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Daylight Saving Time/ Summer Time starts in March or April in the northern hemisphere and September or October in the southern hemisphere.
Here are all the start dates and times for Daylight Saving Time/ Summer Time listed alphabetically by country or, in the case of Europe, continent:
Australia, except Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Cocos Islands, Christmas Island and Norfolk Island
- - - the 1st Sunday of October at 02:00 local Standard Time
- - - - - - (01:59:59 LHST --> 02:30:00 LHDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 AEST --> 03:00:00 AEDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 ACST --> 03:00:00 ACDT)
Bahamas
- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 EST
- - - - - - (01:59:59 EST --> 03:00:00 EDT)
Bermuda (U.K.)
- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 AST
- - - - - - (01:59:59 AST --> 03:00:00 ADT)
Brazil: in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Goias, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo only
- - - the 3rd Sunday of October at 00:00 local Standard Time
- - - - - - (23:59:59 AMT --> 01:00:00 AMST)
- - - - - - (23:59:59 BRT --> 01:00:00 BRST)
Canada: all except most of Saskatchewan, Southampton Island, parts of British Columbia, parts of Ontario, and part of eastern Quebec
- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 local Standard Time
- - - - - - (01:59:59 NST --> 03:00:00 NDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 AST --> 03:00:00 ADT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 EST --> 03:00:00 EDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 CST --> 03:00:00 CDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 MST --> 03:00:00 MDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 PST --> 03:00:00 PDT)
Chile, including Easter Island
- - - the day after the 2nd Saturday of October at 00:00 CLT
- - - - - - (23:59:59 CLT --> 01:00:00 CLST)
- - - - - - (21:59:59 EAST --> 23:00:00 EASST)
Cuba
- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 00:00 Cuba Standard Time
- - - - - - (23:59:59 CST --> 01:00:00 CDT)
- - - - - - Note: Despite the facts that Cuba Standard Time shares the same abbreviation with Central Standard Time and Cuba Daylight Saving Time shares the same abbreviation with Central Daylight Saving Time, Cuba Time is one hour ahead of Central Time.
Europe: all except Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Iceland
- - - the last Sunday of March at 01:00 UTC (00:00 UTC in Azerbaijan)
- - - - - - (03:59:59 AZT --> 05:00:00 AZST)
- - - - - - (02:59:59 EET --> 04:00:00 EEST)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 CET --> 03:00:00 CEST)
- - - - - - (00:59:59 WET --> 02:00:00 WEST)
- - - - - - (00:59:59 GMT --> 02:00:00 BST)
- - - - - - (00:59:59 GMT --> 02:00:00 IST)
Fiji
- - - the Sunday after the 3rd Thursday of October at 02:00 FJT
- - - - - - (01:59:59 FJT --> 03:00:00 FJST)
Greenland (Denmark): all except the Danmarkshavn area
- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 AST in the Qaanaaq area
- - - - - - (01:59:59 AST --> 03:00:00 ADT)
- - - the last Sunday of March at 01:00 UTC elsewhere
- - - - - - (23:59:59 EGT --> 01:00:00 EGST)
- - - - - - (21:59:59 WGT --> 23:00:00 WGST)
Iran
- - - 21 or 22 March at 00:00 IRST
- - - - - - (23:59:59 IRST --> 01:00:00 IRDT)
Israel
- - - the day after the last Thursday of March at 02:00 IST
- - - - - - (01:59:59 IST --> 03:00:00 IDT)
Jordan
- - - the day after the last Thursday of March at 00:00 EET
- - - - - - (23:59:59 EET --> 01:00:00 EEST)
Lebanon
- - - the last Sunday of March at 00:00 EET
- - - - - - (23:59:59 EET --> 01:00:00 EEST)
Mexico: all except Sonora
- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 local Standard Time in 10 cities along the U.S. border
- - - the 1st Sunday of April at 02:00 local Standard Time in most of the country
- - - - - - (01:59:59 CST --> 03:00:00 CDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 MST --> 03:00:00 MDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 PST --> 03:00:00 PDT)
Morocco
- - - the last Sunday of April at 02:00 WET
- - - 2 Shawwal at 02:00 WET (Summer Time resumes after being suspended for the month of Ramadan)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 WET --> 03:00:00 WEST)
Namibia
- - - the 1st Sunday of September at 02:00 WAT
- - - - - - (01:59:59 WAT --> 03:00:00 WAST)
New Zealand: the mainland and the Chatham Islands
- - - the last Sunday of September at 02:00 NZST
- - - - - - (02:44:59 CHAST --> 03:45:00 CHADT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 NZST --> 03:00:00 NZDT)
Paraguay
- - - the 1st Sunday of October at 00:00 PYT
- - - - - - (23:59:59 PYT --> 01:00:00 PYST)
Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Islands (France)
- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 PMST
- - - - - - (01:59:59 PMST --> 03:00:00 PMDT)
Samoa
- - - the last Sunday of September at 03:00 West Samoa Time
- - - - - - (02:59:59 WST --> 04:00:00 WSST)
Syria
- - - the last Friday of March at 00:00 EET
- - - - - - (23:59:59 EET --> 01:00:00 EEST)
Turks & Caicos Islands (U.K.)
- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 EST
- - - - - - (01:59:59 EST --> 03:00:00 EDT)
United States of America: all except Hawaii, Arizona outside of the Navaho Nation, Metlakatla AK, and the five unincorporated territories
- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 local Standard Time
- - - - - - (01:59:59 EST --> 03:00:00 EDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 CST --> 03:00:00 CDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 MST --> 03:00:00 MDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 PST --> 03:00:00 PDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 AKST --> 03:00:00 AKDT)
- - - - - - (01:59:59 HAST --> 03:00:00 HADT)
Uruguay
- - - the 1st Sunday of October at 02:00 UYT
- - - - - - (01:59:59 UYT --> 03:00:00 UYST)
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∙ 9y agoWhen the clocks get turned back depends on where you are. In the United States, most locations turn their clocks back on the first Sunday in November. In the European Union, most locations turn their clocks back on the last Sunday in October.
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∙ 11y agoFor the year 2011, clocks will go back one hour on November 6, 2011. We do this in observance of Daylight Savings time.
In the UK the clocks change on 30 October
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∙ 9y agoDaylight Savings Time this year ends on November 2. On this day at 2:00 am, the clocks will be turned back one hour.
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∙ 13y agoLast Sunday in March clock goes 1 hour forward,last Sunday in October clocks go back 1 hour
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∙ 13y agoOn Sunday, November 7th, set your clocks to one hour earlier. Buttbang!
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∙ 12y agoNovember 7th. you turn 2:00 am into 1:00 am
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∙ 12y agoI did last night..and I'm in the U.S. ~rainingcoconuts
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∙ 15y ago2.00 am on the last Sunday in March.
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What does spring forward mean?
"Spring forward, fall back" is a mnemonic device to remember how to adjust clocks for daylight savings time.
In Daylight Saving Time do you turn your clocks backward or forward?
Just remember 'spring forward, fall back'.
Saying to remember daylight saving?
One common saying goes "Spring ahead, Fall back." During the spring daylight savings time, you set your clocks ahead one hour. In the fall daylight savings time, set them back an hour.
When English clocks go forward do the clocks all aroud the world go forward?
some clocks go forward, but not all of them :) it is called daylight saving time
When do you turn the clock forward and back?
In the spring, you spring forward. In the fall, you fall back.So, in the spring, turn your clocks one hour forward. In the fall, turn your clocks one hour back.Fall Back, Spring Forward!You always set your clocks BACK one hour for Fall, meaning you LOSE an hour of Daylight, you have one hour less of light. In the happy springtime, you have one more joyous hour of light, so you GAIN an hr of daylight.Dates: DST in the United States and CanadaDaylight Saving Time (DST) always begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November. Daylight Saving Time(DST) in EuropeMost countries in Europe, via the EU- European Union, follow a synchronized DST that lasts: From the last Sunday of MarchUntil the last Sunday of October
What does spring forward mean?
"Spring forward, fall back" is a mnemonic device to remember how to adjust clocks for daylight savings time.
What old saying describes turning the clocks ahead or back?
SPRING forward, FALL back. SPRING forward, FALL back.
In Daylight Saving Time do you turn your clocks backward or forward?
Just remember 'spring forward, fall back'.
What day does the time spring forward?
In 2010, the clocks will spring forward on March 14th. They will spring forward one hour, so when it is 6:00 in your head, the clock will say its 7:00.....I think...oh yes yes that is right!!!
Saying to remember daylight saving?
One common saying goes "Spring ahead, Fall back." During the spring daylight savings time, you set your clocks ahead one hour. In the fall daylight savings time, set them back an hour.
Do the clocks get turned back or forwards at the end of Daylight Saving Time?
Clocks get turned BACK one hour - an easy way to remember this operation is "Spring Forward, Fall Back."
When English clocks go forward do the clocks all aroud the world go forward?
some clocks go forward, but not all of them :) it is called daylight saving time
Which two days do you change the hour?
There is not a set date for either of these times. Nevertheless, they follow the rule that the last Sunday in March the clocks go forward. The last Sunday in October the clocks go back. This can be remembered with the mnemonic "the clocks spring forward in spring and fall back in fall"
When do you turn the clock forward and back?
In the spring, you spring forward. In the fall, you fall back.So, in the spring, turn your clocks one hour forward. In the fall, turn your clocks one hour back.Fall Back, Spring Forward!You always set your clocks BACK one hour for Fall, meaning you LOSE an hour of Daylight, you have one hour less of light. In the happy springtime, you have one more joyous hour of light, so you GAIN an hr of daylight.Dates: DST in the United States and CanadaDaylight Saving Time (DST) always begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November. Daylight Saving Time(DST) in EuropeMost countries in Europe, via the EU- European Union, follow a synchronized DST that lasts: From the last Sunday of MarchUntil the last Sunday of October
When to set the clocks forward in Indiana?
Clocks were turned forward at 2:00 am on March 12, 2017.
Do you turn are clocks in spring?
Set Clocks Forward In SpringForward. Just remember Spring - Forward and Fall -Back. ]Move the clock ahead 1 hour for daylight savings time each spring, which means if it is 12:00, you'll move it to 1:00.Actually, Mexico is the only country that "springs forward" in April. New Zealand, Samoa, Australia, Namibia and Chile, including Easter Island, all "fall back" in April.For the year 2010 in the US and Canada:SPRING FORWARDDaylight Saving Time begins on March 14, 2010 - when you set the clocks ahead 1 hour.FALL BACKDaylight Saving Time ends on November 7, 2010 - when you set the clocks back 1 hour.
What is this called plan for setting clocks one hour ahead of standard time?
Daylight Saving Time is the name of the plan to set clocks ahead in spring and back in fall.
