When does daylight saving time start in the US?
On Sunday 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, clocks go forward one hour to 03:00, from EST to EDT. In the US, this applies only where daylight saving is observed; the zones below show which. Below are the next changes for each of its zones, at the local wall-clock time they happen.
Hawaii-Aleutian Time Pacific/Honolulu
Cities: Honolulu, East Honolulu, Pearl City, Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale · current time
No change in the next 16 months.
Hawaii-Aleutian Time America/Adak
Cities: Adak · current time
- Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. HAST (UTC−10) becomes HADT (UTC−9).
- Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. HADT (UTC−9) becomes HAST (UTC−10).
- Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. HAST (UTC−10) becomes HADT (UTC−9).
Alaska Time America/Anchorage
Cities: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Eagle River · current time
- Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. AKST (UTC−9) becomes AKDT (UTC−8).
- Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. AKDT (UTC−8) becomes AKST (UTC−9).
- Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. AKST (UTC−9) becomes AKDT (UTC−8).
Mountain Time America/Phoenix
Cities: Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Chandler · current time
No change in the next 16 months.
Pacific Time America/Los_Angeles
Cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco · current time
- Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. PST (UTC−8) becomes PDT (UTC−7).
- Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. PDT (UTC−7) becomes PST (UTC−8).
- Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. PST (UTC−8) becomes PDT (UTC−7).
Mountain Time America/Denver
Cities: Denver, El Paso, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs · current time
- Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. MST (UTC−7) becomes MDT (UTC−6).
- Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. MDT (UTC−6) becomes MST (UTC−7).
- Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. MST (UTC−7) becomes MDT (UTC−6).
Central Time America/Chicago
Cities: Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas · current time
- Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. CST (UTC−6) becomes CDT (UTC−5).
- Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. CDT (UTC−5) becomes CST (UTC−6).
- Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. CST (UTC−6) becomes CDT (UTC−5).
Eastern Time America/New_York
Cities: New York City, Brooklyn, Queens, Philadelphia · current time
- Sun 14 Mar 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. EST (UTC−5) becomes EDT (UTC−4).
- Sun 7 Nov 2027At 02:00 local time clocks go back to 01:00. EDT (UTC−4) becomes EST (UTC−5).
- Sun 12 Mar 2028At 02:00 local time clocks go forward to 03:00. EST (UTC−5) becomes EDT (UTC−4).