India, March 8 -- Daylight saving time, the yearly time change colloquially known as daylight savings, is about to start for 2026. Most Americans are thus set to lose an hour of sleep when they "spring forward" this weekend. For almost 20 years, the yearly ritual of moving clocks an hour ahead has taken place on the second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time starts on Sunday, March 8, at 2 am local time this year. Since 2007, the start date has been on the second Sunday of March, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, the official source of time for the Defense Department.

Most of the United States will lose an hour Sunday from the changing of the clocks, as at 2 am the time jumps to 3 am. We "spring forward" ahead of the real begin...