Most of the U.S. will return to standard time Nov. 1

Most of the United States is scheduled to return to standard time on Nov. 1, when clocks will move back one hour at 2 a.m. local time. The change ends daylight saving time for the year, with clocks moving to 1 a.m. and most people gaining an hour. The shift will bring earlier sunrises and sunsets during the shorter days of fall and winter. Hawaii, most of Arizona and several U.S. territories do not observe daylight saving time. The Navajo Nation, including its territory in Arizona, does observe it. The next scheduled change is March 14, 2027, at 2 a.m. local time, when clocks will move forward an hour and daylight saving time will resume. The federal schedule sets the fall change for the first Sunday in November and the spring change for the second Sunday in March. Congress has not changed that schedule, despite House passage in July of the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent. The bill has not passed the Senate, and no floor vote is scheduled for the remainder of 2026, according to reports on the congressional calendar. The Senate’s eventual action remains uncertain. The House-passed version would allow states to opt out before the law took...