§ 01CA · North America

Toronto

Canada

Toronto follows Eastern Time, identical to New York, and observes DST on the same schedule. The TSX opens at 09:30 ET. The city is bilingual on its eastern flank — francophone Montréal is in the same time zone but with a different working rhythm.

Toronto · 1 Hz pulse
§ 02Day & business hours
Solar arc · UTC12h 14m of light
11:0317:1023:17
Sunrise
11:03 UTC
Solar noon
17:10 UTC
Sunset
23:17 UTC

Computed via NOAA solar equations for today's date. Local clock times shown below convert the UTC arc into America/Toronto.

Local solar times
Sunrise
07:03
Solar noon
13:10
Sunset
19:17
Day length
12h 14m
Conventional business hours
09:0017:00

Approximate local convention; individual organisations vary significantly.

§ 03Conditions · live

Current
weather.

Live reading from Apple Weather, cached one hour at the edge. Temperature in °C, wind in km/h.

Conditions · liveDaylight
+8°C

Clear

Feels like
Wind
15 km/h NE
Humidity
80%
Pressure
1,028 mb
UV index · 0Visibility · 22 km
Weather · Apple Weather
§ 04Time zone & daylight saving

The facts, computed.

Read live from the IANA time-zone database — never hand-typed, so it can't go stale.

Time zone
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
UTC offset
UTC−04:00
IANA identifier
America/Toronto
Daylight saving (2026)
Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around March 8 and back around November 1.
§ 05Time difference from major cities
London−5 h
New Yorksame
Tokyo−13 h
Dubai−8 h
Singapore−12 h
Sydney−14 h

Hours are Toronto's current offset relative to each city, daylight saving included.

§ 06Frequently asked
What time zone is Toronto in?
Toronto is in the Eastern Daylight Time zone (EDT), currently UTC−04:00.
Does Toronto observe daylight saving time?
Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around March 8 and back around November 1.
What is Toronto's UTC offset right now?
Toronto is currently UTC−04:00 (EDT).
What is the time difference between Toronto and London?
Toronto is 5 hours behind London right now.