Americans are set to turn their clocks back this fall as daylight saving time comes to an end. Here's when the time change happens and what could come next.
President Donald Trump said he wants to get rid of the twice-a-year clock change. A few bills in Congress suggest either making the change permanent or letting states decide whether to make the shift.
Supporters say that the spring forward and fall back cycle helps cut energy costs and add more daylight hours to the calendar. But some health experts say the shifts are hard on our bodies.
Here's what we know so far about when clocks will change this fall. Will we drop or adopt daylight saving time permanently?
Clocks will turn back one hour, from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Nov. 1.
Most devices that connect to the internet, like phones and computers, will update on their own. But you might need to manually change clocks on appliances or in vehicles.
Clocks "fall back" in the fall, and we'll get an extra hour of sleep.
People lose an hour of sleep with "spring forward" to get a later sunrise and sunset until autumn.
Yes. Mississippi, which is in the Central time zone, observes daylight saving time.
President Donald Trump has weighed in on daylight saving time repeatedly, saying the U.S. should stop changing the clocks twice a year.
Trump said changing clocks twice a year is "foolish, inconvenient and, in some cases, very costly," in a Truth Social post on an Aug. 4.
"People are sick and tired of having to change their clocks twice a year," he wrote, arguing permanent daylight saving time would reduce traffic accidents, lower crime, save energy and give families more daylight in the evening.
"In other words, leave it as it is now, and never change again," the president wrote. "LET'S PASS THE SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT, ASAP."
Adopting daylight saving time year-round will not change the total amount of daylight, just shift it an hour later than usual.
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The House already approved the Sunshine Protection Act, which would permanently adopt daylight saving time.
The Senate returned from a five-week recess on Sept. 14 with no vote scheduled, though Trump has urged senators to act quickly.
Until they take up the vote and the bill becomes a law, people should plan to turn clocks back this fall.
Changes to daylight saving have to be adopted by Congress.
Some sleep and health experts argue that changing clocks twice a year disrupts the body's natural rhythm.
Erik Herzog, a biology and neuroscience professor at Washington University in St. Louis and former president of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, previously told USA TODAY that permanent standard time would be the healthiest option.
Herzog said clock changes disrupt circadian rhythms, the body's internal clock that regulates sleep and other biological functions. The spring time change, when clocks move forward an hour, is especially tough on the body and has been linked to increases in heart attacks and car crashes.
Yes. A move to only use daylight saving time in 1974 failed after parents were worried about kids going to school before dawn, risking more vehicle accidents.
Most of the U.S. observes daylight saving time except for Hawaii and most of Arizona. The Navajo Nation does participate and accounts for portions of the northeast corner of the state.
The Winter Solstice will be on Monday, Dec. 21.
According to Old Farmer's Almanac, Jackson will get about 10 hours and one minute of daylight.
Daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday in March each year.
"Spring forward" is set for Sunday, March 14, 2027.
Contributing: Haadiza Ogwude, Maria Francis
Bonnie Bolden is the Deep South Connect reporter for Mississippi with Gannett/USA Today. Email her at [email protected].
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