If Michigan’s rain and snow have you feeling gloomy, don’t despair, in just a few weeks you’ll be springing forward to brighter days.
Daylight Saving Time begins March 8, when we’ll set clocks forward one hour, pushing sunrise and sunset an hour later. DST in 2025 ended Nov. 2, 2025, which made sunset earlier in the day and ushered in long winter nights.
While winter’s dark evenings will linger a bit longer, we are gaining sunlight hours each day in the lead up to DST’s return.
Here’s what to know about Daylight Saving Time.
When will Daylight Saving Time begin in 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.
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.
When is the spring equinox in 2026?
The vernal equinox, marking the first day of spring, is at 10:46 a.m. EDT on March 20, 2026.
When does winter end?
Astronomical winter ends at the vernal equinox. Meteorological winter ends Feb. 28.
Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Does Daylight Saving Time start now? When to set clocks forward
Reporting by Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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