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Clock Changes in Portland, Maine, USA 2008

Next change:
Nov
3
1 hour Back

Nov 3, 2024, 2:00 am

Start DST: Sunday, March 9, 2008 — 1 hour forward
End DST: Sunday, November 2, 2008 — 1 hour backward
Location of PortlandLocation

Mar 9

Forward 1 hour

Mar 9, 2008 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 9, 2008, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 9, 2008, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 9, 2008 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.

More info:
US Gets Ready for March 9 Daylight Saving Switch

Nov 2

Back 1 hour

Nov 2, 2008 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, November 2, 2008, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, November 2, 2008, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Nov 2, 2008 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
USA and Canada End 2008 Daylight Saving Time

Other years: 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011

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