at 1 a.m.

Germany Moves Clocks Forward on March 29, 2026 Under EU Summer Time Rule

Germany Switches to Summer Time Overnight March 28–29, 2026

Winter Solstice Arrives Dec. 21 at 10:03 a.m. ET, Marking the Northern Hemisphere’s Shortest Day

December 2025 Lunar Hair Guide Sets Cut-and-Dye Dates as Sources Split on New Moon

Utqiagvik Enters Polar Night With Next Sunrise Expected January 22

Clocks Fall Back: UK Switches to GMT Oct. 26 as Most of U.S. Returns to Standard Time Nov. 2

Germany Switches to Standard Time on Oct. 26, Clocks Turn Back From 3:00 to 2:00

Autumn Clock Rollbacks Set: Spain on Oct. 26, U.S. and Mexican Border Cities on Nov. 2

Costa Coffee–Commissioned Poll Finds Brits Embrace ‘Cosy’ Autumn Rituals and More Hot Drinks

Autumn Begins: 2025 Equinox Occurs at 20:19 MESZ on September 22

EU Clock-Change Overhaul Stalled Again as October Switch Goes Ahead

Daylight Saving Time Ends Nov. 2 at 2 A.M.

Disney World Adds New Halloween Starbucks Tumblers as Zero Online Drop Set for Sept. 12

EU Clocks Spring Forward as Daylight Saving Time Continues Despite Calls for Reform