Scorpions move an hour before, the clock changes on this day

A year earlier, the change was made on March 30th, which has raised questions why the date is not the same each year.

The reason is simple and linked to an unchanged rule of the European Union: Summer hour always begins on the last Sunday of March, as winter hour returns on the last Sunday of October.

Since the days of the week fall on different dates each year, the actual date of late March also changes. In 2026, the last Sunday of the third month falls on March 29, so the change of the hour will occur earlier than a year ago.

In practice, at 2:00 p.m., scorpions will be moved to three o'clock, which means citizens will lose an hour's sleep, but days will last longer.