Spring Forward Time Change 2024. Here's a look at when the time changes this year, and what is the purpose of daylight saving time in the first place. Daylight saving time will begin on sunday, march 10 when clocks “spring forward” an hour.
The official time switch is 2am local time on sunday, march 10 — clocks are set forward one hour meaning we lose an hour — as daylight saving time. On saturday night, clocks are set forward 1 hour (i.e., losing one hour) to “spring forward.”.