Daylight saving time starts (US)
Observances · Clock changes · Sun, March 8, 2026, 2:00 am CT · US · Computed (rule)
Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 am local time.
Every year
| Date | Event | When |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Mar 12, 2023 | Daylight saving time starts (US) | 4 yr ago |
| Sun, Mar 10, 2024 | Daylight saving time starts (US) | 3 yr ago |
| Sun, Mar 9, 2025 | Daylight saving time starts (US) | 2 yr ago |
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026 | Daylight saving time starts (US) | 7 mo ago |
| Sun, Mar 14, 2027 | Daylight saving time starts (US) | in 6 mo |
| Sun, Mar 12, 2028 | Daylight saving time starts (US) | in 18 mo |
Also on Mar 8, 2026
| Date | Event | When |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026 | F1 season opener 2026: Australian Grand Prix | 7 mo ago |
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026 | 450th anniversary: A Spanish colonial officer wrote a letter to King Philip II containing the... | 7 mo ago |
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026 | International Women's Day | 7 mo ago |
Source, method and history
- Source
- NIST
- How we know
- Rule: second Sunday in March (15 U.S.C. 260a, Energy Policy Act of 2005).
- Recurs
- annual
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- Changes
- None recorded.
Sources: official schedules and published calendars, linked on every event; computed dates name their rule. Refreshed nightly.