Daylight Saving 2026

Local time is advanced one hour when daylight saving commences and put back one hour when it ceases.

Australia
States/Territory Ends Starts
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria

5 April 2026: Daylight saving time ends

Sunday, 5 April 2026, 3:00 am AEDT
clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 2:00 am AEST instead.

4 October 2026: Daylight saving time starts

Sunday, 4 October 2026, 2:00 am AEST
clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, 4 October 2026, 3:00 am AEDT instead.

Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia do not observe daylight saving.
Overseas
Country Starts Ends
United Kingdom
(British and European Summer Time)

29 March 2026: Daylight saving time starts

Sunday, 29 March, 1:00 am GMT
clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, 29 March, 2:00 am BST instead.

25 October 2026: Daylight saving time ends

Sunday, 25 October, 2:00 am BST
clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, 25 October, 1:00 am GMT instead.
Mainland USA

8 March 2026: Daylight saving time starts

Sunday, 8 March, 2:00 am EST
clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, 8 March, 3:00 am DST instead.

1 November 2026: Daylight saving time ends

Sunday, 1 November, 3:00 am DST
clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, 1 November, 2:00 am EST instead.
China does not observe daylight saving.