What happened
At 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, most of the U.S. turned its clocks back one hour and daylight saving time ended for 2026 (CBS News). It comes back on March 14, 2027 (NIST).
People keep trying to kill the twice-a-year switch, and it keeps surviving. A bill in Congress, the Sunshine Protection Act, would make daylight time permanent. The Los Angeles Times reports it’s unlikely to pass this year. Many sleep scientists and doctors argue for the opposite: if we pick one, pick standard time (LA Times). Washington state passed a law back in 2019 to stay on daylight time all year, but it only takes effect if Congress allows it (WA SHB 1196).
Sky’s take
Every November, America hands back the hour it borrowed in March. No interest, no apology. It may be the only loan in this country that doesn’t come with a fee.
I’m in my eleventh year here, and the time change still gets me. My phone switches on its own and so does my car. The stove clock doesn’t, and it will happily live an hour in the past until spring. Honestly, I respect the commitment.
Here in Seattle, the sun now clocks out before 5 p.m. Washington already voted to keep the light and is just waiting for Washington, D.C. to answer the phone. Until then, the plot of this movie never changes: same clocks, same argument, same extra hour I swear I’ll use for something productive. I won’t. I’ll sleep. Roll credits.