Since the Verkhovna Rada voted for the Draft Law “On the Calculation of Time in Ukraine” No. 4201 dated 09.10.2020, which provides for the abolition of the change of clocks to winter-summer time, but President Volodymyr Zelensky has not yet signed it and it is not known whether he will sign it in the future (after all, 2 years have passed since its adoption, and the bill still remains on the president’s desk without a signature), all of Ukraine will be forced to traditionally turn the clocks back one hour on October 25, 2026 at 04:00 in the morning . The country will again officially set 03:00 – winter time.
It is important to note that the clock change in 2026 will occur on the night of Saturday, October 24, to Sunday, October 25, 2026.
How changing the clock affects your health
The bill that proposes to cancel the transition to winter-summer time, aimed at protecting the health of the population, was voted. As stated in the explanatory note to the bill, one of the motives for its adoption was the health factor of Ukrainians, because according to most scientists and doctors, the specified procedure for calculating time in terms of the annual transfer of clock hands one hour forward and back , has a number of negative consequences , causes a significant deterioration in the health of citizens during the period of adaptation to “summer” and “winter” time. And such a “seasonal time jump” leads to a change in human biological rhythms , which negatively affects the general condition of a person, both physiological and psychological.
Doctors claim that after changing the clocks, citizens feel worse, their working capacity decreases, and chronic diseases worsen significantly . Scientific studies link time changes to diseases of the cardiovascular or immune systems , as they interrupt biological cycles . It has also been proven that changing the clocks does not help save energy or improve comfort during daylight hours.
Result
So, every year the transition to winter time will take place on the last Sunday of October. In particular, this year in 2026, the transition to winter time is scheduled for the night of Saturday (October 24) to Sunday (October 25) at 04:00 am, one hour back.
Previously, we also wrote when in October is the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos 2026: date according to the old and new style, history, Ukrainian traditions and prohibitions , as well as Tax “pause” during the war: how to legally postpone payments and avoid cosmic fines .
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