When do the clocks go forward 2026?

6 Mar 2026 • 3:48 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • The UK will soon transition to British Summer Time (BST), with clocks advancing by one hour at 1 am on the final Sunday in March. This year, the date will be March 29, 2026.
  • This shift, also known as Daylight Saving Time, brings longer, brighter evenings, though mornings will initially be darker.
  • Introduced in the UK in 1916, the system aims to maximise summer daylight hours.
  • The spring equinox, which marks the start of astronomical spring and when day and night are nearly equal, is on March 20 this year.
  • The clocks revert to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) at 2 am on the last Sunday in October.