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)
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)
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)
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)
Daylight Savings Time in the United States begins in the middle of March when Americans move their clocks forward one hour. It ends at the beginning of November when the clocks are moved back.
First of all it is Daylight SAVING time, not savings. Florida went on Daylight SAVING Time in 1970.
Tennessee has observed daylight saving time every year since 1918.
1968
because it was important
Daylight Saving Time starts in the spring, moving the sun rise later in morning with respect to Standard Time and providing more daylight in the afternoon and evening.
What year did daylight savings time start in Nebraska?
First of all it is Daylight SAVING time, not savings. Florida went on Daylight SAVING Time in 1970.
Tennessee has observed daylight saving time every year since 1918.
1968
because it was important
Daylight Saving Time starts in the spring, moving the sun rise later in morning with respect to Standard Time and providing more daylight in the afternoon and evening.
6pm eastern time
Sunday March 9th
ben franklin
1918
March 31st 2am
Daylight saving time typically ends in Tampa on the first Sunday in November.