With the annual switch to standard time, clocks will fall back an hour at 2 a.m. Nov. 3 in most of the United States.
So it will be lighter in the morning, right?
Yes. In the first days of standard time, sunrise in the Bay Area will be around 6:35 a.m. and sunset around 5:10 p.m. Here’s a deeper look into the darkness of morning and evening twilight.
Didn’t Californians vote to eliminate the time change?
The statewide measure approved by nearly 60% of California voters in 2018 allows the Legislature to change the daylight saving time period by two-thirds vote — if the changes are consistent with federal law. So far, the federal rules haven’t changed.
When will daylight saving time return?
March 9, 2025.
