Current time in Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, keeps Eastern Standard Time: UTC-05:00 in winter and UTC-04:00 in summer.
Current time in Toronto
10:22:02
America/Toronto · UTC-05:00
Time zone in Toronto
Sunrise and sunset in Toronto
Sun and clock in Toronto
Averaged over the year, solar noon in Toronto comes at 12:18, because the city lies about 4° west of the meridian its clock is set to.
Montreal, 500 km to the north-east, keeps the same clock, yet the sun crosses the meridian there 23 minutes earlier than in Toronto.
Daylight through the year in Toronto
The latest sunrise of the year, 08:00 on November 6, comes on the last morning before the clocks go back, so it is darker than any midwinter morning.
Bucharest, at 44.4°N, lies on almost the same parallel as Toronto, so its days stay within 6 minutes of Toronto’s all year; its clock is 7 h ahead of Toronto for most of the year and 6 h ahead of Toronto for part of it.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | 07:12 | 16:52 | 9 h 41 m |
| December 15 | 07:44 | 16:41 | 8 h 57 m |
| January 15 | 07:48 | 17:06 | 9 h 18 m |
| February 15 | 07:16 | 17:47 | 10 h 31 m |
| March 15 | 07:30 | 19:23 | 11 h 53 m |
| April 15 | 06:35 | 20:00 | 13 h 25 m |
| May 15 | 05:53 | 20:35 | 14 h 43 m |
| June 15 | 05:35 | 21:01 | 15 h 25 m |
| July 15 | 05:50 | 20:57 | 15 h 7 m |
| August 15 | 06:22 | 20:22 | 14 h 0 m |
| September 15 | 06:57 | 19:29 | 12 h 32 m |
| October 15 | 07:32 | 18:35 | 11 h 4 m |
When the clocks change in Toronto
Toronto follows the North American rule: clocks go forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November, at 02:00 local time in each zone.
These dates have applied since 2007. In 2006 the clocks went forward on April 2 and back on October 29. The first time the record has Toronto’s clocks put forward and later back again is 1918. The record opens with Toronto’s own local mean time, UTC-05:17:32, kept until 1895.
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2027 | Forward one hour: 02:00 becomes 03:00 | UTC-04:00 |
| November 7, 2027 | Back one hour: 02:00 becomes 01:00 | UTC-05:00 |
Calling Toronto from another time zone
| Place | Toronto’s 09:00–17:00 there | Shared working hours | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | 14:00–22:00 | — | — |
| New York | 09:00–17:00 | 8 h, 09:00–17:00 Toronto time | always 8 h |
| London | 14:00–22:00 | 3 h, 09:00–12:00 Toronto time | 3 h to 4 h |
| Tokyo | 23:00–07:00 | none | none all year |
At 09:00 on Monday, November 9, 2026 in Toronto, every other city in this directory has already reached Monday. By 17:00 on Friday, 59 listed cities, including New Delhi and Shanghai, have already reached Saturday.
Toronto compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from Toronto | Over the next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | — | — | UTC-05:00 | the same time | all year |
| London | — | — | UTC+00:00 | 5 h ahead | 4 h ahead / 5 h ahead |
| Dubai | — | — | UTC+04:00 | 9 h ahead | 8 h ahead / 9 h ahead |
| New Delhi | — | — | UTC+05:30 | 10 h 30 min ahead | 9 h 30 min ahead / 10 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | — | — | UTC+08:00 | 13 h ahead | 12 h ahead / 13 h ahead |
| Tokyo | — | — | UTC+09:00 | 14 h ahead | 13 h ahead / 14 h ahead |
| Sydney | — | — | UTC+11:00 | 16 h ahead | 14 h ahead / 15 h ahead / 16 h ahead |
Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep America/Toronto time: Montreal.
| City | Distance | Clock | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal | 500 km north-east | same clock | 23 minutes earlier |
| New York | 550 km south-east | same clock | 22 minutes earlier |
| Washington, D.C. | 560 km south | same clock | 9 minutes earlier |
| Boston | 690 km east | same clock | 33 minutes earlier |
| Chicago | 700 km west | 1 h behind | 33 minutes later |
| Atlanta | 1,180 km south-west | same clock | 20 minutes later |
| Dallas | 1,940 km south-west | 1 h behind | 1 h 10 min later |
| Miami | 1,990 km south | same clock | 3 minutes later |
Beyond Toronto’s own identifier, the nearest city in this directory on exactly the same clock is New York, 550 km to the south-east, on America/New_York.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-11-02.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Toronto in?
Toronto keeps America/Toronto, Eastern Standard Time, at UTC-05:00, moving to Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00) during summer time. The identifier is named after Toronto itself.
Is all of Canada on the same time as Toronto?
No. The tz database entries for Canada keep 5 different standard times, from UTC-07:00 (Vancouver) to UTC-03:30 (Newfoundland Time). Toronto keeps one in between, with 2 lower and 2 higher.
Which other countries keep exactly the same time as Toronto?
The Bahamas, Haiti, Turks & Caicos Islands and the United States (Detroit, Marengo, Petersburg, Vevay, Vincennes, Winamac, Indianapolis, Monticello, Louisville and New York) keep exactly Toronto’s clock, changing on the same dates. Within Canada, one other tz database entry matches it too.
What is the time difference between Toronto and Chicago?
The clock in Chicago, the United States, about 700 km away and the closest city in this directory on a different clock, is 1 h behind Toronto.