This Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, Daylight Saving Time ends. At 2 a.m. (or before you turn in for the night on Saturday), you get to turn the clock back 1 hour. Sunrise and sunset will be an hour earlier on Nov. 2, so when you get up in the morning, it will be lighter. Those long afternoons, however, will be an hour shorter.
According to TimeandDate, this has been the standard in most of the USA since 1918. Most of Arizona and Hawaii, however, still do not observe Daylight Saving Time. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 requires that the country use daylight saving time, but it allows states to opt out and remain on standard time year-round. However, it does not allow states to permanently establish daylight saving time.
Many states, including Georgia, have passed measures to stay on daylight saving time permanently. Other states, however, would prefer to remain on standard time year-round.
In 2021, Georgia’s legislature passed, and Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law, keeping a permanent daylight saving time. However, Congress must repeal the Uniform Time Act of 1966 for the law to take effect. But even in Georgia, not everybody is happy with it remaining on daylight saving time year-round. Last year, state Rep. Dale Washburn introduced a bill to move Georgia to a permanent standard time. That, however, was not adopted.
So in the meantime, come Sunday we will be back on Standard Time with plans to go back onto Daylight Saving Time on March 8, 2026.
Enjoy your extra hour of sleep Sunday morning!
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