When do the Clocks Go Forward?
When does daylight savings start.
Australia
DST is used in Australian Capital, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
Start: First Sunday of October - clocks are moved forward from 02:00 AM to 03:00 AM.
End: First Sunday of April - clocks are moved back from 03:00 AM to 02:00 AM.
| Year | Start (clocks go forward) |
End (clocks go back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | October 5 2014 | April 5 2015 |
| 2015-2016 | October 4 2015 | April 3 2016 |
| 2016-2017 | October 2 2016 | April 2 2017 |
| 2017-2018 | October 1 2017 | April 1 2018 |
| 2018-2019 | October 7 2018 | April 7 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | October 6 2019 | April 5 2020 |
Canada
Start: Second Sunday of March - clocks are moved forward from 02:00 AM to 03:00 AM.
End: First Sunday of November - clocks are moved back from 02:00 AM to 01:00 AM.
| Year | Start (clocks go forward) |
End (clocks go back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | March 9 | November 2 |
| 2015 | March 8 | November 1 |
| 2016 | March 13 | November 6 |
| 2017 | March 12 | November 5 |
| 2018 | March 11 | November 4 |
| 2019 | March 10 | November 3 |
United Kingdom
British Summer Time (BST).
Start: Last Sunday of March - clocks are moved forward from 01:00 AM to 02:00 AM.
End: Last Sunday of October - clocks are moved back from 02:00 AM to 01:00 AM.
| Year | Start (clocks go forward) |
End (clocks go back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | March 30 | October 26 |
| 2015 | March 29 | October 25 |
| 2016 | March 27 | October 20 |
| 2017 | March 26 | October 29 |
| 2018 | March 25 | October 28 |
| 2019 | March 31 | October 27 |
United States
DST is not used in Arizona, Hawaii and overseas territories.
Start: Second Sunday of March - clocks are moved forward from 02:00 AM to 03:00 AM.
End: First Sunday of November - clocks are moved back from 02:00 AM to 01:00 AM.
| Year | Start (clocks go forward) |
End (clocks go back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | March 9 | November 2 |
| 2015 | March 8 | November 1 |
| 2016 | March 13 | November 6 |
| 2017 | March 12 | November 5 |
| 2018 | March 11 | November 4 |
| 2019 | March 10 | November 3 |
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