Does daylight savings time change fall back today? When clocks turn back an hour, DTS 2026, more

When to change your clocks for fall 2025

Get ready to set your clocks back — daylight saving time ends this year on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at 2 a.m. EST, giving us an extra hour of sleep but less daylight in the evenings.

• Daylight saving time in 2025 will end on Sunday, November 2, when clocks “fall back” one hour.
• President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to end daylight saving time, but this requires congressional approval.
• The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, passed the Senate in 2022 but has not become law.
• Most states and territories observe daylight saving time, with the exceptions of Hawaii, most of Arizona, and several U.S. territories.

Daylight saving time 2025 ends Sunday morning, but the change to standard time in the U.S. won’t be permanent until President Donald Trump officially follows through on his thoughts to end daylight saving time.

Most of the United States will “fall back” and gain an extra hour of sleep when DST 2025 ends on November 2.

Here’s what we know about when DST start and ends, why it exists and more:

When does 2025 daylight savings time end in the US? Did the time change today? Does USA fall back for daylight saving time tonight? What date do clocks turn back an hour?

In the U.S., clocks will fall back on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

When do clocks fall back an hour to end daylight savings time in November? What time does daylight saving time change fall back in 2025?

Clocks will fall back at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in the U.S.

When does 2026 daylight savings time change spring forward? What date will daylight saving time change spring forward?

Clocks will spring forward at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, in 2026.

When does daylight savings time end permanently in the US? Is daylight saving time going away in 2026?

Despite the Sunshine Protection Act being unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate in 2022, there is no permanent end in sight.

Trump time change 2025: Is President Donald Trump going to end daylight savings time in the US?

In December 2024, Trump said he planned to eliminate daylight saving time. He needs the approval of Congress in order to achieve this, and he had been urging them to approve.

Others hope that instead of eliminating daylight saving time, it will be permanent. 20 states have advocated for this by passing measures in recent years in favor of year-round daylight saving time.

Trump expressed support for such a notion in April 2025, calling it “very popular,’’ though he has also referred to the move as a “50-50 issue.’’

Conversation in Congress about the issue is ongoing.

When does daylight saving time change occur in the US? When do clocks return to standard time?

Participating states turn clocks forward an hour on the second Sunday in March during the spring. Daylight saving time ends on the first Sunday of November in the fall of each year and that’s when most states turn clocks back an hour.

What states don’t have daylight saving time in the US?

As of July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation noted that only Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time. The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona.

The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate.

According to the website, states may exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time by state law in accordance with the Uniform Time Act, as amended.

Why does time change at 2 a.m. for daylight saving time?

In an interview with Time Magazine, author Michael Downing cited his book, “Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time,“ to explain how Amtrak and the railroads were the main reason clocks change at 2 a.m. for DST.

There were no trains leaving the station at 2 a.m. on Sundays in New York City when daylight saving time was established.

“Sunday morning at 2 a.m. was when they would interrupt the least amount of train travel around the country,” Downing said.

What time is it in Indianapolis?

Visit timeanddate.com to see the current time in Indianapolis.

Does Indiana observe 2025 daylight saving time?

Yes; Indiana observes daylight saving time.

Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time. The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate.

Did daylight saving time start because of farmers?

No, according to almanac.com.

“Many Americans wrongly point to farmers as the driving force behind Daylight Saving Time. In fact, farmers were its strongest opponents and, as a group, stubbornly resisted the change from the beginning,” Catherine Boeckmann wrote for almanac.com.

“When the war ended, the farmers and working-class people who had held their tongues began speaking out. They demanded an end to Daylight Saving Time, claiming it benefited only office workers and the leisure class. The controversy spotlighted the growing gap between rural and urban dwellers.”

When does 2025 daylight saving time spring forward start, DST fall back end?

Daylight saving time began on Sunday, March 9, and ends on Nov. 2 in 2025.

Chris Sims is a digital content producer for Midwest Connect Gannett. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.

Katie Wiseman covers trending news for IndyStar and Midwest Connect. Contact her at klwiseman@gannett.com. Follow her on Bluesky @katiewiseman.