It may not be spring just yet, but it is not far off and next week we’re in for a little taste of summer before diving back into the last days of winter. We can look forward to highs in the low to mid 80s before dropping back down to more seasonal temperatures by next weekend.
In the meantime, preparations for spring activities are already underway, and this Sunday, March 8, is time for clocks to change to give us that extra hour of daylight to enjoy these activities.
Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. on March 8, 2026. Georgians, along with most of the country, get to turn their clocks forward 1 hour to 3 a.m. local daylight time. According to the website timeanddate.com, most of the United States will maintain this time until 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, when the time is scheduled to “fall back” once again to Eastern Standard Time.
In the United States, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and most of Arizona don’t change their clocks, but the rest of the country does. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on March 8, 2026 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening after what is also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, full-time DST is not currently allowed by federal law and it would require an act of Congress to make a change. Congress still doesn’t appear to want to do that. In 2023, as in the previous couple of years, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 was not taken up. If it ever passes, Americans would no longer have to change their clocks twice a year.
So be prepared for the change Sunday or you could be late for church. However, the good news is next week we can look forward to more daylight hours to spend outdoors in the afternoons, at least for the next 8 months.
Spring is just around the corner. Roll on Summer!
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