When do clocks spring forward?

Answer 1

Daylight Saving Time/ Summer Time starts in March or April in the northern hemisphere and September or October in the southern hemisphere.

Here are all the start dates and times for Daylight Saving Time/ Summer Time listed alphabetically by country or, in the case of Europe, continent:

Australia, except Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Cocos Islands, Christmas Island and Norfolk Island

- - - the 1st Sunday of October at 02:00 local Standard Time

- - - - - - (01:59:59 LHST --> 02:30:00 LHDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 AEST --> 03:00:00 AEDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 ACST --> 03:00:00 ACDT)

Bahamas

- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 EST

- - - - - - (01:59:59 EST --> 03:00:00 EDT)

Bermuda (U.K.)

- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 AST

- - - - - - (01:59:59 AST --> 03:00:00 ADT)

Brazil: in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Goias, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo only

- - - the 3rd Sunday of October at 00:00 local Standard Time

- - - - - - (23:59:59 AMT --> 01:00:00 AMST)

- - - - - - (23:59:59 BRT --> 01:00:00 BRST)

Canada: all except most of Saskatchewan, Southampton Island, parts of British Columbia, parts of Ontario, and part of eastern Quebec

- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 local Standard Time

- - - - - - (01:59:59 NST --> 03:00:00 NDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 AST --> 03:00:00 ADT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 EST --> 03:00:00 EDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 CST --> 03:00:00 CDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 MST --> 03:00:00 MDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 PST --> 03:00:00 PDT)

Chile, including Easter Island

- - - the day after the 2nd Saturday of October at 00:00 CLT

- - - - - - (23:59:59 CLT --> 01:00:00 CLST)

- - - - - - (21:59:59 EAST --> 23:00:00 EASST)

Cuba

- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 00:00 Cuba Standard Time

- - - - - - (23:59:59 CST --> 01:00:00 CDT)

- - - - - - Note: Despite the facts that Cuba Standard Time shares the same abbreviation with Central Standard Time and Cuba Daylight Saving Time shares the same abbreviation with Central Daylight Saving Time, Cuba Time is one hour ahead of Central Time.

Europe: all except Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Iceland

- - - the last Sunday of March at 01:00 UTC (00:00 UTC in Azerbaijan)

- - - - - - (03:59:59 AZT --> 05:00:00 AZST)

- - - - - - (02:59:59 EET --> 04:00:00 EEST)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 CET --> 03:00:00 CEST)

- - - - - - (00:59:59 WET --> 02:00:00 WEST)

- - - - - - (00:59:59 GMT --> 02:00:00 BST)

- - - - - - (00:59:59 GMT --> 02:00:00 IST)

Fiji

- - - the Sunday after the 3rd Thursday of October at 02:00 FJT

- - - - - - (01:59:59 FJT --> 03:00:00 FJST)

Greenland (Denmark): all except the Danmarkshavn area

- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 AST in the Qaanaaq area

- - - - - - (01:59:59 AST --> 03:00:00 ADT)

- - - the last Sunday of March at 01:00 UTC elsewhere

- - - - - - (23:59:59 EGT --> 01:00:00 EGST)

- - - - - - (21:59:59 WGT --> 23:00:00 WGST)

Iran

- - - 21 or 22 March at 00:00 IRST

- - - - - - (23:59:59 IRST --> 01:00:00 IRDT)

Israel

- - - the day after the last Thursday of March at 02:00 IST

- - - - - - (01:59:59 IST --> 03:00:00 IDT)

Jordan

- - - the day after the last Thursday of March at 00:00 EET

- - - - - - (23:59:59 EET --> 01:00:00 EEST)

Lebanon

- - - the last Sunday of March at 00:00 EET

- - - - - - (23:59:59 EET --> 01:00:00 EEST)

Mexico: all except Sonora

- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 local Standard Time in 10 cities along the U.S. border

- - - the 1st Sunday of April at 02:00 local Standard Time in most of the country

- - - - - - (01:59:59 CST --> 03:00:00 CDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 MST --> 03:00:00 MDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 PST --> 03:00:00 PDT)

Morocco

- - - the last Sunday of April at 02:00 WET

- - - 2 Shawwal at 02:00 WET (Summer Time resumes after being suspended for the month of Ramadan)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 WET --> 03:00:00 WEST)

Namibia

- - - the 1st Sunday of September at 02:00 WAT

- - - - - - (01:59:59 WAT --> 03:00:00 WAST)

New Zealand: the mainland and the Chatham Islands

- - - the last Sunday of September at 02:00 NZST

- - - - - - (02:44:59 CHAST --> 03:45:00 CHADT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 NZST --> 03:00:00 NZDT)

Paraguay

- - - the 1st Sunday of October at 00:00 PYT

- - - - - - (23:59:59 PYT --> 01:00:00 PYST)

Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Islands (France)

- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 PMST

- - - - - - (01:59:59 PMST --> 03:00:00 PMDT)

Samoa

- - - the last Sunday of September at 03:00 West Samoa Time

- - - - - - (02:59:59 WST --> 04:00:00 WSST)

Syria

- - - the last Friday of March at 00:00 EET

- - - - - - (23:59:59 EET --> 01:00:00 EEST)

Turks & Caicos Islands (U.K.)

- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 EST

- - - - - - (01:59:59 EST --> 03:00:00 EDT)

United States of America: all except Hawaii, Arizona outside of the Navaho Nation, Metlakatla AK, and the five unincorporated territories

- - - the 2nd Sunday of March at 02:00 local Standard Time

- - - - - - (01:59:59 EST --> 03:00:00 EDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 CST --> 03:00:00 CDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 MST --> 03:00:00 MDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 PST --> 03:00:00 PDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 AKST --> 03:00:00 AKDT)

- - - - - - (01:59:59 HAST --> 03:00:00 HADT)

Uruguay

- - - the 1st Sunday of October at 02:00 UYT

- - - - - - (01:59:59 UYT --> 03:00:00 UYST)

Answer 2

When the clocks get turned back depends on where you are. In the United States, most locations turn their clocks back on the first Sunday in November. In the European Union, most locations turn their clocks back on the last Sunday in October.

Answer 3

Clocks in regions that observe Daylight Saving Time typically spring forward on the second Sunday in March. This results in losing an hour of sleep as the clocks are set forward by one hour.

Answer 4

For the year 2011, clocks will go back one hour on November 6, 2011. We do this in observance of Daylight Savings time.

In the UK the clocks change on 30 October

Answer 5

Daylight Savings Time this year ends on November 2. On this day at 2:00 am, the clocks will be turned back one hour.

Answer 6

Last Sunday in March clock goes 1 hour forward,last Sunday in October clocks go back 1 hour

Answer 7

On Sunday, November 7th, set your clocks to one hour earlier. Buttbang!

Answer 8

November 7th. you turn 2:00 am into 1:00 am

Answer 9

I did last night..and I'm in the U.S. ~rainingcoconuts

Answer 10

2.00 am on the last Sunday in March.