{"id":1370107,"date":"2026-03-16T15:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/daylight-saving-time-when-to-change-clocks\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:22:33","slug":"daylight-saving-time-when-to-change-clocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/daylight-saving-time-when-to-change-clocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Daylight Saving Time: When to Change Clocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukrainians<\/span> traditionally<\/span> change<\/span> their clocks twice<\/span> a<\/span> year<\/span> –<\/span> in spring<\/span> and<\/span> autumn.<\/span> However,<\/span> for several<\/span> years<\/span> now<\/span> , efforts have been made<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> to<\/span> abandon<\/span> this<\/span> practice.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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UNIAN<\/span> reports<\/span> this<\/span> .<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Changing<\/span> time<\/span> twice<\/span> a<\/span> year<\/span> was introduced<\/span> after<\/span> World<\/span> War<\/span> I<\/span> to<\/span> save<\/span> electricity.<\/span> Over<\/span> time,<\/span> many<\/span> countries<\/span> abandoned<\/span> this<\/span> system<\/span> because<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> found to be<\/span> inefficient<\/span> and<\/span> could<\/span> negatively<\/span> affect<\/span> people<\/span> ‘s<\/span> health<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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Will<\/span> the clocks<\/span> be changed<\/span> in<\/span> 2026<\/span> ?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In<\/span> 2024<\/span> ,<\/span> the Verkhovna<\/span> Rada<\/span> passed<\/span> a law<\/span> to<\/span> abolish<\/span> seasonal<\/span> clock changes<\/span> .<\/span> It was planned<\/span> that<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> would remain<\/span> on<\/span> winter<\/span> time<\/span> forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However,<\/span> the document<\/span> has not<\/span> yet<\/span> entered<\/span> into force<\/span> because<\/span> it<\/span> has not<\/span> been signed<\/span> by the president.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Therefore,<\/span> Ukrainians<\/span> continue<\/span> to move<\/span> their clocks<\/span> forward ,<\/span> and<\/span> this<\/span> practice<\/span> will<\/span> likely<\/span> continue<\/span> in<\/span> 2026<\/span> if<\/span> the legal<\/span> situation<\/span> does<\/span> not<\/span> change<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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When<\/span> do clocks<\/span> go back<\/span> in<\/span> 2026<\/span> ?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The transition<\/span> to<\/span> daylight saving<\/span> time<\/span> traditionally<\/span> takes place<\/span> on<\/span> the last<\/span> Sunday<\/span> in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In<\/span> 2026<\/span> ,<\/span> the clocks<\/span> will be changed<\/span> on<\/span> March<\/span> 29<\/span> at<\/span> 3:00<\/span> a.m.<\/span> The<\/span><\/strong> hands<\/span> are<\/span> moved<\/span> forward one<\/span> hour<\/span> –<\/span> after<\/span> 2:59<\/span> ,<\/span> 4:00<\/span> immediately<\/span> follows<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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This<\/span> means<\/span> that<\/span> Ukrainians<\/span> will sleep<\/span> an<\/span> hour<\/span> less,<\/span> but<\/span> daylight<\/span> will last<\/span> longer<\/span> in the evening<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ukrainians traditionally change their clocks twice a year – in spring and autumn. However, for several years now , efforts have been made in Ukraine to abandon this practice. UNIAN reports this . Changing time twice a year was introduced after World War I to save electricity. Over time, many countries abandoned this system because […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":1119778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76878],"class_list":["post-1370107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1370107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1119778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1370107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1370107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}