Spring Forward 2026: Alabama’s Time Change Guide

Many Alabamians will be looking forward to springing forward this Sunday, March 8, when “Daylight Saving Time” begins. This time change gives us a later sunset, giving us more daylight in the evening hours.

Daylight Saving Time will begin on Sunday, March 8, at 2 a.m., and will end on Sunday, November 1, when it returns to standard time.

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Even though we lose one hour because the clocks “spring” forward, the upside is that we gain more evening light for outdoor activities, sports, shopping, community events, errands, and more.

Often, Americans complain about losing an hour to the time change and feel sleep-deprived.

Tips to Adjust to the Time Change

Self magazine offered some great tips to survive the time change blues. Click here to read more.

Shift your sleep schedule incrementally earlier.

Refresh your sleep hygiene.

“It’s all the more important to optimize your environment and behaviors for good sleep when outside influences—like the clock change—threaten to throw you off,” said Self Magazine.

Stick to your usual wakeup time.

Self Magazine suggested “Getting up around the same hour each morning trains your body to understand that’s when your day starts.”

Bask in some morning light.

“Make an extra effort to get a strong dose of sunlight after you wake up on the days following the time change, too,” said Self Magazine.

Move your body a little bit.

“If you’re feeling really wiped out, don’t force it,” said Self Magazine. But even some gentle movement can help you feel less sluggish.

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