Current Time in Toronto, Canada — EST
Toronto, Canada
09:13:52 AMThursday, November 5, 2026
Quick answer
The current time in Toronto, Canada is 9:13 AM on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Toronto is on standard time, EST (UTC-05:00); clocks go forward on 14 March 2027.
Pronunciation
Time facts about Toronto
- Sandford Fleming presented his papers on worldwide time reckoning to the Canadian Institute in Toronto on 8 February 1879; a provincial plaque marks the site.Source: blogs.tpl.ca
- The Toronto Stock Exchange regular session runs 09:30–16:00 Eastern Time, Monday to Friday, without a lunch break.Source: tsx.com
- Ontario's Time Amendment Act (Bill 214, 2020) moves the province to permanent daylight time only if Quebec and New York State do the same.Source: globalnews.ca
- Ontario Regulation 333/26 put the province west of 90°W on UTC−5 year-round from 1 November 2026, so Kenora matches Toronto in winter and is an hour behind in summer.Source: ontario.ca
- Toronto kept local mean time, 5 h 17 min 32 s behind Greenwich, until 1895.Source: IANA tz database
Time zone and daylight saving time in Toronto
- Time zone (IANA)
- America/Toronto
- Current offset
- EST (UTC-05:00)
- Daylight saving
- Standard time
- Offsets in the next 12 months
- UTC-05:00 and UTC-04:00
Next clock change: On Sunday 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00, from EST (UTC-05:00) to EDT (UTC-04:00).
Sun & twilight
Today
Sunrise
06:58 AM
Sunset
05:03 PM
Day length
10h 5m
Solar noon (sun highest): 12:01 PM
Daylight on the solstices
- December solstice (December 21, 2026)
- 8h 55m
- June solstice (June 21, 2027)
- 15h 27m
Time difference and working-hours overlap
Today's values; working day 09:00–17:00 in both places.
| City | Local time | Difference | Their 09:00–17:00 in Toronto | Overlap with Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:13 | −3 h | 12:00–20:00 | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Chicago | 08:13 | −1 h | 10:00–18:00 | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| Mexico City | 08:13 | −1 h | 10:00–18:00 | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | 09:13 | 0 h | 09:00–17:00 | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| London | 14:13 | +5 h | 04:00–12:00 | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Paris | 15:13 | +6 h | 03:00–11:00 | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
Upcoming public holidays in Toronto
In 50 days
Christmas Day
Fri, Dec 25, 2026
PublicIn 51 days
Boxing Day
Sat, Dec 26, 2026
PublicRegionalIn 57 days
New Year's Day
Fri, Jan 1, 2027
Public
Airports near Toronto
- Toronto Pearson International Airport YYZ19 km straight-line
- Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport YOW346 km straight-line
- Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport YUL489 km straight-line
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Toronto observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. On Sunday 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00, from EST (UTC-05:00) to EDT (UTC-04:00).
- What is the time difference between Toronto and London?
- London is 5 hours ahead of Toronto right now. During the year the gap varies between 4 hours and 5 hours, because the two cities change their clocks on different dates.
- When is the next public holiday in Toronto?
- Christmas Day, on Friday 25 December 2026.
- When do working hours in Toronto overlap with New York and London?
- New York's 09:00–17:00 overlaps Toronto's for 8 hours today (09:00–17:00 Toronto time); London's 09:00–17:00 overlaps Toronto's for 3 hours today (09:00–12:00 Toronto time).
Related pages
Time in other cities, compared with Toronto
Sources
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, applied when the page is generated; the clock runs in your browser. Sun times: NOAA solar equations at 43.71°N, 79.40°W (GeoNames). Holidays: Nager.Date. Airports: OurAirports. About our sources.