Daylight saving time guide
When does DST end in 2026?
London and the EU turn clocks back on Sunday, October 25. New York follows on Sunday, November 1. During that week, New York and London are four hours apart instead of five.
2026 clock changes
| Place | Clocks go back | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| New York and most of the US | Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 AM local time | EDT → EST; 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM |
| United Kingdom | Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 2:00 AM local time | BST → GMT; 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM |
| European Union | Sunday, October 25, 2026 | EU summer time ends; local clock time depends on the country |
The US has exceptions, including most of Arizona and Hawaii. Check the city, not just the country.
Live IANA timezone check
This page uses America/New_York, not a fixed abbreviation, so the browser's IANA timezone database can show the current short name and UTC offset.
What happens to a New York–London meeting?
At 9:00 AM in New York, it is 2:00 PM in London on October 20, 1:00 PM on October 27, and 2:00 PM again on November 3. A repeating invite can therefore look one hour earlier in London between the two clock changes. See the spring and fall gap dates or convert a specific New York date.
Plan with a date and city
For future meetings, use America/New_York and Europe/London with the actual meeting date. A label such as “EST” can be wrong while New York is on EDT. The converter uses the time-zone rules available in your browser, so keep your browser and operating system updated when rules change.
Sources
The dates above come from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, UK government, and European Commission. The meeting-hour examples use the named city time zones for those dates.