INDIANA – The end of daylight saving time (DST) is approaching, bringing earlier sunsets as clocks “fall back” one hour on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
In 2025, daylight saving time began on Sunday, March 9, and ends on Sunday, November 2. It will start again on Sunday, March 8, 2026, and run through Sunday, November 1, 2026.
The change occurs at 2 a.m. local time, which will instantly become 1 a.m. This is the second-earliest possible date for the change. While most people are sleeping during the transition, they will notice the sun setting an hour earlier the following day.
The annual practice of adjusting clocks is met with mixed reactions. Supporters of the fall time change point to the benefits of brighter mornings for health and for children traveling to school, while opponents cite concerns that the earlier darkness contributes to seasonal depression.
The date for the end of DST varies annually, always occurring on the first Sunday of November. Next year, the earliest possible date for the change, November 1, 2026, will occur.
There have been repeated efforts in Congress to make DST permanent, but these have so far stalled. Currently, only two U.S. states, Hawaii and Arizona (with the exception of Navajo Nation), do not observe daylight saving time.
