(NEXSTAR) – Make the most of the late sunsets while they’re still here. The end of daylight saving time, along with the earlier sunsets it brings, is approaching sooner this coming year.
Clocks will be set back on Nov. 2, 2025, marking the second earliest date possible for this change. This shift will occur at 2 a.m. when most of us will likely be sleeping, but we will notice the difference the following day when the sun sets an hour earlier than the previous day.
While some welcome the yearly change, many dread it, citing the longer nights as a factor in worsening seasonal depression during winter. Conversely, advocates for the fall time shift argue that brighter mornings are significantly better for our health. They also point out increased safety for children heading to school in the morning, as a permanent daylight saving time would mean a dark commute to the bus stop.
Daylight saving time concludes on the first Sunday in November, causing the date to change slightly each year. Next year, we will face the earliest possible onset of longer nights when daylight saving time begins on Nov. 1, 2026.
This, of course, could change if lawmakers decide to revise the annual clock resetting practice. Although there have been multiple efforts in Congress to establish permanent daylight saving time, often referred to as “lock the clocks,” these initiatives have yet to succeed.
Two states have already made the change to permanent daylight saving time: Hawaii and Arizona (with the exception of Navajo land).
