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 South Dakota 2028

Name: Fall Back 2028 - South Dakota
Start: 2028-11-05
End: 2028-11-05
Location: South Dakota

2028 time change dates for South Dakota

Clocks go forward: Sunday, March 12, 2028

At 2:00 AM the clocks jump straight to 3:00 AM in South Dakota. 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.

South Dakota keeps CST/MST in winter and shifts one hour forward for the summer.

Countdown to the next change

Background

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended US DST by four weeks starting in 2007, moving the start to the second Sunday in March and the end to the first Sunday in November.
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.
Russia experimented with permanent summer time from 2011 to 2014 before settling on permanent standard time.

Tips for South Dakota

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Be extra cautious driving the Monday after the spring time change - accident rates increase.

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Use the extra evening daylight in summer for outdoor activities and vitamin D.

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

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Check and replace smoke detector batteries when changing clocks - it's a good reminder!

Frequently asked questions

When do the clocks change in South Dakota 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.