US daylight saving time ends on 1 November 2026
The change applies in participating locations; use the destination city rather than a nationwide assumption.
Where the scheduled change applies
NIST lists Sunday 1 November as the end of US daylight saving time in 2026. In participating locations, 02:00 local daylight time becomes 01:00 standard time. New York and Los Angeles make the change on that date, at their respective local transition times. This does not mean every US location moves its clock: the country has exceptions, so a destination city is more useful than the instruction “use US time.”
Avoid an ambiguous overnight appointment
An appointment labeled only “1:30 a.m., November 1” is incomplete in a location that falls back. That clock reading occurs twice. If the timing matters, ask for the UTC offset or an unambiguous calendar invitation. Do not assume that a screenshot of a clock settles the question. A screenshot can omit the date, offset and location that distinguish the two occurrences. See how repeated hours work before arranging an overnight handover.
Review meetings with other regions
A recurring meeting can move for an overseas participant even when the organizer’s local time stays unchanged. The effect depends on the meeting’s named time zone and on which participants change clocks. Open the November occurrence, rather than copying the October conversion. Use city comparisons for the actual date and then compare that result with the invitation. If they disagree, resolve the organizer’s intended time before asking everyone to update their calendars.
Check systems before the weekend
For a household, the useful check is whether automatic time and automatic time-zone settings are enabled appropriately. For a team, review scheduled jobs, reminder emails and appointment exports. Record timestamps with offsets when investigating a repeated-hour problem. Keep the original invitation while resolving discrepancies, so the intended event can be traced. Our recurring-meeting guide explains why a fixed local schedule and a fixed UTC schedule can produce different results.
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