The clocks will go back one hour on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 2:00 a.m. in the United States, marking the end of Daylight Saving Time and the return to Standard Time. This is the date when clocks are set back one hour to gain an extra hour of sleep.
In the European Union, including countries like the Netherlands and the UK, the clocks go back one hour on the last Sunday of October, which in 2025 is Sunday, October 26, at 2:00 or 3:00 a.m. depending on the time zone. This also marks the end of Daylight Saving Time there.
The clocks do not typically go back by 20 minutes; standard practice is a one- hour shift backward to end Daylight Saving Time. The historical suggestion for advancing clocks by 80 minutes in increments of 20 minutes was proposed but never implemented.
Summary:
- US clocks go back 1 hour on November 2, 2025, at 2:00 a.m.
- EU clocks go back 1 hour on October 26, 2025, at 2:00 or 3:00 a.m.
- The clocks are not set back by 20 minutes but by 1 hour.