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Why these 2 states didn't 'spring forward' to daylight saving time this morning

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09.03.2025

(NEXSTAR) — You may have been groggy this morning thanks to our clocks “springing forward” an hour overnight. Unless, of course, you live in either of the two states that don’t observe daylight saving time.

Then this Sunday is just like every other Sunday.

While the rest of the U.S. uses daylight saving time to gain additional sunlight when we want it most, it's an abundance of sunshine that keeps two states on standard time year-round.

What would change if daylight saving time became permanent?

It's Hawaii and most of Arizona that remain on standard time all year, skipping the switching of the clocks in March and November.

Arizona — with the exception of the Navajo Nation — has observed Mountain Standard Time year-round since

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