Clock-change planner

Daylight saving, an early riser or a new wake-up time: move your child’s wake-up light in small steps and print the plan for the fridge.

Clocks go forward on Sunday, March 14, 2027. With a 7:00 am wake-up light, set it to 6:45 am on Wednesday, March 10, then 15 minutes earlier each day until 6:00 am on Saturday, March 13. On the day of the change it goes back to 7:00 am, on the new time.

Clocks go forward Sun, Mar 14See your plan ↓

1. What is changing?

The clocks changeDaylight saving starts or ends A new wake-up timeEarly riser, a new school time or after a trip

Where you live Clocks change on The clocks go

Not everywhere changes its clocks. Hawaii, most of Arizona, Yukon, most of Saskatchewan and, from November 2026, most of British Columbia keep one time all year; outside the UK and the EU, check your own country’s dates. If your clocks do not change, you do not need this plan.

2. Your clock’s times now

Wake-up lightBedtime light (optional)

Your clock (optional)

3. How fast?

Move the light byEvery

For a time change, the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests moving younger children’s schedules in small steps over the days before it, and says most children settle within about a week. For an early riser, the step is your choice: the early waking guide explains the one we suggest and where it comes from.

Your plan

Clocks go forward on 14 March 2027

Set your clock’s wake-up light to each time on its date.

Day	Wake-up light	Bedtime light
Wed, Mar 10	6:45 am	6:45 pm
Thu, Mar 11	6:30 am	6:30 pm
Fri, Mar 12	6:15 am	6:15 pm
Sat, Mar 13	6:00 am	6:00 pm
Sun, Mar 14	7:00 am	7:00 pm
Clocks went forward an hour overnight. Set the clock’s own time if it does not change by itself; its wake-up and bedtime settings are back to usual.

If you set your clock with buttons, it keeps the old time until you change it: set its own time on the morning of the change. If it runs from an app, check that the time on its display matches your phone.

Read the daylight saving guide

This plans your clock’s light times, not how long your child sleeps. Nothing you enter leaves this page.