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Clocks in most of the U.S. fall back one hour this weekend as daylight saving time ends
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The Boston Globe, CBS News and NBC News report that most of the U.S. will set clocks back an hour this weekend, when daylight saving time ends for 2026. According to CBS News, the change takes effect at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November, giving people an extra hour of sleep. CBS cites National Weather Service figures showing that in Boston the sun will set at 5:39 p.m. on Saturday and at 4:37 p.m. on Sunday after the change. The Boston Globe says the eastern edge of the Eastern Time Zone makes New England sunrises and sunsets come earlier than in Detroit or Toronto.
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Most of the U.S. turns clocks back one hour when daylight saving time ends, at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November 2026.
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- CBS News, NBC News
Sunset in Boston moves from 5:39 p.m. on Saturday to 4:37 p.m. on Sunday after the change, according to the National Weather Service as cited by CBS News.
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The time change falls on Halloween weekend in 2026.
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New England sits at the eastern edge of the Eastern Time Zone, so its sunrises and sunsets come earlier than in Detroit or Toronto.
One outletThe Boston Globe· Far Left
In early December, sunset in the Boston area is around 4:11 p.m., with sunrise after 7 a.m.
One outletThe Boston Globe· Far Left
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All three outlets explain the clock change as a routine event, giving the date, the time and its effect on sunrise and sunset. Their coverage is explanatory, focused on daylight and sleep rather than on any dispute about the change.
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Headlines present the clock change as routine news with plain explanatory wording, such as “Daylight saving time is almost over” and “Clocks change this weekend.”
Daylight saving time is almost over. Here's what to know.
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- NBC NewsLeft
Daylight Saving Time for 2026 Ends on Halloween Weekend
On Sunday morning, most Americans will “fall back” and switch their clocks back an hour to Standard time — and this year, the change is happening on Halloween weekend! NBC’s Joe Fryer reports for TODAY.
- CBS NewsLeft
Daylight saving time is almost over. Here's what to know.
Millions of Americans will gain an hour of sleep this weekend when the time change commonly known as daylight savings ends for 2026, meaning clocks "fall back."
- The Boston GlobeFar Left
Daylight saving time ends this weekend. It’s back to earlier sunsets as we ‘fall back.’
Flipping the clocks back and forth each spring and fall has just been accepted as part of the calendar. But over the past few years there’s been much debate about getting rid of it altogether or at least making it permanent. …
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The Boston Globe, Oct 29, 3:33 PM EDT
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- The Boston GlobeFar LeftOct 29, 3:33 PM EDT
- CBS NewsLeftOct 30, 5:00 AM EDT
- NBC NewsLeftOct 30, 7:42 AM EDT
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