Clocks Fall Back Tonight: Seattle's Sunset Drops to 4:51 p.m. Tomorrow
Clocks go back at 2 a.m. Sunday. The evening commute goes dark with them — tomorrow's sunset is 4:51 p.m.
Tonight is the last 5:52 p.m. sunset Seattle sees until spring.
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 1, when clocks move back one hour to 1 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. Tomorrow's sunset arrives at 4:51 p.m. — an hour of evening light gone in a single night. Sunrise tomorrow is 6:53 a.m.
The change runs on federal rules: daylight saving resumes on Sunday, March 14, 2027. A push to end the switching passed the U.S. House in July — the Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight time permanent — but the Senate has not acted, and it is not law. So tonight, the clocks move.
Phones and computers will handle it themselves. The oven, the microwave, and the car are on you.
The practical Seattle translation: from tomorrow through the depth of winter, the evening commute home happens in the dark. The 4:51 p.m. sunset is the first page of that season. Set the clocks back tonight, and check the batteries in the smoke alarms while you are at it — the fire-safety advice that has ridden along with this weekend for decades still applies.
