Daylight saving time in the United States is the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour during the warmer part of the year, so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. Most areas of the United States currently observe daylight saving time (DST), the exceptions being Arizona (except for the Navajo Nation, which does observe daylight saving time), Hawaii, and the overseas territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.
Since 2007, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November, with all time changes taking place at 2:00 A.M. local time.
In 2012, daylight saving time began on March 11 and ended on November 4. In 2013, daylight saving time began on March 10 and ends on November 3. In 2014, DST will begin on March 9 and end on November 2.
Read more about Daylight Saving Time In The United States: History of DST in The United States, Changing An Area's Time Zone, Moving An Area On or Off DST, 2005 Revision To Dates of Observance, Time Zones, Petition
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