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)
The United States started Daylight Saving Time on March 8, 2020. The clocks are typically set forward by one hour in the spring to make better use of daylight.
9am Daylight Saving Time is typically equivalent to 1pm GMT. This is because Daylight Saving Time is usually ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by one hour.
During World War I and again in World War II to conserve energy.
Kentucky started observing daylight saving time in 1918, following the passage of the Standard Time Act. This legislation established a system of nationwide time zones and daylight saving time. Kentucky has continued to observe daylight saving time since then.
Florida first adopted daylight saving time in 1970 when the Uniform Time Act was enacted, which aimed to standardize the start and end of daylight saving time across the United States. However, the state had previously experimented with daylight saving time during World War II and again in the 1960s. Florida has since continued to observe daylight saving time, with some areas opting out of it in certain years.
What year did daylight savings time start in Nebraska?
The United States started Daylight Saving Time on March 8, 2020. The clocks are typically set forward by one hour in the spring to make better use of daylight.
9am Daylight Saving Time is typically equivalent to 1pm GMT. This is because Daylight Saving Time is usually ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by one hour.
During World War I and again in World War II to conserve energy.
Kentucky started observing daylight saving time in 1918, following the passage of the Standard Time Act. This legislation established a system of nationwide time zones and daylight saving time. Kentucky has continued to observe daylight saving time since then.
Florida first adopted daylight saving time in 1970 when the Uniform Time Act was enacted, which aimed to standardize the start and end of daylight saving time across the United States. However, the state had previously experimented with daylight saving time during World War II and again in the 1960s. Florida has since continued to observe daylight saving time, with some areas opting out of it in certain years.
Sunday March 9th
March 31st 2am
1918
Daylight Saving Time was first implemented in New Jersey on April 30, 1916.
Daylight saving time starts in Missouri on the second Sunday in March.
No, Cancun does not use Daylight Saving Time.