Every October, there's a week when Europe and the U.S. are out of sync with daylight saving time, potentially confusing people organizing international meetings.

What You Need to Know as the Clocks Change SoonEvery year, millions of people around the world mark the changing of the clocks as we move in or out of Daylight Saving Time (DST). In 2025, DST remains a fixture in many regions— and whether you love it or loathe it,

Spain is pushing EU colleagues to finally do away with setting clocks back and forth, with the prime minister making the case on social media. A 2018 EU pledge to ditch the outdated practice has failed to find unanimity.

Brussels proposed ending seasonal time changes in 2018, but seven years later everyone’s still winding their clocks back and forth.

Every October, there’s a week when Europe and the U.S. are out of sync with daylight saving time, potentially confusing people organizing international meetings.

The Netherlands moved its clocks back one hour at 3 a.m. Sunday, marking the start of winter time.

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed. Standard time will last until March 8 when we will again “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time.