Daylight Saving Time Begins: When Sun Rises, Sets In U.S. Capitals

Our body clocks — or circadian rhythms — may go haywire for a while with the later sunrises and sunsets that come with the beginning of daylight saving time Sunday,

It’ll take some adjustment to get up in the dark when, just the day before, the sun was streaming through the east bedroom window when the alarm went off. A sudden switch to dinner in what seems like the late afternoon and bedtime around twilight throws us off, too.

Sleep and medical experts say the sudden shift in daylight hours throws off our natural cycle, leading to feelings ranging from something akin to “mini jet lag” and reduced alertness.

The only Americans who may not feel at least a tad discombobulated are those living in Hawaii and Arizona, states that got special dispensation from Congress to ignore the twice-a-year time changes.

March to November is an especially confusing time in Arizona, where visitors in the summer can legitimately ask, “Does anyone really know what time it is?”

First, not every part of Arizona is exempt from DST. The Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona observes it because the reservation extends into Utah and New Mexico, where DST is observed.

However, the Hopi Reservation, which is surrounded by the Navajo Nation, does not observe DST, which can confuse people traveling between or doing business with the Hopi and Navajo Nations.

Except for the Navajo Nation, Arizona is always on Mountain Standard Time. That can lead to confusion because flights and attractions, for example, aren’t always booked with that caveat in mind. It’s either Pacific Time or Mountain Time, whether daylight or standard.

The easiest way to look at it is that Arizona is on Pacific Daylight Time from March to November.

Sunrise, Sunset Where You Live

So, in Phoenix, sunrise Sunday is at 6:45 a.m. Standard Mountain Time, or, alternatively, Pacific and sunset is at 6:31 p.m. Sunrise is a couple of minutes later than on Saturday, but the sunset time is the same.

So what are sunrise and sunset times Sunday in areas that observe daylight saving time? Here are times, adjusted for daylight saving time, in selected state capitals:

Eastern Time Zone

Providence, Rhode Island

• Sunrise, 7:07 a.m.; 6:46 p.m.

Boston, Massachusetts

• Sunrise, 7:05 a.m.; sunset, 6:44 p.m.

Concord, New Hampshire

• Sunrise, 7:08 a.m.; sunset, 6:45 p.m.

Hartford, Connecticut

• Sunrise, 7:12 a.m.; sunset, 6:50 p.m.

Albany, New York

• Sunrise, 7:16 a.m.; sunset, 6:45 p.m.

Trenton, New Jersey

• Sunrise, 7:19 a.m.; sunset, 6:59 p.m.

Annapolis, Maryland

• Sunrise, 7:26 a.m.; sunset, 7:07 p.m.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

• Sunrise, 7:28 a.m.; sunset, 7:08 p.m.

Richmond, Virginia

• Sunrise, 7:29 a.m.; sunset, 7:11 p.m.

Atlanta, Georgia

• Sunrise, 7:55 a.m.; sunset, 7:40 p.m.

Tallahassee, Florida

• Sunrise, 7:53 a.m.; sunset, 7:41 p.m.

Lansing, Michigan

• Sunrise, 7:59 a.m.; sunset, 7:37 p.m.

Columbus, Ohio

• Sunrise, 7:52 a.m.; sunset, 7:32 p.m.

Central Time Zone

Bismarck, North Dakota

• Sunrise, 8:06 a.m.; sunset, 7:40 p.m.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

• Sunrise, 7:35 a.m.; sunset, 7:11 p.m.

Madison, Wisconsin

• Sunrise, 7:19 a.m.; sunset, 6:57 p.m.

Springfield, Illinois

• Sunrise, 7:18 a.m.; sunset, 6:59 p.m.

Austin, Texas

• Sunrise, 7:47 a.m., sunset, 7:35 p.m.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

• Sunrise, 7:48 a.m., sunset, 7:32 p.m.

Mountain Time Zone

Helena, Montana

• Sunrise, 7:51 a.m.; sunset, 7:26 p.m.

Cheyenne, Wyoming

• Sunrise, 7:20 a.m.; sunset, 6:59 p.m.

Denver, Colorado

• Sunrise, 7:20 a.m.; sunset, 7:01 p.m.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

• Sunrise, 7:22 a.m.; sunset, 7:06 p.m.

Boise, Idaho

• Sunrise, 8:06 a.m.; sunset, 7:44 p.m.

Salt Lake City, Utah

• Sunrise, 7:48 a.m.; sunset, 7:28 p.m.

Carson City, Nevada

• Sunrise, 7:19 a.m.; sunset, 7 p.m.

Pacific Time Zone

Sacramento, California

• Sunrise, 7:25 a.m.; sunset, 7:07 p.m.

Salem, Oregon

• Sunrise, 7:33 a.m.; sunset, 7:09 p.m.

Olympia, Washington

• Sunrise, 7:35 a.m.; sunset, 7:09 p.m.

Alaska Time Zone

Juneau, Alaska

• Sunrise, 7:29 a.m.; sunset, 6:48 a.m.

Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone

Honolulu, Hawaii*

• Sunrise, 6:42 a.m.; sunset, 7:10 a.m.

* Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time.

Click on this link — sunrise and sunset times — to get the specifics on where you live.

Although the switch to daylight saving time is often associated with the beginning of spring, the vernal equinox doesn't occur until Thursday, March 20. On that day, daytime and nighttime hours are nearly equal.

This year, daylight saving time will last from 2 a.m. Sunday, March 9, until 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2. There’s always a chance Congress could act to adopt a year-round permanent time. President Donald Trump has indicated a willingness to look at it.

“The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!” Trump said a December 2024 post on his Truth Social platform. “Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.”

• Related: Will Trump Put An End To Daylight Saving Time?

Scientific polls have shown a majority of Americans favor doing away with the twice-a-year clock-changing ritual. Patch’s informal survey last fall mirrored those results.

Almost half (49 percent) who responded to and commented for the Patch survey favored daylight saving time as the permanent time. Slightly fewer (43 percent) favor year-round standard time. About 8 percent want to continue “springing forward and falling back.”

• Related: Is It Time To Ditch Twice-A-Year Clock Changes? [Patch Survey]