In two weeks, Americans will experience two important events: Election Day and the end of daylight saving time. Daylight saving time will end on Sunday, Nov. 3, when clocks will “fall back” and gain an extra hour of sleep. This change will not occur again until March 2025. Although the end of daylight saving time brings an extra hour of sleep, it can still disrupt schedules for children and pets.
Daylight saving time is the period from March to November when most Americans adjust their clocks ahead by one hour to add more daylight in the mornings during the winter. It began in 2024 on Sunday, March 10, and will end on Sunday, Nov. 3. Efforts to make daylight saving time permanent have been made, with the Senate approving the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, but the House of Representatives did not pass it, and President Biden did not sign it.
Not all states and U.S. territories participate in daylight saving time. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe it, with the exception of the Navajo Nation in Arizona. Additionally, five other U.S. territories do not participate. Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time due to its consistent hours of daylight throughout the year.
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