What time is it in Toronto right now?

It is 07:27 in Toronto as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Toronto uses the IANA zone America/Toronto, currently -05:00.

Which time zone is Toronto in?

Toronto is in the EST time zone (America/Toronto), currently -05:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.

Does Toronto observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Toronto shifts its clocks during the year, so the difference to cities that do not change moves by an hour twice a year.

Is Toronto ahead of or behind UTC?

Toronto is currently at -05:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Toronto is 07:00.

Time in Toronto

07:27:48

It is 07:27 on Sunday, 1 November 2026 in Toronto. Toronto is in Canada. Civil time uses the IANA zone America/Toronto at -05:00 from UTC (not in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.

Toronto uses America/Toronto on Eastern Time, typically the same UTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 offsets as New York, but it is a distinct IANA zone (Canada’s DST rules are stored separately from America’s).

Office hours commonly run about 09:00–17:00. Vancouver is three hours behind; London mornings overlap Toronto’s early office hours. Do not assume the New York identifier is interchangeable in calendar software.

America/Toronto usually matches New York’s offset but is the Canadian Eastern zone. Provincial DST law is not an Act of Congress — keep the Canadian id on Canadian invites.

Toronto time zone

UTC offset: UTC-05:00
Abbreviation: EST
IANA: America/Toronto
DST: not in effect

Daylight saving in Toronto

Toronto is currently on its standard offset. Clocks in Toronto next go forward on 14 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, moving from UTC-05:00 to UTC-04:00.

Daylight in Toronto today

The sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 17:08, giving 10 h 15 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:01, 1 minutes after the clock reads twelve, because Toronto sits west of the 75° W meridian its current offset is built on.

Sunrise: 06:53
Sunset: 17:08
Daylight: 10 h 15 m
Solar noon: 12:01Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.

Best time to call Toronto

Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in Toronto and the same hours in other major cities.

City	Local now	Working overlap
Tokyo	21:27	No overlap
Delhi	17:57	No overlap
Shanghai	20:27	No overlap
Dhaka	18:27	No overlap
São Paulo	09:27	6 h · 09:00–15:00 in Toronto
Cairo	14:27	1 h · 09:00–10:00 in Toronto

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About Toronto

Population: 2,794,356The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
Region: Ontario
Coordinates: 43.6703° N, 79.3867° WLatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
Currency: Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Calling code: +1Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
Languages: English
Airports: YYZToronto Pearson InternationalArrival and departure boards at these airports quote Toronto local time, not the time where you booked.

Frequently asked questions about time in Toronto

What time is it in Toronto right now?: It is 07:27 in Toronto as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. Toronto uses the IANA zone America/Toronto, currently -05:00.
Which time zone is Toronto in?: Toronto is in the EST time zone (America/Toronto), currently -05:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
Does Toronto observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Toronto shifts its clocks during the year, so the difference to cities that do not change moves by an hour twice a year.
Is Toronto ahead of or behind UTC?: Toronto is currently at -05:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Toronto is 07:00.