Do I need to change my phone and computer manually?

No. Any device that syncs its time over the internet updates itself. Car clocks, ovens, microwaves and older wall clocks usually need doing by hand.

Time Change Connecticut 2028

Name: Fall Back 2028 - Connecticut
Start: 2028-11-05
End: 2028-11-05
Location: Connecticut

2028 time change dates for Connecticut

Clocks go forward: Sunday, March 12, 2028

At 2:00 AM the clocks jump straight to 3:00 AM in Connecticut. That hour never happens, and everyone loses an hour of sleep.

Clocks go back: Sunday, November 5, 2028

At 2:00 AM the clocks return to 1:00 AM, so that hour is lived through twice and the night is an hour longer.

Connecticut keeps EST in winter and shifts one hour forward for the summer.

Countdown to the next change

Economic Impact of DST in Connecticut

The economic effects of Daylight Saving Time in Connecticut are real but modest, and studies disagree on their size. Retailers and hospitality businesses generally favour DST, arguing that lighter evenings encourage shopping, dining out and other after-work spending — the US retail lobby was one of the main forces behind the 2005 extension of the DST period.

The transitions themselves carry a cost. Research from Chmura Economics has put the one-off economic cost of the spring change in the United States at roughly $430 million a year, driven by lost productivity, workplace injuries and the health effects of a disrupted night's sleep.

Health Considerations for Connecticut Residents

The spring transition is the one that hurts. A study in Open Heart found the risk of heart attack rose by about 24% on the Monday after clocks went forward, before falling back to normal within the week. Research published in Current Biology found a 6% rise in fatal traffic accidents in the week following the spring change, with the effect strongest in the morning and in the western parts of time zones.

The autumn change, when most people gain an hour, shows no comparable spike. Researchers attribute the difference to sleep loss rather than to the clock change itself.

Health Tip: Shift your bedtime 15 minutes earlier each night for the four nights before the spring change, so the hour is absorbed gradually rather than lost all at once.

Background

The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end mandatory clock changes, but member states never agreed on which time to keep, so the change has stalled indefinitely.
Arizona and Hawaii are the only US states that skip DST statewide, along with the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the US Virgin Islands.
Germany and Austria-Hungary were the first countries to adopt DST nationally, in April 1916, as a wartime fuel-saving measure.

Tips for Connecticut

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Remember that not all countries change on the same date - check international meeting times carefully.

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Use the phrase 'Spring forward, fall back' to remember which direction to change your clocks.

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Update your car clock, microwave, and other manual clocks that don't auto-update.

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Gradually adjust your sleep schedule a few days before the time change to minimize disruption.

Frequently asked questions

When do the clocks change in Connecticut in 2028?

Clocks go forward on Sunday, March 12, 2028 and back on Sunday, November 5, 2028.

Which way do the clocks go?

"Spring forward, fall back" is the usual mnemonic: forward one hour in spring, back one hour in autumn.

Do I have to change anything myself?

Phones, computers and anything that syncs over the internet update on their own. Car clocks, ovens, microwaves and older wall clocks generally do not.

Is Daylight Saving Time being scrapped?

It has been proposed in many places and adopted in few. The European Parliament voted in 2019 to end mandatory clock changes and the change has stalled; in the United States the Sunshine Protection Act has repeatedly passed the Senate without becoming law. Most of the world that changes its clocks is still changing them.