Daylight saving time began Sunday at 2 a.m. when clocks moved forward one hour because most Americans lost an hour of sleep last night. According to the National Weather Service, before the clocks changed, sunrise in Boston was at 6:09 a.m. and sunset was 5:41 p.m. On Sunday, after the clock changes, the sun rises at 7:08 am and sets at 6:42 pm. Since 2007, daylight saving time begins every year on the second Sunday in March. Daylight saving time in 2026 will end at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November, which this year is November 1, after 238 days.
What is daylight saving time? ? What are you doing?
Daylight saving time is the practice of moving clocks forward one hour to get more natural light. The practice was first adopted in the US in 1918 to conserve fuel during World War I. It was also used during World War II. Hawaii and Arizona do not have daylight saving time. The same applies to the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. This decades-old practice is the source of significant debate, as many experts believe it does more harm than good, disrupting sleep and creating confusion over frequent clock changes. President Donald Trump previously said he would eliminate daylight saving time, and it is inconvenient and very costly for the country. But then he said opinions are divided on the issue. “It’s something I can do, but a lot of people like it one way, a lot of people like it another,” he later said. Much of Canada and parts of Mexico near the United States border participate in daylight saving time. British Columbia Premier David Eby said the province will move to permanent daylight saving time. British Columbia’s new time zone will be called “Pacific Time.” While most of Africa and Asia do not participate, Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus and Egypt do. In South America, only Chile and Paraguay currently observe daylight saving time, and in Central America no country does.