Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend In Massachusetts

Daylight Saving Time, or DST, that annoying habit where we change our clocks twice a year to make better use of sunlight is coming to a close this weekend. In 2025, for folks in Massachusetts, it ends on Sunday, November 2. 

At 2 a.m., you'll turn your clocks back one hour to 1 a.m. This means you gain an extra hour of sleep, but sunsets will come earlier - around 4:30 p.m. It's a federal rule from the 1966 Uniform Time Act. There is no harm in changing your clock back Saturday night before you go to bed, either.

The Feds wanna get rid of DST

On the national level, there's big talk about ditching these changes forever. In January 2025, Congress reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act in both the House and Senate. If passed, it would make DST permanent. The Senate okayed a similar bill in 2022, but it stalled in the House.

As of now, no vote has happened, so we're stuck switching clocks for 2025. President Trump has called DST "inconvenient" and promised to end it, but nothing's changed yet. Nineteen states, including Massachusetts, have laws ready to lock in permanent DST if the feds say yes.

Do all states adhere to DST?

Not every place plays along. Only two states skip DST entirely: Arizona (except the Navajo Nation, which follows it) and Hawaii. These spots stay on standard time year-round. Arizona ditched it in 1968 because its hot desert summers don't need extra evening light. Hawaii, near the equator, has steady daylight anyway.

Sometimes counties within certain states made up their own rules!

Indiana used to let some counties choose, but since 2006, the whole state does DST. Today, no U.S. state has counties that officially skip it. So, time doesn't vary between counties in the same state - they all match. But in Arizona, the Navajo Nation's one hour ahead of the rest during DST months, causing a real split right across county lines. Yes, it's confusing for neighbors!

Overall, these clock tricks started in World War I to save energy, but now they mess with sleep and safety.