Bedtime Shift
Daylight saving time ends
At 2:00 am on Sunday, November 1, 2026, clocks in most of the US go back one hour, to 1:00 am. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not change. With a baby, a 7:00 am wake-up becomes 6:00 am on the new clock, unless the routine moves first: the planner below moves it in small steps.
The calendar file gives you one reminder a night, 30 minutes before bedtime.
General information, not medical advice. Ask your pediatrician about your child's sleep.
| Child | Wake | Naps | Bedtime | Awake between sleeps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-month-old | 7:00 am | 9:50 am to 11:05 am, 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm | 7:00 pm | 2 hr 50 min, 3 hr 10 min, 3 hr 30 min |
A baby under one moves 15 minutes a night. Starting four nights before, bedtime is 7:15 pm on Wednesday, October 28, 7:30 pm on Thursday, 7:45 pm on Friday and 8:00 pm on Saturday, all on the old clock. On Sunday, November 1, 7:00 pm on the new clock is the old 8:00 pm, the time of Saturday’s bedtime.
From age one the steps are 30 minutes, so a toddler with a 7:00 pm bedtime goes down at 7:30 pm on Friday, October 30, and 8:00 pm on Saturday, then 7:00 pm on the new clock on Sunday.
Clocks go forward again on Sunday, March 14, 2027. The spring forward planner works the same way, the other direction, and the calendar file from this page reminds you the week before.
At 2:00 am local time on Sunday, November 1, 2026, clocks go back to 1:00 am, so that hour happens twice.
Hawaii and most of Arizona stay on standard time all year, so their clocks do not change. The Navajo Nation in Arizona does change.
No. You can also keep your usual times and use the new clock from Sunday. The plan is for families who would rather move the day before the change; choose “on the day” or “halfway” if you start late.
On Sunday, March 14, 2027, at 2:00 am, clocks go forward to 3:00 am.