SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California approaches the start of the fall season, people are wondering about the end of daylight saving time.

When is daylight saving time officially over? And how much time do you need to reset your clock?

California still has about a month and a half to go before daylight saving time ends.

Here’s what you need to know:

When does daylight saving time end in California?

Daylight saving time ends on the first Sunday of November, according to Time and Date, an online world clock.

This means sunrise and sunset will be earlier and there will be more sunlight in the mornings.

Clocks will “fall back” at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, giving people a chance to sleep in for one extra hour.

This will happen after the autumn equinox on Sunday, Sept. 22, which marks the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere.

In the days leading up to the winter equinox on Saturday, Dec. 21, daylight hours will gradually shorten as nights grow longer.

When do we change clocks again?

Daylight saving time starts again on Sunday, March 9, 2025.

Time will “spring forward” by one hour at 2 a.m. that day.

Do other US states have daylight saving time?

Not all states in the United States observe daylight saving time.

Under the Uniform Time Act, states can choose to participate or stay in standard time all year. For example, Hawaii and most of Arizona observe permanent standard time.

There have been movements in California and across the country to establish a permanent time.

In 2021, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio proposed establishing permanent daylight saving time throughout the country with the Sunshine Protection Act.

The bill passed the Senate in March 2022 but has yet to clear the U.S. House of Representatives.

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