What time is it in Michigan? Daylight saving time 2025 arrives this weekend

• Michiganders will be changing their clocks early Sunday morning to spring forward an hour to daylight saving time 
• The time-change cycle has been happening since the early 1900s 
• Some medical experts support permanent standard time, saying daylight saving time can throw off one’s ‘internal clock’

It’s that time of year again when clocks "spring forward" for daylight saving time, giving us more daylight but taking away an hour of sleep.

The time change happens at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Digital devices like cell phones and computers should update the time automatically, but those with manual clocks and watches will need to adjust them manually.

The routine of switching between standard time and daylight saving time is something most people are familiar with, as it dates back to a federal law passed in 1918. However, state and federal lawmakers have made several attempts to end this practice permanently.

One of the latest attempts was by state senators Thomas Albert, R-Lowell, and Joseph Bellino, R-Monroe. They introduced a bill last year that would ask Michigan voters to decide whether to eliminate daylight saving time.  

In December, President Donald Trump said he’d like to put an end to the annual clock switching and make standard time year-round. 

Related:

• Dress like a leprechaun and run! This week in Michigan outdoors
• Northern Michigan to tourists: Yes, it’s winter. Come anyway. It’s fun

"The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation."

Some doctors agree that changing the clocks is bad for one's health. Studies show that when people lose an hour of sleep, it can disrupt their circadian rhythm, which is the body's natural alarm clock.

“Part of the problem with daylight saving time is that it makes our mornings darker and makes our evenings brighter, which is harder from a sleep and wake schedule time point,” said Dr. Anita Shelgikar, neurology professor at the University of Michigan Medical School. “It's easier for us to go to bed when it's dark outside and better for us to wake up when it’s light outside.”

Shelgikar recommends that people get the same amount of sleep regardless of the time change. 

“Sleep is a critical pillar to our overall health and well-being, similar to nutrition and activity levels,” she said, “having a sleep environment that's cool, dark and quiet, keeping the bedtime and wake time, in terms of our routine, the same ... to make sure that we protect the amount of sleep that we need.”