What is Daylight Saving Time? Here's When It Ends for 2024
As we move deeper into the year, millions of Americans are getting ready to enjoy an extra hour of sleep, signaling the end of daylight saving time (DST) for 2024. This twice-yearly time adjustment has been a staple in most parts of the U.S. since its inception, aimed at making better use of daylight during the longer days of spring and summer. Daylight saving time starts in March and ends in November. Although many of us welcome the extra daylight in the evening, the annual time change can cause confusion and disruption to our schedules.
Daylight saving time will end at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 3, 2024. When that moment comes, we “fall back,” adjusting our clocks one hour earlier. This change effectively gives us one more hour of sleep and marks the return to standard time for the winter months. The cycle will begin again next year, with DST starting on Sunday, March 9, 2025.
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Not all states or U.S. territories observe daylight saving time. Hawaii and most of Arizona, as well as five U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico and Guam, do not participate. Arizona, for example, stays on standard time year-round due to its desert climate, which would make an additional hour of daylight in the hot summer months impractical. Similarly, Hawaii, located near the equator, experiences little variation in daylight hours throughout the year, eliminating the need for any time shifts.
There have been growing discussions in Congress about ending daylight saving time altogether. In 2022, the Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent across the U.S. Despite this, the bill failed to pass in the House of Representatives and was not signed into law. The debate is ongoing, with many experts advocating for permanent standard time, as it better aligns with our natural sleep cycles and promotes overall health and safety.
For now, daylight saving time remains, but the push for permanent standard time continues. Until then, get ready to enjoy that extra hour of sleep when we "fall back" on November 3.
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