United States
Time now in Toronto
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 08:07Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
261
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
08:07
Day length
13h 21m
Coordinates
37.80, -95.95
Time difference from Toronto
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Toronto right now.
Toronto on the map
About the time in Toronto
Toronto runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Toronto is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Toronto sits at latitude 37.80, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 21m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Toronto
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Toronto?
- Toronto is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Toronto in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Toronto runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Toronto right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Toronto, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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