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Clock Changes in San Francisco, California, USA 2003

Next change:
Nov
3
1 hour Back

Nov 3, 2024, 2:00 am

Start DST: Sunday, April 6, 2003 — 1 hour forward
End DST: Sunday, October 26, 2003 — 1 hour backward
Location of San FranciscoLocation

Apr 6

Forward 1 hour

Apr 6, 2003 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 6, 2003, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 6, 2003, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 6, 2003 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Oct 26

Back 1 hour

Oct 26, 2003 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 26, 2003, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 26, 2003, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 26, 2003 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

YearDST Start (Clock Forward)DST End (Clock Backward)
2000Sunday, April 2, 2:00 amSunday, October 29, 2:00 am
2001Sunday, April 1, 2:00 amSunday, October 28, 2:00 am
2002Sunday, April 7, 2:00 amSunday, October 27, 2:00 am
2003Sunday, April 6, 2:00 amSunday, October 26, 2:00 am
2004Sunday, April 4, 2:00 amSunday, October 31, 2:00 am
2005Sunday, April 3, 2:00 amSunday, October 30, 2:00 am
2006Sunday, April 2, 2:00 amSunday, October 29, 2:00 am
2007Sunday, March 11, 2:00 amSunday, November 4, 2:00 am
2008Sunday, March 9, 2:00 amSunday, November 2, 2:00 am
2009Sunday, March 8, 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2:00 am
All times are local for San Francisco.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for San Francisco, however, we have earlier time zone history for Los Angeles available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in San Francisco