Here's everything to know about daylight saving time as we prepare to change the clocks on March 8, 2026.
We will spring our clocks forward by an hour on March 10 for Daylight Saving Time, which means we'll lose an hour of sleep. The switch is the subject of a lot of debate but there are ways to make the transition easier.
The clocks changed over the weekend and even though we gained an hour of sleep, the fall time change is not a universally easy transition.
The perennial debate over daylight saving time is in full swing as most of the U.S. prepares to "fall back" early Sunday, when 2 a.m. becomes 1 a.m.
The twice-yearly switcheroo is irritating enough to lawmakers of all political stripes that the U.S. Senate passed legislation in March 2022 to make Daylight Saving Time permanent.
The goal is to keep pedestrians and bicyclists safe during fall and winter evenings when traffic deaths increase.