How to read the table
Each row of the table is a region. Status says whether daylight saving time is in effect there now. Last change and Next change give the date and time of the clock changes, and whether the clocks went or will go forward or back. A row for Your time zone is added with your device’s zone, or shows that it does not use daylight saving time. All dates come from the time zone database in your browser.
What daylight saving time is
Daylight saving time (DST), or summer time, moves the clocks one hour ahead in spring and back in autumn, so that summer evenings have more daylight. The spring change is known as spring forward and the autumn change as fall back. During DST a zone’s UTC offset grows by one hour: New York goes from UTC−5 to UTC−4 and Paris from UTC+1 to UTC+2.
Clock change rules
| Region | Clocks go forward | Clocks go back |
|---|---|---|
| United States & Canada | 2nd Sunday in March, 2:00 local | 1st Sunday in November, 2:00 local |
| European Union & UK | Last Sunday in March, 01:00 UTC | Last Sunday in October, 01:00 UTC |
| Australia (south-east) | 1st Sunday in October, 2:00 local | 1st Sunday in April, 3:00 local |
| New Zealand | Last Sunday in September, 2:00 local | 1st Sunday in April, 3:00 local |
In 2026 the US changes on 8 March and 1 November, and Europe on 29 March and 25 October. In 2027 the US changes on 14 March and 7 November, and Europe on 28 March and 31 October. Because North America changes earlier in spring and later in autumn, the gap between New York and London is four hours instead of five for a few weeks each year.
In Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and South Australia observe DST; Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia do not. In the southern hemisphere summer falls between October and April, so clocks go forward around the time they go back in the north.
Places without daylight saving time
Most of Asia (China, Japan, India, South Korea and the Gulf states), most of Africa, Russia, Turkey, Brazil and most of Mexico do not change their clocks. In the United States, Hawaii and Arizona stay on standard time, except the Navajo Nation in Arizona. Saskatchewan in Canada also keeps the same time all year.
Related pages
See how DST affects specific zones on the Eastern Time, Mountain Time, CET and GMT pages, or convert any time with the time zone converter.