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    There are only four weeks left before daylight saving time ends this year and our clocks will turn back an hour, part of the biennial time change that affects a majority, but not all, of Americans.

    Daylight Saving Time, while not always popular, is still present and is observed by almost all U.S. states every March and November.

    We “fall back” in November, gaining an extra hour of sleep, and “jump forward” in March, losing that hour, a practice that can throw off schedules for parents, kids and pets.

    Here’s what you need to know about the end of daylight saving time this year.

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    When does daylight saving time end in 2024?

    Daylight saving time ends this year at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 3, when we “fall back” and get an extra hour of sleep.

    Next year it starts again on Sunday March 9, 2025.

    What is daylight saving time?

    Daylight Saving Time is the time between March and November when most Americans set their clocks forward one hour.

    We gain an hour in November (instead of losing an hour in spring) to provide more daylight in winter mornings. When we “leap forward” in March, it is to add more daylight in the evenings. In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox is Sunday, September 22, marking the start of the fall season.

    When did daylight saving time start in 2024?

    Daylight Saving Time began in 2024 on Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. local time, when our clocks went forward one hour, part of the biennial time change that affects most, but not all, Americans.

    Is Daylight Saving Time Ending?

    The push to stop changing the clocks came to Congress in recent years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent.

    Although the Sunshine Protection Act passed the Senate unanimously in 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives did not pass it and President Joe Biden did not sign it.

    A 2023 version of the law also remained dormant in Congress.

    Does every state observe daylight saving time?

    Not all states and U.S. territories participate in daylight saving time.

    Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time. Due to the desert climate, Arizona does not observe daylight saving time (with the exception of the Navajo Nation). After most of the US passed the Uniform Time Act, the state concluded that there was no good reason to adjust clocks so that sunset would occur an hour later during the hottest months of the year.

    There are also five other US territories that are not participating:

    • American Samoa
    • Guam
    • Northern Mariana Islands
    • Puerto Rico
    • US Virgin Islands

    The Navajo Nation, located in parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, observes daylight saving time.

    Hawaii is the other state that does not observe daylight saving time. Due to its proximity to the equator, there is not much difference between the hours of daylight throughout the year.

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