By-Anurag Tiwari
Clocks in the United States will advance one hour on Sunday to mark the start of Daylight Saving Time, which aims to increase evening daylight and optimize energy use. President Trump noted the conflicting views on DST, citing both a desire for increased evening light and worries about early darkness for schoolchildren.
Clocks in the United States will advance an hour on Sunday, signaling the start of Daylight Saving Time. During the summer, this yearly process causes clocks to advance one hour.
What’s Daylight Saving Time?
It’s an yearly practice in the US and Europe to move clocks forward during summer, extending evening daylight to optimise energy use and better align daily schedules with natural light.
When does it begin?
Daylight Saving Time in North America will begin on Sunday, March 9, at 2:00 a.m. local time, and terminate on November 2 at the same time. At that point, the clocks will advance one hour to 3:00 AM local daylight time. This adjustment increases evening daylight but shortens morning hours. While the majority of the United States observes DST, several places do not.
In Europe, Daylight Saving Time will begin on March 30, 2025, at 1:00 AM GMT, with clocks shifting forward one hour. Most European countries have adopted this adjustment to prolong daylight hours throughout the spring and summer months.
What Trump Said
After winning the election last year, Trump announced that he and Republicans will strive to “eliminate” daylight saving time, calling it cumbersome and wasteful.
When questioned in the Oval Office on Thursday about ending Daylight Saving Time, Trump responded, “It’s a 50-50 issue, and when something is split like that, it’s hard to get excited about it.”
Trump stated that he expected most people would prefer more daylight in the evening, but admitted that “some people want more light in the morning because they don’t want to take their kids to school in the dark.”
