Prepare to spring your clocks forward before going to bed Saturday evening, March 7. Daylight Saving Time officially starts early Sunday.
DST will begin at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, March 8, with sunrise and sunset coming one hour later, bringing darker mornings and brighter evenings as spring’s start nears in Michigan.
We’ve gained sunlight hours each day in the northern hemisphere in the leadup to the return of DST.
However, the annual clock changes remain deeply unpopular among Americans, with two-thirds favoring its permanent elimination in a recent YouGov poll.
Here’s what to know before Daylight Saving Time returns.
When is Daylight Saving Time 2026?
Daylight Saving Time will begin at 2 a.m. March 8, 2026, the second Sunday in March. Clocks will be set forward one hour, leading to sunrise and sunset coming an hour later.
When will the sun rise on Sunday, March 8?
With the start of DST, you can expect sunrise at the following times, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac:
Is Daylight Saving Time popular?
No, most Americans would prefer to get rid of Daylight Saving Time, recent polls show.
In a YouGov poll released March 4, two-thirds of Americans, 64%, said they would prefer to see DST end, while 16% favored keeping it. More than half of Americans, 54%, in a March 2025 Gallup poll, favored eliminating DST, while 40% wanted to keep it.
Is it daylight saving or daylight savings?
While it is often referred to as Daylight Savings Time, Daylight Saving Time without the “s” at the end is the correct term.
When did Daylight Saving Time end in 2025?
Daylight Saving Time ended Nov. 2, 2025, the first Sunday in November. Clocks were set back one hour, making sunrise and sunset each an hour earlier.
What is Daylight Saving Time?
Daylight Saving Time, often called daylight savings time, is when “daylight” begins an hour later in the morning and lasts an hour longer in the evening, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
The clock change allows the hour of daylight to stay coordinated with the time most people are active outside. Daylight saving time is supposed to save energy, since during the warmer months the majority of people will be outside and not home, which saves energy.
Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: When is Daylight Saving Time 2026? What to know about time change
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