More sun soon: Here’s when daylight saving time ends in PA in 2026
More daylight is slowly approaching.
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, when Pennsylvanians and most other Americans “spring forward” and move their clocks ahead one hour. People who work or attend church that Sunday may lose some sleep.
The shift means later sunsets and darker mornings, at least for a little while, a tradeoff that may be noticeable for early risers. Students waiting for school buses and commuters heading to work early in the morning will lose some of the sunlight they had slowly gained over the winter.
Most internet-connected devices change their clocks automatically, so there is likely no need to update them. Other household items, like your coffee pot or microwave, might need adjusting, however.
Barring action from Congress or the Pennsylvania legislature, where bills to lock the clock have repeatedly stalled, daylight saving time will end and way-too-early sunsets will begin Sunday, Nov. 1.
Spring officially begins on Friday, March 20, the March equinox.
