A Halloween treat: What to know about daylight saving time

Nicole Pilsbury, The Baltimore Sun on Oct 29, 2026

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Daylight saving time is ending Sunday at 2 a.m., giving trick-or-treaters extra time to recover from their sugar rush as the clocks “fall back” one hour to 1 a.m.

Here’s what to know.

What is daylight saving time?

Daylight saving time was implemented to harness more hours of sunlight in the evening during warmer months, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Each year, the first Sunday in November is one hour longer as clocks are set back one hour to mark the end of daylight saving time. The clock will “spring forward” at the beginning of daylight saving time on the second Sunday of March at 2 a.m., when the time will change to 3 a.m.

Is the U.S. making daylight savings time permanent?

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in July to make daylight saving time permanent, claiming that enacting the change will provide more daylight to Americans.

But, the U.S. Senate is unlikely to act on the bill before the end of the year, according to The Associated Press.

The House bill received bipartisan votes, though debates about how different time zones would be affected by daylight saving time permanent have been at the center of discussions.

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