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Time Change 2017 in the United States

Next change:
Nov
3
1 hour Back

Nov 3, 2024, 2:00 am

Country: United States
Long Name: United States of America
Abbreviations: US, USA
Capital: Washington DC
Time Zones: 7 (Main Country)
Total Time Zones: 13 (with dependencies)
Dial Code: +1

Mar 12

Forward 1 hour

Mar 12, 2017 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 12, 2017, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 12, 2017, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 12, 2017 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:
DST Starts in USA & Canada
States in the US Consider Scrapping DST

Nov 5

Back 1 hour

Nov 5, 2017 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, November 5, 2017, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, November 5, 2017, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Nov 5, 2017 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:
Maine Considers Atlantic Standard Time
Study Supports Massachusetts Time Zone Change
Clocks Go Back 1 Hour in USA & Canada on Nov 5, 2017

Other years: 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2024

When Does DST Start and End in the US?

Daylight Saving Time (DST) in most of the United States starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.

Which States and Federal Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 2017

Areas in United States using DST in 2017
Areas in United States on standard time all of 2017

DST in States and Federal Districts in USA in 2017
(51 in total, 49 where all observe DST, 1 which doesn't observe DST, 1 with parts on DST)

AlabamaMar 12 – Nov 5KentuckyMar 12 – Nov 5OhioMar 12 – Nov 5
AlaskaMar 12 – Nov 5LouisianaMar 12 – Nov 5OklahomaMar 12 – Nov 5
Arizona (northeast)Mar 12 – Nov 5MaineMar 12 – Nov 5OregonMar 12 – Nov 5
ArizonaNo DSTMarylandMar 12 – Nov 5PennsylvaniaMar 12 – Nov 5
ArkansasMar 12 – Nov 5MassachusettsMar 12 – Nov 5Rhode IslandMar 12 – Nov 5
CaliforniaMar 12 – Nov 5MichiganMar 12 – Nov 5South CarolinaMar 12 – Nov 5
ColoradoMar 12 – Nov 5MinnesotaMar 12 – Nov 5South DakotaMar 12 – Nov 5
ConnecticutMar 12 – Nov 5MississippiMar 12 – Nov 5TennesseeMar 12 – Nov 5
DelawareMar 12 – Nov 5MissouriMar 12 – Nov 5TexasMar 12 – Nov 5
District of ColumbiaMar 12 – Nov 5MontanaMar 12 – Nov 5UtahMar 12 – Nov 5
FloridaMar 12 – Nov 5NebraskaMar 12 – Nov 5VermontMar 12 – Nov 5
GeorgiaMar 12 – Nov 5NevadaMar 12 – Nov 5VirginiaMar 12 – Nov 5
HawaiiNo DSTNew HampshireMar 12 – Nov 5WashingtonMar 12 – Nov 5
IdahoMar 12 – Nov 5New JerseyMar 12 – Nov 5West VirginiaMar 12 – Nov 5
IllinoisMar 12 – Nov 5New MexicoMar 12 – Nov 5WisconsinMar 12 – Nov 5
IndianaMar 12 – Nov 5New YorkMar 12 – Nov 5WyomingMar 12 – Nov 5
IowaMar 12 – Nov 5North CarolinaMar 12 – Nov 5
KansasMar 12 – Nov 5North DakotaMar 12 – Nov 5

Which States Don't Use DST?

Most of Arizona and Hawaii don't use DST. Indiana introduced DST in 2006.

Daylight Saving Time in Dependencies of USA

DependencyTypeDaylight Saving Time Period
American SamoaUnincorp. unorg. territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
GuamUnincorp. org. territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
Northern Mariana IslandsUnincorp. org. territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
Puerto RicoUnincorp. org. territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
US Minor Outlying IslandsTerritoryNo Daylight Saving Time
US Virgin IslandsUnincorp. org. territoryNo Daylight Saving Time

US dependencies do not use Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Daylight Saving Time History in United States

DST in the USA Today

Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the USA starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. The current schedule was introduced in 2007 and follows the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

According to section 110 of the act, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) governs the use of DST. The law does not affect the rights of the states and territories that choose not to observe DST.

Confusing DST Rules

Historically, there were no uniform rules for DST from 1945 to 1966. This caused widespread confusion, especially in transport and broadcasting. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 aligned the switch dates across the USA for the first time.

Following the 1973 oil embargo, the US Congress extended the DST period to 10 months in 1974 and 8 months in 1975, in an effort to save energy.

After the energy crisis was over in 1976, the DST schedule in the US was revised several times. From 1987 to 2006, the country observed DST for about 7 months each year.