Daylight Saving Time Countdown

About the daylight saving time countdown

When does the time change? This page counts down to the next clock change in your own time zone — live, in days, hours, minutes and seconds. It tells you if the clocks go forward (spring forward, one hour less sleep) or back (fall back, one more hour), at what time, and from which time to which.

Your browser knows your time zone, so the page finds your next change by itself: in the US, in Europe, in Australia or anywhere else. If your time zone does not change its clocks — Japan, India, China, Arizona and many more — the page says so plainly. You can also count down to the change in the United States or in Europe.

Features

• Your own time zone — the next change is found from your device's time zone, not from a fixed list
• Spring forward or fall back — the direction, the time ("2:00 AM → 3:00 AM") and your UTC offset before and after
• No daylight saving time? — the page tells you, and shows the next change in the US and Europe
• US and Europe rules — count down to the change in New York or the EU and UK change at 01:00 UTC
• The next changes — the last change and the next ones, under the board
• Six styles — Spring forward, Fall back, Extra hour of sleep, More daylight, Flip clock and Minimal, with floating clocks whose hands run forward or back
• Full screen and Keep the screen on — for an office screen or the kitchen tablet

When do the clocks change?

• United States and Canada — the second Sunday of March at 2:00 AM (to 3:00 AM), and the first Sunday of November at 2:00 AM (back to 1:00 AM). Each time zone changes at its own 2:00 AM.
• Europe and the UK — the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October, at 01:00 UTC everywhere at once: 1:00 → 2:00 in London, 2:00 → 3:00 in Paris and Berlin.
• Australia (south-east) and New Zealand — the other way round: clocks go forward in September or October and back in April, because spring there is in September.

Spring forward, fall back

The easy way to remember it: in spring the clocks go forward, in fall they go back.

• Spring forward — at 2:00 AM the clock jumps to 3:00 AM. The night is one hour shorter. The hour 2:00–2:59 does not exist that night.
• Fall back — at 2:00 AM the clock goes back to 1:00 AM. The night is one hour longer, and the hour 1:00–1:59 happens twice.
• Phones and computers change by themselves. Ovens, cars, microwaves and wall clocks usually do not — set them in the morning.

Places without daylight saving time

Most of the world does not change its clocks. Some examples: Japan, China, India, South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, most of Africa, Arizona (except the Navajo Nation) and Hawaii in the US, Saskatchewan in Canada, Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory in Australia, and Mexico (except some border cities) since 2022. If you open this page there, it tells you that your time zone has no clock change.

Six styles

• Spring forward — fresh green and pink, with flowers in the corners
• Fall back — warm autumn orange and brown
• Extra hour of sleep — a dark night sky with a moon
• More daylight — a blue sky with a big evening sun
• Flip clock — black split tiles, like an old flip clock
• Minimal — plain and clean, in your page's light or dark colors

Frequently asked questions

When does the time change next?

The board at the top shows it for your own time zone, with the date, the time and the direction. In the US the next change is on Sunday, March 14, 2027 (spring forward); in Europe and the UK on Sunday, March 28, 2027.

Do I lose or gain an hour?

In spring you lose an hour: the clocks go forward, so the night is shorter. In fall you gain an hour: the clocks go back. The board says "one hour less sleep" or "one more hour in bed" on the night before.

Why does the page say my time zone has no change?

Your device's time zone does not use daylight saving time, so your clocks stay the same all year. If the time zone is wrong, change it in your computer's or phone's settings. You can still count down to the US or the European change.

Why do the US and Europe change on different days?

They use different rules. The US changes on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November. Europe changes on the last Sunday of March and of October. So for a few weeks each year — about three in spring and one in fall — the time difference between New York and London is one hour smaller.

Does all of Europe change at the same time?

Yes. All EU countries, the UK, Norway and Switzerland change at the same moment, 01:00 UTC. On the wall clock that is 1:00 AM in London, 2:00 AM in Paris and Berlin and 3:00 AM in Athens and Helsinki.

Is daylight saving time ending for good?

Both the US and the EU have talked about stopping the clock changes, but so far the clocks still change in both. Because the page reads your device's own time zone data, it follows any change your device's updates bring.

Related tools

• World Clock — the time in several cities at once
• EST to PST — Eastern to Pacific Time, daylight saving included
• CET to EST — Central European Time to Eastern Time
• Time Zone Converter — convert a time between any two zones
• Spring Countdown — days until the first day of spring
• Countdown to Date — count down to any day

How to use it

• Open the page — it finds your time zone and counts to its next clock change
• Under Count down to, keep My time zone, or choose the United States or Europe
• Read the line under the numbers: the day, the time, and spring forward or fall back
• Pick a style and turn the floating clocks and the sound on or off
• Press Full screen to show it on a big screen; press Esc to go back