Residents in the Greater Boston area will gain an extra hour of sleep this weekend as Daylight Saving Time comes to an end. Clocks should be set back one hour before going to bed on Saturday night, November 1.
The official time change takes effect at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 2, marking the return to Standard Time. The shift means earlier sunsets beginning Sunday evening, with daylight arriving earlier in the morning.
The time change marks the end of Daylight Saving Time, a practice first widely adopted in the early 20th century to make better use of daylight during warmer months. Each fall, clocks “fall back” to return to Standard Time through early March.
