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Most American clocks spring forward on the second Sunday in March at 2:00 a.m. local time, deleting an hour. This URL finds that Sunday — March 8 in 2026, March 14 in 2027 — and ticks toward the civil date on this device. Hawaii and most of Arizona never make the jump. The EU usually changes on the last Sunday of March, a different weekend. Treat this page as the US Energy Policy Act spring rule, not a world DST dashboard.
FAQ
- When do clocks spring forward?
- The second Sunday of March in most US states. In 2026 that is March 8; in 2027 it is March 14. After that local Sunday ends, we count to next March's second Sunday.
- Who does not change clocks?
- Hawaii and most of Arizona stay on standard time year-round (the Navajo Nation is the usual Arizona exception). US territories generally do not observe DST. If you are in those places, this page is informational, not a clock you must change.
- Is this the same worldwide?
- No. The EU and UK typically change on the last Sunday of March. This page is the US Energy Policy Act rule: second Sunday of March, 2:00 a.m. local.
- Why might another site disagree?
- EU or UK rules land on a different Sunday. A page that still uses the pre-2007 first-Sunday-of-April start will also be wrong. We use the current US spring date.
- What is the distinctive US change to remember?
- Unique to this page: the 2005 Energy Policy Act, effective 2007, moved the start from the first Sunday of April to the second Sunday of March, which is why older parents still change clocks a month late. At 2:00 a.m. the local hour jumps to 3:00 a.m.; that skipped hour is why some timestamps look impossible on this Sunday.
- Do you count to 2:00 a.m. exactly?
- The live clock on this page is a calendar-date countdown to that Sunday. Use a custom time if you need the exact 2:00 a.m. instant labeled in a specific zone.
- How should airlines and churches treat the skipped hour?
- Overnight flights and 2:30 a.m. jobs have to name a timezone and a rule for the missing hour. This Sunday page will not pretend to be that operations clock. Count to the calendar Sunday here; count to a labeled 2:00 a.m. instant on a custom link if you are actually staffing the skip. Arizona and Hawaii readers can ignore the skip entirely.