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NewsPasadena NowOctober 25, 2026Los Angeles County

Pasadena Residents Prepare to Turn Clocks Back One Hour on November 1

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Pasadena residents will set their clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 1, as daylight saving time ends and the region returns to Pacific standard time. Federal law governs the schedule, while concurrent state and federal legislative proposals remain pending to establish permanent standard or daylight time.

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Why It Matters

The biannual time change shifts the region from Pacific daylight time to , altering the timing of sunrise and sunset by one hour.

Key Facts

  • Clocks in Pasadena will turn back one hour on Sunday, November 1, at 2 a.m., returning to Pacific standard time.
  • The Uniform Time Act of 1966, as amended in 2005, dictates the start and end dates for daylight saving time.
  • Federal law overrides any conflicting state or local rules regarding time changeover dates.
  • California State Senate Bill 1197 was introduced to establish permanent standard time but was held in committee.
  • The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, to make daylight saving time permanent.
  • The U.S. Senate received H.R. 139 and referred it to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
  • Representative Judy Chu voted against H.R. 139.
  • Other federal proposals, including H.R. 300 and H.R. 7378, propose alternative time zone adjustments.
  • Clocks are scheduled to spring forward again on March 14, 2027, unless federal law changes.

Who's Mentioned

OrganizationNational Institute of Standards and Technology“Federal agency that publishes the nation's daylight saving time rules.”PersonVern Buchanan“Representative who noted a permanent daylight time provision.”PersonCeleste Maloy“Representative who introduced H.R. 300.”PersonJudy Chu“Representative who voted no on H.R. 139.”locationPasadena“Local jurisdiction affected by the time change.”PersonW. Gregory Steube“Representative who introduced H.R. 7378.”PersonBrett Guthrie“Representative who introduced H.R. 7389.”OrganizationU.S. Department of Transportation“Federal agency that regulates time zones and daylight saving time.”