Current local time in Toronto, Canada

Toronto is on Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5), moving to UTC−4 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.

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Time zone: Eastern Standard TimeIANA: America/Toronto
UTC offset: UTC−5 / UTC−4standard / daylight saving
Next clock change: 1 November 2026Back 1 hour, 02:00 → 01:00
Sunrise · Sunset today: --:-- · --:--
Country: CanadaNorth America
Population: 2.8 millioncity proper, GeoNames
Dialling code: +1currency: Dollar (CAD)
Coordinates: 43.71° N, 79.40° WNorthern Hemisphere

The sun in Toronto today

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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate

Time difference from Toronto

Live · office hours 9:00–18:00

City	Local time	vs Toronto	Office hours overlap
GB London	--:--	5h ahead	4h (09:00–13:00 in Toronto)
US New York	--:--	same time	9h (09:00–18:00 in Toronto)
US Los Angeles	--:--	3h behind	6h (12:00–18:00 in Toronto)
FR Paris	--:--	6h ahead	3h (09:00–12:00 in Toronto)
AE Dubai	--:--	8h ahead	1h (09:00–10:00 in Toronto)
IN New Delhi	--:--	9h 30m ahead	None
SG Singapore	--:--	12h ahead	None
CN Shanghai	--:--	12h ahead	None
JP Tokyo	--:--	13h ahead	None
KR Seoul	--:--	13h ahead	None
AU Sydney	--:--	14h ahead	None
BR São Paulo	--:--	1h ahead	8h (09:00–17:00 in Toronto)

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Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.

Daylight saving time in Toronto

Toronto switches between Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) and Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4). Upcoming changes:

Sunday, 1 November 2026: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−5)
Sunday, 14 March 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−5 → UTC−4)
Sunday, 7 November 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−5)
Sunday, 12 March 2028: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−5 → UTC−4)

Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.

About time in Toronto

Canada is wide enough to use 6 different standard times, from UTC−8 to UTC−3:30; Toronto uses UTC−5.

Other cities on the same clock (America/Toronto): Montreal, Ottawa.

Sunrise and sunset in Toronto, 2026

On the 1st of each month, local time

Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length
January	07:51	16:50	8h 59m
February	07:34	17:27	9h 53m
March	06:54	18:05	11h 11m
April	06:59	19:43	12h 44m
May	06:09	20:19	14h 09m
June	05:39	20:52	15h 13m
July	05:39	21:03	15h 24m
August	06:06	20:41	14h 35m
September	06:41	19:54	13h 13m
October	07:14	18:59	11h 45m
November	06:53	17:09	10h 16m
December	07:31	16:42	9h 11m

Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 15h 27m of daylight (sunrise 05:35, sunset 21:02). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 8h 55m.

Nearby cities

Straight-line distance and time difference

Ottawa349 km · same time--:--Montreal502 km · same time--:--Philadelphia545 km · same time--:--New York555 km · same time--:--Washington, D.C.570 km · same time--:--Boston694 km · same time--:--

How long from Toronto?

All 8 ways to travel →

Toronto → London6h 34m5,710 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 47d 13h Toronto → New York38 min555 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 4d 14h Toronto → Tokyo11h 53m10,343 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 86d 4h

Questions about time in Toronto

What time zone is Toronto in?

Toronto uses the America/Toronto time zone (Eastern Standard Time, EST), UTC−5, and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC−4, in summer.

Does Toronto observe daylight saving time?

Yes. The next change is on Sunday, 1 November 2026, when clocks go back 1 hour.

What is the time difference between Toronto and New York?

Right now Toronto and New York are on the same time. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.

What is the time difference between Toronto and London?

London is 5h ahead of Toronto right now. Office hours overlap for about 4 hours a day.

When is sunrise and sunset in Toronto?

It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:35 and sets about 21:02 (15h 27m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 07:48 and sets about 16:43 (8h 55m).

Answers reflect the rules in force when this page was built; the live clock and next change above always use the current rules in your browser.

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