United States
Time now in Toronto
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:19Sunset 07:52Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
120
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
07:52
Day length
13h 33m
Coordinates
41.91, -90.86
Time difference from Toronto
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Toronto right now.
Toronto on the map
About the time in Toronto
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 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 sits at latitude 41.91, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 33m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Toronto
- 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).
- 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.
- Which time zone is Toronto in?
- Toronto uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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