Change the time in New York: when and at what time to adjust your clocks

By Maribel Velazquez

Aug 21, 2024, 12:42 PM EDT

On the first Sunday in November, daylight saving time will end in New York State, as well as in much of the United States, giving way to winter time, meaning the hands of the clock will have to change for the second time.

Daylight saving time, which is linked to Daylight Saving Time (DTS), has been used in the country for 100 years and aims to take advantage of sunlight and save energy.

The United States is one of about 70 countries around the world that observe daylight saving time.

On November 3, the time change will take place at 2 a.m., and from that moment on, New Yorkers will have to turn their clocks back to 1 a.m.

Some electronic devices such as smartphones, laptops, smartwatches, among others, change time automatically, however, there are still devices that require a manual change, so it is recommended to make the necessary modifications and adjustments on Saturday night, even before going to bed, so that when you wake up you do so with the new schedule.

Almost all states in the United States have annual time changes, but there are exceptions: Hawaii and Arizona.

Hawaii observes Hawaiian Standard Time (HST) year-round, while most of Arizona observes Mountain Standard Time (MST), except for the Navajo Nation, which extends into Utah and New Mexico, both of which observe Daylight Saving Time.

In 2006, Indiana joined the DST regime after refraining from changing its clocks since 1970.

The following dependencies also do not observe daylight saving time: American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

“States may opt in or participate in daylight saving time, but any such exemption must apply to the entire portion of that state that is in a given time zone,” the DOT agency explained.

Over the past few years, 19 states have passed laws to make daylight saving time permanent, the National Conference of State Legislatures said.

These states are: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

Those who have expressed their opposition to the schedule have pointed out the disadvantages of making a change in the schedule, such as: a greater increase in obesity because citizens cannot go out to exercise on the street due to lack of light, as well as the lack of family coexistence, among others.