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when do clocks change
Clocks change on different dates depending on your location, with most regions in the Northern Hemisphere falling back in late October or early November.
Clocks change twice a year in many countries to observe daylight saving time, typically following the rule of springing forward in the spring and falling back in the autumn. In the United States and Canada, clocks fall back on the first Sunday in November. In the United Kingdom and the European Union, clocks fall back on the last Sunday in October. Southern Hemisphere countries like Australia and New Zealand observe these changes at opposite times of the year, often starting their daylight saving periods in late September or early October. Not all regions or countries observe these changes.
- United States and Canada. In the United States and Canada, clocks will fall back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 a.m. local time.
- United Kingdom and European Union. In the United Kingdom and the European Union, clocks will fall back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
- Southern Hemisphere. In Australia and New Zealand, daylight saving time is observed during their summer months. For example, New Zealand starts its daylight saving period on September 27, 2026, while parts of Australia start on October 4, 2026.
- Regions without daylight saving time. Some regions, such as Hawaii and most of Arizona in the U.S., as well as various other countries and territories worldwide, do not observe daylight saving time and do not change their clocks.
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- Daylight Saving Timeaa.usno.navy.mil
- Daylight Saving Time 2026: When Does the Time Change?almanac.com · published April 6, 2026
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- Daylight Saving Time 2026 – when do the clocks change?getworldclock.com
- When Do the Clocks Change in 2026? Full DST Date List by Country | Clockzilla Blog | Clockzillaclockzilla.io · published April 9, 2026
- When do the clocks change? - GOV.UKgov.uk · published January 26, 2016
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