Canada
Time now in Ottawa
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 06:29Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Toronto
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,017,449
Sunrise
07:10
Sunset
06:29
Day length
11h 18m
Coordinates
45.41, -75.70
Time difference from Ottawa
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About the time in Ottawa
Ottawa sits at latitude 45.41, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 18m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 1,017,449 people live in Ottawa, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Ottawa day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Ottawa
- When do the sun rise and set in Ottawa today?
- Sunrise is at 07:10 and sunset at 06:29, giving 11h 18m of daylight.
- What time is it in Ottawa right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Ottawa, updating every second from America/Toronto (UTC −4).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Toronto, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Ottawa in?
- Ottawa uses America/Toronto, currently UTC −4.
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