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Clock Changes in Portland, Maine, USA 2004

Next change:
Mar
9
1 hour Forward

Mar 9, 2025, 2:00 am

Start DST: Sunday, April 4, 2004 — 1 hour forward
End DST: Sunday, October 31, 2004 — 1 hour backward
Location of PortlandLocation

Apr 4

Forward 1 hour

Apr 4, 2004 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 4, 2004, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 4, 2004, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 4, 2004 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

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

Oct 31

Back 1 hour

Oct 31, 2004 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 31, 2004, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 31, 2004, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 31, 2004 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

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 Portland.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Portland, however, we have earlier time zone history for New York available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Portland