In 2009 the UK will change their clocks one hour ahead at 1am on the last Sunday in March, March 29th. They will move their clocks back an hour at 1am on the last Sunday in October, October 25th.
The clocks go back every year about the end of October.
SPRING forward, FALL back. SPRING forward, FALL back.
In 2011, the clocks changed in the UK on Sunday, October 30. Clocks were turned back by one hour as daylight saving time ended.
because the day is longer now
Clocks in the UK are typically turned back one hour from British Summer Time (BST) to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on the last Sunday in October. In 2010, clocks were turned back on October 31st.
Yes, clocks fall back one hour
Clocks get turned BACK one hour - an easy way to remember this operation is "Spring Forward, Fall Back."
When you turn the clocks back, you are adjusting them to reflect a different time zone or to correct for daylight saving time ending. This practice typically occurs in the fall to "fall back" one hour.
Clocks are set back one hour when Daylight Savings Time ends, typically in the fall. When the time changes from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time, people usually "fall back" and set their clocks back one hour.
Clocks are typically set back one hour at 2:00 am local time on the first Sunday in November for countries observing daylight saving time. This practice is to mark the end of daylight saving time in the fall.
"Fall back" is a sort of mnemonic designed to remember the time changes that come with Daylight Savings in autumn. In fall, one turns back their clocks one hour -- analogous to "falling back" one hour. Compare this to spring where the clocks "spring ahead" one hour.
October 25, 2009 2am