When does daylight saving time start? Here's when the clocks spring forward an hour

Ready to lose an hour of sleep? Daylight saving time returns in March, when clocks "spring forward" one hour.

Here's what you should know about the time change.

When is daylight saving time 2024?

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10, when clocks move ahead one hour.

Is daylight saving time ending permanently?

The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent. However, it did not pass in the U.S. House of Representatives and was not signed into law by President Joe Biden.

Ohio lawmakers support the move, voting in December to ask Congress to make daylight saving time permanent.

When does daylight saving time end in 2024?

Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 3.

Why does daylight saving time matter?

Daylight saving 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.

This 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 more people are outside and not at home during the warmer months.

It's daylight saving time, not daylight savings time

While most people call it "daylight savings," the official name for the time change is "daylight saving time."

Amy Huschka of the Detroit Free Press and Emily DeLetter of USA TODAY contributed to this report.

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