Clocks in the US will jump an hour on Sunday, marking the start of Daylight Saving Time. This annual practice moves clocks forward by one hour during the summer months.
What’s Daylight Saving Time?
It’s an yearly practice in the US and Europe to move clocks forward during summer, extending evening daylight to optimise energy use and better align daily schedules with natural light.
When does it begin?
In North America, Daylight Saving Time 2025 will begin on Sunday, March 9, at 2:00 AM local standard time and will end on November 2 at 2:00 AM.
At that moment, clocks will move forward one hour to 3:00 AM local daylight time. This change extends evening daylight but shortens the morning hours. While most of the United States observes DST, some regions do not follow the springtime adjustment.
In Europe, Daylight Saving Time will start on March 30, 2025, at 1:00 AM GMT, with clocks moving forward by one hour. Most European countries follow this change to extend daylight hours during the spring and summer months.
What Trump said
After winning the election last year, Trump had said he and Republicans would work to “eliminate” daylight saving time, calling it inconvenient and costly.
However, when asked in the Oval Office on Thursday about eliminating Daylight Saving Time, Trump said, “It’s a 50-50 issue, and when something is split like that, it’s hard to get excited about it.”
Trump said he figured most people would prefer more daylight in the evening but acknowledged that “some people want more light in the morning because they don’t want to take their kids to school in the dark.”
