Mid-September hints at the coming fall in Michigan with temperatures cooling and pumpkin spice galore, but it's not yet time for the annual setting back of clocks.
Daylight Saving Time will end for 2026 at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, pushing sunset and sunrise one hour earlier.
The Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, backed by President Donald Trump, could bring a permanent end to DST, but it's unlikely to pass Congress before this fall's change takes effect.
Astronomical fall will begin with the fall equinox at 8:04 p.m. on Sept. 22, while meteorological fall began on Sept. 1.
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Here's what to know about Daylight Saving Time.
Is Daylight Saving Time ending this week?
No, Daylight Saving Time will end at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2026, the first Sunday in November. Clocks will be set
back one hour, leading to sunrise and sunset coming an hour earlier.
What is Daylight Saving Time?
Daylight Saving Time, often called daylight savings time, is when "daylight" begins an hour later in the morning and lasts an hour longer in the evening, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
The clock change allows the hour of daylight to stay coordinated with the time most people are active outside. Daylight saving time is supposed to save energy, since during the warmer months the majority of people will be outside and not home, which saves energy.
Is it daylight saving or daylight savings?
While it is often referred to as Daylight Savings Time, Daylight Saving Time without the "s" at the end is the correct term.
Do all states observe daylight saving time?
No. Hawaii and most of Arizona, for instance, do not observe daylight saving time, though most states in the U.S. do.
Arizona doesn’t observe it because of the state’s desert climate. The Navajo Nation, which spans parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, does participate in daylight saving time.
U.S. territories American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands also do not participate in daylight saving time.
USA TODAY contributed.
Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: When do we turn back clocks? What to know about DST
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