Time change 2025 to spring forward soon. Will Trump end Daylight Saving Time? When does DST start? (2025)

Daylight Saving Time is basically 2 weeks away, and the time to start thinking about when we spring forward in the United States is officialy here.

Here's what we know from when DST starts and ends to why it exists and if President Donald Trump is ending Daylight Saving Time.

Here's what you need to know about DST in 2025:

When does the Daylight Saving time change 2025 occur in U.S.?

Daylight Saving time starts the second Sunday in March when we turn clocks forward an hour. Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday of November and that's when we turn clocks back an hour.

When does time spring forward for DST 2025?

In the U.S., clocks will officially spring forward at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 9, 2025.

Do I gain or lose an hour of sleep for Daylight Savings Time at 2 a.m. March 9, 2025?

We lose an hour of sleep when the clocks "spring forward" and are turned ahead at 2 a.m. for one hour when Daylight Saving Time begins.

In the fall when DST ends, clocks "fall back" an hour in November. That is when people gain an hour of sleep.

When does Daylight Savings 2025\'s time change fall back?

Clocks fall back on Sunday, Nov. 2, in 2025.

Is Donald Trump going to end Daylight Savings Time in 2025?

President Donald Trump did not set a date but declared through social media platform Truth Social that he would eliminate Daylight Saving Time − which would also require approval from Congress:

"The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation."

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Why does Daylight Saving Time change at 2 a.m.?

In an interview with Time Magazine, author Michael Downing cited his book,"Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time," to explain how Amtrak and the railroads were the main reason clocks change at 2 a.m. for DST.

There were no trains leaving the station at 2 a.m. on Sundays in New York City when Daylight Saving Time was established.

"Sunday morning at 2 a.m. was when they would interrupt the least amount of train travel around the country,” Downing said.

Which U.S. states don\'t change clocks for Daylight Saving Time?

As of July 25, 2022, theU.S. Department of Transportationnoted that only Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time. The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona.

The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate.

According to the website, states may exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time by state law in accordance with theUniform Time Act, as amended.

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What is the Sunshine Protection Act?

The Sunshine Protection Act of 2021, which was created to make daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time, was unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate in 2022 but it was not passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.

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There is currently no news on when it will be readdressed and then signed into law.

When is the U.S. getting rid of daylight savings time? When will DST end permanently?

Despite theSunshine Protection Actbeing unanimously approved by theU.S. Senatein 2022, there is no permanent end in sight.

Did Daylight Saving Time start because of farmers?

No, according toalmanac.com.

"Many Americans wrongly point to farmers as the driving force behind Daylight Saving Time. In fact, farmers were its strongest opponents and, as a group, stubbornly resisted the change from thebeginning,"Catherine Boeckmann wrote for almanac.com.

"When the war ended, the farmers and working-class people who had held their tongues began speaking out. They demanded an end to Daylight Saving Time, claiming it benefited only office workers and the leisure class. The controversy spotlighted the growing gap between rural and urban dwellers."

Chris Sims is a digital content producer for Midwest Connect Gannett. Follow him on Twitter:@ChrisFSims.