US Daylight Saving Time Calculator (Nov. 1, 2026): State Status, Night-Shift Pay & UK-US Gap Week
Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States and most of Canada on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 a.m. local time, when clocks turn back one hour to 1:00 a.m. Because the UK and Europe turned clocks back a week earlier, on October 25, 2026, the gap between London and New York shrinks to 4 hours all week (October 26-30). Use the three tools below to check your state or province, estimate overnight shift pay for the repeated hour, or convert UK-US gap week market and meeting times.
State / Regional Rule and Device Summary
Nov. 1, 2026 Overnight Shift Pay Breakdown
Global Comparison (Gap Week vs. From Nov. 1, 2026)
2026-2027 US and Canada Clock-Change Schedule by Time Zone
In the United States the start and end of Daylight Saving Time are set by the federal Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. § 260a), as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 2005: the fall change is on the first Sunday in November (November 1, 2026) and the spring change on the second Sunday in March (March 14, 2027). About 19 states, including Florida, California, Texas and Washington, have passed laws or voter measures favoring year-round Daylight Saving Time, but federal law only lets states opt into permanent Standard Time (as Arizona and Hawaii have) until Congress changes the statute. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act on July 14, 2026, but it has not passed the Senate.
| Region / Time Zone | Nov. 1, 2026 Action | UTC Offset Shift | Mar. 14, 2027 Action | Legal and Exemption Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Eastern, most of Ontario and Quebec NY, FL, GA, PA, OH, MI, MA, ON (most), QC | 2:00 AM → 1:00 AM | EDT (UTC-4) → EST (UTC-5) | 2:00 AM → 3:00 AM | Florida’s Sunshine Protection Act awaits federal authorization. |
| US Central Time TX, IL, WI, MN, TN, MO, LA, AL | 2:00 AM → 1:00 AM | CDT (UTC-5) → CST (UTC-6) | 2:00 AM → 3:00 AM | Texas’s permanent DST law needs Congress to change the Uniform Time Act. |
| US Mountain Time (observing) CO, UT, NM, WY, ID (south), MT, Navajo Nation | 2:00 AM → 1:00 AM | MDT (UTC-6) → MST (UTC-7) | 2:00 AM → 3:00 AM | The Navajo Nation (AZ, NM, UT) observes DST on Nov. 1, 2026. |
| US Pacific Time CA, WA, OR, NV, ID (north) | 2:00 AM → 1:00 AM | PDT (UTC-7) → PST (UTC-8) | 2:00 AM → 3:00 AM | California (Prop 7), Washington and Oregon still change on the standard dates. |
| Arizona and Hawaii (US exempt) AZ (outside Navajo Nation), HI, PR, VI, GU | No Clock Change | AZ: UTC-7 | HI: UTC-10 | No Clock Change | States may opt out of DST under 15 U.S.C. § 260a. Territories do not observe it. |
| Western and Prairie Canada BC (most), AB, NT, MB, SK, YT, NW Ontario | No Clock Change | BC: UTC-7 | AB, NT: UTC-6 | MB, NW Ontario: UTC-5 | No Clock Change | These regions skip the November change. Vancouver sits 1 hour ahead of Seattle and Los Angeles from Nov. 1 to Mar. 13, 2027. |
Night-Shift Pay Rules on November 1, 2026 and the W-2 Code TT Deduction
For hospitals, logistics hubs, police and fire departments and hospitality employers, the Sunday, November 1, 2026 clock change changes overnight timecards. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt employees must be paid for the hours they actually work, and hours over 40 in a workweek are paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. Some states add their own rules, and salaried or exempt employees are treated differently.
| Overnight Scenario | Scheduled Shift | Actual Physical Hours | Federal FLSA Pay Rule | Overtime Deduction Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Back (Nov. 1, 2026) 1:00 AM – 2:00 AM repeats | 8.0 hrs (11 PM – 7 AM) or 12.0 hrs (7 PM – 7 AM) | 9.0 physical hrs or 13.0 physical hrs | Pay is owed for all 9 or 13 hours actually worked. Every physical hour counts toward the 40-hour weekly overtime threshold. | The 0.5× premium portion of FLSA-required overtime may qualify for the federal qualified overtime deduction (reported in W-2 Box 12, Code TT), subject to eligibility and income limits. |
| Spring Forward (Mar. 14, 2027) 2:00 AM jumps to 3:00 AM | 8.0 hrs (11 PM – 7 AM) or 12.0 hrs (7 PM – 7 AM) | 7.0 physical hrs or 11.0 physical hrs | The FLSA requires pay only for the 7 or 11 hours actually worked. An unworked hour paid voluntarily does not count toward the 40-hour overtime threshold. | Only qualified overtime required by the FLSA is eligible, so a voluntarily paid unworked hour is not part of the deduction. |
The deduction lowers taxable income. It does not reduce tax owed dollar for dollar, and annual limits and income phase-outs apply. State-required overtime premiums, such as California daily overtime, are not automatically eligible. This tool gives estimates, not tax advice.
Related Clock-Change and Overtime Guides
Companion guides on UltimateInfoGuide for the US rules, the UK change, Canada and overtime taxes:
The November 1 date, every state and territory, exceptions and the Sunshine Protection Act status.
Which provinces and areas skip the change, including Kenora and the Northwest Territories.
Compare Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto with US cities, plus NYSE and TSX hours.
The October 25, 2026 rollback and the 2027 dates.
Estimate your full-year federal deduction on qualified overtime pay.
Frequently Asked Questions (November 1, 2026 Clock Change)
1. When does Daylight Saving Time end in the US in 2026?
Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 a.m. local daylight time. At 2:00 a.m., clocks turn back one hour to 1:00 a.m. local standard time across all observing US time zones (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, and the Navajo Nation). Daylight Saving Time resumes on Sunday, March 14, 2027, at 2:00 a.m.
2. Which US states and Canadian regions do not change their clocks on November 1, 2026?
In the United States, Hawaii and most of Arizona (outside the Navajo Nation), along with Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, stay on one time year-round. Several states have passed permanent daylight saving time laws, but federal law (15 U.S.C. 260a) does not let a state adopt permanent daylight saving time without an Act of Congress. In Canada, most of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Yukon and the Ontario area west of the 90th meridian (including Kenora) do not change clocks on November 1, 2026, while most of Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces fall back.
3. Do US night-shift workers get paid for the extra hour when clocks fall back on November 1, 2026?
Generally yes. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt hourly employees must be paid for all hours actually worked. A worker scheduled for an 8-hour overnight shift across the 2:00 a.m. fall-back works 9 hours and is owed pay for all 9. Hours over 40 in the workweek are paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. Some states, such as California, also require daily overtime, and salaried or exempt employees are treated differently.
4. Why is the time difference between London and New York only 4 hours from October 25 to November 1, 2026?
The United Kingdom and European Union end summer time one week earlier than North America, turning clocks back on Sunday, October 25, 2026, while the United States and most of Canada wait until Sunday, November 1, 2026. During the Monday, October 26 through Friday, October 30, 2026 workweek, London (GMT, UTC+0) is only 4 hours ahead of New York (EDT, UTC-4) instead of the usual 5 hours, so the US stock market opens at 1:30 p.m. UK time instead of 2:30 p.m. and the October 28 Federal Reserve rate decision (2:00 p.m. ET) lands at 6:00 p.m. UK time.